| Moratuwa Stadium, Tyronne Fernando Stadium | |||
| Ground information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Moratuwa, Western Province | ||
| Coordinates | 6°47′41″N 79°53′19″E / 6.7948°N 79.8887°E | ||
| Establishment | 1952 | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Owner | Moratuwa Sports Club | ||
| Operator | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||
| End names | |||
| Press Box End Katubadda End | |||
| International information | |||
| First Test | 8–13 September 1992: Sri Lanka v  Australia | ||
| Last Test | 8–13 December 1993: Sri Lanka v  West Indies | ||
| First ODI | 31 March 1984: Sri Lanka v  New Zealand | ||
| Last ODI | 14 August 1993: Sri Lanka v  India | ||
| First WODI | 25 March 1999: Sri Lanka v  Netherlands | ||
| Last WODI | 30 January 2002: Sri Lanka v  Pakistan | ||
| Team information | |||
| |||
| As of 2 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |||
De Soysa International Cricket Stadium (formerly known as Tyronne Fernando Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Moratuwa, in southwestern Sri Lanka.[1] It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1992. The ground opened in 1940 and gained Test status in 1979. Moratuwa, located just eight miles (13 km) south of Colombo is renowned for its carpentry, cricket and its philanthropists. Indeed it was the most famous of these families that initiated the development of De Soysa Park Stadium, when they donated the 5 acre (20,000 sq m) plot of land to the Urban Council in 1940, to develop the Sports Complex. An additional 2 acres were sold under its market value by another member of the family. The ground was named De Soysa Park and subsequently used mainly for Moratuwa Sports Club (MSC) and school competitions.[2][3][4]
- ^ Ferreira, Annesley. "Moratuwa Stadium back to De Soysa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ de Mel, Vernon. "Birth of De Soysa Park and Moratuwa Sports Club" (PDF). The Island. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Colombage, Dinouk. "Protests as Tyronne Fernando Stadium Closed to Public". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Wijesinghe, Mahinda. "Cricket board shouldn't grant matches to Moratuwa". The Island. Retrieved 10 December 2012.