The 127th Royal Thomian encounter
The 127th match between Royal College, Colombo and St Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, finished today with a victory for the Royals
Will
25-Feb-2013
The 127th match between Royal College, Colombo and St Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, finished today with a victory for the Royals. The encounter - known as the "Battle of the Blues," or the "Big Match" - is 127-years-old and has fielded "many great Prime Ministers, a former President, Ministers and leading citizens of the land" in its history.
There's a feast of information available on the most recent match, including a superb piece by Sripost, a scorecard, some photos and literally dozens of articles about its history.
Of particular interest is Indi's blog. Armed with a camera and a press pass, he provides a fascinating insight into the match and its importance to Colombo:
Colombo is an oven and I’m marinating in beer, coke and arrack at the Royal Thomian match. Boycy got me a press pass and that’s enough to get in. I’m no old boy, but it’s nice to run into so many people I know. Royalists and Thomians are the two elite schools that run Colombo business and society - for better or incestuously retarded worst. There are, however, a lot of good people coming outta there.
We have quite a few articles on previous Royal Thomian encounters at Cricinfo , and Technorati has a list of blogs covering the match.