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ICC to help upgrade ten Sri Lanka venues

ICC to help upgrade ten Sri Lanka venues

In an effort to improve the standard of pitches prepared for domestic cricket matches especially the Premier trophy, Sri Lanka Cricket has introduced a Curator of the Year award from the 2006-07 season

08-Oct-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Foundation stone laid for Welagedara Stadium

Foundation stone laid for Welagedara Stadium

Jeevan Kumaranatunge laid the foundation stone for the Welagedara Cricket Stadium in Kurunegala

05-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Kenya bounce back with morale boosting win

Kenya bounce back with morale boosting win

Kenya's cricketers, humiliated in the recently completed unofficial Test series, salvaged some pride in the first game of a three-match unofficial one-day series at Welegedera Stadium in Kurunegala on Wednesday, as they cruised to a 35 run victory

20-Feb-2002•CricInfo

Sri Lanka A geared up to take on Kenya in one-day series

Sri Lanka A geared up to take on Kenya in one-day series

Having outplayed the Kenyans in the longer version of the game - the four-day unofficial tests, Sri Lanka 'A' are gearing up to face Kenya in a series of three unofficial one-day internationals beginning at the Welagedera Stadium here tomorrow

19-Feb-2002•CricInfo

Trescothick reassures England after injury scare against Sri Lankan Colts

Trescothick reassures England after injury scare against Sri Lankan Colts

England have cantered to an eight-wicket victory over a Sri Lankan Colts XI in the Welagedara Stadium

03-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka misses an opportunity to put pressure on the Zimbabweans

Sri Lanka misses an opportunity to put pressure on the Zimbabweans

Zimbabwe came into day three of this unofficial test match with a plan

26-Apr-2000•Charlie Austin

Zimbabwe frustrations threaten to boil over

Zimbabwe frustrations threaten to boil over

On an extremely hot and humid day at welegedara stadium in kurunegala sri lanka's opening batsmen responded to the zimbabwean first innings score of 306 in emphatic fashion, reaching 231for the loss of just one wicket at the close

25-Apr-2000•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers Lead the Way

Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers Lead the Way

Contrary to popular opinion it was the Sri Lankan fast bowlers and not the spinners that worried the Zimbabwean batsmen at Welegadera Stadium in Kurunegala today

24-Apr-2000•Charlie Austin

Bangladesh too strong for Ireland

Bangladesh too strong for Ireland

Bangladesh convincingly beat Ireland by 67 runs in the Under-19 World Cup Plate Championship semi-final at Kurunegala on Tuesday

25-Jan-2000•Errol Seneviratne

South Africa cruise to ten wicket win

South Africa cruise to ten wicket win

South Africa brushed aside Ireland in the last round of the Plate League today

23-Jan-2000•Simon Williams

Ashish Bagai stands tall among the ruins

Ashish Bagai stands tall among the ruins

When South Africa won the toss in the match against the Americas, they jumped at the opportunity to have a good bat on a sunny day at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy

19-Jan-2000•Anand Vasu

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