Cricket Features

The recently concluded '83rd battle of the saints' between two primary catholic institutions in Sri Lanka, St. Joseph's College and St. Peter's College, eventually ended in a tame draw, but it didn't look like it when the Josephians were...

In the beginning there was The Spirit. Then came Royal. And, thereafter, cricket and the rest of the grit, grime, and glory. Every single lad, of the hundreds of thousands, who walked through those red brick corridors of fame through time, will...

The 2016 Royal-Thomian will be best remembered for one of the greatest comebacks in its 138 year history. After being completely outplayed for two days, reeling on tatters, nobody in their wildest dreams would have thought of survival, let...

It’s that time of the year again as the Josephians go marching in for the 83rd Battle of the Saints on 3rd and 4th March, 2017 to regain the trophy from the Peterites. Visit the Schools Cricket Hub A trip down...

The mayhem of March has come to an end so here’s a look back at some of the outstanding performances with both bat and ball during the all-important big match season. Charana Nanayakkara & Naveen Gunawardana All-rounder Charana Nanayakkara and...

Right-arm medium fast-bowler from Thurstan College, Charana Nanayakkara needed just 29 deliveries to pick up 8 Josephian wickets last Thursday in one of the best swing-bowling spells from a schoolboy cricketer in the recent past. 18-year old Nanayakkara’s extraordinary...

In our journey of showcasing outstanding schools’ cricketers from the current U19 division 1 tournament 2016/17, this week we take a look at the St. Joseph’s College captain, Harin Cooray who stands out as an inspirational leader, an excellent...

With the exciting  U 19 division one ‘Singer Trophy’ cricket tournament 2016/17 gaining momentum already, we take a look at another set of cricket captains who will be leading their respective schools this season.  Lakshina Rodrigo – St. Peter’s College 4th...

If fast bowling was an art, Malinga would not be the Picasso of it. He’d probably be the Keith Haring or Banksy. Both world-famous revolutionary artists who broke the barriers which confined art to the elite and brought it...

The coronavirus that raised its ugly head in December last year has brought life to a standstill sparing no one and cricket is no different. Sri Lanka Cricket expressed its confidence that the two match Test series against England...