Latest Sri Lankan Domestic Cricket Ratings

Middle order batsman Bathiya Perera of Moors SC and left-arm spinner Nisitha Rupasinghe of CCC continue to head the respective Batting and Bowling categories of the latest Sri Lankan Domestic Ratings, compiled weekly by Cricinfo.com, a strategic partner of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka.

The recently launched ratings, the first ever ratings system for domestic cricket in Sri Lanka, evaluate all players in the Premier League, weighting each individual performance according to the quality of opposition faced, to produce a meaningful barometer of performance.

To qualify for the ratings, players must have played a minimum of four matches. Batsmen must then score a minimum number of runs and bowlers take a minimum number of wickets before they start accruing points. Players who were involved with the national team and were therefore unable to participate in the Premier League due to international commitments, were not rated.

Having achieved the above, players will accrue points for each run scored and wicket taken. The number of points will depend upon the stage of the tournament Qualifying, Plate and Super League - with more points being awarded for matches in the Super League than the Plate and Qualifying rounds. The ratings will be updated weekly, to take into account the latest matches played.

The rating system was designed with input from the BCCSL Tournament Committee, Ranjan Madugalle and Ranjith Fernando, and is expected to evolve and improve in coming seasons.

This is the first time that CricInfo.com, who manage official websites for eight Test nations and the International Cricket Council (ICC), has developed a domestic rating system, which shows the strong relationship that has been forged with the BCCSL.

Top Ten Batsmen (week ending March 17, 2002)

Rank	Player	Club	Runs	Points
1	Bathiya Perera	Moors	895	8725
2	Chinthaka Jayasinghe	BRC	692	6920
3	Aravinda de Silva	NCC	655	6550
4	Ruwin Peiris	Tamil Union	651	6207
5	Chandika Hathurusingha	Moors	634	6078
6	Upul Fernando	Ragama CC	686	5868
7	Naveed Nawaz	NCC	572	5720
8	Indika de Saram	Tamil Union	578	5653
9	Anushka Polonowita	CCC	585	5551
10	Pubudu Seneviratne	CCC	562	5363

Top Ten Bowlers (week ending March 17, 2002)

Rank	Player	Club	Wickets	Points
1	Nisitha Rupasinghe	CCC	59	11240
2	Randika Ranjith	Moors	49	9460
3	Chamila Gamage	Air Force	52	8940
4	Dhammika Perera	Tamil Union	51	8760
5	Amila Perera	Chilaw Marians	42	8460
6	Kaushal Lokuarachchi	Bloomfield	38	8060
7	Thilan Samaraweera	SSC	39	7800
8	Suranjith Silva	BRC	35	7000
9	Hasantha Fernando	Sebastianites	41	6980
10	Rasika Priyadarshana	Ragama CC	39	6600

The full lists can be viewed on the Internet at www.lankacricket.lk, the official home Sri Lanka cricket. (BCCSL media release)