Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground , a first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo , is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club .
4-636: The ground, which has a seating capacity for 2,000 spectators, is in the Cinnamon Gardens district of Colombo, next to the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and across Maitland Place from the Colombo Cricket Club Ground . Nondescripts Cricket Club, founded in 1888, moved to the ground in 1910 after reclaiming it from swampland. It first hosted first-class cricket in 1926, and has been in constant use as
8-778: A first-class venue since 1989. Three One Day International matches were played there in 1986–87, and three Women's One Day Internationals in 2010–11. A new pavilion was opened in 2007. As of early December 2021, 223 first-class matches and 155 List A matches had been played at the ground. The highest first-class score on the ground is 290 not out by Lahiru Udara for Nondescripts against Ragama in 2019–20. The best bowling figures are 8 for 24 by Nimesh Perera for Sebastianites against Nondescripts in 2000–01. 6°54′21.34″N 79°52′09.83″E / 6.9059278°N 79.8693972°E / 6.9059278; 79.8693972 Cinnamon Gardens Cinnamon Gardens ( Sinhala : කුරුඳු වත්ත Kurundu Vaththa , Tamil : கறுவாத் தோட்டம் )
12-674: Is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo , Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named from the former cinnamon plantation in this area. In the year 1789, there were 289 acres (1.17 km ) of cinnamon trees in the gardens. At present, Cinnamon Gardens is the location of the Prime Minister's Office , Independence Hall , Colombo Town Hall and National Museum as well as numerous foreign embassies and high commissions , located down streets lined with fine trees and mansions that are home to
16-560: The country's elite. It is also the location of the Colombo Department of Meteorology and its observatory. Cinnamon Gardens is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. The major ethnic communities in Cinnamon Gardens are Sinhalese and Tamils . Ethnic minorities include Burghers and Sri Lankan Moors . Religions include Buddhism , Hinduism , Islam , Christianity and various other religions and beliefs to
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