Big Match

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Big Match
Countries Sri Lanka
Format Test, One-Day and Twenty20
First edition 1879
Latest edition 2023
Next edition 2024
Number of teams34 (as of 2023)
Most successful Battle of the Blues (Colombo) (144 editions)
TV Dialog TV, Peo TV
Website ThePapare.com,
Batsman.com
Cricket current event.svg 2023 Big Matches

In Sri Lankan cricket, a Big Match is an annual school cricket match often played between two rival kjiyhun in Sri Lanka. These schools have often crawled against one another for many years, some for over a century. Big Matches have become an important part of modern Sri Lankan culture, with school children and adults participating in the activity.

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The oldest known example of a big match is the Royal–Thomian cricket encounter, played between S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and Royal College, Colombo since 1879. [1] [2]

Most Big Matches are played over two days. Three Big Matches; Battle of the Blues (Colombo), Battle of the Blues (Matara) and Battle of the North; are notably played over three days. [3] [4]

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Battle of the Rocks (2009)
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Battle of the Maroons (2010)

History

Annual Big matches are played between two rival School cricket teams in Sri Lanka. These matches are known as March Madness because most big matches are usually held at the end of the first school term, in March for most Sri Lankan schools. Big matches compete among schools and serve as a meeting place for many old boys. Many of these encounters have been played for several years, many over 100 years old. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The Battle of the Blues (Colombo) is the oldest big match in Sri Lanka and has been played between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia since 1879, for 145 years. [10]

The Hill Capital Battle of the Maroons has been played between Dharmaraja College, Kandy and Kingswood College, Kandy. It is the oldest cricket match series in the central province and second oldest in Sri Lanka, having been played since 1893, for 131 years . [11] [12]

The Battle of the Blues (Matara) has been played between St. Thomas' College, Matara and St. Servatius' College Matara since 1900, for 124 years. [13] [14] [15]

Continually, many other Big Matches were established in the following years.

List of Big Matches

Current

The following is a list of Big Matches which are still held annually as of 2023. [5]

SeriesRival SchoolsFirst EditionLatest EditionLocationRefs.
Battle of the Blues (Colombo) Royal College, Colombo vs S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia 1879 145th (2024) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground [10]
Hill Capital Battle of the Maroons Dharmaraja College, Kandy vs Kingswood College, Kandy 1893 117th (2024) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium [11] [12]
Battle of the Blues (Matara) St. Thomas' College, Matara vs St. Servatius' College 1900 123rd (2023) Uyanwatte Stadium [13] [14] [15]
Battle of the North Jaffna Central College vs St. John's College 1901 [lower-alpha 1] 2023Jaffna Central College Grounds [16]
The Lovers' Quarrel Richmond College, Galle v Mahinda College Galle 1905 118th (2023) Galle International Stadium [17] [18] [19] [20]
Battle of the Blues (Kandy) Trinity College, Kandy vs St. Anthony's College, Kandy 1914 105th (2024) Asgiriya Stadium and St. Anthony's College Cricket Stadium. [21] [22] [23]
Battle of the Golds (Jaffna) Jaffna College, Jaffna vs St. Patrick's College, Jaffna 1917 106th (2023) Jaffna College Grounds [24] [25]
Battle of Uva (Badulla) Dharmadutha College, Badulla vs Uva College, Badulla 1920 74th (2023)Badulla Cricket Ground [26]

[27]

