Uva cricket team
Personnel | |
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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
[edit]2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]First Class
[edit]Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |
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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
[edit]Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |
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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
[edit]Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 2004-01-12. Retrieved 2012-11-07.