| Maitland Place | |||||
 A Test match in March 2001 between Sri Lanka and England | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo | ||||
| Coordinates | 6°54′21.32″N 79°52′09.85″E / 6.9059222°N 79.8694028°E / 6.9059222; 79.8694028 | ||||
| Establishment | 1952 | ||||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||||
| Owner | Sinhalese Sports Club | ||||
| Tenants | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||||
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| Tennis Courts End South End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 16–21 March 1984: Sri Lanka v  New Zealand | ||||
| Last Test | 2–5 February 2024: Sri Lanka v  Afghanistan | ||||
| First ODI | 13 February 1982: Sri Lanka v  England | ||||
| Last ODI | 22 February 2020: Sri Lanka v  West Indies | ||||
| First T20I | 3 February 2010: Canada v  Ireland | ||||
| Last T20I | 4 February 2010: Afghanistan v Canada | ||||
| First WODI | 25 November 1997: Sri Lanka v  Netherlands | ||||
| Last WODI | 4 May 2023: Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh | ||||
| First WT20I | 24 April 2011: Sri Lanka v Netherlands | ||||
| Last WT20I | 12 May 2023: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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| As of 5 February 2024 Source: Cricinfo | |||||
The Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC Cricket Ground) (Sinhala: සිංහල ක්රිඩා සමාජ ක්රීඩාංගනය; Tamil: சிங்களவர் விளையாட்டுக் கழக அரங்கம்) is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The ground is sometimes described as "the Lord's of Sri Lanka", It hosts the most domestic finals and is an important international cricket venue. The ground staged its first Test in 1984 against New Zealand and its first One Day International in 1982 against England. The Sri Lankan team has an impressive record here. Out of 38 Tests played at the SSC as of January 2015, Sri Lanka has won 18 matches, and drawn 14, with only 6 losses.
History
In 1899, a combined school cricket team, composed mainly of cricketers from Royal College, S. Thomas' College and Wesley College beat Colts Cricket Club by a one run. A decision was made to form an all-Sinhalese club, and thus Singhalese Sports Club was founded. The club leased land in Victoria Park with sandy soil and covered with cinnamon trees.
In 1952 the club leased another 20 acres (81,000 m) and moved to its present location in Maitland Place, which had been used as an aerodrome by the allied forces in World War II.
Ground
The pavilion of the ground was built in 1956 with the sponsorship of Donovan Andree, a leading nightclub entrepreneur. A giant scoreboard and sightscreens were built in the mid-70s. Later the current scoreboard was built. The ground also has a media center and commentary box with modern facilities. Various sponsors including Lankabell, Seylan Bank and HSBC have built stands bearing their brands. There are two grass embankments for the spectators.
Highlights
In 1992 Australian tour of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka lost the SSC Test match to Australia by 16 runs after being set a target of only 181 runs. This is one of Sri Lanka's narrowest defeats in Test cricket. Shane Warne took three wickets in thirteen balls; this was his first notable performance in Test cricket.
In the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship, Mohammed Ashraful of Bangladesh become the youngest cricketer to score a Test hundred, one day before his 17th birthday. However Bangladesh went on to lose the match by an innings and 137 runs.
Chaminda Vaas took 8 wickets for 19 runs in 2001–02 against Zimbabwe, the best bowling performance in a One Day International match. The Zimbabwean total of 38 was the lowest team innings total in ODIs at that point of time.
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene shared a partnership of 624 runs against South Africa in 2006–07 season, the highest partnership for any wicket in Test and first class cricket.
Ground Figures
Key
- P Matches Played
- H Matches Won by Home Side
- T Matches Won by Touring Side
- N Matches Won by Neutral Side
- D/N/T Matches Drawn/No Result/Tied
| Ground Figures | ||||||
| Format | P | H | T | N | D/N/T | Inaugural Match |
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| Test matches | 43 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 16 March 1984 |
| One-Day Internationals | 60 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 13 February 1982 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 February 2010 |
Updated 5 February 2024
Cricket World Cup matches
1996 Cricket World Cup
Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup| 21 February 1996 scorecard |
Zimbabwe  228/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 229/4 (37 overs) |
| Alistair Campbell 75 (102) Chaminda Vaas 2/30 (10 overs) |
Aravinda de Silva 91 (86) Heath Streak 3/60 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Steve Dunne and Mahboob Shah Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (Sri) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first.
ICC Champions Trophy matches
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka. Six group matches played in SSC. Other matches played in R. Premadasa Stadium.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Main article: 2002 ICC Champions Trophy| 13 September 2002 Scorecard |
| West Indies 238/8 (50 overs) |
v |  South Africa242/8 (49 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 49 (55) Jacques Kallis 2/41 (9 overs) |
Jonty Rhodes 61 (70) Mervyn Dillon 4/60 (10 overs) |
| South Africa won by 2 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: David Shepherd and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (RSA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first.
| 15 September 2002 Scorecard |
Australia  296/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 132 (26.2 overs) |
| Damien Martyn 73 (87) Jacob Oram 2/60 (10 overs) |
Shane Bond 26 (22) Glenn McGrath 5/37 (7 overs) |
| Australia won by 164 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
| 17 September 2002 Scorecard |
| West Indies 261/6 (50 overs) |
v |  Kenya232 (49.1 overs) |
| Brian Lara 111 (120) Steve Tikolo 2/49 (7 overs) |
Steve Tikolo 93 (91) Pedro Collins 3/18 (9.1 overs) |
| West Indies won by 29 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Daryl Harper and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.
| 19 September 2002 Scorecard |
| Bangladesh 129 (45.2 overs) |
v | Australia 133/1 (20.4 overs) |
| Alok Kapali 45 (75) Jason Gillespie 3/20 (10 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 67* (70) Mohammad Rafique 1/32 (5 overs) |
| Australia won by 9 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Jason Gillespie (Aus) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first.
| 21 September 2002 Scorecard |
| Netherlands 136 (50 overs) |
v |  Pakistan142/1 (16.2 overs) |
| Roland Lefebvre 32 (70) Shahid Afridi 3/18 (10 overs) |
Imran Nazir 59 (40) Feiko Kloppenburg 1/23 (2 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 9 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
- The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first.
| 23 September 2002 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 244/9 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 77 (19.3 overs) |
| Mathew Sinclair 70 (122) Mohammad Ashraful 3/26 (5 overs) |
Tushar Imran 20 (16) Shane Bond 4/21 (5 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 167 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka de Silva and David Shepherd Player of the match: Shane Bond (NZ) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first.
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- List of international cricket centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
References
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- "Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – Test cricket". How Stat. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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