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Uva cricket team

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Uva Elevens
Personnel
CaptainChaminda Vaas
Team information
Founded2004
History
First-class debutWestern Province[1]
in 2004
at R Premadasa Stadium
IP FC winsnone
IP LO winsnone
IP T20 winsnone
Official websiteSri Lanka Cricket

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

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2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament

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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

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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

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Current squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Tharanga Paranavitana Sri Lanka 15 April 1982 Left-hand Right-arm off-break
Mahela Udawatte Sri Lanka 19 July 1986 Left-handed Right-arm off-spin
Lahiru Thirimanne Sri Lanka 8 September 1989 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Janaka Gunaratne Sri Lanka 14 March 1981 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
Thilina Kandamby Sri Lanka 4 June 1982 Left-handed Right arm leg break Captain
Milinda Siriwardene Sri Lanka 4 December 1985 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Malinga Bandara Sri Lanka 31 December 1979 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
Indika De Saram Sri Lanka 2 September 1973 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Sameera De Zoysa Sri Lanka 31 January 1987 Left-handed
Bowlers
Shaminda Eranga Sri Lanka 23 June 1986 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Dilhara Fernando Sri Lanka 19 July 1979 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Dinuka Hettiarachchi Sri Lanka 15 July 1976 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ian Daniel Sri Lanka 17 August 1981 Right-handed Right-arm medium pace
Kaushalya Weeraratne Sri Lanka 29 January 1981 Left-handed Right–arm fast-medium
Dinesh Daminda Sri Lanka 23 October 1983 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Notable players

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Chaminda Vaas played for Uva

Honours

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First Class

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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

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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

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Opponent Matches Won Lost Win % First win

References

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  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 2004-01-12. Retrieved 2012-11-07.