 Moors Sports Club | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Chamara Silva |
| Coach | Eric Upashantha |
| Team information | |
| City | Colombo |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Home ground | Moors Sports Club Ground |
| History | |
| No. of titles | 1 |
| Premier Trophy wins | 1 |
| Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | 0 |
| Official website | www |
Moors Sports Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Moors Sports Club was founded by members of Colombo Grand Mosque at New Moor Street in the Colombo neighbourhood of Pettah. Like most clubs founded during the colonial era it was founded on ethno-religious lines and catered to the minority Moorish community. [1] The club later moved to its present location at Muttiah Road in the neighbourhood of Slave Island. Sir Razik Fareed laid the foundation stone for a Club House on 25 September 1936 and Governor Sir Edward Stubbs declared open the pavilion on 27 February 1937. The first inter-club match at the venue was between the Moors SC and Kalutara Town Club. In 1983 the first professional players were contracted with the advent of professional cricket and the Sri Lanka national cricket team gaining Test status. In addition to cricket, other sports offered include tennis and billiards. [2]
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 0 | Tilaksha Sumanasiri | | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 5 | Chamara Silva (Captain) | | 42 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 13 | Shanuka Dulaj | | 27 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 22 | Adeesha Thilanchana | | 27 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 100 | Irosh Samarasooriya | | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Pabasara Waduge | | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Sahan Wijeratne | | 38 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Primosh Perera | | 33 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 10 | Kosala Kulasekara | | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 8 | Supeshala Jayathilake | | 29 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 27 | Charitha Kumarasinghe | | 30 | Right-handed | – | |
| – | Denuwan Rajakaruna | | 31 | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 1 | Chanuka Dilshan | | – | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 77 | Sahan Adeesha | | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 78 | Nilanka Sandakan | | 26 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 99 | Sajeewa Weerakoon | | 44 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 202 | Tharindu Ratnayake | | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Umesh Kasun | | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Shiran Fernando | | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Andrew Parays | | – | – | – | |
Records current (as of 30 April 2013)
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