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Sri Lanka played their first unofficial Test against England at Bogambara-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews The first unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka and England was played in Kandy at the Bogambara Stadium. According to history, the first cricket match took place in 1832. In 1888-89, an English Team led by George Vernon toured Ceylon and played a game against the All-Ceylon Team at Bogambara. In 1890, the Australian Team on their way to England played in Colombo. Douglas Jardine’s infamous ‘bodyline team’ was in Ceylon in 1932-33. Sri Lanka won the ICC Trophy in 1979 and on July 21, 1981, Sri Lanka were admitted to Full Membership of the ICC and were awarded Test status. ...