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 | St. John's |
Most successful | Jaffna Central |
Most consecutive wins | St. John's |
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.[7][8] The 1967 match was abandoned due to bad weather.[7][8][9] The schools played two matches in 1904, 1908, 1909, 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1922.[10] Central won the 1904 match but it wasn't until 1908 that St. John's won a match.[7][8]
Notable players
Centralites |
Johnians |
Results
No. | Dates | Venue | Toss | Result | Margin | Refs |
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1st | 1904 | Central win | ||||
2nd | 1904 | Central win | ||||
3rd | 1905 | |||||
4th | 1906 | Central win | ||||
5th | 1907 | Draw | ||||
6th | 1908 | St. John's win | ||||
7th | 1908 | St. John's win | ||||
8th | 1909 | St. John's win | ||||
9th | 1909 | Central win | ||||
10th | 1910 | St. John's win | ||||
11th | 1911 | |||||
12th | 1912 | |||||
13th | 1913 | |||||
14th | 1914 | |||||
15th | 1915 | St. John's win | ||||
16th | 1916 | Draw | ||||
17th | 1917 | Central win | ||||
18th | 1917 | Central win | ||||
19th | 1918 | Draw | ||||
20th | 1918 | Central win | ||||
21st | 1919 | Draw | ||||
22nd | 1920 | Central win | ||||
23rd | 1921 | St. John's win | ||||
24th | 1921 | St. John's win | ||||
25th | 1922 | St. John's win | ||||
26th | 1922 | St. John's win | ||||
27th | 1923 | Central win | ||||
28th | 1924 | Draw | ||||
29th | 1925 | |||||
30th | 1926 | St. John's win | ||||
31st | 1927 | |||||
32nd | 1928 | St. John's win | ||||
33rd | 1929 | St. John's win | ||||
34th | 1930 | St. John's win | ||||
35th | 1931 | St. John's win | ||||
36th | 1932 | St. John's win | ||||
37th | 1933 | Central win | ||||
38th | 1934 | St. John's win | ||||
39th | 1935 | Central win | ||||
40th | 1936 | Central win | ||||
41st | 1937 | St. John's win | ||||
42nd | 1938 | St. John's win | ||||
43rd | 1939 | Central win | ||||
44th | 1940 | Central win | ||||
45th | 1941 | St. John's win | ||||
46th | 1942 | St. John's win | ||||
47th | 1943 | St. John's win | ||||
48th | 1944 | St. John's win | ||||
49th | 1945 | St. John's win | ||||
50th | 1946 | St. John's win | ||||
51st | 1947 | St. John's win | ||||
1948 | Not played | |||||
52nd | 1949 | Central win | ||||
53rd | 1950 | St. John's win | 5 wickets | |||
54th | 1951 | Central win | 7 runs | |||
55th | 1952 | St. John's win | 2 wickets | |||
56th | 1953 | Central win | ||||
57th | 1954 | Central win | 3 wickets | |||
58th | 1955 | Draw | ||||
59th | 1956 | Draw | ||||
60th | 1957 | Draw | ||||
61st | 1958 | St. John's win | An innings and 21 runs | |||
62nd | 1959 | St. John's win | 8 wickets | |||
63rd | 1960 | Central win | 73 runs | |||
1961 | Not played | |||||
64th | 1962 | Draw | ||||
65th | 1963 | Draw | ||||
66th | 1964 | Draw | ||||
67th | 1965 | St. John's win | 8 wickets | |||
68th | 1966 | Draw | ||||
69th | 1967 | Abandoned | ||||
70th | 1968 | St. John's win | An innings and 4 runs | |||
71st | 1969 | Draw | ||||
72nd | 1970 | Central win | An innings and 4 runs | |||
73rd | 1971 | Draw | ||||
74th | 1972 | Draw | ||||
75th | 1973 | Draw | ||||
76th | 1974 | Draw | ||||
77th | 1975 | Draw | ||||
78th | 1976 | Draw | ||||
79th | 1977 | Draw | ||||
80th | 1978 | Draw | ||||
81st | 1979 | Draw | ||||
82nd | 1980 | Draw | ||||
83rd | 1981 | Draw | ||||
84th | 1982 | Draw | ||||
85th | 1983 | Draw | ||||
86th | 1984 | Draw | ||||
