Burgher Recreation Club
One Day nameBurgher Recreation Club
Personnel
CaptainHashen Ramanayake
CoachReza Tahir
Team information
ColoursMaroon  [1]
Founded1896
Home groundHavelock Park
History
Premier Trophy wins1
Premier Limited Overs Tournament winsnil
Inter-Provincial Twenty20 winsnil
Official websitewww.brcclub.net

Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

History

The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club,[2] with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The first president was A. W. Raffel, the hon. secretary was O. H. Poppenback and the club captain was V. O. Wright.[3] The club won its first cricket match on 9 November 1901.

In 1902 the club moved from Bambalapitiya to Havelock Park. On 31 May 1915 the club changed its name to the Burgher Recreation Club.[3][4] In 1925 the club was adjudged cricket champions. In 1947 B. R. Heyn was appointed the captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[4] In the 1950s the club opened its membership to the wider community. The club won its first P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in the 1955–56 season.

The club competed at first-class level in the Premier Trophy from 1988–89 to 2012–13, but lost its first-class status when the number of teams in the competition was reduced from 20 to 14 after the 2012–13 season. It is eligible for promotion back to first-class status, depending on its results in non-first-class competitions.

Honours

  • 1955–56 – P Saravanamuttu Trophy

Current squad

These players featured in matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 2019/20.[5]

Players with international caps are listed in bold

No Name Nat Age Batting style Bowling style
Batsmen
7Raminda WijesooriyaSri Lanka25Left-handed–
9Lasith LakshanSri Lanka27Right-handedRight-arm off-break
54Bhanuka RajapaksaSri Lanka32Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
– Nisal FranciscoSri Lanka26Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
– Shanuka DulajSri Lanka28Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
–Shehan NissankaSri Lanka30Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
All-rounders
40Hashen Ramanayake (Captain)Sri Lanka28Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
14Deshan DiasSri Lanka31Left-handed–
–Lisula LakshanSri Lanka28Right-handed–
Bowlers
36Kevin KoththigodaSri Lanka25Left-handedRight-arm leg-break
–SohaibullahPakistan27Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
–Malindu ShehanSri Lanka29Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
34Tharindu KaushalSri Lanka30Right-handedRight-arm off-break
–ChameeraSri Lanka28Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Duvindu TillakaratneSri Lanka27Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Mohamed ShirazSri Lanka28Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Hockey Captains

  • E. D. KELAART 1924
  • A. L. KELLY 1928
  • W. L. METZELING 1929–30
  • CARL KELAART 1931
  • V. S. De KRETSER 1932
  • D. O. PEREIRA 1933–34
  • F. WRIGHT 1935–41
  • R. H. ALDONS 1942–43
  • Q. WRIGHT 1944–45
  • Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1946
  • Q. WRIGHT 1947
  • Dr. R. H. ALDONS 1948–49
  • W. F. De ZYLVA 1950
  • E. C. KELAART 1951
  • H. C. ALDONS 1951–52
  • V. S. De KRETSER 1952–53
  • ERIC ALDONS 1954
  • B. D. BROWN 1955
  • J. C. De KRETSER 1956
  • R. I. BARTELS 1957
  • E. C. KELAART 1958
  • J. C. De KRETSER 1959
  • Denis De ROSAYRO 1960
  • MALCOM ALDONS 1961
  • D. HARVIE 1962–63
  • J. C. De KRETSER 1964
  • D. PEIRIS 1965
  • RICHARD HEYN 1966–67
  • SAM ABEYASEKERA 1968
  • G. H. JAYATISSA 1969
  • S. GALAGAMA 1972
  • B. M. R. PREENA 1974
  • A. K. H. PREENA 1975
  • J. M. JHAN 1976
  • S. SERASINGHE 1977
  • A. M. FAWZIE 1978
  • A. J. RUMY 1979
  • M. F. RAZEEN 1980
  • L. WIJESEKERA 1981
  • M. I. SAHABDEEN 1982
  • S. H. M. M. HALLAJ 1983
  • S. H. M. KUTHUBDEEN 1984
  • S. H. U. KARNAIN 1985
  • A. SILVA 1986

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "| Sri Lanka Cricket". www.srilankacricket.lk. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Alistair MacKenzie (1968). Ferguson's Ceylon Directory. Vol. 110–112. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 1143.
  3. 1 2 Perera, S. S.; Muthiah, S (Ed) (1999). The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832–1996. Janashakthi Insurance. p. 74.
  4. 1 2 Bandara, Sampath (21 August 2009). "Burgher Recreation Club Website launched". Daily News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Lakmal, Waruna (2020-02-06). "Photos: BRC Team Preview 2019/20". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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