- Navy Ground, Welisara
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Navy Ground Ground information Location Welisara, Sri Lanka Establishment 2002 (first recorded match) End names Academy End
Ragama Road EndDomestic team information Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club (2009–present) As of 4 November 2011
Source: Ground profileNavy 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 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 heve been played there.[3]
References
- ^ "Other matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1739_misc.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1739_f.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1739_a.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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Coordinates: 7°1′08.448″N 79°54′13.29″E / 7.01901333°N 79.9036917°E
Categories:- Cricket grounds in Sri Lanka
- Sport in Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Buildings and structures in Western Province, Sri Lanka
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