The Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club have produced some of the finest players to represent Ceylon/Sri Lanka over the years including the legendary Muttiah Muralidaran.

Domestic cricket in Sri Lanka is played between clubs recognized by Sri Lanka Cricket as it is currently titled, First Class Cricket in then Ceylon as it was known before, was initially restricted to matches played by combined Ceylon teams against touring international sides. It was only in 1937 when a structured inter-club first-class tournament came into being, known as the Daily News Trophy.The title was changed to P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in 1950-51, the first winners were Tamil Union C&AC team captained by Sathi Coomaraswamy and then the Robert Senanayake Trophy in 1976-77. Sponsors came into the picture in 1982-83 and it was renamed the Lakspay Trophy and was later renamed the Sara Trophy eight seasons later. The tournament changed its title again in 1998-99 to the Premier Trophy.

The history of the club dates back to the year 1899 in which two pre-existing opponent sports clubs incorporated to establish the Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club. The first of these clubs were known as the Lanka Sports Club, which was founded in the year 1895 had its base in Price Park, the second club which was known as the Tamil sports club was established in March 1899, in a meeting that was held to organize a second Tamil Sports Club in Colombo. At the end of the year 1899, the two competitive clubs were convinced to join forces, which resulted in the establishment of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.