Basnahira North cricket team represents northern region of Western Province

Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...

, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 in first-class cricket

First-class cricket

First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...

 tournaments. Basnahira North is based in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. The team competes in two Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions. The first-class Inter-Provincial tournament

Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament

Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament is a domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It started as a First-class tournament in 1990 because of the general idea that Club cricket alone is would be not enough to keep Sri Lanka cricket competitive....

 and the Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20

Inter-Provincial Twenty20

Sri Lankan T20 Premier League is a Twenty 20 domestic Cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of the Sri Lankan Premier League. Sri Lanka used to have a Twenty20 Tournament which was conducted from 2004-2008 and was held between the clubs in Sri Lanka...

. The team also participated in, now defunct, the Inter-Provincial Limited Overs Tournament in 2007/08. From 2009 onwards champions of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament will be eligible to represent Sri Lanka in Twenty20 Champions League

Twenty20 Champions League

The Champions League Twenty20 is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between club teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies...

. But Basnahira North did not win the title in this year. The team draws cricketers from first-class club competition Premier Limited Overs Tournament

Premier Limited Overs Tournament

The Premier Limited Overs Tournament is the main domestic limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1988 and has existed under three different names.-List of winners:Brown's TrophyHatna Trophy...

. The top 75 players of the tournament selected for the Inter-Provincial tournament.

Basnahira North's home ground is R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium

R. Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, prior to June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues in which the Sri Lankan cricket team play...

, which is situated in northern part of city of Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. E-wis, a Sri Lankan IT company is the team's sponsor. Many cricketers who had represented leading schools in Colombo ended up playing for the Western province. Current captain

Captain (cricket)

The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

 of the side, Chaminda Vaas is a player who studied at the St. Joseph's College, Colombo

St. Joseph's College, Colombo

St. Joseph's College is a Catholic educational institution in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1896 by French missionaries, with Rev Christopher Ernst Bonjean playing a leading role. The college has over 4000 students with a staff of over 200...

.

2008/09 season

Basnhira North won the 2008/09 Inter-Provincial tournament beating Wayamba

Wayamba cricket team

Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial...

 by 10 wickets in the finals. Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Davis Mathews is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas He had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka...

 scored 152 runs in the finals and finished as the highest scorer in the tournament. Earlier in the tournament Mathews also scored a career best 270 against Kandurata. In 2009 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament they managed to beat only the Schools invitational XI. The team did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Name and participation

From the early years of the Inter-Provincial tournament to 2004/05 season teams used English names. But from 2007/08 onwards the teams were named in Sinhalese. From its inception of the tournament Western Province

Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...

 presented more than one team to the tournament except for 2003/04 and 2004/05 seasons. Since then Western province teams became known as Basnahira North and Basnahira South. Basnahira is Sinhalese for West. Number of teams representing Western province varied from season to season and their names also. Teams represented Western Province for the each tournament given below.

Team	Season
	1990	1990/91	1992	1993/94	1994/95	2003/04	2004/05	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10	20010/11
Western Province Western Province, Sri Lanka The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...	Western Province	City, Suburbs	Suburbs, North, South	City, North, South		Western Province		North Basnahira North cricket team Basnahira North cricket team represents northern region of Western Province, Sri Lanka in first-class cricket tournaments. Basnahira North is based in Colombo. The team competes in two Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions. The first-class Inter-Provincial tournament and the Twenty20 competition... , South Basnahira South cricket team Basnahira South cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing southern region of Western province...			Basnahira Basnahira Bears Basnahira cricket team is one of the seven provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, representing Western Province. The Basnahira cricket team based in Colombo. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are green and Blue...

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Notable players

The following is a list of players who have represented both Basnahira North and Sri Lanka.

