Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
| One Day name | Burgher Recreation Club |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Hashen Ramanayake |
| Coach | Reza Tahir |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Maroon [1] |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Home ground | Havelock Park |
| History | |
| Premier Trophy wins | 1 |
| Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | nil |
| Inter-Provincial Twenty20 wins | nil |
| Official website | www |
History
editThe club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club,[2] with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The first president was A. W. Raffel, the hon. secretary was O. H. Poppenback and the club captain was V. O. Wright.[3] The club won its first cricket match on 9 November 1901.
In 1902 the club moved from Bambalapitiya to Havelock Park. On 31 May 1915 the club changed its name to the Burgher Recreation Club.[3][4] In 1925 the club was adjudged cricket champions. In 1947 B. R. Heyn was appointed the captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[4] In the 1950s the club opened its membership to the wider community. The club won its first P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in the 1955–56 season.
The club competed at first-class level in the Premier Trophy from 1988–89 to 2012–13, but lost its first-class status when the number of teams in the competition was reduced from 20 to 14 after the 2012–13 season. It is eligible for promotion back to first-class status, depending on its results in non-first-class competitions.
Honours
edit- 1955–56 – P Saravanamuttu Trophy
Current squad
editThese players featured in matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 2019/20.[5]
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| 7 | Raminda Wijesooriya |  |
26 | Left-handed | – |
| 9 | Lasith Lakshan | |
28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | |
33 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| – | Nisal Francisco | |
27 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Shanuka Dulaj | |
29 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Shehan Nissanka | |
31 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| All-rounders | |||||
| 40 | Hashen Ramanayake (Captain) | |
29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| 14 | Deshan Dias | |
32 | Left-handed | – |
| – | Lisula Lakshan | |
29 | Right-handed | – |
| Bowlers | |||||
| 36 | Kevin Koththigoda | |
26 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Sohaibullah |  |
28 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
| – | Malindu Shehan | |
30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| 34 | Tharindu Kaushal | |
31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
| – | Chameera | |
29 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| – | Duvindu Tillakaratne | |
28 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| – | Mohamed Shiraz | |
29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ "| Sri Lanka Cricket". www.srilankacricket.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ Ferguson, Alistair MacKenzie (1968). Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Vol. 110–112. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 1143.
- ^ a b Perera, S. S.; Muthiah, S (Ed) (1999). The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832–1996. Janashakthi Insurance. p. 74.
- ^ a b Bandara, Sampath (21 August 2009). "Burgher Recreation Club Website launched". Daily News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Lakmal, Waruna (2020-02-06). "Photos: BRC Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
External links
edit- Burgher Recreation Club at CricketArchive
- Cricinfo
- Burgher Recreation Club
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