Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Personnel
CaptainSri Lanka Nipun Karunanayake
CoachSri Lanka Taranga Dhammika
Team information
ColoursEmerald Green  
Founded1892
Home groundBCAC Ground
History
Premier Trophy wins8
Premier Limited Overs Tournament wins5
Twenty20 Tournament winsnone

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. Its ground, the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, is in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, on Reid Avenue, opposite Royal College.

History

The club was founded in 1892. It played its first first-class match in December 1994. At the start of February 2025, it has played 283 first-class matches, with 94 wins, 40 losses, 148 draws and one tie.

Sanath Jayasuriya began playing for BC&AC in the 1994/95 season

Current squad

The club's players who have played for the Sri Lanka national cricket team are listed in bold.

No Name Nat Age Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
1Lahiru JayakodySri Lanka32Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
6Nipun Karunanayake (Captain)Sri Lanka35Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
7Adeesha NanayakkaraSri Lanka35Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
–Chandimanthu RodrigoSri Lanka36Right-handedRight-arm off-break
–Kasun EkanayakeSri Lanka29Right-handed–
–Sachin JayawardenaSri Lanka31Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Nisal FranciscoSri Lanka29Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
All-rounders
5Ramesh MendisSri Lanka31Right-handedRight-arm off-break
11Anuk FernandoSri Lanka31Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
17Pramud HettiwatteSri Lanka31Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
2Nipun HaggallaSri Lanka28Right-handed–
–Thiran DhanapalaSri Lanka30Right-handed–
Bowlers
10Imran KhanSri Lanka34Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
36Lahiru FernandoSri Lanka32Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
65Kasun RajithaSri Lanka33Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
73Lahiru SamarakoonSri Lanka29Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
–Malith de SilvaSri Lanka31Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Koshan DhanushkaSri Lanka33Right-handedRight-arm off-break

Honours

1963–64 1994–95 1996–97

1980–81 1981–82

1982–83

1998–99 2003–04

1983 1984

Club Presidents

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Clubs#Bloomfield Cricket And Athletic Club". Srilankacricket.lk. Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". 12 August 2011. Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Playing Record (1994/95-2024/25)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2025.