 Cricket was introduced to Ceylon by the British and the first recorded match is dated 1832.The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the "Colombo Journal" on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club.The Colombo Cricket Club was formed and matches began soon afterwards when it played, on the Rifle Green in Colombo, against a team from the 97th Regiment of Foot which was stationed on the island from 1825 to 1836.