Prince of Wales–St. Sebastian's Cricket Encounter

Prince of Wales–St. Sebastian's
Cricket Encounter
Battle of the Golds
Sport Cricket
Timeline 1933–present
Tournament format Annual 2-day cricket match (Test match)
Annual 1 day Limited Over Match (ODI match)
Participants Prince of Wales' College
St. Sebastian's College

The Prince of Wales' – St. Sebastian's Cricket Encounter (The Battle of the Golds) is an annual cricket match played between Prince of Wales' College and St. Sebastian's College since 1933.[1][2] It is known as The Battle of the Golds due to the colours of the two school's flags i.e. Purple, Gold and Maroon of Prince of Wales' College and Green, White & Gold of St. Sebastian's College.

History

The encounter is considered to be one of the oldest big matches in Sri Lanka as it dates back to 1933. The first match in the sequence was played in 1933 under captain, Eugine Silva of St. Sebastian's College and Duncan Fernando of Prince of Wales College.[3]

Since the start the Cambrians have six wins while the Sebastianites have won thrice in the series with the rest ending in draws. St Sebastian's had their last victory in 2011 under the guidance of Captain Saneetha De Mel and was unable to take 2012 which ended in a draw.[4] Prince of Wales's has not won a match since 1977.[5]

Among the outstanding performances in the encounter Nilantha Kopage from Prince of Wales holds the record for the highest run scorer in a match with 179 not out in 1991. For the Sebastian's Nalin Peiris was a highest scorer with two centuries in years 1957 and 1958. Among the leading wicket takers, the record for most number of wickets in the series is held by Roger Wijesuriya takin 22 wickets for St Sebastians from 1975 to 1979.[6]

Past Results

Test matches

Results of the Test matches[7][8][9]

Year PWC SSC Result
1st Ings 2nd Ings 1st Ings 2nd Ings
1933 +145 98/7 88 43/8 Drawn
1934 +269 - 71 45/2 Drawn
1935 114 102/6 +127 88 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1936 +105 237 140 159 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1937 292 - +169 36 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1938 - 1953 not Played
1954 +242 184/2 365/7 16/2 Drawn
1955 274 56/1 +139 190 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1956 +213/3 115/3 180/9 117/6 Drawn
1957 245 56/4 +140 233/6 Drawn
1958 415/9 - +319 69/4 Drawn
1959 +263 - 119 88 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1960 +325/1 - 113 182/5 Drawn
1961 199 72/3 +178 155/9 Drawn
1962 +170 161 174 159/5 Won by St. Sebastian's College
1963 303/8 - +176 139/6 Drawn
1964 +176 160/7 195 50/7 Drawn
1965 208 160/6 186 138/5 Drawn
1966 76 93 +321/7 - Won by St. Sebastian's College
1967 +259/6 111/5 215 - Drawn
1968 +285 - 143 280/8 Drawn
1969 - 1970 not Played
1971 Drawn
1972 Drawn
1973 Drawn
1974 Drawn
1975 Drawn
1976 Drawn
1977 Won by Prince of Wales' College
1978 Drawn
1979 Drawn
1980 Drawn
1981 Drawn
1982 Drawn
1983 Drawn
1984 Drawn
1985 Drawn
1986 Drawn
1987 Drawn
1988 Drawn
1989 Drawn
1990 Drawn
1991 Drawn
1992 Drawn
1993 Drawn
1994 Drawn
1995 Drawn
1996 Drawn
1997 Drawn
1998 Drawn
1999 Drawn
2000 Drawn
2001 Drawn
2002 Drawn
2003 Drawn
2004 Drawn
2005 Drawn
2006 Drawn
2007 Drawn
2008 Drawn
2009 Drawn
2010 Drawn
2011 Won by St. Sebastian's College
2012 Drawn
2013 Drawn
2014 Drawn
2015 Drawn
2016 Drawn

Limited Over matches

Results of the Limited Over matches[10][11]

