Negombo Cricket Club
Cricket team
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Negombo Cricket Club is a cricket team in Sri Lanka.[1] In March 2017, they made a legal challenge against Sri Lanka Cricket after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament.[2] This prevented the 2016–17 Premier Limited Overs Tournament from taking place and it was replaced with the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament.[2]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Dilshan Munaweera |
They were one of the teams that took part in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] They finished fourth in Group A, with two wins and three losses from their five matches.[4] Following the conclusion of the Twenty20 tournament, they also took part in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament.[5] Negombo CC is one of the upcoming first class teams which has done extremely well over the years and gained a spot in the Tier A segment and as a highlight achievement they qualified for the quarter-finals of the T20 domestic tournament led by Dilshan Munaweera.
Squad
The following players were part of the team's squad for the 2020/2021 SLC Twenty20 Tournament:
- Dilshan Munaweera (c)
- Madawa Warnapura
- Upul Indrasiri
- Ashen Silva
- Angelo Jayasinghe
- Lakshitha Manasinghe
- Ayantha De Silve
- Roshen Fernando
- Sahan Appuhami
- Pasindu thirimadura
- Rosco Thatil
- Hareen Weerasinghe
- Chathuranga Rajapaksha
- Seshan Udara
