Home  ⁄  Tag Archives: Sri Lanka school cricket

Reminisces about ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ annual encounters from inception 1905 – By Sunil Thenabadu On 25th July 1814 Rev Benjamin Clough started first Wesleyan Methodist School in then Ceylon and Asia at Walawwa called Doonburg, Upper Dickson Road, Galle which is exists . It was named ” Galle School”. Due to lack of premises and social class and caste issues, Wesleyan Mission started branch schools in the Galle Circuit. In 1857 Rev Joseph Rippon purchased Silary Hill known as Semage Kanda  to continue and expand their educational works. The Hill was renamed as Richmond Hill. This was mainly because they all came from Richmond- in Surrey England. Then all the schools located in Galle started to shift to the Richmond Hill and Mission was supposed to upgrade the school status to a High School, It was named  ‘Wesley College’. But the plan got shifted to Colombo and Wesley College was established in ...

Mar 12, 2025 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Read More →

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 In Articles, Ravi Rudra Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Read More →

Sydney RoyTho 2025: Celebrating 30 Years of Tradition, Brotherhood, and Cricketing Glory It was a day when time stood still, as the echoes of a 146-year-old rivalry resounded across the sun-drenched expanse of Kareela Reserve, Doonside. The annual Royal-Thomian Cricket Festival in Sydney, held on January 26, 2025—Australia Day—marked the 30th anniversary of this iconic encounter in New South Wales. As the morning air filled with the familiar aroma of dhal, pol sambol, and hot bread rolls, old boys from either side of the divide rekindled their schoolboy camaraderie, preparing to don the blues of their alma mater once more. Source:- stcobasydney.org A Rivalry Steeped in History Since its inception in 1879, the Battle of the Blues has been more than just a cricket match—it has been a rite of passage, a test of character, and a celebration of a brotherhood forged in competition. The longest uninterrupted school cricket encounter ...

Feb 16, 2025 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
Read More →