Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club Explained

Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club
First Fc:	Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
First Fc Year:	1991^[1]
First Fc Venue:	Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
First La:	1992^[2]
First T20:	2004^[3]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. They made their first-class debut in 1991 against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.

In the 1993/94 season, they were bowled out for 31 runs in one of their innings in a match against Sinhalese Sports Club, the joint-lowest total in a first-class match in Sri Lanka.^[4]

Notable players

Notable players include:^[5]

• Tharaka Waduge (2006–07 to 2016–17) : W. W. P. Taraka
• Eric Upashantha (1991–92) : K. E. A. Upashantha
• Asela Wewalwala (1999–2000 to 2005–06) : A. S. Wewalwala
• Tharinda Wijesinghe (2017–18 to 2022–23) : W. A. D. T. Wijesinghe

See also

• List of Sri Lankan cricket teams

Notes and References

1. Web site: First-class Matches played by Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club . CricketArchive . subscription . 3 November 2017.
2. Web site: List A Matches played by Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club . CricketArchive . 3 November 2017. subscription.
3. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played by Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club . CricketArchive . 3 November 2017. subscription.
4. Web site: Galle Cricket Club's 31 and other lowest First-Class totals in Sri Lanka . 13 May 2017 . Cricket County. 11 April 2015 .
5. Web site: First-class players: Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club . CricketArchive . 28 November 2022 . subscription.