Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket
SLC
Sport Cricket
Jurisdiction National
Affiliation International Cricket Council
Affiliation date July 21, 1981
Headquarters Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
President Jayantha Dharmadasa[1]
Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga
Sponsor Dialog Axiata PLC
Sri Lanka Tea Board
Replaced Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL)
Official website
www.srilankacricket.lk
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Cricket (or SLC), formerly the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan Cricket Team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's cricket board has been run by government appointed interim committees, which has come into severe criticism from past players as well as journalists.[2]

After co-hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Sri Lanka Cricket was financially crippled thanks to financial mismanagement by the government-appointed interim committee.[3]

Domestic competitions

Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions: the First-class tournament Premier Trophy, the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 competition Twenty20 Tournament.

They also organize and host the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where the above first-class do not take part but rather teams represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.

Leadership

Presidents

Ceylon Cricket Association
  • Col Dr. John R. Rockwood (1914 - 1933)
  • Edwin M. Karunaratne (1933 - 1934)
  • Chandrarajan Sivasaravanamuttu (1937 - 1948)
Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon
  • Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu (1948 - 1950)
  • A.E. Christffelaz (1950 - 1952)
  • Junius Richard Jayewardene (1952 - 1955)
  • S. "Satha" Saravanamuttu (1955 - 1956)
  • Robert Senanayake (1956 - 1972)
Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Cricket

Vice Presidents

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

  • Ravinder Wickramaratne (2004)
  • Hirvanamuthu Kulendran

Treasurer

  • Typhon Mirando (2002)
  • Nuski Mohamed (2004)
  • Sujeewa Rajapakse (January 2008 - July 2011)
  • Nuski Mohamed (2012 - 2013)

Assistant Treasurer

  • Lucian Merinnegre (2004)
  • Ajith Sivasamy (2012 - 2013)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mohan de Silva only surprise pick in SLC elections
  2. ↑ From one interim administration to another
  3. ↑ http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/181460607/more-strife-for-sri-lanka-cricket

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