Hemantha made his first-class debut during the Saravanamuttu Trophy competition of 1991–92, playing for Kalutara Physical Culture Centre. Hemantha's career began unsteadily, though in the last of his six matches for the team, in their only year of first-class cricket, he hit a career-best 163, which single-handedly accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total number of runs he scored in his entire first-class career – and the best first-class score for any Kalutara player.
While Kalutara did not enter first-class cricket the following season, Hemantha switched teams to play for Antonians Sports Club. Hemantha slotted into the lower order for most of the games he played for Antonians, he played his final three innings as an opener alongside team-mate Pathmanath Perera.
Jayawardene Welathanthrige Hemantha Devapriya Boteju, commonly known as Hemantha Boteju, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played in two One Day Internationals in 1999. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Kalutara Town Club are a first-class cricket team based in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. They played one season of first-class cricket, in the 1996–97 Saravanamuttu Trophy. They had previously been the inaugural winner of the Daily News Trophy in 1938 in the days before it had first-class status. They currently play in Tier B of the Premier Trophy.
Thusara Prabath Kodikara is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Malaysian national team between 2004 and 2009. He was born in Sri Lanka, and played first-class cricket there in the 1990s before emigrating to Malaysia. Kodikara played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace.
Nilantha Tillakaratne was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Colombo.
T. Silva was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Kalutara Physical Culture Centre.
Louis Karunaratne was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Kalutara Physical Culture Centre. He made six first-class appearances for the team, during the Saravanamuttu Trophy competition of 1991–92. He took 3–59 with the ball in the first innings in which he bowled during his career.
Pradeep Chandika Seeman was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Kalutara Town Club. He was born in Kalutara.
Manoj Veerendra Hemaratne is a former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played for the Antonians Sports Club from 1985 to 2000. He was a right-handed batsman and right arm off break bowler.
Sir Richard Aluwihare, was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the first Ceylonese Inspector General of Police and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India.
Kalutara Physical Culture Centre was a first class cricket team in Sri Lanka which featured in the Saravanamuttu Trophy competition of 1991-92 and the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B.
Hettiwatte Hemantha Devapriya is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Abdul Cader Mohamed Lafir was an opening batsman who played for Ceylon from 1953 to 1970 before Test status was awarded in 1981.
Charles Edward Manoharan "Mano" Ponniah is a Sri Lankan architect and engineer who played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka and England from 1964 to 1969.
Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva, known as Gayan de Silva, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his senior competitive debut during the 2008–09 season, playing for the Colombo Cricket Club, and has since spent seasons with Antonians, Nondescripts, and Badureliya Sports Club.
Suresh Perera is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer, active 1991–92, who played for the Old Cambrians Sports Club as a right arm off break bowler. At the time, he was reported to be a 21-year-old student, based in Moratuwa.
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has staged first-class and List A cricket matches since 1991. It is the home ground of the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricket team.
Jasinthuliyana Umega Chaturanga is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who currently plays for Kandy Customs Sports Club. He has formerly played for the Galle, Moors, Negombo, Singha and Air Force clubs, having made his first-class debut playing for Galle in January 2006. He was born in Galle.
Harsha de Silva is a former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played for Colts Cricket Club in 14 first-class cricket matches between 1991 and 1996. After his playing career, he had two spells as the coach of the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team, first between 2010 and 2013 and later from 2018 to 2020.
Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club is a multi-faceted club based in the Colombo suburb of Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. It is best known for its first-class cricket team which was formed before the 2013–14 season when it took part in the second-class Donovan Andree Tournament. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Nugegoda were elevated to first-class, List A and Twenty20 status. They played in Tier B of the Premier League Tournament, the Invitation Limited Overs Tournament and the SLC T20 Tournament.
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