Asgiriya Stadium

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country = Sri Lanka
location = Kandy
establishment = 1915
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owner = Trinity College (Kandy)
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date = September 08
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source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1719.html CricketArchive

Asgiriya International Stadium, is a Cricket stadium situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Stadium used as a Test Cricket venue when Sri Lankan Cricket Team play in outstation other than Colombo.

Distinction of the stadium

The Stadium has the unique distinction of being the only Test class cricket stadium in the world to be owned and maintained by a secondary school - Trinity College (Kandy), an elite school in Sri Lanka, founded in the 19th century in the British Public School tradition. Surrounded by mountains in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, Asgiriya is considered to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world. Ranjan Madugalle, Ravi Ratnayeke, Kumar Sangakkara, and Kaushalya Weeraratne, all of whom represented Sri Lanka at the highest level at cricket, are but a few who honed their budding cricketing talents at Asgiriya whilst schoolboys at Trinity.

Key milestones

1892 - Cricket is introduced at Trinity College

1911 - Work on Trinity's Asgiriya grounds begins 1915 - His Excellency Sir Robert Chalmers, G.C.B., declares open the new Asgiriya Playing field with its pavilion and gymnasium.

1915 - The first inter-school cricket match to be played at Asgiriya takes place, between Trinity College, Kandy, and St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.Trinity beat St Thomas' by an innings and 18 runs. His Excellency Sir Robert Chalmers graces the occasion.

1969 - Marylebone Cricket Club vs. the Central Province, 50 over match

1982 - Asgiriya becomes a Test Cricket Stadium

1983 - First Test match takes place, between Sri Lanka and Australia

1986 - First ODI takes place, between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

ee Also

* Radella Cricket Grounds

External links

* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59329.html Cricinfo]