Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground
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| Location | Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo | ||
| Coordinates | 6°54′12″N 79°51′48″E / 6.90333°N 79.86333°E | ||
| Tenants | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | ||
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| University End Hockey Ground End | |||
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| As of 3 December 2016 Source: Cricinfo | |||
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has staged first-class and List A cricket matches since 1991. It is the home ground of the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricket team.
Location
The ground is on Reid Avenue, in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, next to the Colombo Racecourse football ground, and across Reid Avenue from Royal College.
History
When it was founded in the 1890s, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club's ground was in the Colombo suburb of Pettah. The club moved to a ground at Campbell Park, Borella, in 1923. Finally, it moved to the present ground in the 1970s.[1][2] The first first-class match was in December 1991 between Antonians Sports Club and Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club.[3]
Bloomfield played their first first-class match at the ground in 1994–95.[3] As of mid-February 2025, 207 first-class matches have been played at the ground.[3] Since the first List A match at the ground in July 1994, 128 List A matches have been played there.[4]
The highest first-class score is 237 by Shehan Jayasuriya for Chilaw Marians in 2016–17.[5] The best bowling figures are 9 for 15 by Mario Villavarayan for Bloomfield in 1996–97.[6][7]
References
- ^ Pathiravithana, S. R. (5 December 2010). "Bloomfield – the cricketing treasure two feet under". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Other matches played on Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "First-class matches played on Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "List A matches played on Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Double Centuries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Seven Wickets in an Innings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club 1996-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2016.