Navy Ground, Welisara

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Navy Ground
Ground information
Location, Sri Lanka
Establishment2002 (first recorded match)
End names
Academy End
Ragama Road End
Team information
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club (2009–present)
As of 4 November 2011
Source: Ground profile

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Other matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

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Coordinates: 7°1′8.45″N 79°54′13.29″E / 7.0190139°N 79.9036917°E / 7.0190139; 79.9036917

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