List of Uva representative cricketers

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This is a list of cricket players who have played representative cricket for Uva in Sri Lanka.

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It includes players that have played at least one match, in senior First-Class, List A cricket, or Twenty20 matches. Practice matches are not included, unless they have officially been classified at First-class tour matches.

The Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament is the premier domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1990, however the Uva cricket team only participated in the 2003-04 edition called the 2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament. Uva have yet to play any Twenty20 cricket.

First Class Players

All of the cricket players who have represented Uva in first class cricket in order of their appearance for the team:

  1. Dhammika Sudarshana
  2. Ian Daniel
  3. Avishka Gunawardene
  4. Naveed Nawaz
  5. Anushka Polonowita
  6. Upul Chandana
  7. Rashan Peiris
  8. Chaminda Vaas
  9. Niroshan Bandaratilleke
  10. Ravindra Pushpakumara
  11. Chamila Gamage
  12. Jeevantha Kulatunga
  13. Malintha Gajanayake
  14. Dilhara Lokuhettige
  15. Muthumudalige Pushpakumara

List 'A' Players

All of the cricket players who have represented Uva in List A cricket in order of their appearance for the team:

  1. Tharanga Paranavitana
  2. Mahela Udawatte
  3. Ian Daniel
  4. Kaushalya Weeraratne
  5. Sameera de Zoysa
  6. Dilhara Fernando
  7. Lahiru Thirimanne
  8. Malinga Bandara
  9. Shaminda Eranga
  10. Thilina Kandamby
  11. Janaka Gunaratne
  12. Indika de Saram
  13. Milinda Siriwardene
  14. Dinesh Daminda
  15. Dinuka Hettiarachchi

Twenty20 Players

Uva is yet to play any Twenty20 domestic competitions.


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