Capacity 2,000 | ||
Location Maitland Place, Colombo Owner Nondescripts Cricket Club Operator Nondescripts Cricket Club Tenants Nondescripts Cricket Club | ||
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, a first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo, is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club.
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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. It first hosted first-class cricket in 1926, and has been in constant use as a first-class venue since 1989. 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.
As of late March 2015, 197 first-class matches and 121 List A matches had been played at the ground.
Records
The highest first-class score on the ground is 285 by Kumar Sangakkara for Nondescripts against Moors in 2007-08. The best bowling figures are 8 for 24 by Nimesh Perera for Sebastianites against Nondescripts in 2000-01.