Netball in Sri Lanka
Netball in Sri Lanka | |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
National team(s) | Sri Lanka |
Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.[1] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.[1] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo in February 1925.[1] In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka.[1]
History
[edit]The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s.[1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.[1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.[1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.[1] In 1983, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.[1]
England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win.[2]
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game.[3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.[3]
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[5]
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world.[6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
- 1967 Donald Windsor Challenge Shield: First [1]
- 1985 Asian Netball Tournament: Second [1]
- 1990 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 1997 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2001 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2009 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second[8]
- 2012 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
- 2013 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second
- 2014 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
- 2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship: First
- 2016 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
- 2017 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Fourth
- 2018 Asian Netball Tournament: First
- 2019 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third
- 2022 Asian Netball Tournament: First
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka.[1]
Year | President | Secretary |
1954[1] | Dr. H.S.R. Gunawardena | Miss H.I. Perera |
1956[1] | Mr. A.G.G. Perera | Miss H.I. Perera |
1958[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss Kusuma Gunawardena |
1959[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Mr. A.K. de Alwis |
1960[1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 April[1] | Ms. M. Ratwatte | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 October[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss H.I. Perera |
1967[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss Seetha Senevirathne |
1972[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1973[1] | Ms. Nimal Perera | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1974 June[1] | Ms. Barbara Gunasekera | Ms. Jean de Silva |
1976 October[1] | Ms. Seetha Wickramasinghe | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1978[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Carmen Siriwardane |
1979[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1980[1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1981[1] | Ms. Trixie Jayasooriya | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1982/83[1] | Miss M. Francke | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1983[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1984[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1985 to 1989[1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. Mallika de Silva |
1990 / 1991[1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1992 / 1993[1] | Ms. Prema Bandara | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1993 / 1994[1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Latha Senanayake |
1994[1] | Ms. Cynthia Rasquinho | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1995[1] | Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board) | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1996[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1997[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1998[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. June Perera |
1999[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Shirlene Van Sanden |
2001[1] | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara | Col. Udala Krishnaratne |
2002[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Anoma Jayawardene (Board) |
2003/2004[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2004/2005[1] | Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2005/2006[1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2006 March/2008 August[1] | Ms. Sherine Kumaranathunga | Ms. Rio Ramlan |
2008 August/2010 May[1] | Ms. Ajanta Wijesekara | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara |
2010 May (At Present) [1] | Mrs. Leisa de Silva Chandrasena | Ms. Damayanthi Jayathilaka |
2013 March - 2014 March MsVictoria Lakshimi Ms Shyama Coora
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Sri Lanka Netball 2010
- ^ All England Netball Association, p. 31
- ^ a b International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
- ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
- ^ Sagar 2010
- ^ International Netball Federation. "Current World Rankings". Last updated 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Lanka Journal 2009
- ^ Netball Singapore 2011b
Bibliography
[edit]- All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926–1976. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756.
- Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". Archived from the original on 26 January 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011a). "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Lanka Journal (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka clinch Asian Netball Title". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Lanka Truth (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Sri Lanka Netball (30 September 2010). "THE HISTORY OF NETBALL IN SRI LANKA". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.