Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
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| Ground information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Maitland Place, Colombo | ||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
| Operator | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
| Tenants | Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
| End names | |||
| SSC Ground End Tennis Court End | |||
| International information | |||
| First WODI | 15 November 2010: Sri Lanka v  England | ||
| Last WODI | 19 February 2017: Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh | ||
| First WT20I | 19 November 2010: Sri Lanka v England | ||
| Last WT20I | 30 March 2018: Sri Lanka v  Pakistan | ||
| Team information | |||
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| As of 4 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |||
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, a Sri Lankan first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo, is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club. In February 1926, it hosted the first first-class cricket match ever played in Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was then called).
The ground, which has a seating capacity for 2,000 spectators, is in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, next to the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and across Maitland Place from the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.
History
Nondescripts Cricket Club, founded in 1888, moved to the ground in 1910 after reclaiming it from swampland.[1] On 12 and 13 February 1926, it hosted Ceylon's first first-class cricket match, between the touring W. E. Lucas' Bombay XI and Dr. J. Rockwood's Ceylon XI; the Ceylon XI won by seven wickets.[2][3]
The ground has been in constant use as a first-class venue since 1989.[4] Three One Day International matches were played there in 1986–87, and three Women's One Day Internationals in 2010–11. A new pavilion was opened in 2007.[5] As of mid-November 2025, 240 first-class matches and 184 List A matches had been played at the ground.[4][6]
