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After years of uncertainty, Mahinda College authorities had invited Richmond to this meeting aimed at ending the conflicting claims by various parties. |
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Mahinda Team was headed by Vice Principal J. Munasinghe and included former cricketer and coach Punya Arambewela, former cricketer Upul Sumathipala and W.J. Kulasuriya. |
Mahinda Team was headed by Vice Principal J. Munasinghe and included former cricketer and coach Punya Arambewela, former cricketer Upul Sumathipala and W.J. Kulasuriya. |
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Both teams discussed the comprehensive history of the “Lovers’ Quarrel” in detail at the meeting held on March 13 at the Olcott Hall of Mahinda College and agreed upon the final win tally as beyond dispute before signing a joint statement accepting the proven number of wins as 23- |
Both teams discussed the comprehensive history of the “Lovers’ Quarrel” in detail at the meeting held on March 13 at the Olcott Hall of Mahinda College and agreed upon the final win tally as beyond dispute before signing a joint statement accepting the proven number of wins as 23-22 in favour of Mahinda. |
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Following are some of the main points of history in the Galle Big Match |
Following are some of the main points of history in the Galle Big Match |
Revision as of 16:57, 24 March 2014
Template:Infobox SL Interschool Tournaments The Richmond–Mahinda Cricket Encounter is an annual cricket big match played between the first XI cricket teams of Richmond College and Mahinda College in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is one of the longest cricket match series in Sri Lanka, having been played for over 100 years.[1] The match which is also known as the "Lovers' Quarrel" in public, is played at the Galle International Stadium. Lovers' Quarrel was begun in 1905, under the two principals Rev. James Horne Darrel of Richmond College and Mr. Frank Lee Woodward of Mahinda College.[2]
Match history and Series summary
Richmond - Mahinda cricket big match was played for the first time in 1905 at Galle esplanade, with the two principals, Rev. J. H. Darrell of Richmond and Mr. F. L. Woodward of Mahinda, officiating as umpires. Richmond College won the inaugural match and went on to win the next two matches in 1906 and 1907. Mahinda College's first victory was registered in 1908 and their last victory in a big match was recorded in 2008,[3] while Richmond College's last win was recorded in 2014. Having broken a 30 year long deadlock of draws, Mahindians registered an emphatic 10 wicket win over Richmondites in the 2008 encounter. After a 45 year long winless streak, Richmondites also registered a win by an innings over Mahindians in the 2014 encounter. Out of the big matches played up to this year, Mahinda College has won 23 matches whereas Richmond College has won 22 matches.
In 1953, Mahindian Somasiri Ambawatte captured all ten Richmond’s wickets in an innings to claim the bowling record of the series and in the same match he scored a century to record the finest all round feat in the history of the big match.[4] In 1972, Prasad Kariyawasam of Richmond College erased a 33 year old big match record of 155 runs held by Mahindian Sirisena Hettige, with an unbeaten 156 runs. On the very next day of the same match Mahindians piled up the highest score by a team, when they totaled 359 with their top order batsman P. H. K. H. Ranasinghe scoring 162.[5] It is the current record for the highest individual score by a batsman in the big match series.[4] Jayantha Dias of Richmond College holds the record for most centuries in the big match, scoring consecutive centuries in 1968 & 1969.
Conflict Regarding the Win count
The official win tally has been accepted as 23-22 in Mahinda’s favour when the officials of two schools met recently resolve the mystery of the constantly changing number of wins each school had registered.
After years of uncertainty, Mahinda College authorities had invited Richmond to this meeting aimed at ending the conflicting claims by various parties.
The Richmond team headed by their Vice Principal Gamini Jayawardena included cricket historian, former cricketer and coach Rohitha Wickramasekara, senior Richmond old boy Dudley Silva and Richmond’s Cricket Master Lalith Kumarasiri – incidentally a Mahindian and Ranjith Gamage who acted as the Secretary of the meeting.