Kumar Dharmasena Kumar Dharmasena Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...   Chandika Hathurusinghe  Hashan Tillakaratne Hashan Tillakaratne Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer and a politician.-Cricket career:As a schoolboy in 1986, he was selected to play against England B at Galle, scoring a century to save the match. He played in his first One Day International in November 1986, and emerged into the Sri Lankan...   Aravinda de Silva Aravinda de Silva Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who is considered one of the finest batsmen produced by the country.He is also regarded as one of the most elegant batsman in his generation, and to date is the only player to make a hundred and take 3 or more wickets in a world cup...   Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...   Roshan Jurangpathy  Gamini Wickremasinghe Gamini Wickremasinghe Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Tests and four ODIs between 1989 and 1993. He studied at Nalanda College Colombo....   Asoka de Silva  Graeme Labrooy Graeme Labrooy Graeme Fredrick Labrooy is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium bowler, Labrooy took 124 first class wickets at 33.56, however struggled in the international arena with averages in the mid-40s...   Kapila Wijegunawardene Kapila Wijegunawardene Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 26 ODIs from 1988 to 1992....   Champaka Ramanayake Champaka Ramanayake Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 62 ODIs from 1986 to 1995....   Ajith Weerakkody Ajith Weerakkody Ajith Priyantha Weerakkody is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played one ODI in 1994.-External links:*...   Roshan Mahanama Roshan Mahanama Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...   Sanjeeva Ranatunga Sanjeeva Ranatunga Sanjeeva Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....   Chamara Dunusinghe Chamara Dunusinghe Chamara Iroshan Dunusinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 5 Tests and one ODI from 1995 to 1995. He attended Nalanda College Colombo....   Manjula Munasinghe Manjula Munasinghe Arachchige Manjula Nishantha Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played five ODIs between 1994 to 1996.-External links:*...   Nishantha Ranatunga Nishantha Ranatunga Nishantha Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two ODIs in 1993. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga and Dammika Ranatunga.-External links:*...

Dammika Ranatunga Dammika Ranatunga Dammika Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1989. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....   Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Prasanna Samaraweera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and occasional right arm off-spinner...   Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...   Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...   Indika de Saram Indika de Saram Samantha Indika de Saram is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper....   Sajeewa de Silva Sajeewa de Silva Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He played Test cricket for Sri Lanka in the late 1990s as a left arm fast bowler....   Hemantha Wickramaratne Hemantha Wickramaratne Ranasinghe Pattikirikoralalage Aruna Hemantha Wickramaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs in 1993.- External links :*...   Dinuka Hettiarachchi Dinuka Hettiarachchi Dinuka Hettiarachchi is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.Hettiarachchi began playing cricket in 1995 for Tamil Union. He represented clubs at every level from under-13s to under-19s and beyond to senior level...   Shantha Kalavitigoda Shantha Kalavitigoda Shantha Kalavitigoda is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 2005. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.Shantha is the 101st Sri Lanka Test Cap [New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Wellington New Zealand 2004/05]...   Avishka Gunawardene Avishka Gunawardene Dihan Avishka Gunawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an explosive left-handed batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals...   Thilina Kandamby Thilina Kandamby Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who is a specialist middle-order batsman. Kandamby was marked out as a talent early, playing for the Sri Lanka Under 19s from 1998 to 2001, and he has also played ten first class games for Sri Lanka A cricket team.Kandamby made...   Gayan Wijekoon Gayan Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Gayan Ramyakumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer...   Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College-Gampaha. He is principally a fast-medium bowler....   Dammika Prasad  Angelo Mathews Angelo Mathews Angelo Davis Mathews is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas He had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka...   Niroshan Bandaratilleke Niroshan Bandaratilleke Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler...

Current squad

The squad for the 2008–09 season as of March 22, 2009.

Honours

• Inter-Provincial Tournament
  Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament
  Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament is a domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It started as a First-class tournament in 1990 because of the general idea that Club cricket alone is would be not enough to keep Sri Lanka cricket competitive....
  
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2008/09

• Inter-Provincial Limited Overs Tournament:

• Inter-Provincial Twenty20
  Inter-Provincial Twenty20
  Sri Lankan T20 Premier League is a Twenty 20 domestic Cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of the Sri Lankan Premier League. Sri Lanka used to have a Twenty20 Tournament which was conducted from 2004-2008 and was held between the clubs in Sri Lanka...
  
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