The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lankan 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.
History 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 Province (9 Jan 2003), Southern Province (24 Jan 2003) and Central Province (30 Jan 2003).
2010
The team returned to participate in the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament 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.
Players
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batsmen Tharanga Paranavitana 15 April 1982 Left-hand Right-arm off-break Mahela Udawatte 19 July 1986 Left-handed Right-arm off-spin Lahiru Thirimanne 8 September 1989 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Janaka Gunaratne 14 March 1981 Right-handed Right-arm off-break All-rounders Thilina Kandamby 4 June 1982 Left-handed Right arm leg break Captain Milinda Siriwardene 4 December 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Malinga Bandara 31 December 1979 Right-handed Right arm leg break Wicket-keepers Indika De Saram 2 September 1973 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Sameera De Zoysa 31 January 1987 Left-handed Bowlers Shaminda Eranga 23 June 1986 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Dilhara Fernando 19 July 1979 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Dinuka Hettiarachchi 15 July 1976 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ian Daniel 17 August 1981 Right-handed Right-arm medium pace Kaushalya Weeraratne 29 January 1981 Left-handed Right–arm fast-medium Dinesh Daminda 23 October 1983 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Notable players
Avishka Gunawardene Chamila Gamage Chaminda Vaas Dhammika Sudarshana Dilhara Lokuhettige Ian Daniel Jeevantha Kulatunga Malintha Gajanayake Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Naveed Nawaz Niroshan Bandaratilleke Ravindra Pushpakumara Upul Chandana
Honours First Class
Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament: 0
Opponent Matches Won Lost Win % First win Western Province 1 0 1 0 - Southern Province 1 0 1 0 - Central Province 1 0 1 0 - North Central Province 1 1 0 100 17 January 2003
List A
Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament: 0
Opponent Matches Won Lost Win % First win Wayamba Elevens 1 1 0 100 13 January 2011 Ruhuna 1 0 1 0 - Kandurata 1 0 1 0 - Basnahira 1 0 1 0 -
Twenty20
Sri Lanka Premier League: 0
Opponent Matches Won Lost Win % First win
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