Moors SportsClub

Moors Sports Club

The birth of the Moors Sports club was a concept of Founder convener S.L.Mohamed haji, and in March 1908 the club was established with humble beginnings at prince street pettah under the presidency of late Sri Razik Fareed Macan Markar, A.M.Fuard, Faleel A.Caffoor, Rahuman Hathy, Bin Ismail and yet others, who rendered a yeoman service and due to their sacrificial commitment and hard work it was possible to forge ahead and finally came to be located at bray Brooke place today.

            Being a very pleasant location the club did afford facilities for recreation and fellowship amongst members. However its main objective being cricket the light of other sports such as hockey and tennis diminished. However it marched forward, undeterred by the many obstacles which had to be with cricket in the forefront and other sports such as tennis and billiard too are being played on tournament levels.

            The Moors Sports club boasts of a well maintained ground with a fine turn wicket amidst pleasant surroundings. It has produced many talented promising set of cricketers who represent Sri Lanka in the National team and also emerged as champions at the premier league 2002/2003.

            The club held its centenary in a manner befitting the occasion with a souvenir published and the new “Shafeek Rajabdeen cricket pavilion” declared open under the pries deny of Hon.Shafeek Rajabdeen.M.P.It is imperative that a Commemorative stamp too should be issued to mark this significant occasion.

Details of the Issue

Date of Issue: 25^th  February, 2009

Denomination: Rs.5.00

Designer: Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe

Stamp Size: 30mm. x 41mm.

Format: Vertical

Printing Process: Offset Lithography

Sheet Composition: 100 stamps per sheet

Perforations: 14 ½ x 13

Printers: Department of Government Printings, Sri Lanka

Colours:  4 process Colours

Paper: 102 gsm. Security Stamp Paper

Gum:  PVA

Quantity Printed: 500000