Navy Ground, Welisara

Navy Ground

Ground information
Location	Welisara, Sri Lanka
Establishment	2002 (first recorded match)
End names
Academy End Ragama Road End
Team information
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club (2009–present)
As of 4 November 2011 Source: Ground profile

Navy Ground is a cricket ground in Welisara, Sri Lanka. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 2002 when Galle Cricket Club Under-23s played Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club Under-23s.^[1]

First-class cricket was first played there in 2006 when Burgher Recreation Club played Saracens Sports Club in the 2006/07 Premier Trophy. To date twenty first-class matches have been held there, though home side Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club didn't start playing there until the 2009/10 season.^[2] The first List A was held there in the 2006/07 Premier Limited Overs Tournament when Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club played Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. To date, ten List A matches have been played there.^[3]

References

1. "Other matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
3. "List A Matches played on Navy Ground, Welisara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

External links

• Navy Ground at ESPNcricinfo
• Navy Ground at CricketArchive

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