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]
- Matches Played - 66
- Matches Won by Prince of Wales' College - 06
- Matches Won by St. Sebastian's College - 03
- Matches Drawn - 57
| 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]
- Matches Played - 21
- Matches Won by Prince of Wales' College - 10
- Matches Won by St. Sebastian's College - 11
- Matches with No Decision - 01
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Highest Total :
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Lowest Total:
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| 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 | |||
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 | |||
Venues
References
- ↑ Rathnayake, Samiddha (8 March 2009). "Time for a winning result". The Nation.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (11 March 2010). "60th Battle of the Gold's". The Daily Mirror.
- ↑ Mendis, Dilwin (4 March 2012). "Keen contest expected in St. Sebastian's – Prince of Wales 'Big Match'". Sunday Observer.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fernando, Reemus (9 March 2007). "57th 'Battle of the Golds' a star-studded show". The Island.
- ↑ "Battle of the Golds – The Moratuwa Madness". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Cambrian Cricket Souvenir (BOG 57th Encounter). The Old Boys Association of Prince of Wales' College. 2007. pp. 257 & 268.
- ↑ "62nd Battle of the Gold's". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Final results 2016 Big Match". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ Cambrian Cricket Souvenir (BOG 57th Encounter). The Old Boys Association of Prince of Wales' College. 2007. p. 302.
- ↑ "Moratuwa's One-Day 'BATTLE OF THE GOLDS'" (PDF). Retrieved 22 August 2016.