The 68th Big Match between Prince of Wales College and St. Sebastians College will be held on 9th and 10th March 2018 at De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa and the 33rd Limited overs match will be worked off in the following day at the same venue.
During the span of more than six and a half decades both schools have established records from time to time. It is a very rare incident that father and two sons playing n a big match series.
Julian Mendis, Gerald Mendis and Duleep Mendis of St. Sebastian's became the first father and two sons to represent their alma mater. Duleep captained his school in 1968 and went on to lead Sri Lanka in Tests and one day Internationals. Then another Sebastanite Hector Silva and two of his sons Vivil Silva and Theresius Silva played in the big matches.
These two records were broken by three Cambrians this year. Nishantha Peiris was the vice captain to Vikum Halwatura in the 1985 Big Match while his eldest son Nuwantha Peiris captained the school in the Big Match in 2010 and this year the youngest son fourth year coloursman and an allrounder Savindu Peiris is captaining Prince of Wales College.
It will go to the records of Big Match series of Cambrians and Sebastanites that the first trio, the father being the vice captain and two sons captaining their college.
The limited over matches commenced between these two colleges in 1981. Julian, Gerald and Duleep and Hector did not play but Vivil and Theresius played.
In this instance it will be another record that Nishantha, Nuwantha and Savindu having played for their college and Nuwantha and Savindu leading their school.
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