Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Encyclopedia
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket
team based in Colombo
, Sri Lanka
. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy
, which it has won eight times.
The club was founded in 1892.
1963–64
1994–95
1996–97
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1998–99
2003–04
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...
team 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...
, 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...
. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy
Premier Trophy
The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.-List of winners:...
, which it has won eight times.
History
Club Presidents
- Shelley WickramasingheShelley WickramasingheShelley Wickramasinghe was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club as well as being its club president three times from 1972 to 2000....
(1972-73) - Shelley WickramasingheShelley WickramasingheShelley Wickramasinghe was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club as well as being its club president three times from 1972 to 2000....
(1976-77) - Shelley WickramasingheShelley WickramasingheShelley Wickramasinghe was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club as well as being its club president three times from 1972 to 2000....
(1979 to 2000)
Honours
- P Saravanamuttu Trophy (3)
1963–64
1994–95
1996–97
- Robert Senanayake Trophy (2)
1980–81
1981–82
- Lakspray Trophy (1)
1982–83
- Premier Trophy (2)
1998–99
2003–04