Netball in 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]

Netball in Sri Lanka
CountrySri Lanka
National team(s)Sri Lanka

History

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:

  • 1967 Donald Windsor Challenge Shield: First [1]
  • 1985 Asian Netball Tournament: Second [1]
  • 1990 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
  • 1997 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
  • 2001 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
  • 2009 Asian Netball Tournament: First [7]
  • 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second[8]
  • 2012 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
  • 2013 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second
  • 2014 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
  • 2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship: First
  • 2016 Asian Netball Tournament: Second
  • 2017 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Fourth
  • 2018 Asian Netball Tournament: First
  • 2019 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third
  • 2022 Asian Netball Tournament: First

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

References
  1. Sri Lanka Netball 2010
  2. All England Netball Association, p. 31
  3. International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
  4. Government of Sri Lanka 2001
  5. Sagar 2010
  6. International Netball Federation. "Current World Rankings". Last updated 20 August 2016.
  7. Lanka Journal 2009
  8. Netball Singapore 2011b

Bibliography
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