Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

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Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy, which it has won eight times.[2]

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Personnel
CaptainSri Lanka Nipun Karunanayake
CoachSri Lanka
Team information
ColoursEmerald Green   [1]
Founded1892
Home groundBCAC Ground
History
Premier Trophy wins8
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins5
Twenty20 Tournament winsnone

History

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The club was founded in 1892.

 
Sanath Jayasuriya has appeared for BC&AC since the 1994/95 season

Current squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold

No Name Nat Age Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
1 Lahiru Jayakody   30 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
6 Nipun Karunanayake (Captain)   33 Left-handed Right-arm leg-break
7 Adeesha Nanayakkara   33 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Chandimanthu Rodrigo   34 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Kasun Ekanayake   27 Right-handed
Sachin Jayawardena   30 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Nisal Francisco   27 Left-handed Right-arm leg-break
All-rounders
5 Ramesh Mendis   29 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
11 Anuk Fernando   29 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
17 Pramud Hettiwatte   29 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
2 Nipun Haggalla   26 Right-handed
Thiran Dhanapala   28 Right-handed
Bowlers
10 Imran Khan   32 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
36 Lahiru Fernando   30 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
65 Kasun Rajitha   31 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
73 Lahiru Samarakoon   27 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Malith de Silva   29 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Koshan Dhanushka   31 Right-handed Right-arm off-break

Honours

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  • P Saravanamuttu Trophy (3)

1963–64 1994–95 1996–97

  • Robert Senanayake Trophy (2)

1980–81 1981–82

  • Lakspray Trophy (1)

1982–83

  • Premier Trophy (2)

1998–99 2003–04

  • Bristol Trophy Under 25 (2)

1983 1984

Club Presidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Domestic Clubs#Bloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". 12 August 2011. Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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