Mahinda Team was headed by Vice Principal J. Munasinghe and included former cricketer and coach Punya Arambewela, former cricketer Upul Sumathipala and W.J. Kulasuriya.
Both teams discussed the comprehensive history of the “Lovers’ Quarrel” in detail at the meeting held on March 13 at the Olcott Hall of Mahinda College and agreed upon the final win tally as beyond dispute before signing a joint statement accepting the proven number of wins as 23-22 in favour of Mahinda.
Following are some of the main points of history in the Galle Big Match
Began in 1905 at Galle Esplanade (First Match Umpired by College Principals)
No Matches in the years 1910, 1911, 1912 due to spectator violence
1916 Richmond Principal had taken a decision not to take part in the cricket season (Richmond did not play a single match this season, but at the meeting it was agreed to consider this year’s result as a walk over for Mahinda)
1926 a Walk over to Richmond (Mahinda played the full season, but did not turn up for the big match)
1952 Match was abandoned without a result due to the sudden death of Prime Minister D S Senanayake. [6]
Notable persons who have played
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Past records
Notable performances
Name | School | Performance | Record / Remarks | Year |
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P. S. Thuduwewatta | Richmond | 6 for 19 & 5 for 23 | First 10-wicket match haul of the series | 1917 |
Sirisena Hettige | Mahinda | 155 runs | First century of the series | 1939 |
R. M. M. De Silva | Richmond | 8 for 19 & 7 for 6 | Best bowling performance of a match | 1922 |
S. Ambawatte | Mahinda | 10 for 44 | Best bowling performance in an innings | 1953 |
S. Ambawatte | Mahinda | 103* runs, 10 for 44 & 5 for 61 | Best all-round performance of the series | 1953 |
R. M. M. De Silva | Richmond | 97 runs, 8 for 19 & 7 for 6 | Best all-round performance of the series | 1922 |
Basil Gunasekara | Mahinda | 99* runs | First and only player to stranded on 99 | 1944 |
Jayantha Dias | Richmond | 111 runs & 117 runs | First and only player to score consecutive centuries | 1968 & 1969 |
P. H. K. H. Ranasinghe | Mahinda | 162 runs | Highest individual score in an innings | 1972 |
Prasad Kariyawasam | Richmond | 316 runs (156* in 1972) | Highest aggregate of runs in the series | 1969-1972 |
S. Ambawatte | Mahinda | 30 + wickets | Highest aggregate of wickets in the series | 1949-1953 |
- ( * - Remained not out )
Centuries
Name | School | Score | Year |
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Sirisena Hettige | Mahinda | 155 runs | 1939 |
Somasiri Ambawatte | Mahinda | 103* runs | 1953 |
Jayantha Dias | Richmond | 111 runs | 1968 |
Jayantha Dias | Richmond | 117 runs | 1969 |
Prasad Kariyawasam | Richmond | 156* runs | 1972 |
P. H. K. H. Ranasinghe | Mahinda | 162 runs | 1972 |
Ruwan Korala | Richmond | 102 runs | 1981 |
C. Hewamanna | Richmond | 102 runs | 1987 |
Chaminda Mendis | Richmond | 129 runs | 1988 |
D. Sudharshana | Richmond | 100* runs | 1995 |
Thushara Rupasinghe | Mahinda | 109 runs | 1998 |
Mohammed Faizer | Richmond | 115 runs | 2002 |
A. K. Tyronne | Richmond | 137 runs | 2014 |
See also
References
- ^ Sri Lanka junior stars in focus at Lovers’ Quarrel
- ^ Richmond, Mahinda clash in Centenary year
- ^ Southern Sri Lanka awaits action at 106th Lover’s Quarrel
- ^ a b Richmond looks to break Mahinda stranglehold
- ^ Epasinghe, Premasara. "Cricketer now one of Sri Lanka's top Diplomats". The Island Online. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- Souvenirs, that were released to mark the 71st Richmond–Mahinda cricket encounter in 1976 & 97th encounter in 2002.