Havelock Park
| හැව්ලොක් පාර්ක් | |
| Location | Havelock Town, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 6°52′56″N 79°51′59″E / 6.88222°N 79.86639°ECoordinates: 6°52′56″N 79°51′59″E / 6.88222°N 79.86639°E |
| Type | Sporting complex |
| Genre(s) | Sporting Events, Concert |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1901 |
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Havelock SC (Rugby) Colts Cricket Club (Cricket) Burgher Recreation Club |
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Havelock Park (Sinhalese: හැව්ලොක් පාර්ක්) is a multi-purpose stadium in Havelock Town, Colombo Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. The sporting complex is located in Havelock Town and is bordered by Havelock Road, Park Road and Isipathana Mawatha.
Havelock Park was established in 1901 to honour Sir Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (1844–1908), who was the 17th British Governor of Ceylon (1890–1895), by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC). Havelock Park was originally 1.82 ha (4.5 acres) in area but in 1905 the CMC purchased an additional 2.41 ha (6.0 acres) for Rs 30,000. By 1907 Galle Face Green, Victoria Park (now known as Viharamahadevi Park) and the Havelock Town Park were adjudged as being the major "green lungs" of Colombo.
During the early decades of the 19th Century, Havelock Park became the home of several sporting clubs, although one, the Havelock Golf Club, shifted to Buller’s Road (Bauddhaloka Mawatha) where the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall now stands. At the northern end of Havelock Park is the public area named after the national hero, Captain Duenuge Edward Henry Pedris (1888–1915), was executed by British officials for alleged incitement of racial riots in 1915, which were later proven false.
Adjacent to Pedris Park, is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest rugby clubs, the Havelock Sports Club, which was established in 1915. On 12 September 1907 the first international rugby union match played in Ceylon was held at Havelock Park between the New Zealand All Blacks and an All Ceylon team. The grounds were renovated in July 2012 to celebrate the club's 97th anniversary.
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