Colombo Cricket Club Ground

Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Maitland Crescent
Ground information
LocationMaitland Crescent, Colombo 7
Coordinates6°54′28″N 79°51′57″E / 6.907808°N 79.865911°E / 6.907808; 79.865911
Capacity6,000
OwnerColombo Cricket Club
TenantsColombo Cricket Club
End names
Press Box End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test14 March 1984:
 Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
Last Test16 April 1987:
 Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
First WODI15 February 2017:
 Ireland v  Bangladesh
Last WODI19 February 2017:
 Ireland v  South Africa
Only WT20I24 September 2018:
 Sri Lanka v  India
Team information
Colombo Cricket Club (c.1894 – present)
As of 2 September 2020
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCCG; Sinhala: කොළඹ ක්‍රිකට් සමාජ ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: கொலோம்போ கிரிக்கெட் கிளப் கிரௌண்ட்) is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. The stadium can hold 6,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1984.[1] It is one of the smallest test grounds in the world. Three Test matches have been held at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

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