Premier Trophy
The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.[1]
Countries | Sri Lanka |
---|---|
Administrator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Format | First-class cricket |
First edition | 1938 |
Tournament format | Round-robin then knockout |
Number of teams | 14 |
Current champion | Colombo Cricket Club (7th title) |
Most successful | Singhalese Sports Club (32 titles) |
Current teams
The First-class competition in Sri Lanka is currently split into Tier A and Tier B tournaments. The following 14 teams competed in the Tier A tournament in 2019–20:
- Group A
- Burgher Recreation Club
- Colombo Cricket Club
- Colts Cricket Club
- Moors Sports Club
- Negombo Cricket Club
- Singhalese Sports Club
- Sri Lanka Army Sports Club
- Group B
The following 12 teams competed in the Tier B tournament in 2019–20:
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- Galle Cricket Club
- Kalutara Town Club
- Kandy Customs Cricket Club
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
- Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club
- Panadura Sports Club
- Police Sports Club
- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
- Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
- Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
List of winners
- Daily News Trophy
- 1938 Kalutara Town Club
- 1938–39 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1939–40 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1940–41 Saracens Sports Club
- 1941–42 No competition
- 1942–43 No competition
- 1943–44 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1944–45 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1945–46 Tamil Union C & A Club
- 1946–47 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1947–48 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1948–49 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1949–50 Singhalese Sports Club
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy
- 1950–51 Tamil Union C & A Club
- 1951–52 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1952–53 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1953–54 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1954–55 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1955–56 Burgher Recreation Club
- 1956–57 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1957–58 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1958–59 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1959–60 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1960–61 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1961–62 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1962–63 University
- 1963–64 Bloomfield C & AC
- 1964–65 Nomads Sports Club
- 1965–66 No competition
- 1966–67 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1967–68 Nomads Sports Club
- 1968–69 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1969–70 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1970–71 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1971–72 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1972–73 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1973–74 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1974–75 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1975–76 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- Robert Senanayake Trophy
- 1976–77 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1977–78 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1978–79 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1979–80 Colombo Cricket Club
- 1980–81 Bloomfield C & AC
- 1981–82 Bloomfield C & AC
- Lakspray Trophy
- 1982–83 Bloomfield C & AC
- 1983–84 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1984–85 Colombo Cricket Club
- 1985–86 Singhalese Sports Club & Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1986–87 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1987–88 Colombo Cricket Club
- 1988–89 Nondescripts Cricket Club & Singhalese Sports Club (inaugural first-class season)
- 1989–90 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1990–91 Singhalese Sports Club
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy
- 1991–92 Colts Cricket Club
- 1992–93 Singhalese Sports Club
- 1993–94 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 1994–95 Singhalese Sports Club and Bloomfield C & AC
- 1995–96 Colombo Cricket Club
- 1996–97 Bloomfield C & AC
- 1997–98 Singhalese Sports Club
- Premier Trophy
- 1998–99 Bloomfield C & AC
- 1999–00 Colts Cricket Club
- 2000–01 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 2001–02 Colts Cricket Club
- 2002–03 Moors Sports Club
- 2003–04 Bloomfield C & AC
- 2004–05 Colts Cricket Club
- 2005–06 Singhalese Sports Club
- 2006–07 Colombo Cricket Club
- 2007–08 Singhalese Sports Club
- 2008–09 Colts Cricket Club
- 2009–10 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
- 2010–11 Bloomfield C & AC
- 2011–12 Colts Cricket Club
- 2012–13 Singhalese Sports Club
- 2013–14 Nondescripts Cricket Club
- 2014–15 Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
- 2015–16 Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
- 2016–17 Singhalese Sports Club
- 2017–18 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
- 2018-19 Colombo Cricket Club
- 2019-20 Colombo Cricket Club
Wins by Clubs
- † Extinct Clubs * Shared title
Club | Wins | Winning years |
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Singhalese Sports Club | 32 | 1938–39, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86*, 1986–87, 1988–89*, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95*, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
Nondescripts Cricket Club | 16 | 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1988–89*, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2013-14 |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 9 | 1963–64, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95*, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11 |
Colombo Cricket Club | 7 | 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2018-19, 2019-20 |
Colts Cricket Club | 6 | 1991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011-12 |
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | 3 | 1945–46, 1950–51, 2015-16 |
†Nomads Sports Club | 2 | 1964–65, 1967–68 |
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 2 | 2009–10, 2017-18 |
Kalutara Town Club | 1 | 1938 |
Saracens Sports Club | 1 | 1940–41 |
Burgher Recreation Club | 1 | 1955–56 |
†University | 1 | 1962–63 |
Moors Sports Club | 1 | 2002–03 |
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club | 1 | 2014–15 |
External sources
Further reading
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006
References
- Cricket Archive: First-Class matches in Sri Lanka in 1988/89. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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