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Netball in Sri Lanka National team Sri Lanka 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] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and Colombo Ladies College in February 1925.[1] In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka.[1] The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s.[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 had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[5]
As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number fifteen in the world.[6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
- 1967 Donald Windsor Challenge Shield: First [1]
- 1985 Asian Netball Tournament: Second [1]
- 1990 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 1997 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2001 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2009 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
- 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second[8]
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka.[1]
Year President Secretary 1954[1] Dr. H.S.R. Gunawardena Miss H.I. Perera 1956[1] Mr. A.G.G. Perera Miss H.I. Perera 1958[1] Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna Miss Kusuma Gunawardena 1959[1] Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna Mr. A.K. de Alwis 1960[1] Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna Miss H.I. Perera 1962 April[1] Ms. M. Ratwatte Miss H.I. Perera 1962 October[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama Miss H.I. Perera 1967[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama Miss Seetha Senevirathne 1972[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka 1973[1] Ms. Nimal Perera Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka 1974 June[1] Ms. Barbara Gunasekera Ms. Jean de Silva 1976 October[1] Ms. Seetha Wickramasinghe Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1978[1] Ms. R.S.E. Perera Ms. Carmen Siriwardane 1979[1] Ms. R.S.E. Perera Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1980[1] Ms. R.S.E. Perera Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1981[1] Ms. Trixie Jayasooriya Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1982/83[1] Miss M. Francke Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1983[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) Ms. Monica de Silva 1984[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) Ms. Monica de Silva 1985 to 1989[1] Ms. Anula Udalagama Ms. Mallika de Silva 1990 / 1991[1] Ms. Manel Samaraweera Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu 1992 / 1993[1] Ms. Prema Bandara Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne 1993 / 1994[1] Ms. Manel Samaraweera Ms. Latha Senanayake 1994[1] Ms. Cynthia Rasquinho Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara 1995[1] Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board) Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne 1996[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara 1997[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara 1998[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath Ms. June Perera 1999[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath Ms. Shirlene Van Sanden 2001[1] Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara Col. Udala Krishnaratne 2002[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath Ms. Anoma Jayawardene (Board) 2003/2004[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne 2004/2005[1] Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne 2005/2006[1] Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne 2006 March/2008 August[1] Ms. Sherine Kumaranathunga Ms. Rio Ramlan 2008 August/2010 May[1] Ms. Ajanta Wijesekara Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara 2010 May (At Present) [1] Mrs. Leisa de Silva Chandrasena Ms. Damayanthi Jayathilaka References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Sri Lanka Netball 2010
- ^ All England Netball Association, p. 31
- ^ a b International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
- ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
- ^ Sagar 2010
- ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2011a
- ^ a b c d Lanka Journal 2009
- ^ Netball Singapore 2011b
Bibliography
- All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926 - 1976.. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756.
- Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". http://www.netball.org/Netball.aspx?id=18. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Lanka Journal (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka clinch Asian Netball Title". http://www.lankajournal.com/2009/06/sri-lanka-clinch-asian-netball-title/. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Lanka Truth (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship". http://www.lankatruth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2607%3Asri-lanka-wins-asian-netball-championship&Itemid=41. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-youth-netball-championship-r1983580.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Sri Lanka Netball (30 September 2010). "THE HISTORY OF NETBALL IN SRI LANKA". http://www.slnetball.com/History.html. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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