Lankan Cricket Club

Lankan Cricket Club
Premier Trophy wins: none
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins: none
Twenty20 Tournament wins: none

Lankan Cricket Club is a former first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka.

History

Lankan Cricket Club played in the Premier Trophy from 2005-06 to 2012-13. It was one of six clubs that lost their places when the competition was reduced from 20 teams to 14 for the 2013-14 season. It also lost its List A status at the same time. It now plays at lower levels.

In its eight seasons of first-class cricket, Lankan Cricket Club played 74 matches, with 11 wins, 28 losses and 35 draws.[1] It played 59 matches of List A cricket, with 28 wins, 28 losses, one tie and two matches that did not reach a result.[2]

Records

The highest first-class score was 175 by Ashen Silva against Nondescripts Cricket Club in 2011-12.[3] The best innings bowling figures were 8 for 58 by Ranil Dhammika against Panadura Sports Club in 2007-08.[4] Gayan Sirisoma took seven wickets in an innings five times;[5] in 27 matches for Lankan Cricket Club, he took 148 wickets at an average of 16.95.[6]

Clubs with similar names

There is a Lankans Cricket Club in Toronto, and in England there are several clubs with similar names: Leicester Lankans Cricket Club and Midland Lankans Cricket Club, for example. There are also several instances around the world of a Sri Lankans Cricket Club and a Sri Lankan Cricket Club.

References

  1. "Lankan Cricket Club first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "Lankan Cricket Club List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. "Nondescripts Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club 2011-12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. "Lankan Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club 2007-08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. "Most wickets in an innings for Lankan Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. "Bowling for each team by Gayan Sirisoma". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2015.


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