Nondescripts Cricket Club
 Nondescripts Cricket Club crest | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Angelo Perera |
| Coach | Sajith Fernando |
| Team information | |
| City | Colombo |
| Colours | Blue [1] |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Home ground | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| History | |
| Premier Trophy wins | 16 |
| Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | 5 |
| Twenty20 Tournament wins | 0 |
| Notable players | Kumar Sangakkara Aravinda de Silva Russel Arnold Lasith Malinga Upul Tharanga Dinesh Chandimal |
Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The team plays at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.[2]
History[]
The club was founded in 1888. The name "Nondescripts" is derived from the fact it was intended to be open to anyone, unlike other Colombo-based clubs at the time such as Sinhalese Sports Club, Moors Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club which were aligned with a particular ethnic group.[3]
Honours[]
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy/Robert Senanayake Trophy/Lakspray Trophy/Premier Trophy (16)
1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2013-14
- Under 23 Trophy (2)
2008–09 2009–10
Current squad[]
These players featured in matches for Nondescripts in the 2019/20 season.[4]
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 18 | Pathum Nissanka | |
23 | Right-handed | – | |
| 21 | Hasitha Boyagoda |
|
23 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 44 | Upul Tharanga | |
36 | Left-handed | – | |
| 59 | Mahela Udawatte | |
35 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 6 | Nimesha Gunasinghe | |
26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 23 | Angelo Perera (Captain) | |
31 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Malinga Amarasinghe | |
24 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 50 | Chaturanga de Silva | |
32 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 11 | Sahan Arachchige | |
25 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Ravindu Tillakaratne |
|
25 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Kasun Caldera | |
29 | Right-handed | – | |
| 48 | Niroshan Dickwella | |
28 | Left-handed | – | |
| 27 | Lahiru Udara | |
28 | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 5 | Dushmantha Chameera | |
30 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 8 | Lahiru Kumara | |
24 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 10 | Sachintha Peiris | |
26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 29 | Chamika Karunaratne | |
25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 26 | Chamika Gunasekara |
|
22 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 52 | Sachindu Colombage | |
23 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | |
38 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 89 | Dilesh Gunaratne | |
32 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 96 | Lasith Embuldeniya | |
25 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Team records[]
- Highest team total - 538 vs Sinhalese Sports Club
- Best innings bowling figures - Lyndon Hannibal 8/38 vs MSC
- Hundred in first match - Prasad Padmasanka 106 vs PSC
- Hundred in each innings - Pradeep Hewage 168 & 123 vs Matara
- Highest individual score - Aravinda De Silva 222 vs SCC
- Partnership records -
- 1 - 233 RP Arnold & S Weerasinghe
- 2 - 226 RP Arnold & MN Nawaz
- 3 - 143 MN Nawaz & PA de Silva
- 4 - 285 HP Tillakaratne & CP Mapatuna
- 5 - 234* RP Arnold & CP Mapatuna
- 6 - 239* DA Gunawardene & HP Tillakaratne
- 7 - 153 PA de Silva & AGD Wickremasinghe
- 8 - 147* RS Kalpage & MTT Mirando
- 9 - 130 HP Tillakaratne & KR Pushpakumara
- 10 - 62 RS Kalpage & WS Sirimanne
Other Nondescripts clubs[]
The name 'Nondescripts Cricket Club' derives from a 19th-century London-based team. The Nondescripts were a 'wandering' cricket club with no fixed ground and a team composed of players of all standards. A New Zealand Nondescripts Club was established in 1962 to promote "the principles of the game of Cricket, especially sportsmanship and high standards in dress, attitude and application." It too is a 'wandering' club drawn mainly from Wellington and Lower Hutt players; eight NZ internationals have played for the club, including Ewen Chatfield, John Reid and Bob Blair. In the 1980s, a Nondescripts Cricket Club played in the Brunei cricket league. Consisting largely of Sri Lankan expatriates, both Sinhalese and Tamil, it later merged with another club and changed its name.
Notable players[]
Players who have represented Ceylon in cricket
Players to have represented Sri Lanka at Test cricket
References[]
- ^ "| Sri Lanka Cricket". www.srilankacricket.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ^ Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo - Cricinfo
- ^ "Descriptions of the Nondescripts" - Andrew Miller, Cricinfo
- ^ Weerakkody, Hiran (2020-01-08). "Photos: Nondescripts Cricket Club Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
External links[]
- Brief history of Nondescripts Cricket Club
- Cricinfo
- Nondescripts Cricket Club at CricketArchive
- Nondescripts Cricket Club at Sri Lanka Cricket
- Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams
- 1888 establishments
- 1888 establishments in Ceylon