Captain: Mahela Udawatte Home ground: Chilaw Marians Ground | Coach: Sarath Jayawardena Premier Trophy wins: 13 | |
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One-day name: Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Founded: Shanthi Seneviratne, Edward Gamini, Dinesh Fernando, Rohan Fernandopulle & Bertram Navaratne | ||
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Chilaw Marians Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at Chilaw Marians Ground, Katunayake. The club has won the Premier League one day Tournament in 2005.
More successful in limited overs cricket, Chilaw reached the final of the International 20:20 Club Championship in 2005.
History
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club was founded in 1975 under the guidance of Rev. Brother Edwin Ambross who at the time was the Principal of St May’s College, Chilaw, together with a group of cricket loving enthusiasts, namely Shanthi Seneviratne, Edward Gamini, Dinesh Fernando, Rohan Fernandopulle and Bertram Navaratne.
Starting at the lowest divisions of club cricket in the 1980s, Chilaw Marians CC progressed through the ranks to reach BCCSL Division III.
In the mid-1990s under the leadership of Edwin Fernando and Godfrey Dabrera, the committee formulated plans to take the club to the next level of club cricket - BCCSL Division II. In 1998 Chilaw Marians was able to secure their first major title, becoming BCCSL Under 23 Division II Champions.
Encouraged and energized by this achievement, the club set it’s sight on the pinnacle of 1st class cricket in Sri Lanka – Division I. In the year 2000 Chilaw Marian won the Premier Division I Qualifying Championship and was promoted to the highest level of club cricket in Sri Lanka.
Current squad
2016/17 Premier League Tier A
Mahela Udawatte (c)
Ashen Silva
Shehan Jayasuriya
Kasun Vidura Adikari
Sachithra Serasinghe
Rohit Damodaran
Thikshila De Silva
Malinda Puspakumara
Isuru Udana Tillakeratne
Maduka Liyanapathiranage
Rukshan Fernando (wk)
Charith Rajapakse
Asitha Fernando
Arosh Janoda
Romesh Krishantha
Rajika Dilshan
Dilshan Sanjeewa
Honours
2015/16
~ MALAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2014/15
~ MALAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2013/14
~ MALAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2012/13
~ MALAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2011/12
~ MALAY CRICKET ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB LIMITED OVERS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
~ PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE RUNNER-UP
2010/11
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS
2009/10
~ PREMIER DIVISION ONE LIMITED OVERS RUNNER-UP
~ PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS
2007/08
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER DIVISION ONE RUNNER-UP
2006/07
PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE RUNNER-UP
2005/06
~ INTERNATIONAL INTER-CLUB TWENTY 20 IN ENGLAND RUNNER-UP
~ PREMIER TWENTY 20 RUNNER-UP
2004/05
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS
~ PREMIER TWENTY 20 (SRI LANKA'S FIRST) CHAMPIONS
~ PREMIER DIVISION ONE LIMITED OVERS CHAMPIONS
2003/04
~ PREMIER PLATE DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS
2002/03
~ UNDER 23 PREMIER DIVISION ONE RUNNER-UP
2000/01
~ SARA TROPHY DIVISION ONE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
~ HATNA TROPHY DIVISION ONE LIMITED OVERS CHAMPIONS
~ PREMIER DIVISION ONE QUALIFYING CHAMPIONS
1999/2000
~ UNDER 23 DIVISION TWO EMERGING TROPHY CHAMPIONS
~ SARA TROPHY QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
~ HATNA TROPHY DIVISION ONE LIMITED OVERS CHAMPIONS
1998/99
~ UNDER 23 DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONS