This is the 120th encounter which will be played for the Sir Frank Gunesekara Shield.
The Royal – Wesley Cricket match is the second oldest uninterrupted encounter in Sri Lanka. The Sir Frank Gunesekara Shield was first presented in 1969 with Wesley being the first winners under Ameresh Rajaratnam. Royal won the shield for the first time the very next year in 1970.
Royal have won 50 matches with the last being in 2010 under Banuka Rajapakse. Wesley have won 21 matches with the last being in 2012 under Ashen Fonseka. 48 encounters have ended in a draw. The centenary match was a 3 day affair in 1993 played at the oval with Royal emerging victorious under Gamini Perera
The highest induvidual score is held by Royalist Chulaka Amarasinghe who scored 207 not out in 1983 at Campbell Park. The highest individual score by a Wesleyite is held by Roshan David who scored 199 in 1990 at the SSC.
The best bowling performance is held by Wesleyite M.L Warish who got 9 for 17 in 1897.
Royal’s highest score is 369 in 1983 at Campbell Park and Wesley’s highest score is 311 for 7 dec in 1990 at SSC
