Royalists Archives

100 YEARS AT REID AVENUE – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam (58 group) In 1923, Royal College moved to the present location at Reid Avenue from its previous one at Thurstan Road, which was handed over to the University. On 10th October, Governor Sir William Manning declared open the new buildings making a permanent abode for the school a reality. Plans for a new school was drawn up in 1918 approved by government and the building when completed, was to serve as a model for a fully organised secondary school. Construction commenced in August 1919, and at the beginning of second term in 1923, nine classes were moved into the new site. From the inception, school has directed itself in producing people capable of spearheading advancement. The secular principle and multicultural environment, fosters free exchange of ideas and recognition of diverse identities, maintaining a rich history of tradition being passed down ...

2nd XI Cricket: Thomians win Mini Battle by an Innings and 38 Runs Source : stcmloba The Thomian 2nd XI Cricket Team stunned the Royalists by winning the Mini Battle by an Innings and 38 runs and claiming the Reid-Gunesekera Shield for the first time since it was introduced in 2019. The Thomians were caretakers of the shield by dafault, being the team to have last won the Mini Battle under Ishan Perera in 2016. The Mini battle is being played after a hiatus of 2 years and as a result, only Thomian Skipper Dhiren de Silva had prior experience of having played a Mini Battle. He lead the team of 10 freshers admirably, to claim the coveted shield. On this occassion, it was Ashen Perera who was the tormentor in chief for the Thomians, claiming a match bag of 9 for 58 and scoring 55* with the bat. He follows ...