Netball in Sri Lanka | |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
National team(s) | Sri Lanka |
Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921. [1] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School. [1] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo in February 1925. [1] In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka. [1]
The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s. [1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides. [1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka. [1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created. [1] In 1983, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government. [1]
England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win. [2]
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game. [3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka. [3]
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001. [4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India. [5]
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world. [6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka. [1]
Year | President | Secretary |
1954 [1] | Dr. H.S.R. Gunawardena | Miss H.I. Perera |
1956 [1] | Mr. A.G.G. Perera | Miss H.I. Perera |
1958 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss Kusuma Gunawardena |
1959 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Mr. A.K. de Alwis |
1960 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 April [1] | Ms. M. Ratwatte | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 October [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss H.I. Perera |
1967 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss Seetha Senevirathne |
1972 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1973 [1] | Ms. Nimal Perera | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1974 June [1] | Ms. Barbara Gunasekera | Ms. Jean de Silva |
1976 October [1] | Ms. Seetha Wickramasinghe | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1978 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Carmen Siriwardane |
1979 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1980 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1981 [1] | Ms. Trixie Jayasooriya | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1982/83 [1] | Miss M. Francke | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1983 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1984 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1985 to 1989 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. Mallika de Silva |
1990 / 1991 [1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1992 / 1993 [1] | Ms. Prema Bandara | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1993 / 1994 [1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Latha Senanayake |
1994 [1] | Ms. Cynthia Rasquinho | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1995 [1] | Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board) | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1996 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1997 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1998 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. June Perera |
1999 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Shirlene Van Sanden |
2001 [1] | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara | Col. Udala Krishnaratne |
2002 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Anoma Jayawardene (Board) |
2003/2004 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2004/2005 [1] | Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2005/2006 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2006 March/2008 August [1] | Ms. Sherine Kumaranathunga | Ms. Rio Ramlan |
2008 August/2010 May [1] | Ms. Ajanta Wijesekara | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara |
2010 May (At Present) [1] | Mrs. Leisa de Silva Chandrasena | Ms. Damayanthi Jayathilaka |
2013 March - 2014 March MsVictoria Lakshimi Ms Shyama Coora
Netball in Sri Lanka | |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
National team(s) | Sri Lanka |
Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921. [1] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School. [1] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo in February 1925. [1] In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka. [1]
The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s. [1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides. [1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka. [1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created. [1] In 1983, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government. [1]
England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win. [2]
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game. [3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka. [3]
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001. [4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India. [5]
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world. [6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka. [1]
Year | President | Secretary |
1954 [1] | Dr. H.S.R. Gunawardena | Miss H.I. Perera |
1956 [1] | Mr. A.G.G. Perera | Miss H.I. Perera |
1958 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss Kusuma Gunawardena |
1959 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Mr. A.K. de Alwis |
1960 [1] | Mr. Dinkar Muthukrishna | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 April [1] | Ms. M. Ratwatte | Miss H.I. Perera |
1962 October [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss H.I. Perera |
1967 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Miss Seetha Senevirathne |
1972 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1973 [1] | Ms. Nimal Perera | Ms. B.N. de Silva Malikka |
1974 June [1] | Ms. Barbara Gunasekera | Ms. Jean de Silva |
1976 October [1] | Ms. Seetha Wickramasinghe | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1978 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Carmen Siriwardane |
1979 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1980 [1] | Ms. R.S.E. Perera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1981 [1] | Ms. Trixie Jayasooriya | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1982/83 [1] | Miss M. Francke | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1983 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1984 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board) | Ms. Monica de Silva |
1985 to 1989 [1] | Ms. Anula Udalagama | Ms. Mallika de Silva |
1990 / 1991 [1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Dulcie Kuruppu |
1992 / 1993 [1] | Ms. Prema Bandara | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1993 / 1994 [1] | Ms. Manel Samaraweera | Ms. Latha Senanayake |
1994 [1] | Ms. Cynthia Rasquinho | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1995 [1] | Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board) | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
1996 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1997 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. Lourdes Jayasekara |
1998 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - Herath | Ms. June Perera |
1999 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Shirlene Van Sanden |
2001 [1] | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara | Col. Udala Krishnaratne |
2002 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Anoma Jayawardene (Board) |
2003/2004 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2004/2005 [1] | Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2005/2006 [1] | Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – Herath | Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne |
2006 March/2008 August [1] | Ms. Sherine Kumaranathunga | Ms. Rio Ramlan |
2008 August/2010 May [1] | Ms. Ajanta Wijesekara | Ms. Trixie Nanayakkara |
2010 May (At Present) [1] | Mrs. Leisa de Silva Chandrasena | Ms. Damayanthi Jayathilaka |
2013 March - 2014 March MsVictoria Lakshimi Ms Shyama Coora