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List of Sri Lankan Cricket Big Matchs

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Match

NicknameSchoolsFirst matchReferences
Battle of DematagodaSt. John’s College, Colombo v St. Mathew’s College, Dematagoda1976
(intermittent)		[48][49][50]
Battle of Golden LionsDharmapala Vidyalaya v Rahula College2012[74][75]
Battle of GoldsMoratu Vidyalaya v Sri Sumangala College, Panadura[79][80][81]
Battle of KelaniyaGurukula College v Sri Dharmaloka College1988[54][55][56]
Battle of KotteSri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya v St. Thomas’ College, Kotte1976[47]
Battle of Panadura (also Battle of the Greens)Panadura Royal College v St. John’s College Panadura1992[58][59][60][61]
Battle of Raigam KoralePiliyandala Central College v Taxila Central College, Horana2001[62][63]
Battle of Ruhuna
(also Battle of Nilwala or Battle of the Blues)		St. Thomas’ College, Matara v St. Servatius’ College1900[6][7][8]
Battle of Sri JayawardanapuraSt. John’s College, Nugegoda Vs Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte1990[57]
Battle of the BabesSt. Sylvester’s College v Vidyartha College1958[34][35][36][37]
Battle of the BluesRoyal College, Colombo v S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia1879[4]
Battle of the BluesDharmasoka College, Ambalangoda v Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda1966[46]
Battle of the BrothersThurstan College v Isipathana College1964[40][41][42]
Battle of the GoldKegalu Vidyalaya v St. Mary’s College, Kegalle1960s[43][44][45]
Battle of the GoldsJaffna College v St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna1917[20][21]
Battle of the GoldsSri Rahula College, Kandy v Sri Sumangala College, Kandy1981[51][52][53]
Battle of the GoldsD. S. Senanayake College, Colombo v Mahanama College, Colombo2007
Battle of the Golds, RuhunaWeeraketiya Rajapaksha Central College v Dickwella Vijitha Central College2010[71][72][73]
Battle of the GreensArethusa College v T. B. Jayah Zahira College2012[76][77][78]
Battle of the HindusJaffna Hindu College v Kokuvil Hindu College2008[69][70]
Battle of the MangosteensKalutara Vidyalaya v Tissa Central College1949[32][33]
Battle of the MaroonsAnanda College v Nalanda College, Colombo1924[22][23][24]
Battle of the NorthJaffna Central College v St. John’s College, Jaffna1901
(intermittently played due to the civil war)		[9][10][11][12]
Battle of the RocksMaliyadeva College v St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala1959[38][39]
Battle of the SaintsSt Peter’s College, Colombo v St. Joseph’s College, Colombo1933
(30-over matches)		[30][31]
Battle of the SeagullsSt. Peter’s College, Negombo v St.Sebastian’s College, Katuneriya2012
Battle of Two Cities
(The F. R Alles Trophy)		Rahula College v St. Aloysius’ College (Galle)2003[64][65][66]
Battle of WayambaRoyal College Wayamba, Kurunegala v Sir John Kotalawala College2005[67][68]
Hill Capital Battle of the MaroonsDharmaraja College, Kandy v Kingswood College, Kandy1899[5]
Prince of Wales’-St. Sebastian’s Cricket EncounterPrince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa v St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa1933[25][26][27][28][29]
The Lovers’ QuarrelRichmond College, Galle v Mahinda College1905[13][14][15][16]
Trinity-Antonian (Hill Capital Battle of the Blues)Trinity College, Kandy v St. Anthony’s College, Kandy1914[17][18][19]

 

 

 

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