# Uva cricket team

The Uva cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team that represents Uva Province. The team was established in 2004 and only featured in the 2003-04 season of the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament. The team was captained by Chaminda Vaas. In 2011 the team will be returning for the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament.

## History
### 2003-04 Ten Sports Inter-Provincial Tournament

The team played 4 matches overall but won only 1 against North Central Province (17 Jan 2003) but lost matches against Western Province (9 Jan 2003), Southern Province (24 Jan 2003) and Central Province (30 Jan 2003).

### 2010

The team returned to participate in the 2010–11 Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament after a six-year gap and finished bottom of the table with a similar record of winning 1 and losing 3. They won only 1 match against Wayamba Elevens but lost against Ruhuna, Kandurata and Basnahira. But this time their captain was Thilina Kandamby.

## Players
### Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| | Tharanga Paranavitana | 15 April 1982 | Left-hand | Right-arm off-break | |
| | Mahela Udawatte | 19 July 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | |
| | Lahiru Thirimanne | 8 September 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| | Janaka Gunaratne | 14 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| | Thilina Kandamby | 4 June 1982 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | Captain |
| | Milinda Siriwardene | 4 December 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| | Malinga Bandara | 31 December 1979 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| | Indika De Saram | 2 September 1973 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| | Sameera De Zoysa | 31 January 1987 | Left-handed | | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| | Shaminda Eranga | 23 June 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| | Dilhara Fernando | 19 July 1979 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| | Dinuka Hettiarachchi | 15 July 1976 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| | Ian Daniel | 17 August 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | |
| | Kaushalya Weeraratne | 29 January 1981 | Left-handed | Right–arm fast-medium | |
| | Dinesh Daminda | 23 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |

### Notable players

* Avishka Gunawardene
* Chamila Gamage
* Chaminda Vaas
* Dhammika Sudarshana
* Dilhara Lokuhettige
* Ian Daniel
* Jeevantha Kulatunga
* Malintha Gajanayake
* Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
* Naveed Nawaz
* Niroshan Bandaratilleke
* Ravindra Pushpakumara
* Upul Chandana

## Honours
### First Class

* Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament: 0
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |
| Western Province | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Southern Province | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Central Province | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| North Central Province | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 17 January 2003 |

### List A

* Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament: 0
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |
| Wayamba Elevens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 13 January 2011 |
| Ruhuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kandurata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Basnahira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |

### Twenty20

* Sri Lanka Premier League: 0
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | First win |