1985 | Not played | |||||
1986 | Not played | |||||
1987 | Not played | |||||
1988 | Not played | |||||
1989 | Not played | |||||
87th | 1990 | St. John's win | An innings and 26 runs | |||
1991 | Not played | |||||
88th | 1992 | Draw | ||||
89th | 1993 | Draw | ||||
90th | 1994 | Central win | 7 wickets | |||
91st | 1995 | Draw | ||||
1996 | Not played | |||||
1997 | Not played | |||||
92nd | 1998 | Central ground | Draw | [11] | ||
93rd | 20 March 1999 - 21 March 1999 | Central ground | Draw | [12] | ||
94th | 2000 | Draw | ||||
95th | 2001 | Draw | ||||
96th | 2002 | Central win | 6 wickets | |||
97th | 2003 | Draw | ||||
98th | 18 March 2004 - 20 March 2004 | Abandoned - St. John's win | ||||
99th | 17 March 2005 - 19 March 2005 | Central ground | Draw | [13] | ||
100th | 9 March 2006 - 11 March 2006 | Central ground | Draw | [14][15] | ||
101st | 15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007 | Central ground | Central win | 10 wickets | [16] | |
102nd | 24 April 2008 - 25 April 2008 | Central ground | Central win | An innings and 133 runs | [17][18] | |
103rd | 26 February 2009 - 28 February 2009 | Central ground | St. John won the toss and elected to field | Central win | 222 runs | [19][20] |
104th | 25 February 2010 - 27 February 2010 | Central ground | Central win | 4 wickets | [21][22][23] | |
105th | 10 March 2011 - 11 March 2011 | Central ground | Central won the toss and elected to field | Central win | 2 wickets | [24][25][26][27] |
106th | 8 March 2012 - 10 March 2012 | Central ground | Central won the toss and elected to bat | Draw | [28][29][30][31][32] | |
107th | 14 March 2013 - 16 March 2013 | Central ground | Central won the toss and elected to field | Draw | [33][34][35] | |
108th | 13 March 2014 - 15 March 2014 | Central ground | Abandoned - St. John's win | [36][37] | ||
109th | 5 March 2015 - 7 March 2015 | Central ground | St. John's win | 84 runs | [38][39][40] | |
110th | 10 March 2016 - 12 March 2016 | Central ground | Central won the toss and elected to bat | Draw | [41][42][43] |
Limited over match
The two schools have also played an annual 50 over match since 2003.
No. | Dates | Venue | Toss | Result | Margin | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 18 March 2003 | Central ground | St. John's win | 52 runs[lower-alpha 1] | ||
2nd | 25 March 2004 | Central ground | St. John's win | 57 runs | ||
3rd | 2005 | Central ground | St. John's win | 3 wickets | ||
4th | 2006 | Central ground | St. John win | Parabola system | ||
5th | 2007 | Central ground | Central win | 6 wickets | ||
6th | 2008 | Central ground | Central win | 1 wicket | ||
7th | 2009 | Central ground | Central win | 88 runs | ||
8th | 2010 | Central ground | Central won the toss and elected to bat | Central win | 155 runs | [45] |
9th | 19 March 2011 | St. John's ground | St. John's win | 5 wickets | [46] | |
10th | 17 March 2012 | St. John's ground | Central won the toss and elected to bat | Central win | 62 runs[lower-alpha 2] | [48][49] |
11th | 23 March 2013 | St. John's ground | St. John's won the toss and elected to field | Central win | 34 runs | [50][51] |
12th | 5 April 2014 | St. John's ground | St. John's won the toss and elected to bat | St. John's win | 139 runs | [52] |
13th | 14 March 2015 | Central win | [53] | |||
14th | 19 March 2016 | St. John's ground | [54] |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Jaffna big match starts Thursday". TamilNet. 9 March 2006.
