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Bad weather forces Premier league postponement

Inclement weather in Colombo has forced the postponement of certain Premier league matches in Sri Lanka

Sa'adi Thawfeeq
25-Nov-2006
Inclement weather in Colombo has forced the postponement of certain Premier league matches in Sri Lanka. Matches that were scheduled to begin on November 24 and December 1 have been pushed back to January 12 and 19.
Basil Perera, Sri Lanka Cricket's tournament committee chairman, said that in fairness to the 14 clubs represented the postponement was necessary because the current season was one of transformation for them. "Each of the clubs has only six matches in their respective groups to try and finish in the top ten to qualify for next season's competition so it is only fair to give them the maximum opportunity of playing time," he explained. "Last week four matches did not start at all due to bad weather and ground conditions. Of the remaining two only one club recorded victory while the other game was also affected by the weather.
"It was the consensus of the captains that they were disappointed with the outcome. In consultation with the Met Department which predicted rain for the next two weeks we decided to postpone the matches for January," he added. "Rescheduling of matches is not a difficult task but one has to look at the expenditure and revenue. Then there is also the question of venues being available. There are five clubs playing in the Premier league without a ground of their own."
Matches of the Premier limited-overs tournament scheduled for November 28 have also been postponed to December 3.
The Premier league will recommence December 8 with the following matches: SSC v BRC at Maitland Place, Ragama CC v Saracens tbc, NCC v Bloomfield at Maitland Place, Tamil Union v Chilaw Marians at Sara Stadium, Colts v Sebastianites at Havelock Park and Moors SC v CCC at Braybrooke Place.