[5][3][6] By the end of 1899, the two rival Tamil clubs were persuaded to join forces, which resulted in the creation of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, with T. Thirunavakarasu and Dr John Rockwood, the son of the eminent surgeon and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, Dr W. G. Rockwood serving as the first President and Honorary General Secretary, respectively.

[7] Since then, however, the hockey fortunes of both the club and National team have declined considerably, possibly due to the increasing popularity and financial resources aimed at the country's cricketing success.

Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore Kingdom in India was the first patron of the Tamil Union and served between 1923 and his death in 1940.

[8] In 1935, the club celebrated its 35th anniversary in grand style with a carnival and sports meet that culminated in a garden party at Campbell Park.

[11] Beginning in the 1960s, under the leadership of Somasunderam Skandakumar and Selva Perumal the club began to expand its base of cricketing talent by looking further afield than Colombo.

This strategy paid dividends as the club soon began to nurture several young talents (many from extremely humble backgrounds) into international cricketers, including Upul Chandana.

In 1981, Sri Lanka gained full member status of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and shortly thereafter played its first Test match at the headquarters of the Tamil Union, by this time renamed Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium.

[3] In spite of this the club was still able to host regular international cricket, including Sri Lanka's first ever Test match triumph over India in 1985.

The new developments include a state of the art media centre, gym, pool, players dressing area, bar and lounge as well as new two- tiered stands named for prominent members of the club, Dr Ranjan Chanmugam, M.Sathasivam and Sathi Coomaraswamy, an All-Ceylon cricketer and son of C. Coomaraswamy, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India.

Since its inception, the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic club would go on to have strong ties with the various governing bodies of national sport.