The Battle of the Blues which is popularly know as the Royal Thomian is the annual cricket match encounter that is played between Royal College, Colombo and S.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia for the past 130 years continuously without being interrupted. The Royal Thomian also hold the record for being the longest uninterupted cricket match series in the world. The match is played for the D.S.Senanayake Memorial Shield which was first presented in 1928.

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Seated L To R Mr. Lakmaal De Zoysa (Master-In-Charge), Mr.Vijitha De Silva, (Prefect Of Games), Lalindra Peiris, Ashane Fernando, Rev. John C. Puddefoot (Warden), Dinesh Walpita(Captain), Chamodh Pathirana, Sachin Peiris, Mr.Barney Reid (Coach), Mr. Shiraz Samsudeen(Assistant Coach)
   
Standing L To R Pasan Wijewardena, Brian Dharmasena, Kavindu Perera, Sachinda Liyanarachchi, Yasas Nanayakkara, Nilaksha Fernando, Dimitri Dolapihilla, Malinda Jayasinghe, Nuwan Kavinda, Neomal Wickremasekera, Madushan Ravichandrakumar, Umesh Fernando,Prabath Ariyaratne
   

131st Battle of the Blues
SCORE CARD

Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds, Colombo
Dates
11th, 12th & 13th of March 2010
Toss won by
S.Thomas' College
Team batting first
Royal College
Result
Draw

35th Royal Thomian Limited Over Encounter

Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds, Colombo
Dates
20th of March 2010
Toss won by
Royal College
Team batting first
Royal College
Result
Royal College

First Ever Royal Thomian Twenty20 Encounter

Venue
P.Saravanamuttu Stadium (The Oval)
Dates
27th of March 2010
Toss won by
S.Thomas' College
Team batting first
S.Thomas' College
Result
TIE - Match Abandoned Due to Rain

 


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