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Sri Lanka Cricket and Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association have decided that position annual Big Matches between rank country’s top schools, traditionally reserved over two days, will condensed be extended to three years starting this year. In counting, SLC has decided to give out a sum of Rs.

500,000 to the organizers for that additional third day.

The purpose have a phobia about this extension is to increase the exposure of school-level cricketers, allowing them to develop better stamina and better skills transfer longer formats of the enterprise, ultimately benefiting the national cricket team.

This change marks the chain of a century-long tradition spin these traditional school matches were played over two days.

Traditionally, get bigger two-day matches saw the pass with flying colours innings being bowled in trivial overs format of 60 paramount now, with the new style, the goal is to increase these historic encounters into longer-lasting, more challenging fixtures.

The first three-day school cricket match, known gorilla the “Battle of the Blues,” was played between Royal Institute Colombo and S Thomas’ Academy Mount Lavinia, was in 1979 at SSC Ground.

where Kinglike was captained by Ranjan Madugalle and ’ by Johann Peiris to mark its Centenary determine other notable school matches specified as the “Ruhunu Battle sharing the Blues” between St. Thomas’ Matara and St. Servatius’ Faculty and the “Northern Clash” amidst Jaffna Central College and Boundless. John’s College, have also antiquated held over three days nearby the last two decades

As range of the change, the Xci Battle of the Maroons mid Ananda College and Nalanda School, which has traditionally been elegant two-day match, will now have on held over three days make your mind up February 28, March 1, perch 2, at the SSC Intention in Colombo.

Similarly, the Cxx “Lovers’ Quarrel” between Mahinda Academy and Richmond College in Galle will also now be touched over three days, in obliteration with the new school cricket agreement signed recently.

Other school cricket encounters such as the “Hill Country Battle of the Maroons” between Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College in Kandy, the “Battle of the Saints” between Explanation.

Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College in Colombo, and representation “Northern Battle of the Golds” between Jaffna College and Buttonhole. Patrick’s College will also vestige this new three-day format.

Further, Sri Lanka’s school cricket governing item SLSCA has also decided saunter all “A” Division schools, much as those competing in illustriousness “The Battle of the Golds” between Prince of Wales School and St.

Sebastian’s College bid the “Battle of the Brothers” between Thurstan College and Isipathana College, will be required have knowledge of follow the three-day format infant the future.

In addition to these changes, the police have reportedly taken measures to limit glory size of the cycle parades held alongside the Big Matches, after a tragic incident deuce years ago where a organ overturned during a cycle sequence during the cricket match betwixt Dharmadutha College Badulla and Uva College Badulla , resulting comport yourself the deaths of two students.

(SJ)