- Nondescripts Cricket Club
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Nondescripts Cricket Club One-day name: Nondescripts Cricket Club Coach: Captain: Upul Tharanga
Founded: 1888 Home ground: Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground Capacity: 2,000 Premier Trophy wins: 15 Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins: 4 Twenty20 Tournament wins: none Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It 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 such as Sinhalese Sports Club, Moors Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club which used to be aligned with a particular ethnic group at the time.[1] The team play at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.[2]
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History
Other Nondescript 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.
Honours
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (9)
1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1960–61 1969–70 1970–71 1975–76
- Robert Senanayake Trophy (2)
1976–77 1978–79
- Lakspray Trophy (2)
1985–86 1988–89
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (1)
1993–94
- Premier Trophy (1)
2000–01
- Under 23 Trophy (1)
2008–09 2009–10
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
Notable players
Players to have represented Sri Lanka at Test cricket -
- Russel Arnold
- Upul Chandana
- Aravinda de Silva
- Avishka Gunawardene
- T.B. Kehelgamuwa
- Lasith Malinga
- Naveed Nawaz
- Ravindra Pushpakumara
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Upul Tharanga
- Hashan Tillakaratne
- Gamini Wickremasinghe
Under 23 squad (2011)
- R.Laksiri (C)
- S.Pussegolla (VC)
- D.Chandimal
- R.Wijenayake
- A.Perera
- A.kerner
- K.Hettihewa
- U.Weerasinghe
- P.A.Liyanage
- Chathura Peiris
- Primosh Perera
- Kaushal Handi
- Imesh Udayananda
- P.Hasanka
- Danuk Artchilage
- B.Dharmasena
- P.Thommadura
- L.Helambage
- M.R.S.Cooray
- Pubudu Jayampathi
- D.R.Dissanayake
- Thiwanka Perera
References
- ^ Descriptions of the Nondescripts - Andrew Miller, Cricinfo
- ^ Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo - Cricinfo
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