Navy Ground, Welisara Explained

Ground Name:Navy Ground
Country:Sri Lanka
Location:Welisara, Sri Lanka
Establishment:2002 (first recorded match)
End1:Academy End
End2:Ragama Road End
Club1:Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
Year1:2009 - present
Date:4 November
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1739.html Ground profile

Navy Ground is a cricket ground in Welisara, Sri Lanka. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 2002 when Galle Cricket Club Under-23s played Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club Under-23s.[1]

First-class cricket was first played there in 2006 when Burgher Recreation Club played Saracens Sports Club in the 2006/07 Premier Trophy. To date twenty first-class matches have been held there, though home side Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club didn't start playing there until the 2009/10 season.[2] The first List A was held there in the 2006/07 Premier Limited Overs Tournament when Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club played Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. To date, ten List A matches have been played there.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Other matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara. CricketArchive. 4 November 2011.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara. CricketArchive. 4 November 2011.
  3. Web site: List A Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara. CricketArchive. 4 November 2011.