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Battle of the Blues – Royal Thomian Cricket Encounter – by Upali Obeyesekere With a legacy built over 145 encounters, it’s time for another epic chapter! Who will make history this time?Special Note: The contentious 9-run match has been counted as both a win for S. Thomas’ and a draw for RoyalCount for Royal – 36 Wins + 74 draws + 35 losses = 145Count for S. Thomas’ – 36 Wins + 73 draws + 36 losses = 145 Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

Mar 8, 2025 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Upali Obeyesekere Tagged Battle of the Blues, Royal -Thomian Cricket encounter, Upali Obeyesekere

THE EXCEPTIONAL 1965 STC CRICKET SEASON – By Ravi RUDRA What an Exceptional 1965 Cricket Season STC had when both the First & Second Eleven Teams were not only unbeaten, but won most of their matches convincingly. With several outstanding performances they have secured a spot among Sri Lanka’s finest schoolboy cricket teams. The 1st XI Team, under Sarath Seneviratne’s superb captaincy, played 12, won 9 outright and drew 3 (*which were all won by STC on first innings), narrowly missing out on outright wins in all of them. A near-perfect season. Barney Reid was selected as ‘Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year’ and the ‘Best Bowler’, Sarath Seneviratne was chosen as the ‘Best Fielder’ and S, Thomas’ College was adjudged as the Best School Team. The 2nd XI Team played 10 – won all either outright or on first innings. Five of them won by an innings. My sincere gratitude ...

Mar 2, 2025 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Ravi Rudra Tagged 1965 STC cricket season, Battle of the Blues, best schoolboy cricket team, Royal-Thomian encounter, S. Thomas' College cricket, schoolboy cricket champions, Sri Lanka cricket history, Sri Lanka school cricket, STC 1st XI, STC vs Ananda, STC vs Mahinda, STC vs Nalanda, STC vs St Benedict's, STC vs St Joseph's, STC vs Wesley, Thomian cricket team, unbeaten cricket team

The Originator of the “Battle of the Blues” – By S. S Perera Source : THOMIANA Newsletter – May 2023 To the present generation of Royalists, it might sound strange that an Englishman was originally responsible for the duel. Ashley Walker was one of those Empireminded Englishman, who sailed East – not for business— not to make money—but to contribute to the game of cricket. He came to teach the Royalists of the 1870’s how to play cricket. How well he succeeded can be seen by the development of the game at Royal. Ashley Walker went to Westminster College and then to Cambridge. He played in the Oxford Cambridge matches in 1864, 65 and 66 and was awarded his “Blue”. Later, he played for Yorkshire in the County Championships. Ashley Walker arrived in Ceylon in 1877, as a Senior Assistant Master at the Colombo Academy, as Royal College was then known. ...

May 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Battle of the Blues

Royal-Thomian Big Match from Oct. 28-30 at SSC-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews After several postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 142nd Battle of the Blues Inter-School Big Match between the traditional rivals Royal College and S. Thomas’ College will be played behind closed doors from October 28 to 30 at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place. The two teams and match officials will be following all COVID-19 protocol and health and safety guidelines of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that will regulate playing conditions, as well as be within a bio-secure environment as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Health Royal led by former Sri Lanka Under-19 cap, Ahan Wickramasinghe, will take on the Shalin de Mel-led Thomian outfit for the coveted D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield. ...

Oct 24, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ahan Wickramasinghe, Battle of the Blues