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Location | Welisara,Sri Lanka | ||
Establishment | 2002 (first recorded match) | ||
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Academy End Ragama Road End | |||
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As of 4 November 2011 Source:Ground profile |
Navy Ground is acricket ground inWelisara,Sri Lanka. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 2002 whenGalle Cricket Club Under-23s playedNugegoda Sports and Welfare Club Under-23s.[1]
First-class cricket was first played there in 2006 whenBurgher Recreation Club playedSaracens Sports Club in the 2006/07Premier Trophy. To date twenty first-class matches have been held there, though home sideSri Lanka Navy Sports Club didn't start playing there until the 2009/10 season.[2] The firstList A was held there in the 2006/07Premier Limited Overs Tournament whenKurunegala Youth Cricket Club playedSri Lanka Army Sports Club. To date, ten List A matches have been played there.[3]
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