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This match is generally referred to as the 'Big Match'.


AWARDS

This match is played for the most prestigious 'Father of the Nation' D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield. Incidentally, Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake, who became independent Ceylon's (as Sri Lanka was known at the time) first Prime Minister, donned the Thomian cap in 1901 and 1902. This sheild was first presented in 1928.


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