The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament was the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 30 November 2018 and concluded on 10 February 2019. Fourteen teams took part in Tier A of the competition, split into two groups of seven.[1] Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season.[2] Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title.[1] Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.[3][4]
| Dates | 30 November 2018 – 10 February 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Colombo Cricket Club (6th title) |
| Participants | 14 |
| Most runs | Oshada Fernando (1,181) |
| Most wickets | Malinda Pushpakumara (63) |
In January 2019, during the round six match between Colombo Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club, Colombo's Malinda Pushpakumara took all ten wickets in the second innings of the match.[5] Pushpakumara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings.[6] It was also the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.[7]
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club had all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament.[8] Meanwhile, Badureliya Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Moors Sports Club, Negombo Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were all moved to the Plate League phase, with the bottom team being relegated for the next season.[8]
In the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures, Nondescripts captain Angelo Perera scored a double-century in each innings.[9] This had only been done once before in first-class cricket, by Arthur Fagg for Kent against Essex in the 1938 County Championship in England.[10]
Colombo Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing top of the Super Eight table, ahead of Saracens Sports Club.[11] In the Plate League, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club lost their final match, against Burgher Recreation Club, therefore being relegated to Tier B.[12]
Teams
editThe following teams competed:
Points table
editGroup stage
editGroup A
editRound 1
edit30 November–2 December 2018
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamindu Mendis (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
30 November–2 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
30 November–2 December 2018
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hasitha Boyagoda (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
edit7–9 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Buddika Madushanka (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 December 2018
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sadish Pathiranage (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 3
edit14–16 December 2018
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- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Kalhara Senarathne (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
14–16 December 2018
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
14–16 December 2018
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Sagar Udeshi (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit21–23 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
21–23 December 2018
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- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- PJ Rakesh (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
edit28–30 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeevan Mendis (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) took the best bowling figures in 2018 in a first-class cricket match.[14]
28–30 December 2018
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Irshad Umar (Moors Sports Club) made his first class debut.
28–30 December 2018
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- Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thulina Dilshan and Agith Rajapaksha (Sri Lanka Army Sports Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit4–6 January 2019
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- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahiru Attanayake (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
4–6 January 2019
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
4–6 January 2019
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7
edit11–13 January 2019
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- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Avindu Theekshana and Asitha Gihan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) both made their first-class debuts.
11–13 January 2019
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- Nondescripts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Samitha Ranga (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Group B
editRound 1
edit30 November–2 December 2018
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sonal Dinusha (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
30 November–2 December 2018
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Jehan Daniel (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
edit7–9 December 2018
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Sinhalese Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
7–9 December 2018
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maheesh Theekshana and Dhananjaya Lakshan (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
edit14–16 December 2018
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nipun Dananjaya (Sinhalese Sports Club) and Rohan Sanjaya (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
editRound 5
editRound 6
editRound 7
edit11–13 January 2019
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- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishan Madushka and Praveen Jayawickrama (Colts Cricket Club) both made their first-class debuts.
Plate League
edit18–20 January 2019
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- Ragama Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Santhush Gunathilake (Ragama Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
18–20 January 2019
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
25–27 January 2019
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- Moors Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Alwis Nanayakkara (Moors Sports Club) made his first-class debut.
1–3 February 2019
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78/0 (17 overs)
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- Badureliya Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
1–3 February 2019
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- Burgher Recreation Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nimantha Gunasiri (Burgher Recreation Club) made his first-class debut.
Super Eight
edit17–20 January 2019
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Selvarajh Mathushan (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
24–27 January 2019
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- Saracens Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Manuran de Silva (Nondescripts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
31 January–3 February 2019
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- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuran Nimasha (Colombo Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
31 January–3 February 2019
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to field.
31 January–3 February 2019
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Angelo Perera (Nondescripts Cricket Club) became only the second batsman to score a double century in each innings of a first-class match.[15]
7–10 February 2019
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- Colombo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Pathum Nissanka (Nondescripts Cricket Club) scored his 1,000th run in the tournament.[16]
7–10 February 2019
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- Sinhalese Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilshan Sanjeewa (Chilaw Marians Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February 2019
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- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dananjana de Silva (Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February 2019
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41/0 (9 overs)
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- Colts Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nipun Ransika (Colts Cricket Club) made his first-class debut.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Premier League Tournament Tier A 2018 - Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Bloomfield's dramatic fall from Sri Lanka's top league". The Papare. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Premier League Club Cricket Tier 'A' Chilaw Marians CC emerge champions". Ceylon Today. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Chilaw Marians CC Super 8 champs, Moors SC take the Plate, and Negombo CC the Tier B title". Sri Lanka Cricket. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Pushpakumara takes all ten wickets in a first-class innings". BDcrictime. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Malinda Pushpakumara takes ten wickets in an innings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Army SC stun Ragama CC to book final Super Eight spot". The Papare. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Perera achieves unique first-class feat". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Two double-tons in a first-class game - Angelo Perera achieves rare record". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Consistent CCC emerge SLC Premier League Tier A champions". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "BRC win by innings; Nishan takes 14". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Premier League Tournament Tier A Table – 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Jeevan Mendis picks up record breaking 9/53". The Papare. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Angelo Perera becomes second cricketer in the world to achieve unique feat". The Papare. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Pathum Nissanka reaches magical 1000 run mark". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.