Highest Total :

  • Prince of Wales' College – 227/8
  • St. Sebastian's College – 250/9

Lowest Total:

  • Prince of Wales' College – 62
  • St. Sebastian's College – 90

Year PWC SSC Result
1981 150/5 +148 PWC won by 5 wickets
1982 +62 63/5 SSC won by 5 wickets
1983 - 1987 not Played
1988 +101 102/6 SSC won by 4 wickets
1989 +193/9 194/9 SSC won by 1 wicket
1990 48/2 +164/8 No Decision
1991 +201/8 180 PWC won by 21 runs
1992 163/2 +162 PWC won by 8 wickets
1993 144/6 +143/9 PWC won by 4 wickets
1994 142/8 +197 SSC won by 55 runs
1995 144/5 +143 PWC won by 5 wickets
1996 116 +163/9 SSC won by 47 runs
1997 158 +250/9 SSC won by 92 runs
1998 156/8 +192/9 SSC won by 36 runs
1999 +227/8 206 PWC won by 21 runs
2000 +85 86/4 SSC won by 6 wickets
2001 92/5 +90 PWC won by 5 wickets
2002 +220 225/8 SSC won by 2 wickets
2003 +124 127/5 SSC won by 5 wickets
2004 +205 125 PWC won by 80 runs
2005 163 +176/9 SSC won by 13 runs
2006 151/5 +149 PWC won by 5 wickets
2007 181/8 +179 PWC won by 2 wickets
+ Batted First

PWC - Prince of Wales' College
SSC - St. Sebastian's College

Best Partnership records in Limited Over Matches

1st Wicket 72 runs (SSC) Nameen Abeyratne 51 and Primal Salgado 26 in 1990
2nd Wicket 140 runs (SSC) Buddhika Mendis 74 and Prasanna Jayawardena 75 in 1997
3rd Wicket 103 runs (PWC) Lahiru Thirimanne 51 and Sanka Peiris 55 in 2006
4th Wicket 63 runs (SSC) Lasith Fernando 36 and Sumalka Perera 26 in 2002
5th Wicket 110 runs (SSC) Nalin Wijesinghe 50 and Manjula Fernando 59 in 1998
6th Wicket 61 runs (PWC) Vajirapani Jayakulasooriya 33 and Priyantha Mendis 29 in 1992
8th Wicket 72 runs (SSC) Primal Salgado 55* and Manoj Perera 32 in 1989
9th Wicket 58 runs (SSC) Nuwan Perera 56* and Buddhika Amarasinghe 21* in 2002
* Not Out

PWC - Prince of Wales' College
SSC - St. Sebastian's College

Venues

References

  1. ↑ Rathnayake, Samiddha (8 March 2009). "Time for a winning result". The Nation.
  2. ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (11 March 2010). "60th Battle of the Gold's". The Daily Mirror.
  3. ↑ Mendis, Dilwin (4 March 2012). "Keen contest expected in St. Sebastian's – Prince of Wales 'Big Match'". Sunday Observer.
  4. ↑ Mendis, Dilwin (11 March 2009). "59th Battle of the Golds on March 13 and 14: Cambrians and Sebs out to play positive cricket". Daily News.
  5. ↑ Fernando, Reemus (9 March 2007). "57th 'Battle of the Golds' a star-studded show". The Island.
  6. ↑ "Battle of the Golds – The Moratuwa Madness". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Cambrian Cricket Souvenir (BOG 57th Encounter). The Old Boys Association of Prince of Wales' College. 2007. pp. 257 & 268.
  8. ↑ "62nd Battle of the Gold's". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Final results 2016 Big Match". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Cambrian Cricket Souvenir (BOG 57th Encounter). The Old Boys Association of Prince of Wales' College. 2007. p. 302.
  11. ↑ "Moratuwa's One-Day 'BATTLE OF THE GOLDS'" (PDF). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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