Trinity-Antonian fixed for May 15 and 16-BY HAFIZ MARIKAR The date has been finalized for Kandy’s Battle of Blues cricket match between Trinity College and St. Anthony’s College to be played on May 15 and 16 at Katugastota without spectators for the first time. The match was not played last year due to the coronavirus. This will be the 103rd encounter between these two cricket rivals and is the sixth oldest big match in the country played for the John Halangoda Memorial trophy. The trophy is awarded to the team that manages to win the match by means of an outright win or failing that, a first innings win. It was introduced in 2005 in memory of the former Trinity College cricketer and coach who later became the coach of St. Anthony’s College and guided them to a win in 1948. In the series Trinity College leads the overall tally with 23 wins while St. Anthony’s College has won 11. Trinity’s last win came under the captaincy of Niroshan Dickwella…
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