BY: S. S. PERERA One of the few Royalists to get his name in the prestigious “WISDEN CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK”, is Ajith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, who…
Eustace Rulach [Features Editor, Ceylon Observer] (Re-printed from the 1972 Battle of the Blues Souvenir) Our young cricketer is feeling good. Today is Big Match…
By Rishan Danthasinghe A school van stops in the traffic…. A boy locks his eyes on a gaudy black and blue piece of cloth being…
By Nirmal Hettiaratchy For as long as I can remember, playing cricket for Royal was my greatest ambition! I suppose it helped that my father,…
By Hafeel Farisz Its March again I’d rather be in the Cinnamon Gardens police station than write this piece of nostalgia. It’s just so hard…
By The Hon. J. R. Jayewardene (Re-printed from the 1972 Battle of the Blues Souvenir) The Royal – Thomian Match has a fascination which passeth…
By R.B. Wijesinha My association, connections and memory of the Royal – Thomian ‘Classic’ goes back to 1928, when N. Kandiah captained Royal and Roy…
By Ranjan Anandappa CRICKET: S.Thomas’, with a superior all round effort avenged their defeat last year by completely outplaying Royal in all departments of the…
By Odath Weerasinghe Back at the Big Match – In 2004, I took my 14-year-old Australian-born son to the 125th Royal-Thomian Cricket Match in Colombo.…