Captained by Archie MacLaren , it played one second - class match in Colombo against the Ceylon XI .
In 1922 -- 23 , the first MCC team which was not a Test side visited Ceylon en route to Australia and New Zealand .
Captained by Archie MacLaren , MCC played one second - class match in Colombo against the Ceylon XI .
In 1922 -- 23 , the first MCC team which was not a Test side visited Ceylon en route to Australia and New Zealand .