Battle of the North (cricket match)

Battle of the North
Sport Cricket
Timeline 1904 – present
Tournament format Annual 3 day cricket match
Participants Jaffna Central College
St. John's College, Jaffna
Current champion Central

The Battle of the North is an annual cricket match played between Jaffna Central College and St. John's College, Jaffna, two schools in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2] The first match took place in 1904. The match is also known as the Battle of the Blues and is played over three days.[3][4][5]

History

The first Battle of the North took place in 1904.[6][7] No matches were played in 1948, 1961, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1997.[8][9] The 1967 match was abandoned due to bad weather.[8][9][10] The schools played two matches in 1904, 1908, 1909, 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1922.[11] Central won the 1904 match but it wasn't until 1908 that St. John's won a match.[8][9]

Notable players

Centralites

Johnians

Results

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No. Dates Venue Toss Result Margin Refs
92nd 1998 Central ground Draw [12]
93rd 20 March 1999 - 21 March 1999 Central ground [13]
94th 2000
95th 2001
96th 2002
97th 2003
98th 18 March 2004 - 20 March 2004
99th 17 March 2005 - 19 March 2005 Central ground [14]
100th 9 March 2006 - 11 March 2006 Central ground Draw [15][16]
101st 15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007 Central ground [17]
102nd 24 April 2008 - 25 April 2008 Central ground Central win Innings and 133 runs [18][19]
103rd 26 February 2009 - 28 February 2009 Central ground St. John won the toss and elected to field Central win 222 runs [20][21]
104th 25 February 2010 - 27 February 2010 Central ground Central win 4 wickets [22][23][24]
105th 10 March 2011 - 11 March 2011 Central ground Central won the toss and elected to field Central win 2 wickets [25][26][27][28]
106th 8 March 2012 - 10 March 2012 Central ground Central won the toss and elected to bat Draw [29][30][31][32][33]
107th 14 March 2013 - 16 March 2013 Central ground Central won the toss and elected to field Draw [34][35][36]

Limited over match

The two schools have also played an annual 50 over match since 2003.

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No. Date Venue Toss Result Margin Refs
1st 18 March 2003 Central ground St. John win 44 runs [37]
2nd 25 March 2004 Central ground St. John win
3rd 2005 Central ground St. John win
4th 2006 Central ground St. John win
5th 2007 Central ground Central win
6th 2008 Central ground Central win
7th 2009 Central ground Central win
8th 2010 Central ground Central won the toss and elected to bat Central win 155 runs [38]
9th 19 March 2011 St. John's ground St. John win [39]
10th 17 March 2012 St. John's ground Central won the toss and elected to bat Central win 65 runs [40][41][42]
11th 23 March 2013 St. John's ground St. John won the toss and elected to field Central win 34 runs [43][44]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaffna big match starts Thursday". TamilNet. 9 March 2006.
  2. ↑ Ratnayake, Samiddha (21 February 2010). "The tradition lives on". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
  3. ↑ "Big Match: St. John’s and Jaffna Central draw their 106th encounter". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (18 March 2010). "St. Servatius - St. Thomas big match begins today". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  5. ↑ Fernando, Reemus (21 February 2010). "Battles from North to South". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  6. ↑ "‘Battle of North’ begins in Jaffna". TamilNet. 26 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Centenary 'Battle of the North'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2004.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Centenary Battle of the North to be celebrated in grand style". Tamil Canadian. February 2004.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "The Centenary 'Battle of the North'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2004.
  10. ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (9 March 2011). "Jaffna Central looking to record fifth win". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  11. ↑ "Schools preview". Daily News (Sri Lanka)/ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 1998.
  12. ↑ Izzadeen, Saif (22 March 1998). "Warnapura guides St. Peter's to easy win". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  13. ↑ "Jaffna's 93rd big match this weekend". Daily News (Sri Lanka)/ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 1999.
  14. ↑ "99th Battle of the North from March 17 to 19". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2005.
  15. ↑ "100th Battle of the North from March 9". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 7 March 2006.
  16. ↑ Ratnam, Easwaran (13 March 2006). "St. John’s pocket three awards as Jaffna big match ends in draw". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  17. ↑ Fernando, Reemus (14 March 2007). "St. John’s favourites yet again: 101st ‘Battle of the North’". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  18. ↑ Kamalendran, Chris (20 April 2008). "Jaffna Central prevail". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  19. ↑ "Jaffna Central crush St. John’s by innings". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2008.
  20. ↑ Palakidnar, Ananth (15 March 2009). "‘Battle of the North’ with a difference". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
  21. ↑ "Big Match". Jaffna Central College. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011.
  22. ↑ "Jaffna Central favourites". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 February 2010.
  23. ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (28 February 2010). "Jaffna Central does it for the fourth time: 104th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  24. ↑ Rathnayake, Samiddha (28 February 2010). "104th Battle of the North: Jaffna Central makes it four-in-a-row". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
  25. ↑ "Jaffna Central favoured to chalk fifth win: 105th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 6 March 2011.
  26. ↑ "105th Battle of the North begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 March 2011.
  27. ↑ "Five in a row for Central College: 105th Battle of the North". The Island (Sri Lanka). 13 March 2011.
  28. ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (13 March 2011). "Jaffna Central record fifth successive win: 105th Battle of North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  29. ↑ "“Battle of the North” – 106th Encounter commences today – 08 March 2012". Northern Provincial Council. 8 March 2012.
  30. ↑ "A draw in Jaffna: 106th ‘Battle of the North’". The Island (Sri Lanka). 11 March 2012.
  31. ↑ "Big Match: St. John’s and Jaffna Central draw their 106th encounter". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 March 2012.
  32. ↑ "Jaffna Central College, Jaffna vs St. John's College, Jaffna". CricHQ.
  33. ↑ "Jaffna Central College, JCC vs St.John's College Jaffna, SJC". CricHQ.
  34. ↑ "North battle ends in a tame draw". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 17 March 2013.
  35. ↑ "St.John's College, Jaffna vs Jaffna Central College". CricHQ.
  36. ↑ "St. John's College, Jaffna, FIRST XI OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE vs St. John's College, Jaffna, FIRST XI OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE". CricHQ.
  37. ↑ "North-South meet at "Peace Trophy" cricket". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2003.
  38. ↑ "Jaffna Central beat St. John’s by a big margin of 155 runs". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 28 April 2010.
  39. ↑ "Jaffna Rivals in their 50 over Match". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 March 2011.
  40. ↑ "Jaffna Central in easy win: 10th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  41. ↑ "Jaffna Central College, Jaffna vs St. John's College, Jaffna". CricHQ.
  42. ↑ "Jaffna central college, Jaffna central college vs St.jhons college, Sjc". CricHQ.
  43. ↑ "Jaffna Central College vs St. John's College, Jaffna". CricHQ.
  44. ↑ "Jaffna Central College, Jaffna, First XI vs St. John's College, Jaffna, FIRST XI OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE". CricHQ.