Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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 team based in Colombo

Colombo

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, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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. It was founded in 1888. The name "Nondescripts" is derived from the fact it was intended to be open to anyone unlike other Colombo-based clubs such as Sinhalese Sports Club

Sinhalese Sports Club

The Sinhalese Sports Club is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Sinhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 30 times to 2008.-History:-Honours:...

, Moors Sports Club

Moors Sports Club

-Team Records:* Playing Record : Played : 181 Won : 37 Lost : 39 Drawn : 105* Highest team total - 622 vs SLAF, Colombo , 2003–04* Best innings bowling figures - HMRKB Herath 8/43 vs PSC, Colombo 2003–04...

 and Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club which used to be aligned with a particular ethnic group at the time. The team play at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground.

Other Nondescript Clubs

The name 'Nondescripts Cricket Club' derives from a 19th century London-based team. The Nondescripts were a 'wandering' cricket club with no fixed ground and a team composed of players of all standards. A New Zealand Nondescripts Club was established in 1962 to promote "the principles of the game of Cricket, especially sportsmanship and high standards in dress, attitude and application." It too is a 'wandering' club drawn mainly from Wellington and Lower Hutt players; eight NZ internationals have played for the club, including Ewen Chatfield, John Reid and Bob Blair.

Honours

• P Saravanamuttu Trophy (9)

1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1956–57
1957–58
1960–61
1969–70
1970–71
1975–76

• Robert Senanayake Trophy (2)

1976–77
1978–79

• Lakspray Trophy (2)

1985–86
1988–89

• P Saravanamuttu Trophy (1)

1993–94

• Premier Trophy (1)

2000–01

• Under 23 Trophy (1)

2008–09
2009–10

Team Records

• Highest team total - 538 vs Sinhalese Sports Club
• Best innings bowling figures - Lyndon Hannibal 8/38 vs MSC
• Hundred in first match - Prasad Padmasanka 106 vs PSC
• Hundred in each innings - Pradeep Hewage 168 & 123 vs Matara
• Highest individual score - Aravinda De Silva
  Aravinda de Silva
  Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who is considered one of the finest batsmen produced by the country.He is also regarded as one of the most elegant batsman in his generation, and to date is the only player to make a hundred and take 3 or more wickets in a world cup...
  
   222 vs SCC
• Partnership records -
• 1 - 233 RP Arnold
  Russel Arnold
  Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order...
  
   & S Weerasinghe
• 2 - 226 RP Arnold & MN Nawaz
• 3 - 143 MN Nawaz & PA de Silva
• 4 - 285 HP Tillakaratne & CP Mapatuna
• 5 - 234* RP Arnold & CP Mapatuna
• 6 - 239* DA Gunawardene & HP Tillakaratne
• 7 - 153 PA de Silva & AGD Wickremasinghe
• 8 - 147* RS Kalpage & MTT Mirando
• 9 - 130 HP Tillakaratne & KR Pushpakumara
• 10 - 62 RS Kalpage & WS Sirimanne

Notable players

Players to have represented Sri Lanka at Test cricket -

• Russel Arnold
  Russel Arnold
  Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order...
  
  
• Upul Chandana
  Upul Chandana
  Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder....
  
  
• Aravinda de Silva
  Aravinda de Silva
  Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who is considered one of the finest batsmen produced by the country.He is also regarded as one of the most elegant batsman in his generation, and to date is the only player to make a hundred and take 3 or more wickets in a world cup...
  
  
• Avishka Gunawardene
  Avishka Gunawardene
  Dihan Avishka Gunawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an explosive left-handed batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals...
  
  
• T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  T.B. Kehelgamuwa
  Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and Manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team, under whose turner the Sri Lanka Test team recorded their first overseas Test victory...
  
  
• Lasith Malinga
  Lasith Malinga
  Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"...
  
  
• Naveed Nawaz
  Naveed Nawaz
  Mohamed Naveed Nawaz, born September 20, 1973 in Colombo, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a legbreak bowler and has played both Test cricket and One-Day Internationals for the Sri Lankan national side....
  
  
• Ravindra Pushpakumara
  Ravindra Pushpakumara
  Karuppiahyage Ravindra Pushpakumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
  
  
• Kumar Sangakkara
  Kumar Sangakkara
  Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...
  
  
• Upul Tharanga
  Upul Tharanga
  Warushavithana Upul Tharanga , commonly known as Upul Tharanga, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.-Early life:Upul Tharanga had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda...
  
  
• Hashan Tillakaratne
  Hashan Tillakaratne
  Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer and a politician.-Cricket career:As a schoolboy in 1986, he was selected to play against England B at Galle, scoring a century to save the match. He played in his first One Day International in November 1986, and emerged into the Sri Lankan...
  
  
• Gamini Wickremasinghe
  Gamini Wickremasinghe
  Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Tests and four ODIs between 1989 and 1993. He studied at Nalanda College Colombo....
  
  

Under 23 squad (2011)

• R.Laksiri (C)
• S.Pussegolla (VC)
• D.Chandimal
• R.Wijenayake
• A.Perera
• A.kerner
• K.Hettihewa
• U.Weerasinghe
• P.A.Liyanage
• Chathura Peiris
• Primosh Perera
• Kaushal Handi
• Imesh Udayananda
• P.Hasanka
• Danuk Artchilage
• B.Dharmasena
• P.Thommadura
• L.Helambage
• M.R.S.Cooray
• Pubudu Jayampathi
• D.R.Dissanayake
• Thiwanka Perera

External links

• Cricinfo
• CricketArchive