Cricinfo.com, a strategic partner of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, has launched the first ever ratings system for domestic cricket in Sri Lanka.

Middle order batsman Bathiya Perera of Moors SC and left-arm spinner Nisitha Rupasinghe of CCC head the respective Batting and Bowling categories of the Sri Lankan Domestic Ratings.

The ratings evaluate all players in the Premier League, weighting each individual performance according to the quality of opposition faced, to produce a meaningful barometer of performance.

To qualify for the ratings, players must have played a minimum of four matches. Batsmen must then score a minimum number of runs and bowlers take a minimum number of wickets before they start accruing points. Players who were involved with the national team and were therefore unable to participate in the Premier League due to international commitments, were not rated.

Having achieved the above, players will accrue points for each run scored and wicket taken. The number of points will depend upon the stage of the tournament Qualifying, Plate and Super League - with more points being awarded for matches in the Super League than the Plate and Qualifying rounds. The ratings will be updated weekly, to take into account the latest matches played.

The rating system was designed with input from the BCCSL Tournament Committee, Ranjan Madugalle and Ranjith Fernando, and is expected to evolve and improve in coming seasons.

This is the first time that CricInfo.com, who manage official websites for eight Test nations and the International Cricket Council (ICC), has developed a domestic rating system, which shows the strong relationship that has been forged with the BCCSL.


Top Ten Batsmen (week ending March 10, 2002)

Rank	Player	Club	Runs	Points
1	Bathiya Perera	Moors	721	7195
2	Chandika Haturusinghe	Moors	630	6038
3	Ruvin Peries	Tamil Union	628	5977
4	Aravinda de Silva	NCC	590	5900
5	Chinthaka Jayasinghe	BRC	581	5810
6	Indika de Saram	Tamil Union	554	5413
7	Sanjeewa Silva	Sebastianites	613	5258
8	Upul Fernando	Ragama CC	608	5244
9	Anushka Polonowita	CCC	527	4971
10	Sunendra Kumara	Panadura CC	476	4624

Top Ten Bowlers (week ending March 10, 2002)

Rank	Player	Club	Wickets	Points
1	Nisitha Rupasinghe	CCC	57	10840
2	Dhammika Perera	Chilaw Marians	51	8760
3	Randika Ranjith	Moors	45	8860
4	Chamila Lakhitha	Air Force	47	8140
5	Amila Perera	Panadura	39	7260
6	Kaushal Lokuarachchi	Bloomfield	38	7260
7	Suranjith Silva	BRC	35	7000
8	Chamara Jayasundara	Chilaw Marians	38	6400
9	Rasika Priyadarshana	Ragama CC	37	6280
10	Niroshan Bandaratillake	Tamil Union	32	6200

The full lists can be viewed on the Internet at www.lankacricket.lk the official home Sri Lanka cricket.

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