Uva cricket team

Uva Elevens

Personnel
Captain	Chaminda Vaas
Team information
Founded	2004
History
First-class debut	Western Province [1] in 2004 at  R Premadasa Stadium
IP FC  wins	none
IP LO  wins	none
IP T20  wins	none
Official website	Sri Lanka Cricket

The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team that represents Uva Province. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. The team was captained by Chaminda Vaas. In 2011 the team will be returning for the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.

History

2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament

The team played 4 matches overall but won only 1 against North Central Province (17 Jan 2003) but lost matches against Western Province (9 Jan 2003), Southern Province (24 Jan 2003) and Central Province (30 Jan 2003).

2010

Main article: 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

The team returned to participate in the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament after a six-year gap and finished bottom of the table with a similar record of winning 1 and losing 3. They won only 1 match against Wayamba Elevens but lost against Ruhuna, Kandurata and Basnahira. But this time their captain was Thilina Kandamby.

Players

Main article: List of Uva representative cricketers

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
	Tharanga Paranavitana		15 April 1982	Left-hand	Right-arm off-break
	Mahela Udawatte		19 July 1986	Left-handed	Right-arm off-spin
	Lahiru Thirimanne		8 September 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
	Janaka Gunaratne		14 March 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
	Thilina Kandamby		4 June 1982	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	Captain
	Milinda Siriwardene		4 December 1985	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Malinga Bandara		31 December 1979	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
	Indika De Saram		2 September 1973	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
	Sameera De Zoysa		31 January 1987	Left-handed
Bowlers
	Shaminda Eranga		23 June 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
	Dilhara Fernando		19 July 1979	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
	Dinuka Hettiarachchi		15 July 1976	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Ian Daniel		17 August 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm medium pace
	Kaushalya Weeraratne		29 January 1981	Left-handed	Right–arm fast-medium
	Dinesh Daminda		23 October 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

Notable players

Chaminda Vaas played for Uva

• Avishka Gunawardene
• Chamila Gamage
• Chaminda Vaas
• Dhammika Sudarshana
• Dilhara Lokuhettige
• Ian Daniel
• Jeevantha Kulatunga
• Malintha Gajanayake
• Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
• Naveed Nawaz
• Niroshan Bandaratilleke
• Ravindra Pushpakumara
• Upul Chandana

Honours

First Class

• Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament: 0

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Win %	First win
Western Province	1	0	1	0	-
Southern Province	1	0	1	0	-
Central Province	1	0	1	0	-
North Central Province	1	1	0	100	17 January 2003

List A

• Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament: 0

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Win %	First win
Wayamba Elevens	1	1	0	100	13 January 2011
Ruhuna	1	0	1	0	-
Kandurata	1	0	1	0	-
Basnahira	1	0	1	0	-

Twenty20

• Sri Lanka Premier League: 0

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Win %	First win

References

1. "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 2004-01-12. Retrieved 2012-11-07.