Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, a first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo, is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club.
Ground information | |||
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Location | Maitland Place, Colombo | ||
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 |
Location
The ground 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] It first hosted first-class cricket in 1926, and has been in constant use as a first-class venue since 1989.[2] 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.[3]
As of early September 2020, 223 first-class matches and 146 List A matches had been played at the ground.
Records
The highest first-class score on the ground is 290 not out by Lahiru Udara for Nondescripts against Ragama in 2019-20.[4] The best bowling figures are 8 for 24 by Nimesh Perera for Sebastianites against Nondescripts in 2000-01.[5]
References
- "Nondescripts Cricket Club". MCC. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "First-class matches played at Nondescripts Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "The new pavilion at the Nondescripts Cricket Club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "Double centuries at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Seven wickets in an innings at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground at Cricinfo
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground at CricketArchive