Premier Trophy


The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.

Current teams

The First-class competition in Sri Lanka is currently split into Tier A and Tier B tournaments. The following 14 teams competed in the Tier A tournament in 2019–20:
;Group A
;Group B
The following 12 teams competed in the Tier B tournament in 2019–20:
;Daily News Trophy
;P Saravanamuttu Trophy
;Robert Senanayake Trophy
;Lakspray Trophy
;P Saravanamuttu Trophy
;Premier Trophy

Wins by Clubs

ClubWinsWinning years
Singhalese Sports Club321938–39, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86*, 1986–87, 1988–89*, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95*, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2016–17
Nondescripts Cricket Club161952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1988–89*, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2013-14
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club91963–64, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95*, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11
Colts Cricket Club61991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011-12
Colombo Cricket Club61979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2018-19
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club31945–46, 1950–51, 2015-16
†Nomads Sports Club21964–65, 1967–68
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club22009–10, 2017-18
Kalutara Town Club11938
Saracens Sports Club11940–41
Burgher Recreation Club11955–56
†University11962–63
Moors Sports Club12002–03
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club12014–15

External sources