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Colombo Cricket Club Ground

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ground profile

Also or formerly known as Maitland Crescent
Capacity 6000
Floodlights No
End names Press Box End, Pavilion End
Home team(s) Colombo Cricket Club
Current local time 22:51, Sun Jul 06, 2008 (UTC +0530)
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Records and statistics
Statistics Ground records | Statsguru Tests
First Test Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Mar 24-29, 1984 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Apr 16-21, 1987 scorecard

 Profile

The Colombo CC ground is the third clustered around Maitland Place, which also includes the SSC and Nondescripts. It is a small ground, but held three Tests in the 1980s and still hosts touring sides in warm-up matches. The playing area takes up most of the space, leaving a narrow area for spectators on both side, plus the pavilion and one concrete stand. Its maiden first-class match was in 1927 and in 1934 hosted an MCC side led by Douglas Jardine.
Andrew McGlashan

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Nov 21, 2007

A general view of the action as England spend another day in the field
A general view of the action as England spend another day in the field
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Nov 20, 2007

England shelter under a tent as the rain hammers down at Colombo
England shelter under a tent as the rain hammers down at Colombo
© Andrew Miller

Nov 20, 2007

A very damp Colombo Cricket Club Ground
A very damp Colombo Cricket Club Ground
© Andrew Miller

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