The SLC Under 23 division one one-day tournament 2016 will commence on the 4th of July with the next generation of cricketers vying for top honours in a 20-day competition.
The curtain-raiser of this year’s tournament will be played between Ragama Cricket Club and Army Sports Club at the Thurstan College grounds. The final has been scheduled to be played on the 24th of July at SSC grounds.
In the past, 14 teams played in the division one tournament in a three-day competition, which has been a golden stepping stone to all the upcoming cricketers who were looking to play professional cricket in Sri Lanka for the last few decades.
This time around the quality of cricket will be in question with this new structure of only playing limited-overs cricket. Many club administrators and young players have raised their concerns on this tournament which does not provide any match fees to the participants, but they have no option but only to take part.
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Tournament Committee has decided to seed 23 club teams in 4 groups, based on the points earned in the previous season. Last year, Moors Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club were adjudged joint-winners after the final was called off due to rain.
In the division 2 tournament, 45 clubs have been drawn into 8 groups and that competition will start on July 2nd with Leo CC taking on Xavirities CC at Katuneriya.
The preliminary round matches will be played on a league basis and the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
After the conclusion of the 50-over tournament, the T20 tournament among the 23 division one teams will be worked off within two weeks of time.
Division One Participating Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Tamil Union C & AC | Moors SC | Ragama CC | Galle CC |
| NCC | CCC | Colts CC | SSC |
| Negombo CC | Saracens SC | Army SC | Chilaw Marians CC |
| Bloomfield | BRC | SL Ports Authority CC | Badureliya CC |
| Navy SC | Air Force SC | Kurunegala Youth CC | Kalutara Town CC |
| Panadura SC | Police SC | Lankan CC |
Under 23 Division 1 Tournament – Full Fixtures
| Date | Home | Opponent | Venue |
| 4th July | Ragama CC | Army SC | Thurstan |
| 5th July | Saracens SC | BRC | Surrey |
| 6th July | Tamil Union C & AC | NCC | P Sara |
| Bloomfield C & AC | Navy SC | Bloomfield | |
| Negombo CC | Panadura SC | Kadirana | |
| Moors SC | CCC | Moors | |
| Colts CC | Ragama CC | Colts | |
| Kurunegala Youth CC | Police SC | Welagedara | |
| Galle CC | SSC | SSC | |
| Chilaw Marians CC | Badureliya CC | FTZ | |
| 7th July | Kalutara Town CC | Lankan CC | Surrey |
| Army SC | SL Ports Authority CC | Panagoda | |
| 9th July | Bloomfield C & AC | Tamil Union C & AC | Bloomfield |
| NCC | Panadura SC | NCC | |
| Navy SC | Negombo CC | Welisara | |
| Saracens SC | Moors SC | Moors | |
| CCC | Air Force SC | CCC | |
| Kurunegala Youth CC | Colts CC | Dambulla | |
| SL Ports Authority CC | Police SC | Kadirana | |
| Chilaw Marians CC | Galle CC | FTZ | |
| SSC | Kalutara Town CC | SSC | |
| Lankan CC | Badureliya CC | Panagoda | |
| 10th July | Tamil Union C & AC | Navy SC | P.Sara |
| Negombo CC | NCC | Kadirana | |
| Panadura SC | Bloomfield C & AC | Panadura | |
| Moors | BRC | Moors | |
| Air Force SC | Saracens SC | TBC | |
| SL Ports Authority CC | Ragama CC | FTZ | |
| Colts CC | Police SC | Colts | |
| Army SC | Kurunegala Youth CC | Panagoda | |
| SSC | Lankan CC | SSC | |
| Kalutara Town CC | Chilaw Marians CC | Surrey | |
| 12th July | Badureliya CC | Galle CC | Surrey |
| Lankan CC | Chilaw Marians CC | FTZ | |
| 13th July | NCC | Navy SC | NCC |
| Bloomfield C & AC | Negombo CC | Bloomfield | |
| Panadura SC | Tamil Union C & AC | Panadura | |
| BRC | CCC | CCC | |
| Moors SC | Air Force SC | Moors | |
| Colts CC | SL Ports Authority CC | Colts | |
| Police SC | Army SC | Panagoda | |
| Galle CC | Kalutara Town CC | Surrey | |
| 14th July | Ragama CC | Kalutara Town CC | Thurstan |
| SSC | Badureliya CC | SSC | |
| 15th July | BRC | Air Force SC | FTZ |
| Badureliya | Kalutara Town CC | Surrey | |
| 16th July | Tamil Union C & AC | Negombo CC | P.Sara |
| NCC | Bloomfield C & AC | NCC | |
| Navy SC | Panadura SC | Welisara | |
| CCC | Saracens SC | CCC | |
| Police SC | Ragama CC | Dambulla | |
| Army SC | Colts CC | Panagoda | |
| Kurunegala Youth CC | SL Ports Authority CC | Welagedara | |
| Galle CC | Lankan CC | Surrey | |
| Chilaw Marians | SSC | FTZ | |
| 19th July | Quarter Final 1 | NCC | |
| Quarter Final 2 | Colts | ||
| Quarter Final 3 | CCC | ||
| Quarter Final 4 | Moors | ||
| 22nd July | Semi Final 1 | SSC | |
| Semi Final 2 | NCC | ||
| 24th July | Final | SSC | |
