Crowds thronged the SSC ground to witness the Royal versus Thomian cricket encounter that ended in thrilling win for S. Thomas’ after Royal took a challenge by declaring their second innings with a chance to grab a win. But that declaration back fired as the Thomian batsmen played with aggression and caution not to lose their wickets that easily.
The Thomian batsmen took their chances and struck the deliveries that could be dispensed to the boundary that brought them runs steadily until the target was reached with only a few deliveries left.
The crowds mingled at the chance to meet up again that happens annually. They were there in large numbers dressed in very casual dresses and exchanged their recollections of old stories that happened the previous years.
Pix by Ranjith Asanka and Hirantha Gunathilaka
