Negombo Cricket Club is a cricket team in Sri Lanka.[1] In March 2017, they made a legal challenge against Sri Lanka Cricket after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament.[2] This prevented the 2016–17 Premier Limited Overs Tournament from taking place and it was replaced with the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament.[2]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Dilshan Munaweera |
They were one of the teams that took part in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] They finished fourth in Group A, with two wins and three losses from their five matches.[4] Following the conclusion of the Twenty20 tournament, they also took part in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament.[5] Negombo CC is one of the upcoming first class teams which has done extremely well over the years and gained a spot in the tier a segment and as a highlight achievement they qualified for the quarter-finals of the T20 domestic tournament led by well known Dilshan Munaweera.
Squad
editThe following players were part of the team's squad for the 2020/2021 SLC Twenty20 Tournament:
References
edit- ^ "Negombo Cricket Club sues Sri Lanka Cricket". The Island. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ a b "SLC Indirectly Ignores Court Ruling". The Sunday Leader. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "SLC Twenty20 Tournament: Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Domestic T20 Table – 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament: Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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