Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket
Sport Cricket
Jurisdiction Sri Lanka
Abbreviation SLC
Affiliation International Cricket Council
Affiliation date July 21, 1981 (1981-07-21)
Regional affiliation Asian Cricket Council
Affiliation date September 13, 1983 (1983-09-13)
Headquarters Sinhalese Sports Club
Location Colombo
President Thilanga Sumathipala
Secretary Mohan de Silva
Men's coach Graham Ford
Women's coach Lanka de Silva
Other key staff Jerome Jayaratne (COO)
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 as formally known now, was first registered with Ministry of Sports on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. It was initially called Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka (BCCSL) until it came to be named as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in 2003. Sri Lanka Cricket has been the stamp of authority on local cricketing map under the mandate of Ministry of Sports and is focused on upholding the cricketing heritage of the country. [1]

Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala was elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board on 3 January 2016.[2]

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

See also

References

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