Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
Ground information | |||
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Location | Maitland Place, Colombo | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Owner | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
Operator | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
Tenants | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
End names | |||
SSC Ground End Tennis Court End | |||
International information | |||
First WODI | 15 November 2010: Sri Lanka v England | ||
Last WODI | 19 February 2017: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | ||
First WT20I | 19 November 2010: Sri Lanka v England | ||
Last WT20I | 30 March 2018: Sri Lanka v Pakistan | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 4 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo |
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, a first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo, is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club.
Location[]
The ground is in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, next to the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and across Maitland Place from the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.
History[]
Nondescripts Cricket Club, founded in 1888, moved to the ground in 1910 after reclaiming it from swampland.[1] It first hosted first-class cricket in 1926, and has been in constant use as a first-class venue since 1989.[2] Three One Day International matches were played there in 1986–87, and three Women's One Day Internationals in 2010–11. A new pavilion was opened in 2007.[3]
As of early December 2021, 223 first-class matches and 155 List A matches had been played at the ground.[2][4]
Records[]
The highest first-class score on the ground is 290 not out by Lahiru Udara for Nondescripts against Ragama in 2019–20.[5] The best bowling figures are 8 for 24 by Nimesh Perera for Sebastianites against Nondescripts in 2000–01.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Nondescripts Cricket Club". MCC. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ a b "First-class matches played at Nondescripts Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "The new pavilion at the Nondescripts Cricket Club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Double centuries at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Seven wickets in an innings at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links[]
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground at Cricinfo
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground at CricketArchive
Coordinates: 6°54′21.34″N 79°52′09.83″E / 6.9059278°N 79.8693972°E
- Cricket grounds in Colombo
- Sport in Colombo