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A Joe-Pete big match with a change-BY PRANAVESH SIVAKUMAR Source:Sundayobserver Joining only a selective cast of big match encounters, the Joe-Pete encounter too will proceed on May 28 and 29, officials of both schools confirmed exclusively to the Sunday Observer . However, in a significant change, the 87th edition of the Battle of the Saints between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College will be played at the Sinhalese Sport Club (SSC) probably behind closed-doors away from its traditional venue the P. Sara Oval. An official of the Peterite camp, who is also a member of the joint-organising committee, said that logistics played a part in picking the SSC ground to host the match. “We’re having a little bit of an issue with crowd control. We’ve, anyways, been looking at the SSC for quite some time and not really had an opening. But, we’ve had superb support from the Tamil ...