Sri Lanka national netball team

Sri Lanka national netball team

Nickname(s)	Lankan lasses
Region	Asia
Home venue	Sugathadasa Stadium Capacity: 25,000
Head coach	Hyacinth Wijesinghe
Manager	Surangani Wijendra
Captain	Kumarini Silva Tharjini Sivalingam
Uniform

The Sri Lanka national netball team is the national netball team of Sri Lanka.

History

Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.^[1] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.^[1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.^[1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.^[1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.^[1] In 1983, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.^[1]

England's record against Ceylon in international matched between 1949 and 1976 was one win.^[2]

Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game.^[3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.^[3]

Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.^[4]

As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number fifteen in the world.^[5]

Competitive record

World Netball Championships
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
1963	1st World Championships	Eastbourne, England	?
1967	2nd World Championships	Perth, Australia	Did not participate
1971	3rd World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	Did not participate
1975	4th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	Did not participate
1979	5th World Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	Did not participate
1983	6th World Championships	Singapore	Did not participate
1987	7th World Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	?
1991	8th World Championships	Sydney, Australia	?
1995	9th World Championships	Birmingham, England	?
1999	10th World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	12th
2003	11th World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	18th
2007	12th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	Did not participate
2011	13th World Championships	Singapore	14th
2015	14th World Championships	Sydney, Australia	N/A

Asian Netball Championship
Year	Cup	Location	Placing
1985	1st Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd place
1989	2nd Asian Championships		Champions
1993	3rd Asian Championships	Hong Kong	?
1997	4th Asian Championships	Singapore	Champions
2001	5th Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Champions
2005	6th Asian Championships	Singapore	?
2009	7th Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Champions
2013	8th Asian Championships	TBD	N/A

Nations Cup
Year	Cup	Location	Placing
2006	4 Nations Cup	Singapore	Did not participate
2007	5 Nations Cup	Singapore	4th
2008	5 Nations Cup	Singapore	4th
2009	6 Nations Cup	Singapore	Did not participate
2010	6 Nations Cup	Singapore	Did not participate

Players

Current squad

Twelve players were selected for the 2011 World Championships.^[6] The squad included two co-captains.

Sri Lanka national netball team
Player name	Positions	Height (cm)
Sanduni Bollegala
Viraji Chamari
W.M.N.M. Dhammika
Shalika Erangani
Mareesha Fernando
Chathurangi Jayasuriya
Priscilla Koch
Iresha Koralagodage
Gayathri Lankathilaka
Sashika Samarasinghe	GA
Kumarini Silva (co-captain)
Tharjini Sivalingam (co-captain)	GS	206

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Hyacinth Wijesinghe
• Manager: Surangani Wijendra
• Doctor: Lal Ekanayake

See also

• Netball in Sri Lanka

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Sri Lanka Netball 2010
2. ^ All England Netball Association, p. 31
3. ^ ^{a b} International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
4. ^ Sagar 2010
5. ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2011a
6. ^ http://www.wnc2011.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=236&Itemid=227

External links

• IFNA: Sri Lanka

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