Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
| One Day name | Burgher Recreation Club |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Hashen Ramanayake |
| Coach | Reza Tahir |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Maroon [1] |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Home ground | Havelock Park |
| History | |
| Premier Trophy wins | 1 |
| Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins | nil |
| Inter-Provincial Twenty20 wins | nil |
| Official website | www |
History
The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club,[2] with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The first president was A. W. Raffel, the hon. secretary was O. H. Poppenback and the club captain was V. O. Wright.[3] The club won its first cricket match on 9 November 1901.
In 1902 the club moved from Bambalapitiya to Havelock Park. On 31 May 1915 the club changed its name to the Burgher Recreation Club.[3][4] In 1925 the club was adjudged cricket champions. In 1947 B. R. Heyn was appointed the captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[4] In the 1950s the club opened its membership to the wider community. The club won its first P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in the 1955–56 season.
The club competed at first-class level in the Premier Trophy from 1988–89 to 2012–13, but lost its first-class status when the number of teams in the competition was reduced from 20 to 14 after the 2012–13 season. It is eligible for promotion back to first-class status, depending on its results in non-first-class competitions.
Honours
- 1955–56 – P Saravanamuttu Trophy
Current squad
These players featured in matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 2019/20.[5]
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No | Name | Nat | Age | Batting style | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| 7 | Raminda Wijesooriya |  | 26 | Left-handed | – |
| 9 | Lasith Lakshan | | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| – | Nisal Francisco | | 26 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Shanuka Dulaj | | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Shehan Nissanka | | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| All-rounders | |||||
| 40 | Hashen Ramanayake (Captain) | | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| 14 | Deshan Dias | | 32 | Left-handed | – |
| – | Lisula Lakshan | | 28 | Right-handed | – |
| Bowlers | |||||
| 36 | Kevin Koththigoda | | 25 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break |
| – | Sohaibullah |  | 28 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
| – | Malindu Shehan | | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| 34 | Tharindu Kaushal | | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
| – | Chameera | | 28 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| – | Duvindu Tillakaratne | | 27 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| – | Mohamed Shiraz | | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Hockey Captains
- E. D. KELAART 1924
- A. L. KELLY 1928
- W. L. METZELING 1929–30
- CARL KELAART 1931
- V. S. De KRETSER 1932
- D. O. PEREIRA 1933–34
- F. WRIGHT 1935–41
- R. H. ALDONS 1942–43
- Q. WRIGHT 1944–45
- Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1946
- Q. WRIGHT 1947
- Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1948–49
- W. F. De ZYLVA 1950
- E. C. KELAART 1951
- H. C. ALDONS 1951–52
- V. S. De KRETSER 1952–53
- ERIC ALDONS 1954
- B. D. BROWN 1955
- J. C. De KRETSER 1956
- R. I. BARTELS 1957
- E. C. KELAART 1958
- J. C. De KRETSER 1959
- Denis De ROSAYRO 1960
- MALCOM ALDONS 1961
- D. HARVIE 1962–63
- J. C. De KRETSER 1964
- D. PEIRIS 1965
- RICHARD HEYN 1966–67
- SAM ABEYASEKERA 1968
- G. H. JAYATISSA 1969
- S. GALAGAMA 1972
- B. M. R. PREENA 1974
- A. K. H. PREENA 1975
- J. M. JHAN 1976
- S. SERASINGHE 1977
- A. M. FAWZIE 1978
- A. J. RUMY 1979
- M. F. RAZEEN 1980
- L. WIJESEKERA 1981
- M. I. SAHABDEEN 1982
- S. H. M. M. HALLAJ 1983
- S. H. M. KUTHUBDEEN 1984
- S. H. U. KARNAIN 1985
- A. SILVA 1986
Notable players
References
External links
- Burgher Recreation Club at CricketArchive
- Cricinfo
- Burgher Recreation Club