- ↑ Ratnayake, Samiddha (21 February 2010). "The tradition lives on". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Big Match: St. John's and Jaffna Central draw their 106th encounter". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 March 2012.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (18 March 2010). "St. Servatius - St. Thomas big match begins today". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ Fernando, Reemus (21 February 2010). "Battles from North to South". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "'Battle of North' begins in Jaffna". TamilNet. 26 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Centenary 'Battle of the North'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2004.
- 1 2 3 "Centenary Battle of the North to be celebrated in grand style". Tamil Canadian. February 2004.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (9 March 2011). "Jaffna Central looking to record fifth win". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Schools preview". Daily News (Sri Lanka)/ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 1998.
- ↑ Izzadeen, Saif (22 March 1998). "Warnapura guides St. Peter's to easy win". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Jaffna's 93rd big match this weekend". Daily News (Sri Lanka)/ESPNcricinfo. 20 March 1999.
- ↑ "99th Battle of the North from March 17 to 19". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2005.
- ↑ "100th Battle of the North from March 9". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 7 March 2006.
- ↑ Ratnam, Easwaran (13 March 2006). "St. John's pocket three awards as Jaffna big match ends in draw". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2013-04-02.
- ↑ Fernando, Reemus (14 March 2007). "St. John's favourites yet again: 101st 'Battle of the North'". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ Kamalendran, Chris (20 April 2008). "Jaffna Central prevail". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Jaffna Central crush St. John's by innings". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-28.
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- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (28 February 2010). "Jaffna Central does it for the fourth time: 104th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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- ↑ "Jaffna Central favoured to chalk fifth win: 105th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 6 March 2011.
- ↑ "105th Battle of the North begins". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20.
- ↑ "Five in a row for Central College: 105th Battle of the North". The Island (Sri Lanka). 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (13 March 2011). "Jaffna Central record fifth successive win: 105th Battle of North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ ""Battle of the North" – 106th Encounter commences today – 08 March 2012". Northern Provincial Council. 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "A draw in Jaffna: 106th 'Battle of the North'". The Island (Sri Lanka). 11 March 2012.
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- ↑ "North battle ends in a tame draw". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "St.John's College, Jaffna vs Jaffna Central College". CricHQ. Archived from the original on 2013-03-19.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (9 March 2014). "St. John's aiming to break nine year hoodoo". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Crowds invade as Jaffna Big Match comes to a halt". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Sunday Times Sri Lanka St. John's seeking to break ten-year jinx". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "109th "Battle of the North" St John's – Jaffna Central". sportsinfo.lk. 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "St. John's record outright win after 25 years". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 March 2015.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (6 March 2016). "110th Battle of the North: Johnians have the edge over rivals Centralites". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "110th Battle of the North Even exchanges at Jaffna". Ceylon Today. 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Big Match: 110th Battle of the North ends in draw". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 March 2016.
- ↑ "North-South meet at "Peace Trophy" cricket". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-12-24.
- ↑ "Jaffna Central beat St. John's by a big margin of 155 runs". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "Jaffna Rivals in their 50 over Match". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 March 2011.
- ↑ "Jaffna Central in easy win: 10th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Jaffna Central College, Jaffna vs St. John's College, Jaffna". CricHQ.
- ↑ "Jaffna central college, Jaffna central college vs St.jhons college, Sjc". CricHQ.
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- ↑ "St. John's Jaffna coast to easy win". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Big Match: St. John's hold edge over Central in 110th Battle of the North". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Amit, M. Shamil (9 March 2016). "St. John's favourites over rivals Jaffna Central". Mirror Sports.