
The Geneva Sri Lanka Cricket Club (GESLCC) has been in existence since late 70s and has won the Swiss Championship more than five occasions since its inception. GESLCC is also the Swiss League Champions in 1998, 1999, 2010,2011,2013, and 2014. Recently, the GESLCC has seriously taken up the responsibility of promoting cricket in Switzerland with a view to introduce the game to those who are interested in sports and have an appetite to learn new types of sports.
The GESLCC will be touring Sri Lanka for the fourth time to play tournaments in Jaffna, Dambulla, Hambantota, Galle, and Colombo from 19 March through 2 April. For this tour, the club has invited a few players from various other clubs to participate in friendly games so that more Swiss Cricketers would get the opportunity to experience playing in Sri Lanka.
The schedule of the matches is as follows:
March 21 vs North provincial team (l) in Jaffna
March 23 vs North provincial team (ll) in Jaffna
March 25 vs North central provincial team in Dambulla
March 27 vs Southern provincial team in Hambantota
March 29 vs Southern provincial team in Galle
March 30 vs Colombo district
March 31 vs Colombo district
Sri Lanka is one of those destinations on everyone’s ‘bucket list’. As well as watching cricket in exotic places like Jaffna, Dambulla, Hambantota, Galle, and Colombo and epic world-class sightseeing in Sri Lanka would make the team and their families who would accompany them a wonderful experience.
Cricket tours and Cricket holidays are our first love and over the years our team at such stunning destinations all over the world has provided unmatched experienced throughout. It is our aim to carefully design to create an experience that will both excite and delight, combining thrilling cricketing action on the field with a whole host of truly exquisite experiences in whichever the places GESLCC is playing.
This tour specially benefits Sri Lanka “unity through cricket” because the team put together consists of players of different cultures and religions.
The tour squad comprises of
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Sunil Perera (Manager of GESLCC)
Age :63
Favourite drink : Red wine
Favourite Swiss cricket players : Dugal Jansz & Sanjeevan Theaver
Favourite International Player : Aravinda De Silva |

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Dugal Jansz
Wesley college Colombo
Age : 50
Preferred batting position : Opener or Number 4
Batting style : Left hand
Bowling style : Right arm Medium
Favorite fielding position : Slips
Favorite drink : Whiskey/Wine
Favorite cricket player : Sir Garfield Sobers
Music/Song : Country |
Lalantha Sirisenage
Age : 34
Preferred batting position : Opener or Number 3
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm fast
Favourite fielding position : Point / Cover
Favourite drink : Wood apple Juice
Favourite cricket player : Kumara Sangakkara
Music/Song : Anything |
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Satheeskumar THIYAGARAJAH
known as Kumar ( Geneva Sri Lanka Cricket Club since 1992)
Age : 42
Preferred batting position : Opener or in mid order
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm medium space
Favourite fielding position : Short mid-on or long mid-off
Favourite drink : Californian chardonnay/ Sri Lankan white tea
Favourite cricket player : Mahela Jayawardana
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Mounir BARONE
Age : 33
Preferred batting position : 5
Batting style :Right hand
Bowling style :Medium fast
Favourite fielding position : long on/off
Favourite drink : guava juice
Favourite cricket player : Sachin Tendulkar
Music/song : Hip Hop/ R’n b |
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Sedwyn Anthony
Age : 33
Preferred batting position : Anywhere
Batting style :Right hand
Bowling style :Right arm offspin
Favourite fielding position : Slip
Favourite drink : Beer/vodka
Favourite cricket player : Sachin Tendukar/Desmond Haynes
Music/song : Bob Marley |
Lucien Jordaan (Chairman of Eersterust Cricket Club and 1st team player)
Age : 32
Preferred batting position : Opener or Number 4
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm leg break
Favourite fielding position : Slips
Favourite drink : Whiskey/Beer
Favourite cricket player : Sachin Tendulkar
Music/Song : Anything |
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Ferdinand Paul (1st team player at Eersterust Cricket Club)
Age : 31
Preferred batting position : Number 3 or 5
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm off spin
Favourite fielding position : Short mid-wicket
Favourite drink : Lager/Whiskey/Beer
Favourite cricket player : Brian Lara
Music/Song : Anything from Chris Brown |
Praveen Thomas (1st team player at Eersterust Cricket Club)
Age : 28
Preferred batting position : Opener
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm medium
Favourite fielding position : Wicketkeeper/slips
Favourite drink : Whiskey/Beer
Favourite cricket player : Sachin Tendulkar
Music/Song : Dance/House music |
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Ravi Damotharan
Age :45
Preferred batting position : Middle order
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style : Right arm pace bowler
Favourite fielding position : Long On
Favourite drink : Mineral Wasser
Favourite cricket player :
Music/Song : Anything |
Mohamed Zarook Samzudeen
Age :48
Preferred batting position : Middle order
Batting style : Right hand
Bowling style :
Favourite fielding position : Wicket -keeper
Favourite drink : Kola Kenda
Favourite cricket player :
Music/Song : Anything |
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Niroshan karipadattu
Age :35
Preferred batting position : Middle order
Batting style : Left Hand
Bowling style : Left arm pace bowler
Favourite fielding position : Point
Favourite drink : King coconut Water
Favourite cricket player :
Music/Song : Anything |
Rathnaraja selvan Amirthalingam
Age :48
Preferred batting position : Middle order
Batting style : Right Hand
Bowling style : Right arm Medium pace bowler
Favourite fielding position : Point
Favourite drink : King coconut Water
Favourite cricket player :
Music/Song : Anything |
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Pathmanathan Rajkumar |
Age 50 |
All Rounder |
Dishan Sanaruwan |
Age 19 |
All Rounder |
Yohan Shanuka |
Age 23 |
All Rounder |
Indika Jayasekara |
Age 43 |
All Rounder |