Uva cricket team
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The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lanka
n first class
cricket team that represents Uva Province
. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament
. The team was captained by Chaminda Vaas
. In 2011 the team will be returning for the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
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(9 Jan 2003) , Southern Province
(24 Jan 2003) and Central Province
(30 Jan 2003).The captain of the team was Chaminda Vaas
after a six year gap and finished bottom of the table with a similar record of winning 1 and losing 3. They won only 1 match against Wayamba Elevens but lost against Ruhuna
, Kandurata and Basnahira.But this time their captain was Thilina Kandamby
.
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...
n first class
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...
cricket team that represents Uva Province
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...
. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament
Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament
Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament is a domestic first Class cricket competition in Sri Lanka, held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It is a part of their Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament program...
. The team was captained by 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'...
. In 2011 the team will be returning for the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
The 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament will be the third season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It will be a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and all group matches being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club...
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2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament
The team played 4 matches overall but won only 1 against North Central Province (17 Jan 2003 ) but lost matches against Western ProvinceWestern Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:*Western Province, Cameroon*Western Province, Rwanda*Western Province *Western Province *Western Province *Western Province, Sri Lanka...
(9 Jan 2003) , Southern Province
Southern Province
Southern Province or South Province may refer to:*South Province, Cameroon*Southern Province, Rwanda*South Province, New Caledonia*Southern Province, Sierra Leone*Southern Province, Sri Lanka*Southern Province, Zambia...
(24 Jan 2003) and Central Province
Central Province
Central Province may refer to:*Central Province *Central Province *Central Province *Central Province, Sri Lanka*Central Province, Zambia*Centre Province, Cameroon...
(30 Jan 2003).The captain of the team was 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'...
2010
The team returned to participate in the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
The 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament will be the third season of the official Limited overs domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It will be a shorter tournament compared to the previous one with only 13 matches, and all group matches being held at the Sinhalese Sports Club...
after a six year gap and finished bottom of the table with a similar record of winning 1 and losing 3. They won only 1 match against Wayamba Elevens but lost against Ruhuna
Ruhuna cricket team
Ruhuna cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams that take part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Tournament, representing Southern Province. The Ruhuna cricket team based in Galle. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors are Red and Blue...
, Kandurata and Basnahira.But this time their captain was 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...
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2011
The team is gonna participate in the 2011 Sri Lankan T20 Premier League which is gonna take place from July 11 to August 1 which will have 24 matches . The team is gonna play 6 league matches . The team members and home ground will be announced soon.Current Squad
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