Netball in Sri Lanka

Netball in Sri Lanka

National team	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 Colombo Ladies College 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] 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, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.^[1]

England's record against Ceylon in international matched 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 January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number fifteen 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]

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw} Sri Lanka Netball 2010
2. ^ All England Netball Association, p. 31
3. ^ ^{a b} International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
4. ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
5. ^ Sagar 2010
6. ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2011a
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Lanka Journal 2009
8. ^ Netball Singapore 2011b

Bibliography

• All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926 - 1976.. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756. 
• Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
• International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
• International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". http://www.netball.org/Netball.aspx?id=18. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
• Lanka Journal (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka clinch Asian Netball Title". http://www.lankajournal.com/2009/06/sri-lanka-clinch-asian-netball-title/. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
• Lanka Truth (29 June 2009). "Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship". http://www.lankatruth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2607%3Asri-lanka-wins-asian-netball-championship&Itemid=41. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
• Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-youth-netball-championship-r1983580.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
• Sri Lanka Netball (30 September 2010). "THE HISTORY OF NETBALL IN SRI LANKA". http://www.slnetball.com/History.html. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia