Prince of Wales–St. Sebastian's Cricket Encounter

Prince of Wales–St. Sebastian's Cricket Encounter
"The Battle of the Golds Moratuwa "
	Prince of Wales' College
Native name	මොරටු මහා රන් සටන ; (Moratu Mahā Ran Satana)
Other names	"The Battle of the Golds"
Sport	Cricket
Type	Annual 2-day cricket match ; Annual 1-day limited over match
Location	Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
First meeting	1933
Latest meeting	2022
Next meeting	2023
Broadcasters	Cambrians' Media and Broadcating Unit, Dialog TV and ThePapare.com
Stadiums	De Soysa Stadium
Trophy	Cambrian - Sebastianite Challenge trophy ; (Other trophies list)
Statistics
Meetings total	2-day match – 72 ; 1-day match – 37
All-time record	2-day match – Prince of Wales' leads, 6–3–61; 1-day match – St. Sebastian's leads, 17–15–1
Longest win streak	Prince of Wales' (1935–1937)

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] The inaugural match however ended in a low scoring draw. In 1935 the Cambrians[lower-alpha 1] made history by recording the first win of the series with Ernie F. de Mel leading the side. De Mel's side registered a thrilling 4-wicket win against their rivals led by Earl Wijesinghe. The Cambrians led by KM Jayasekara went on to register back-to-back wins in the following two years by a thrilling 43-runs in 1936 and a comfortable innings and 87 runs in 1937. On both occasions, K.A.S Perera captained St. Sebastian's. There was a break in the series from 1938 to 1953.

The series resumed in 1954 with the match ending in a high-scoring draw. In 1955 Raymond de Silva's Sebastianites[lower-alpha 2] lost to the Cambrians for the fourth time by 9 wickets. Prince of Wales' was led by Stanley de Alwis. Draws followed for the next three years and Prince of Wales' expanded their winning tally to 5–nil in 1959 with an emphatic innings and 56-run win. Suranjith Mendis led the winning side while his counterpart was Sirimal Fernando. The encounter continued in stalemates for two years and in 1962 St. Sebastian's got their first-ever victory under Priyantha Fernando. They beat the Cambrians led by Hyasti Aponso by 5 wickets. After three consecutive draws, St. Sebastian's recorded their second win under Sarath Perera. Perera's side beat the Cambrians captained by Leslie de Silva by massive innings and 152 runs. Deadlocks followed for a decade until the Cambrians led by Pemlal Fernando recorded an 8-wicket win in a low-scoring encounter against Walter Fernando's Sebastianites.[4]

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.[5] Prince of Wales's has not won a match since 1977.[6]

Among the outstanding performances in the encounter Nilantha Bopage 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 the highest scorer with two centuries in years 1957 and 1958. Among the leading wicket takers, the record for the most number of wickets in the series is held by Roger Wijesuriya taking 22 wickets for St. Sebastians from 1975 to 1979.[7]

Limited Over match started in 1981. It wasn't played between 1983 and 1987.

Highest Aggregate of Runs in the Big Match Series is by Sahan Wijeratne. Sahan Wijeratne representing Cambrians from 2000 to 2003 scored 441 runs including two centuries and two half-centuries with his series aggregate of 73.5. He is the first centurion of the Limited Over Match with a score of 116 runs in 2003.[8]

During their rich history of nearly 100 years of cricket both schools have produced prominent cricketers to the national stream. Beginning from Anton Sethupathy, Duleep Mendis,[9] Prasanna Jayawardene, Amal Silva, Somachandra de Silva, Dr. O.L.F. Senaratne, H.I. Femando, Nisal Senaratne, Stanley de Alwis, Lasantha Rodrigo, Anura Polonowita, D.S. de Silva, Sarath Fernando, Lantra Fernando, Granville de Silva, Chaminda Mendis, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Amila Aponso,[10] Shehan Jayasuriya,[11] Oshada Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama to Lahiru Thirimanne[12] and Kusal Mendis.[13][4][8]

Atmosphere

The "Battle of the Golds" is filled with pageantry. With decorated tents, flags and baila singing and dancing groups present all around the Moratuwa city and the ground itself during the match days and in the days leading up to it. The 2-day match is held on Friday and Saturday, The 1-day limited over match is held on Sunday. By tradition, the schools are closed on match days to allow students to attend the Big Match. Souvenirs published by the both schools. Before the match, the students of each school take a motorcade (well known as "The Truck Parade") with bands and decorations and other colorful items showing support for their team. Overloaded cars with supporters singing and careering along the streets is a familiar sight during match days.

The match is looked forward to by both the young and old, male and female, and even those who had no connection with either school would turn up and enjoy the celebrations. It is more of an occasion for the old boys and present students of both schools coming together for 3 days of fun and revelry. It is quite normal to see elderly alumni from either schools coming to the "Big Match" to relive old times and meet old friends.

Past Results

2-Day Matches

PWC (8.45%)

SSC (4.23%)

Drawn (85.92%)

No-result (1.42%)

Results of the 2-day matches

Matches Played – 71
Matches Drawn – 61
Matches Won by Prince of Wales' College – 06
Matches Won by St. Sebastian's College – 03
Matches with no-result – 01

Records

Prince of Wales' College[4]

Highest Score: 179 (not out) by Nilantha Bopage in 1991
Best Bowling: 7 for 33 by Suranga Wijenayake in 1995
Highest Total: 415/9 in 1958
Lowest Total: 67 in 1984
Highest Partnership: 247 by WG Fernando and Sunil de Silva in 1960

St. Sebastian's College:

Highest Score: 148 by Gerald Mendis in 1966
Best Bowling: 8 for 53 by Anuk de Alwis in 2009
Highest Total: 321/7 in 1966
Lowest Total: 36 in 1937
Highest Partnership: 219 runs by Jude Fernando and Prasanna Fernando in 1978

Result Table

Year	PWC		SSC		Result	Ref.
Year	1st Ings	2nd Ings	1st Ings	2nd Ings	Result	Ref.
1933	+145	98/7	88	43/8	Drawn	[8]
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	+200/7	69	180/5	17/4	Drawn
1972	152	61/2	+124	197/4	Drawn
1973	151	29/0	+206/8	111/5	Drawn
1974	+124	295/7	215/8	-	Drawn
1975	+199/6	85/9	171/3	27/4	Drawn
1976	+169	140/7	150/7	64/2	Drawn
1977	117/9	41/2	+86	70	Won by Prince of Wales' College
1978	191	27/5	+264/5	102/4	Drawn
1979	+154	153/6	184/7	49/2	Drawn
1980	+114	192	165/8	60/3	Drawn
1981	+181/8	106/8	158	52/2	Drawn
1982	+192/9	105/6	192/7	-	Drawn
1983	+161	141/6	196/5	-	Drawn
1984	+163	67	144/7	55/7	Drawn
1985	+137	57/4	192/8	-	Drawn
1986	127/5	60/4	+188/6	73/4	Drawn
1987	+165/9	162/8	148/8	87/1	Drawn
1988	+186/8	77/4	105/9	60/4	Drawn
1989	159	54/3	+208/2	85/4	Drawn
1990	+191/7	102/1	131/8	78/1	Drawn
1991	351/5	-	+174/6	-	Drawn
1992	213/9	-	287/9	-	Drawn
1993	262/9	-	+187/8	106/5	Drawn
1994	+120	113/9	184	-	Drawn
1995	+175	97/7	144	18/0	Drawn
1996	+91	116/8	154/9	-	Drawn
1997	+197/8	131/4	325/4	-	Drawn
1998	172/5	-	285/9	-	Drawn
1999	246	-	+219	123/2	Drawn
2000	166/7	-	+162	119/8	Drawn
2001	191/5	161/4	255/8	-	Drawn
2002	232/9	211/7	255/9	-	Drawn
2003	+200/9	25/1	271/7	-	Drawn
2004	173	121	+120	87/7	Drawn
2005	111	31/2	+158	94/7	Drawn
2006	+179	135/3	271/8	-	Drawn
2007	+192	177/9	198	71/2	Drawn	[14]
2008	+257/6	-	153	-	Drawn	[15]
2009	+209	120/8	161	44/2	Drawn	[16]
2010	+185	157	167/6	23/2	Drawn	[17]
2011	+201	176	363/3	17/0	Won by St. Sebastian's College	[18]
2012	+161	160/8	252/8	-	Drawn	[19]
2013	+162	135/5	180	-	Drawn	[20]
2014	221/9	32/2	220	221	Drawn	[21]
2015	262/7	-	33/1	-	Drawn	[22]
2016	141	148/4	188	182/6	Drawn	[23]
2017	+230	41/1	221	-	Drawn	[24]
2018	227/7	-	+159	153/6	Drawn	[25]
2019	+194	51/3	220/8 d	-	Drawn	[26]
2020	considered as a no-result					[27]
2021[lower-alpha 3]	174	17/0	+254	167/2 d	Drawn	[31][32]
+ Batted First

1-Day Limited Over Matches

SSC (47.22%)

PWC (41.67%)

No Decision (5.56%)

Drawn (2.78%)

No-result (2.78%)

Results of the 1-day limited over matches

Matches Played – 36
Matches Won by St. Sebastian's College – 17
Matches Won by Prince of Wales' College – 15
Matches with No Decision – 02
Matches Drawn – 01
Matches with no-result – 01

Records

Prince of Wales' College

Highest Total: 287/9 in 2011
Lowest Total: 62 in 1982
Highest Partnership: 103 runs by Lahiru Thirimanne 51 and Sanka Peiris 55 in 2006

St. Sebastian's College:

Highest Total: 288/4 in 2011
Lowest Total: 90 in 2001
Highest Partnership: 140 runs by Buddhika Mendis 74 and Prasanna Jayawardena 75 in 1997

Result Table

Year	PWC	SSC	Result	Ref.
1981	150/5	+148	Prince of Wales' College won by 5 wickets	[8]
1982	+62	63/5	St. Sebastian's College won by 5 wickets
1983–1987 not Played
1988	+101	102/6	St. Sebastian's College won by 4 wickets
1989	+193/9	194/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 1 wicket
1990	48/2	+164/8	No Decision
1991	+201/8	180	Prince of Wales' College won by 21 runs
1992	163/2	+162	Prince of Wales' College won by 8 wickets
1993	144/6	+143/9	Prince of Wales' College won by 4 wickets
1994	142/8	+197	St. Sebastian's College won by 55 runs
1995	144/5	+143	Prince of Wales' College won by 5 wickets
1996	116	+163/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 47 runs
1997	158	+250/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 92 runs
1998	156/8	+192/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 36 runs
1999	+227/8	206	Prince of Wales' College won by 21 runs
2000	+85	86/4	St. Sebastian's College won by 6 wickets
2001	92/5	+90	Prince of Wales' College won by 5 wickets
2002	+220	225/8	St. Sebastian's College won by 2 wickets
2003	+124	127/5	St. Sebastian's College won by 5 wickets
2004	+205	125	Prince of Wales' College won by 80 runs
2005	163	+176/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 13 runs
2006	151/5	+149	Prince of Wales' College won by 5 wickets
2007	181/8	+179	Prince of Wales' College won by 2 wickets	[33]
2008	DNP	143	No Decision	[34]
2009	+282/9	134	Prince of Wales' College won by 148 runs	[35]
2010	159/9	+158/8	Prince of Wales' College won by 1 wicket	[36]
2011	+287/9	288/4	St. Sebastian's College won by 6 wickets	[37]
2012	220	+275/8	St. Sebastian's College won by 55 runs	[38]
2013	91/4	+89	Prince of Wales' College won by 6 wickets	[39]
2014	182	182/7	Tied	[40]
2015	148	+225/9	St. Sebastian's College won by 77 runs	[41]
2016	+171	172/5	St. Sebastian's College won by 5 wickets	[42]
2017	+159	154/4	St. Sebastian's College won by 6 runs on D/L method	[43]
2018	+163/9	166/4	St. Sebastian's College won by 6 wickets	[44]
2019	169/6	+218/9	Prince of Wales' College won by 5 runs on D/L method	[45]
2020	considered as a no-result			[27]
2021[lower-alpha 4]	+134	132	Prince of Wales' College won by 2 runs	[46]
+ Batted First DNP – Did Not Play

Captains of Series

Year	Prince of Wales'	St. Sebastian's
1933	Duncan Fernando	Eugene De Silva
1934	Ernest F. De Mel	Eugene De Silva
1935	Ernest F. De Mel	Earl Wijesinghe
1936	K.M.Jayasekera	K.A.S. Perera
1937	K.M.Jayasekera	K.A.S. Perera
1938–1953 not Played
1954	Herbert Fonseka	Raymond De Silva
1955	Stanley De Alwis	Raymond De Silva
1956	Lasantha Rodrigo	Joy Abeyratne
1957	Lasantha Rodrigo	Kingsley Fernando
1958	Lakdasa Gunathilake	Sirimal Fernando
1959	Suranjith Mendis	Kingsley Fernando
1960	W.G. Fernando	Kingsley Fernando
1961	Lister Perera	Firmin Fernando
1962	Hyasti Aponoso	Priyantha Fernando
1963	Vernon De Mel	Ian Barthelot
1964	Priyananda Perera	Sumithra Fernando
1965	Nihal Sannasgala	Frank Cooray
1966	Leslie De Silva	Sarath Perera
1967	Lioyd Patemott	Maxwell De Silva
1968	Ray Fernando	Marian Cooray
1969–1970 not Played
1971	Priyantha Jayasekera	Ralph Gunawardene
1972	Shriyan Samararatne	Crisanthus Fernando
1973	Bandula De Silva	Sunil Wickramanayake
1974	Hemal Mendis	Susil Fernando
1975	Lantra Fernando	Milroy Paul
1976	Wirantha Fernando	Rodney Perera
1977	Pemlal Fernando	Walter Fernando
1978	Jayanath Perera	Luxsen Fernando
1979	Suresh de Silva	Roger Wijesuriya
1980	Sandun Keerthichandra	Prasanna Fernando
1981	Ajith Bandara	Glenmo Perera
1982	Saman De Silva	Manaram De Mel
1983	Sumedha Gamlath	Rupanath Wickramaratne
1984	Lalith Weerasinghe	Chrysanth Swaris
1985	Vikum Halwature	Indrajith Mendis
1986	Nimal Kariyawasam	Lakdeva Perera
1987	Shamal De Silva	Anusha Silva
1988	Ruwan Weerawardena	Romesh Kaluwitharana
1989	Janitha Silva	Nishantha Fernando
1990	Chammika De Silva	Harsnana Karunaratne
1991	Pramuk De Silva	Primal Salgado
1992	Vishvanath Fernando	Kumudu Anton
1993	Suranga Wellalage	Dinesh Samarasinghe
1994	Nalin Krishantha	Sanjeva Silva
1995	Sriyanthade Mel	Sharon Frank Martin
1996	Surange Wijenayake	Mario Rees
1997	Chanmila Galketiya	Nimesh Perera
1998	Sanieewa Pieris	Buddhika Mendis
1999	Hasantha Fernando	Nuwan Fernando
2000	Pubudu Ranaweera	Malshan Fernando
2001	Manjala Bandara	Premesh Perera
2002	Sahan Wijeratne	Sumalka Perera
2003	Shanaka Perumpulli	Manjula Silva
2004	Kavinda Silva	Dunil Abeydeera
2005	Nalin Prabodha	Dilhan Cooray
2006	Isuru Gunasena	Jehan Fernando
2007	Pishan Hewage	Sachintha Cooray
2008	Sashan Silva	Janitha Jayawardena
2009	Buddhika Alwis	Prageeth Perera
2010	Nuwantha Peiris	Aanuk De Alwis
2011	Isuru Thilina	Sanitha Demel
2012	Tharindu Dilshan	Amila Aponso
2013	Kusal Mendis	Anushka Perera
2014	Ashen Mendis	Anuk Fernando
2015	Jayanga Peiris	Visal Senanayake
2016	Thilan Nimesh	Avishka Fernando
2017	Vishwa Chathuranga	Mishane Silva
2018	Savindu Peiris	Tharusha Fernando
2019	Suwath Mendis	Nuwanidu Fernando
2020	Naduka Fernando	Janishka Perera
2021	Dinura Fernando	Sukitha Prasanna

Batting and Bowling Records

Prince of Wales' College Team

Batting and bowling records by Prince of Wales' College team's players in 2-day matches.

Batting

Centuries

Jagath de Soysa is the first centurion for Cambrians in the big match series.[8]

Year	Player	Score
1955	Jagath de Soysa	105
1958	Suranjith Mendis	105
1958	Lasantha Rodrigo	119
1960	W. G. Fernando	132*
1960	Sunil De Silva	132*
1963	Raja Peiris	140
1971	Priyantha Jayasekera	100
1974	Hemal Mendis	143
1978	Wirantha Fernando	113
1990	Sanjeewa Fernando	100
1991	Nilantha Bopage	179*^a
1993	Nalin Krishantha	109
2001	Sahan Wijeratne	100
2002	Sahan Wijerathne	103
2008	Lahiru Thirimanne	100*
2015	Hasitha Lanka	110
2015	Jayanga Peiris	102
* Not Out ^a Highest Score in the series

Scores of Fifty & Over

Year	Player	Score
1993	K. M. Jayasekera	58
1934	L. B. A. de Silva	94
1937	C. Samaranayake	88
1954	Lasantha Rodrigo	95
1954	Jagath de Soysa	96
1955	Herbert Fonseka	57
1956	Herbert Fonseka	83*
1956	Lasantha Rodrigo	67
1958	E. W. Perera	54*
1959	Suranjith Mendis	63
1959	Lakdasa Gunathilake	55
1961	D. S. De Silva	56
1962	Hemal Mendis Sr.	70
1962	Hayasti Aponso	80
1964	Sarath Fernando	59
1964	S. de Siiva	59
1965	S. Silva	50
1967	Ray Fernando	51*
1967	Omar Jayasekera	58
1968	Ray Fernando	69
1972	Hemal Mendis	73
1974	Jayantha Perera	56
1975	Srinath Cooray	60*
1976	Wirantha Fernando	63*
1976	Shiran Ferdinando	50
1980	Sandun Keenhichandra	54
1981	Chrishan Fernando	51
	Asiri de Silva	59
	Ajith Bandara	51
1982	Sudarman Silva	54
1987	Chaminda Mendis	62
1988	Lakmal Dharmasiri	62
1989	Asoka Perera	51
1990	Janitha Silva	68*
1991	S. Fernando	52
1991	S. de Mel	50
1992	Royce Fernando	53
1992	Suranga Wellalage	53
1998	Hasantha Fernando	54
1999	Hasantha Fernando	67
1999	Janaka Gunaratne	55
2000	Pubudu Ranaweera	51
2001	Sahan Wijerathne	51*
2001	Sahan Galappaththi	51
2002	Sahan Wijerathne	97
	Amila Athukorale	50*
	Buddhika Dananjaya	66
2006	Lahiru Thirimanne	57
2006	Shashan Silva	81
2007	Pishan Hewage	87
2008	Isuru Thilina	51
2010	Buddikka De Alwis	66*
2010	Nipun Peiris	54
2011	Shehan Jayasuriya	82
2011	Shehan Jayasuriya	79
2012	Shanuka Dulaj	71
2014	Kusal Mendis	89
2016	Vishwa Chathuranga	65
2017	Vishwa Chathuranga	88
* Not Out

Bowling

Suranga Wijenayake is the highest wicket-taker for Prince of Wales' College in single inning. He took 7 wickets for 33 runs in 1995.

Four Wickets & Over in an Inning

Year	Player	Wickets
1933	Eric de Silva	4 for 19
1935	E. F. de Mel	4 for 34
1937	Lioyd Peiris	5 for 57 & 4 for 19
1955	Stanley de Alwis	5 for 56
1957	Lasantha Rodrigo	4 for 23
1958	W. G. Fernando	5 for 66
1961	Lister Perera	4 for 37
1962	Vernon de Mel	4 for 41
1964	Sarath Fernando	6 for 42 & 4 for 22
1968	Ajith Mendis	4 for 18 & 4 for 75
1980	Chrishan Fernando	4 for 43
1982	A. de Silva	4 for 50
1984	Nalaka Wijiesuriya	4 for 15
1984	Thilak de Silva	4 for 65
1985	Lalith Weerasinghe	4 for 45
1988	Shamal de Silva	4 for 22
1990	Sanjaya Silva	5 for 09
1994	Suranga Wijenayaka	4 for 47
1994	Senaka de Silva	5 for 34
1995	Suranga Wijenayake	7 for 33
1996	lndika Pathirana	4 for 19
1996	Suranga Wijenayake	4 for 49
1998	Kelum Fernando	4 for 94
2000	Pubudu Flanaweera	4 for 32
2001	Sumanjan Rajitha	4 for 43
2004	Dilshan Sampath	4 for 26
2004	Nisal Vithanage	5 for 29
2006	Isuru Gunasena	4 for 83
2013	Thilan Nimesh	4 for 49
2014	Thilan Nimesh	4 for 41 & 4 for 91
2017	Kaumal Nanayakkara	5 for 46

St. Sebastian's College Team

Batting and bowling records by St. Sebastian's College team's players in 2-day matches.

Batting

The highest individual total by a Sebastian came in 1966 off the bat of Gerald Mendis as the batsman notched up 148.[47]

Centuries

Year	Player	Score
1966	Gerald Mendis	148
2011	Oshade Fernando	129*
* Not Out

Scores of Fifty & Over

Year	Player	Score
2007	Randika Fernando	50
2008	Trevin Fernando	56
2010	Sanitha De Mel	51
2011	Luke Jayadeva	50
2011	Deshan Dias	60
2012	Anuk Fernando	80*
2016	Avishka Fernando	70
2016	Mishen Silva	63
2017	Mishen Silva	77
* Not Out

Bowling

Anuk De Alwis is the highest wicket-taker for St. Sebastian's College in single inning. He took 8 wickets for 53 runs in 1995.

Four Wickets & Over in an Inning

Year	Player	Wickets
2009	Anuk De Alwis	8 for 53
2011	Sanitha De Mel	5 for 55
2012	Amila Aponso	6 for 54
2013	Anuk Fernando	4 for 38
2014	Lahiru Heshan	4 for 48
2017	Praveen Jayawickrama	5 for 62

Best Partnership Records in 1-Day Limited Over Matches

Wicket	Team	Runs	Partners	Ref.
1st	PWC	197 runs	Tharindu Amarasinghe and Rivith Jayasuriya in 2023	[33]
2nd	SSC	140 runs	Buddhika Mendis 74 and Prasanna Jayawardena 75 in 1997
3rd	PWC	103 runs	Lahiru Thirimanne 51 and Sanka Peiris 55 in 2006
4th	SSC	63 runs	Lasith Fernando 36 and Sumalka Perera 26 in 2002
5th	SSC	110 runs	Nalin Wijesinghe 50 and Manjula Fernando 59 in 1998
6th	PWC	61 runs	Vajirapani Jayakulasooriya 33 and Priyantha Mendis 29 in 1992
8th	SSC	72 runs	Primal Salgado 55* and Manoj Perera 32 in 1989
9th	SSC	58 runs	Nuwan Perera 56* and Buddhika Amarasinghe 21* in 2002
* Not Out PWC – Prince of Wales' College SSC – St. Sebastian's College

Cricket Coaches

Prince of Wales' College

List of Prince of Wales' College cricket coaches from 1876 to date[8]

J.C. Mckeyzer
Claude Orr
A. Vandergert
E. Weerasooriya
C.V. Samarasinghe
C. Manakularathne
N.D.De.S. Wijesekara
Condrad Rodrigo
Nisal Senarathne
H.I. Fernando
P.H.S. Mendis
Harward Fernando
Vernon Perera
R.T.N. Fernando
Sunil de Silva
Chitral Mendis
Bandula De Silva
Jayantha Perera
Lantra Fernando[33]
Kushan Jayawikrama[48]

St. Sebastian's College

Sanjeewa Silva[33]
Neil Rajapakse[4]
Heshan de Mel[6]
Imal Botheju[49]
Nalin Wijesinghe[48]

Challenge Trophies

Trophy	Donor
Best Cambrian All-rounder	Mr. S. Rathandasa
Best Cambrian Batsman	Vinchandra Industries
Best Cambrian Bowler	Vinchandra Industries
Most Outstanding Cambrian Cricket	Mr. Balleth Matthes
Man of the Match	Mr. Lolyd De Mel
Highest Scorer	Mr. Tyronne Fernando P.C.M.P.
Best Batsman	Leo Club of Moratuwa
J.B.C. Rodirgo Memorial Shield	Dr. & Mrs. Festus Fernando
Thilak Fernando Memorial Shield for the man of the match Cambrian Side	Mr. Thilak Fernando's Friends
Thilak Fernando Memorial Shield for the Best Cambrian Batsman	Mr. Thilak Fernando's Friends
Annual Prize for the Best Cambrian All-rounder	Dr. G.N. Perera
L.t.Col.Srimal Mendis Memorial Trophy for the Best Cambrian All-rounder	Nilesh Perera, His brothers in Canada & Friends
Cambrian who gets most number of boundaries in the limited over match	City Furnishers, Moratuwa in memory of beloved Teacher Miss Lynette Salgado
Challenge Cup for Best Cambrian All-rounder	Mr. Edmund Fernando
Lloyd H. Peiris memorial prize for Man of the match Cambrian Side	Mr. Lloyd H. Peiris's family members
Best Cambrian All-rounder in the limited over match	Mr. Balleth Matthes
Best Cambrian All-rounder	Mrs. Manel Fernando and son in memory of Sarath Fernando
Best Bowler of the match	Mr. Sweeny T. Fernando
Best Cambrian Fielder	Young Cambrian Sports Club in memory of Sumith Fernando
Jayantha Perera Memorial Challenge Trophy for the Best Fielder	Cambrians 65/66 Group of Old Boys

Family Members Who Played In The Series

Prince of Wales' College

Brothers who played for the Prince of Wales' College team between 1933 and 2006[8]

K.P. Jayasekera
K.M. Jayasekera
Terence Peiris
Lloyed Peiris
Lasantha Rodrigo
Ranjan Rodrigo
Gamini Silva
Sudharman Silva
Pemlal Fernando
Shantilal Fernando
Yasendra De Silva
Sarath De Silva
Manjusiri De Silva
Bandula De Silva
Brindley Perera
Everie Perera

Sarath Fernando
Nilmal Fernando
Ray Fernando
Vere Fernando
Omar Jayasekera
Priyantha Jayasekera
Shriyan Samararatna
Savindra Samararatna
Nimal Cooray
Lakdasa Cooray
Srinath Cooray
Mahes Cooray
Chitral Mendis
Hemal Mendis

Lalin Bharethi
Laksiri Bharethi
Shiran Ferdinando
Shalin Ferdinando
Suranjith Mendis
Hemal Mendis Snr.
Ajith Mendis
Anura Jayakody
Rohana Jayakody
Ravi Ratnapala
Eraj Ratnapala
Priyantha Wijesuriya
Nalaka Wijesuriya

Prince of Wales' College

Fathers & Sons who played for the Prince of Wales' College team between 1933 and 2006[8]

G.P. De Silva
Sunil De Silva

Leslie De Silva
Lakshantha De Silva

H.F.F. Senaratne
Nisal Senaratne

Venues

De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa (formerly known as Tyronne Fernando Stadium)

Notes

Students of Prince of Wales' College are known as Cambrians
Students of St. Sebastian's College are known as Sebastianites or Bastians
Match was played on 14th and 15th of January 2022[28][29][30]
Match was played on 16th of January 2022[28][29][30]

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[4] Students of Prince of Wales' College are known as Cambrians

[5] Students of St. Sebastian's College are known as Sebastianites or Bastians

[33] Match was played on 14th and 15th of January 2022[28][29][30]

[49] Match was played on 16th of January 2022[28][29][30]

[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. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.

[3] Mendis, Dilwin (4 March 2012). "Keen contest expected in St. Sebastian's – Prince of Wales 'Big Match'". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

[Battle_of_The_Golds_Records-6] Amit, M Naushad (7 March 2010). "Battle of The Golds" (PDF). The Nation.

[7] 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. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009.

[star-studded_show-8] Fernando, Reemus (9 March 2007). "57th 'Battle of the Golds' a star-studded show". The Island.

[9] "Battle of the Golds – The Moratuwa Madness". ThePapare.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

[Cambrian_Cricket_Souvenir-10] Cambrian Cricket Souvenir (BOG 57th Encounter). The Old Boys Association of Prince of Wales' College. 2007.

[11] Fernando, A. C. I. (2 March 2002). "Moratuwa-Moratuwa". The Island.

[12] "Amila Aponso, Student of St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa". espncricinfo.com. ESPN (ESPNcricinfo). Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[13] "Shehan Jayasuriya, Student Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa". espncricinfo.com. ESPN (ESPNcricinfo). Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[14] "Lahiru Thirimanne, Student Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa". espncricinfo.com. ESPN (ESPNcricinfo). Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[15] "Kusal Mendis, Student Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa". espncricinfo.com. ESPN (ESPNcricinfo). Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[16] Amit, M. Shamil (11 March 2007). "Another draw at Moratuwa". Sunday Times.

[17] "'Battle of the Golds' ends in a drab draw". The Nation. 27 April 2008.

[18] Jayachandra, Harry (15 March 2009). "59th Battle of the 'golds'". Sunday Times.

[19] Amit, M. Shamil (14 March 2010). "Another tame draw at Moratuwa". Sunday Times.

[20] Amit, M. Shamil (13 March 2011). "61st Battle of Gold's in Moratuwa". Sunday Times.

[21] Amit, M. Shamil (11 March 2012). "62nd Battle of the Gold's". Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[22] "Latest From Big Match 2013". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[23] "Big Match 2014 Live Score (updates)". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[24] "Big Match 2015 Scorecard – Summary". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 13 March 2015.

[25] "Final results 2016 Big Match". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[26] Thattil, Roscoe (11 March 2017). "Tame draw at the 67th Battle of the Golds". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[27] Sanjeewa, Kanishka (10 March 2018). "Nuwanidu rescue St. Sebastian's; Cambrians take major honours". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

[28] Kumarasinghe, Chathura (16 March 2019). "Nuwanidu Fernando lights up Moratuwa with a hat-trick and century". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[2020_no-result-29] Sridheran, Sharmeegan (12 January 2022). "All set for Prince of Wales-Sebastians battle". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[delayed_to_2022_1-30] "Dialog Axiata powers 71st Battle of the Golds". dailynews.lk. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[delayed_to_2022_2-31] "Dialog Axiata powers Battle of the Golds". sundayobserver.lk. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[delayed_to_2022_3-32] "Cambrians and Sebs to battle after two years". island.lk. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[34] Sanjeewa, Kanishka (15 January 2022). "The 71st Battle of the Golds ends in a draw". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[35] "Battle of Golds ends in a tame draw". sundaytimes.lk. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[Moratuwa's_One-Day-36] Amit, M. Naushad (27 April 2008). "Moratuwa's One-Day 'BATTLE OF THE GOLDS'" (PDF). The Nation. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[37] Fernando, Reemus (28 April 2008). "Bad weather spoils Moratuwa one-dayer". The Island.

[38] Mendis, Dilwin (16 March 2009). "Cambrians crush Sebastianites". Daily News.

[39] Mendis, Dilwin (15 March 2010). "Cambrians edge out Sebastianites". Daily News.

[40] Mendis, Dilwin (14 March 2011). "Sebastianites in six-wicket win". Daily News.

[41] "Big Match 2012 – Limited Overs Match". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[42] "Limited Overs Match 2013". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[43] "Battle Of The Golds – Limited Overs Match 2014". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[44] "Battle Of The Golds 2015 – Limited Overs Match (Summary)". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[45] "31st Limited Over Match 27th March 2016". sebsmoratuwa.lk. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[46] De Silva, Romario (12 March 2017). "St. Sebastian's cruise home for third consecutive year". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[47] Sanjeewa, Kanishka (11 March 2018). "Sebastians thrash Cambrians in 33rd limited over encounter". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[48] Kumarasinghe, Chathura (17 March 2019). "Cambrians edge past St. Sebastian's in a rain interrupted thriller". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[50] Sanjeewa, Kanishka (16 January 2022). "Cambrians edge past St. Sebastian's to win the 36th One Day Encounter". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[51] De Silva, Romario (8 March 2017). "Sebs enter as favorites as POW aim to upset". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

[Cambrians_meet_St._Sebastian's-52] Fernando, Reemus (12 March 2015). "No clear favourties as Cambrians meet St. Sebastian's". The Island.

[53] Weerasinghe, Shameera (22 February 2017). "Star studded St. Sebastian's target 67th Battle of the Golds". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.