TRINITY-ANTONIAN ENCOUNTERS – A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Compiled by Afzal Laphir Editores’ Note; Before we break down the numbers of Trinity-Antonian, as presented by Afzal Laphir, here’s a bit of the Cricketing history of Trinity College Kandy and St. Anthony’s College Kandy. Historical data are gathered from the National Archive of …
Read More »144th Royal-Thomian Battle of the Blues; the Bandwagon returns to SSC
This weekend we will be seeing the blue ribbon Cricket encounter, the mother of all Big Matches returning to SSC with spectators on 16th Thursday onwards (continued till 18th Saturday), played for Rt. Hon. D.S.Senanayake Memorial Shield, the 144th Battle of the Blues. This is Sri Lanka’s only uninterrupted and …
Read More »Spirit of Big Matches – 2019
From the 12th edition of Quadrangle Magazine; Quadrangle interviewed former Captains, Players, and Principals during the 2019 Schools Big Match coverage. By Kineta Fernandez When it comes to traditional school cricketing battles in Sri Lanka, a ‘Big Match’ is more than just an ordinary cricket encounter between schools. Cricketing battles …
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