Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921. The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School. The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo in February 1925. In 1927, netball was played at Government Training College for the first time. This helped spread the game around Sri Lanka.
History The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s. By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides. In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka. In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created. In 1983, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.
England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win.
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game. This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world. Last updated 20 August 2016.
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include: 1967 Donald Windsor Challenge Shield: First 1985 Asian Netball Tournament: Second 1990 Asian Netball Tournament: First 1997 Asian Netball Tournament: First 2001 Asian Netball Tournament: First 2009 Asian Netball Tournament: First 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second 2012 Asian Netball Tournament: Second 2013 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Second 2014 Asian Netball Tournament: Second 2015 Asian Youth Netball Championship: First 2016 Asian Netball Tournament: Second 2017 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Fourth 2018 Asian Netball Tournament: First 2019 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third 2022 Asian Netball Tournament: First
The table below contains a list of all the presidents and secretaries of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka. YearPresidentSecretary1954Dr. H.S.R. GunawardenaMiss H.I. Perera1956Mr. A.G.G. PereraMiss H.I. Perera1958Mr. Dinkar MuthukrishnaMiss Kusuma Gunawardena1959Mr. Dinkar MuthukrishnaMr. A.K. de Alwis1960Mr. Dinkar MuthukrishnaMiss H.I. Perera1962 AprilMs. M. RatwatteMiss H.I. Perera1962 OctoberMs. Anula UdalagamaMiss H.I. Perera1967Ms. Anula UdalagamaMiss Seetha Senevirathne1972Ms. Anula UdalagamaMs. B.N. de Silva Malikka1973Ms. Nimal PereraMs. B.N. de Silva Malikka1974 JuneMs. Barbara GunasekeraMs. Jean de Silva1976 OctoberMs. Seetha WickramasingheMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1978Ms. R.S.E. PereraMs. Carmen Siriwardane1979Ms. R.S.E. PereraMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1980Ms. R.S.E. PereraMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1981Ms. Trixie JayasooriyaMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1982/83Miss M. FranckeMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1983Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board)Ms. Monica de Silva1984Ms. Anula Udalagama (Board)Ms. Monica de Silva1985 to 1989Ms. Anula UdalagamaMs. Mallika de Silva1990 / 1991Ms. Manel SamaraweeraMs. Dulcie Kuruppu1992 / 1993Ms. Prema BandaraMs. Yasmin Dharmaratne1993 / 1994Ms. Manel SamaraweeraMs. Latha Senanayake1994Ms. Cynthia RasquinhoMs. Lourdes Jayasekara1995Ms. Lily Weerasinghe (Board)Ms. Yasmin Dharmaratne1996Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – HerathMs. Lourdes Jayasekara1997Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - HerathMs. Lourdes Jayasekara1998Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi - HerathMs. June Perera1999Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – HerathMs. Shirlene Van Sanden2001Ms. Trixie NanayakkaraCol. Udala Krishnaratne2002Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – HerathMs. Anoma Jayawardene (Board)2003/2004Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – HerathMs. Yasmin Dharmaratne2004/2005Madam Shiranthi RajapaksaMs. Yasmin Dharmaratne2005/2006Ms. Tamara Dharmakeerthi – HerathMs. Yasmin Dharmaratne2006 March/2008 AugustMs. Sherine KumaranathungaMs. Rio Ramlan2008 August/2010 MayMs. Ajanta WijesekaraMs. Trixie Nanayakkara2010 May (At Present) Mrs. Leisa de Silva ChandrasenaMs. Damayanthi Jayathilaka 2013 March - 2014 March MsVictoria Lakshimi Ms Shyama Coora
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