Sport Cricket Current champion St. John's | Timeline 1904 – present Most successful Jaffna Central | |
Tournament format Annual 3 day cricket match Participants Jaffna Central College
St. John's College, Jaffna | ||
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. The first match took place in 1904. The match is also known as the Battle of the Blues and is played over three days.
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History
The first Battle of the North took place in 1904. No matches were played in 1948, 1961, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1997. The 1967 match was abandoned due to bad weather. The schools played two matches in 1904, 1908, 1909, 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1922. Central won the 1904 match but it wasn't until 1908 that St. John's won a match.
Limited over match
The two schools have also played an annual 50 over match since 2003.
References
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