Sri Lanka Cricket executive committee has decided to contract a national pool of 100 players.
30 players will be granted central contracts in the National and A team category while 20 youth players will be contracted in the emerging category.
The other 50 players will be 25 state players and 25 provincial players. Discussions between the players of all categories and the officials of SLC led by President, Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala took place on the 10th September at SLC headquarters, and the contracts are due to be signed next week.
Inaugural Under19 Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka 8th – 22nd December 2016:
Sri Lanka has been granted the honour of hosting the inaugural Under 19 Asia Cup, and will do so from the 8th – 22nd December 2016. Whilst the tournament itinerary and other details will be finalized in due course, the Executive Committee approved in principle the proposal to play 3 games at in Hambantota, Galle and Matara giving the opportunity to the cricket loving public and most especially the youth of the outstation areas to witness an international Youth Tournament.
Avishka re-appointed Head Coach for the forthcoming West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka
The Executive Committee ratified the appointment of Avishka Gunawardene as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka A Team for the forthcoming West Indies A Tour of Sri Lanka due to commence in the first week of October. The Executive Committee also appointed Mr. Jeryl Wouterz as the Manager and Mr. Chaminda Vaas as the Bowling Coach for the A Team
Appointment of National Team Trainer:
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Nick Lee as the National Team Trainer with effect from October 2016
Nick Lee is a prolific run-scorer who was a key member of the Suffolk Minor Counties squad hitting over 1,500 runs. In all cricket since 2007, including First Class, Second Eleven, Minor County and Premier League, Lee has scored well over 10,000 runs – a tally including 23 hundreds. He is currently working as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Sussex CCC.
