Chilaw Marians Cricket Club

Updated on Nov 20, 2024

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Captain: Mahela Udawatte Home ground: Chilaw Marians Ground		Coach: Sarath Jayawardena Premier Trophy wins: 13

One-day name: Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Founded: Shanthi Seneviratne, Edward Gamini, Dinesh Fernando, Rohan Fernandopulle & Bertram Navaratne

www.chilawmarians.com

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