Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground

The Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is one of the most famous cricket grounds in , and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka.
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  • Type: Pitch
  • Description: cricket ground in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Sinhala Sport Club”, “Sinhalese Sports Club Ground”, and “SSC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. is situated 1 km northwest of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Pitch
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. is situated 440 metres northwest of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Monument
Photo: Charaka Ranasinghe, CC BY 2.0.
is a in built for the commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka from British rule, with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceylonese-elected legislature on 4 February 1948. is situated 290 metres southwest of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nawala and Slave Island.

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 2½ km southeast of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the . is situated 3 km northwest of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Suburb
is a part of the 's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering , lies between and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. is situated 3 km east of Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.

Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground

Latitude
6.90596° or 6° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
79.86945° or 79° 52′ 10″ east
Open location code
6JRXWV49+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435041789
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­pitch
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­cricket
Wiki­data ID
Q3522423
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সিংহলীজ স্পোর্টস ক্লাব গ্রাউন্ড”
  • German: “Sinhalese Sports Club Ground”
  • Hindi: “सिंहली स्पोर्ट्स क्लब क्रिकेट ग्राउंड”
  • Japanese: “SSCクリケット・グラウンド”
  • Malayalam: “Sinhalese Sports Club Ground”
  • Malayalam: “സിൻഹളീസ് സ്പോർട്ട്സ് ക്ലബ് ഗ്രൗണ്ട്”
  • Marathi: “सिंहलीज क्रिकेट मैदान”
  • Marathi: “सिंहलीझ क्रीडा क्लब क्रिकेट मैदान”
  • Sinhala: “Sinhalese Sports Club Ground”
  • Sinhala: “සිංහල ක් රීඩා සමාජ ක් රීඩාංගණය”
  • Sinhala: “සිංහල ක්‍රීඩා සමාජ ක්‍රීඩාංගනය”
  • Tamil: “எஸ் எஸ் சி”
  • Tamil: “சிங்கள விளையாட்டுக் கழக அரங்கம்”
  • Tamil: “சிங்களவர் துடுப்பாட்ட அரங்கம்”
  • Tamil: “சிங்களவர் விளையாட்டுக் கழக அரங்கம்”
  • Urdu: “سنہالی اسپورٹس کلب گراؤنڈ”
  • Western Panjabi: “سنہالی اسپورٹس کلب گراؤنڈ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sports Ministry Ground and D S Senanayake College Ground.

Nearby Places

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