Bowling
Records
5 wickets and
more in an innings
|
Year |
Bowler |
Wickets |
Year |
Bowler |
Wickets |
|
1880 |
J.
Lourensz |
5
for ? |
1921 |
F.K.
Jonklass |
5
for 23 |
|
1880 |
J.
Lourensz |
5
for ? |
1924 |
R.
Barber |
5
for 19 |
|
1880 |
C.
De Saram |
5
for ? |
1925 |
R.
Barber |
5
for 70 |
|
1881 |
D.
Wendt |
5
for ? |
1932 |
M.O.
Gooneratne |
5
for 36 |
|
1882 |
C.
Orr |
5
for ? |
1933 |
M.O.
Gooneratne |
5
for 61 |
|
1883 |
C.Orr |
5
for 13 |
1933 |
W.A.
Wijesinghe |
6
for 37 |
|
1883 |
C.Orr |
6
for 24 |
1934 |
S.
Anthonisz |
6
for 31 |
|
1884 |
F.
Thomas |
8
for 3 (b) |
1934 |
S.
Anthonisz |
5
for 35 |
|
1885 |
C.
Wilkins |
6
for 4 |
1935 |
M.O.
Gooneratne |
7
for 34 |
|
1887 |
C.
Erskine |
7
for 9 |
1935 |
S.
Anthonisz |
7
for 33 |
|
1890 |
D.
Robertson |
5
for 27 |
1939 |
W.E.
Taylor |
6
for 47 |
|
1890 |
J.C.
Heyzer |
6
for 38 |
1941 |
O.A.
Abeynaike |
7
for 60 |
|
1891 |
D.
Robertson |
7
for 16 |
1943 |
H..S.
Coomaraswamy |
6
for 25 |
|
1894 |
O.G
De Alwis |
7
for 21 |
1944 |
S.
Elapata |
6
for 29 |
|
1895 |
C.
Orr |
6
for 68 |
1944 |
K.M.T. Perera |
6
for 24 |
|
1896. |
J.A.
Scharengulval |
7
for 30 |
1945 |
E.
Elapata |
6
for 11 (a) |
|
1899 |
B.
Tennekoon |
8
for 35 |
1945 |
U.
Katugaha |
6
for 58 |
|
1900 |
D.L.De Saram |
5
for 47 |
1946 |
U.
Katugaha |
5
for 54 |
|
1900 |
B.
Tennekoon |
5
for 23 |
1949 |
C.T.A. Schaffter |
6
for 27 |
|
1902 |
D.L.
De Saram |
7
for 40 |
1951 |
C.A.
Borrow |
5
for 18 |
|
1902 |
A.C.
Amath |
5
for 45 |
1953 |
J.D.
Piachaud |
7
for 50 |
|
1903 |
P.
Daniels |
5
for 7 |
1956 |
W.M.
Ekenayake |
5
for 46 |
|
1904 |
C.
Speldewinde |
7
for 23 |
1959 |
O.A.
Ferdinands |
5
for 55 |
|
1905 |
L.H.
Arndt |
6
for 26 |
1960 |
M.I.
Idross |
5
for 47 |
|
1906 |
L.H.
Arndt |
8
for 38 |
1961 |
C.K.T. Labrooy |
6
for 35 |
|
1906 |
L.H.
Amdt |
6
for 17 |
1962 |
C.K.T. Labrooy |
6
for 47 |
|
1907 |
R.E.
Wanduragala |
7
for 34 |
1963 |
H.R.C.DeSilva |
5
for 41 |
|
19.07 |
R.E.
Wanduragala |
7
for 42 |
1970 |
P.L.D. Kariyawasam |
5
for 59 |
|
1908 |
R.E.
Wandaragala |
6
for 32 |
1977 |
A.
Ganeshan |
5
for 63 |
|
1910 |
G.
Bay |
5
for 28 |
1988 |
L.
Egalahewa |
5
for 24 |
|
1911 |
R.E.
Wanduragala |
5
for 17 |
1990 |
D.L.
Wickremaratne |
7
for 50 |
|
1912 |
E.C.
Winman |
6
for 62 |
1992 |
D.
De Silva |
5
for 44 |
|
1916 |
S.
Saravanamuttu |
5
for 21 |
1997 |
R.
Mahapatuna |
6
for 34 (a) |
|
1918 |
H.
Senevirathne |
7
for 38 |
1999 |
H.S.S. Peiris |
5
for 18 |
|
1919 |
H.
Senevirathne |
5
for 34 |
2002 |
M.T.D. Fernando |
7
for 56 |
|
1920 |
E.H.
Perera |
5
for 30 |
2004 |
V.
Balasubi-amaniam |
6
for 64 |
(a) Includes
a hat trick.
(b) Best Bowling performance in a single innings
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10 wickets and over
in a match
|
Year |
Bowler |
Wickets |
Year |
Bowler |
Wickets |
|
1990 |
J.
Loiirensz |
10 for ? |
1902 |
D.L. De
Saram |
10 for 97 |
|
1883 |
C. Orr |
11 for 37 |
1904 |
C.
Speldewinde |
11 for 37 |
|
1884 |
F. Thomasz |
12 for 20 |
1906 |
L.H.
Arndt |
14 for 55
(c) |
|
1887 |
C. Erskine |
10 for 24 |
1907 |
R.E.Wanduragala |
14 for 76 |
|
1891 |
D.
Robertson |
10 for 38 |
1918 |
H.
Seneviratne |
11 for 60 |
|
1894 |
O.G. De
Alwis |
10 for 47 |
1933 |
W.A.
Wijesinghe |
10 for 66 |
|
1896 |
J.A.
Scharengulval |
11 for 47 |
1934 |
S.
Anthonisz |
1 for 66 |
(c) Best
Bowling performance at a match.
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Other Bowling Records
Most wickets in series
D.L.
De Saram (1898 - 1902) wickets at an average of 10.78
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Most number of wickets for naught
J.C. Heyzer got 4 for 0 in 1891
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Best bowling performance by a team
S.
Thomas' College shot out the Royalist for 9 runs in 1885
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Wicket with the first ball of the innings
In
1950, B.A. Weinman dismissed C.H. Gunasekara. Royalist opening batsman LBW
in the first innings.
In 1968 D. Chanmugam bowled B.N.R. Mendis of Royal in the second innings.
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Wicket with the first ball of the match
R.B.
Wijesinghe dismissed Royalist opener V.J.H. Gunesekara LBW in i939.
Daminda De Silva dismissed Royal skipper T. Suhasinghe caught D.
Bodhiyabaduge at 2nd Slip in 1992 on his debut.
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