Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club

Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team sponsored by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. They have played in the Premier Trophy since 2011-12. Before 2011 the team played under the name Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club.[1]

History

In 2011-12, captained by Shantha Kalavitigoda, they competed in Tier B of the Premier Trophy. They won three matches, lost one and drew five, and finished fourth out of ten teams.[2]

Captained by Shanuka Dissanayake, they again finished fourth in 2012-13 in the group now named Group B, with three wins, three losses and three draws.[3]

In the restructured competition in 2013-14 they finished third in Group A, with two wins, two losses and two draws, and progressed to the Super Eight league, where they finished last, with one win, five losses and a draw.[4] Ashan Priyanjan was captain in most matches.

Captained by Mahela Udawatte, and with Malinda Pushpakumara leading the Premier Trophy bowling with 70 wickets at an average of 16.72,[5] they won the Premier Trophy in 2014-15, winning eight out of their 13 matches and losing only once. At the end of the season they had played 44 matches, with 17 wins, 12 losses and 15 draws.

At the end of the 2013-14 season the leading run-scorer is Gayan Maneshan with 1288 runs at an average of 53.66.[6] The leading wicket-taker is Chanaka Komasaru with 76 wickets at 29.39.[7] The highest score is 235 by Ashan Priyanjan against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in 2012-13.[8] The best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Isuru Udana against Sinhalese Sports Club in 2013-14.[9]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

No Name Nat Age Batting Style Bowling Style
Batsmen
6Gihan Rupasinghe (Captain)Sri Lanka32Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
7Yashodha LankaSri Lanka26Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
14Yohan de SilvaSri Lanka33Left-handedRight-arm off-break
26Shoaib NasirPakistan35Left-handedRight-arm off-break
66Nick ComptonEngland35Right-handedRight-arm off-break
–Ishan RanganaSri Lanka25Left-handedRight-arm off-break
All-rounders
3Maduka LiyanapathiranageSri Lanka26Right-handedRight-arm off-break
27Charith JayampathiSri Lanka27Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
51Adeel MalikPakistan32Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
67Ranesh PereraSri Lanka33Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
–Nisal RandikaSri Lanka36Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Ramesh NimanthaSri Lanka–––
Wicket-keepers
17Prashan WickramasingheSri Lanka26Right-handed–
41Gayan ManeeshanSri Lanka27Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
–Chathura MilanSri Lanka20Right-handed–
Bowlers
19Hashan VimarshanaSri Lanka23Right-handedRight-arm medium
22Chaminda BandaraSri Lanka31Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
24Anuk de AlwisSri Lanka26Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
34Akalanka GanegamaSri Lanka37Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
–Chalanaka WeerasingheSri Lanka24Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
–Chanaka KomasaruSri Lanka35Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Nalin PriyadarshanaSri Lanka28Right-handedRight-arm off-break
–Malinga De SilvaSri Lanka23Right-handed–

References

  1. ↑ http://sports.dailymirror.lk/2011/12/03/seeduwa-raddoluwa-plays-under-different-name/
  2. ↑ Premier Championship tables 2011-12
  3. ↑ Premier Championship tables 2012-13
  4. ↑ Premier Championship tables 2013-14
  5. ↑ "Bowling in Premier Championship 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Gayan Maneshan batting by team
  7. ↑ Chanaka Komasaru bowling by team
  8. ↑ Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club 2012-13
  9. ↑ Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club 2013-14
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