Battle of the Maroons (Colombo) Ananda College Colombo vs Nalanda College, Colombo 1924 93rd (2023) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground [28] [29] [30]
Battle of the Saints (Colombo) St Peter's College, Colombo vs St. Joseph's College, Colombo 1933 [lower-alpha 2] 89th (2023) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground [31] [32]
Battle of the Golds (Moratuwa) Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa vs St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa 1933 73rd (2023) Tyronne Fernando Stadium [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
Battle of the Golds (Panadura and Moratuwa) Sri Sumangala College, Panadura vs Moratu Maha Vidyalaya1934 71st (2023) Tyronne Fernando Stadium [38]
Battle of the Mangosteen Kalutara Vidyalaya vs Tissa Central College 1949 63rd (2023) Surrey Village Cricket Ground
Battle of the Babes St. Sylvester's College Kandy vs Vidyartha College Kandy 1958 63rd (2023) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and Asgiriya Stadium [39] [40] [41] [42]
Battle of the Brothers (Colombo) Thurstan College Colombo vs Isipathana College Colombo 1964 60th (2023) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium and Thurstan Grounds [43] [44] [45]
Battle of the Rocks Maliyadeva College Kurunegala vs St. Anne's College, Kurunegala 1959 39th (2023) Welagedara Stadium [46] [47]
Battle of the Blues (Ambalangoda) Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda vs Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda 19662023Ambalangda [48]
Battle of Kotte Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya Kotte vs St. Thomas' College, Kotte 19762023 Colts Cricket Club Ground [49]
Battle of the Golds (Matale) St. Thomas' College, Matale vs Government Science College19802023Police Ground in Kandy [50]
Battle of the HindusHindu College Colombo vs Jaffna Hindu College1981 12th (2023) P.Sara Oval [51]
Battle of Sri Jayawardanapura St. John's College, Nugegoda vs Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte 19902023 P. Sara Oval [52]
Battle of Greens
(Royal–St John's)
(Battle Of Panadura)		 Royal College Panadura v St. John's College Panadura 19922023 Panadura Sports Club [53] [54] [55] [56]
Battle of Centralians Piliyandala Central College vs Taxila Central College, Horana2001 21st (2023) Tyronne Fernando Stadium [57] [58]
Battle of Greens (Wayamba) Royal College Wayamba, Kurunegala vs Sir John Kotalawala College 20052023 Welagedara Stadium [59] [60] [61]
Battle of the Golds (Colombo) D. S. Senanayake College vs Mahanama College 2007 16th (2023) P. Sara Oval and R. Premadasa Stadium [62]
Battle of the Rathran President's College, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Asoka College, Colombo200815th (2023) R. Premadasa Stadium
Battle of Golden Lions Dharmapala Vidyalaya vs Rahula College 2012 12th (2023) Uyanwatte Stadium [63] [64]
Battle of the Seagulls St. Peter's College Negombo vs St.Sebastian's College Katuneriya20122023Katuneriya [65]
Battle of the LordsPrince College vs St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura 20182023Public Play Ground, Ratnapura [66]
Glory of Galle Vidyaloka College, Galle vs St. Aloysius' College, Galle 20192023 Galle International Stadium
Battle of Ran Dam Royal College Horana vs Siri Piyarathne Vidyalaya, Padukka2021 3rd (2023)Poojitha Uduwana grounds Horana [67] [68] [69]
Rev. James Cartman Cup (Bens-Wesley) Wesley College, Colombo vs St. Benedict's College, Colombo 2021 3rd (2023) P. Sara Oval [70]
Battle of the Hambantota Magampura Ruhunu Maroons Weeraketiya Rajapaksha Central College vs Tissamaharama Debarawewa Central College 2023 2nd (2024) Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium
Rev. Bro. Luke Gregory Shield (Bens-Wesley) Wesley College v St. Benedicts College 2022 2nd (2023) Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground [71]
Battle of The Blazing Blues Mahamaya Girls' College Kandy vs St. Anthony's Girls' College20231st (2023) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium [72]
Battle of the Magampura Ruhunu Maroons Weeraketiya Rajapaksha Central College vs Tissamaharama Debarawewa Central College2023 2nd (2024) Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium
Battle of the Kingdoms Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa vs Anuradhapura Central College (2023)Polonnaruwa Central College Play Ground [73] [74]

Former

The following is a list of Big Matches which are no longer held as of 2023.

SeriesRival SchoolsFirst EditionLast EditionRefs.
Battle of the Centralions Piliyandala Central College vs Wadduwa Central College19752000
Battle of Dematagoda St. John's College vs St. Mathew's College1976 [lower-alpha 3] 2010s [75] [76] [77]
Battle of the Golds (Kandy) Sri Rahula College vs Sri Sumangala College 19812010s [78] [79] [80]
Battle of KelaniyaGurukula College vs Sri Dharmaloka College 19882010s [81] [82] [83]
Battle of Two Cities
(The F. R Alles Trophy)		 Rahula College vs St. Aloysius' College 20032017 [84] [85] [86]
Battle of the Hindus Jaffna Hindu College vs Kokuvil Hindu College 20082010s [87] [88]
Battle of the Golds (Ruhuna) Weeraketiya Rajapaksha Central College vs Dickwella Vijitha Central College20102010s [89] [90] [91]
Battle of the GreensArethusa College vs T. B. Jayah Zahira College20122010s [92] [93] [94]
Nikitha Grero Challenge Trophy Lyceum International School vs Lyceum International School 20152019
 [95]

Notes

  1. ↑ Intermittently played due to the civil war.
  2. ↑ 30-over matches.
  3. ↑ Intermittent.

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