Hill Country Battle of the Blues on April 21 and 22 at Katugastota

By Shamseer Jaleel

The Battle of the Blues of the Central Region between Trinity College and St. Anthony’s College will now be played on April 21 and 22 at Katugastota.

The two-day encounter is played for John Halangoda Memorial Trophy with Trinity College leading the tally with 23 wins to the Antonians’ 11, the remaining 69 games ending in draws.
Trinity last won under Niroshan Dickwella in 2012 at Asgiriya while the Antonians won in 1992 under Umesh de Alwis at Katugastota.

Meanwhile, the one-day encounter will take place a week later on April 29 at the Asgiriya Stadium. This will be played for the Sir Richard Aluvihare Trophy.
Kingswood vs Dharmaraja on March 24 and 25

The oldest Big Match in Central province between Kingswood College and Dharmaraja College will be played on March 24 and 25 at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium.
This will be the 116th in the series.

Battle of the Babes on March 31 and April 1

The 63rd cricket encounter between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College known as the Battle of the Babes will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS) on March 31 and April 1.

The winners will be awarded the Rev. Fr. Don George trophy with the series favouring St. Sylvester’s with 15 wins while Vidyartha have won three times.

The one-day match between these schools will be played for Mediwake Trophy.