Panadura Sports Club

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Panadura Sports Club
Personnel
Captain Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Coach Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Pramuka Sudesh Liyanage
Team information
ColoursPale pink   [1]
Home groundPanadura Public Ground
History
Premier Trophy  winsRunner Up – 2008
Premier Limited Overs Tournament  winsRunner Up – 2009

Panadura Sports Club is a first-class cricket team based in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Their home ground is the Panadura Public Ground

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History

Panadura Sports Club has been in existence since 1924. The team has played first-class cricket since 1988–89: 265 matches, for 61 wins, 68 losses, and 136 draws. [2] They have also played List A cricket since 1991–92: 118 matches, for 55 wins, 52 losses, 2 ties and 9 no-results. [3]

Past Presidents

Nobale Players

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References

  1. "Domestic Clubs#Panadura Sports Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Panadura Sports Club First-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "Panadura Sports Club List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.