Talk:Big Match

Edit request on 25 March 2013

Thurstan Isipathana to be Battle of the Brothers 61.245.168.58 (talk) 04:22, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure what that means. Are you saying that's what it's new name will be? If so, please provide a reliable source to verify the new name. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:56, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2015

31. Battle of Pasdun korale : Mathugama Ananda sastralaya and Shantha mary college

Rasiweera (talk) 06:04, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 15:24, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2015

 203.143.13.137 (talk) 11:28, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 11:54, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

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Current Big Matches

Battle of the Mangosteen, Battle of Kelaniya, Battle of the Lords lacks reliable sources. If sources not provided; these Big Matches might be removed from the page. ŇƗΜŘØỮ Đ€ŁΔỮŘ€ŇŦƗŞ (TALK) 02:58, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Battle of Kelaniya and Battle of the Lords have been already listed in the Former Big Matches section with Reliable sources provided. ŇƗΜŘØỮ Đ€ŁΔỮŘ€ŇŦƗŞ (TALK) 04:25, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

If sources not provided for Battle of the Mangosteen; it will be removed from the list. ŇƗΜŘØỮ Đ€ŁΔỮŘ€ŇŦƗŞ (TALK) 04:26, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

@O100-KN-5 Please add references for your edit. ŇƗΜŘØỮ Đ€ŁΔỮŘ€ŇŦƗŞ (TALK) 04:41, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 23 May 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Bensci54 (talk) 16:06, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

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• Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter → Battle of the Maroons (Kandy)
• Richmond–Mahinda Cricket Encounter → The Lovers' Quarrel
• Trinity–Antonian Cricket Encounter → Battle of the Blues (Kandy)
• Battle of the Saints (cricket) → Battle of the Saints (Colombo)
• Prince of Wales–St. Sebastian's Cricket Encounter → Battle of the Golds (Moratuwa)

– Consistent naming across Big Matches. Vestrian24Bio 12:18, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support. The article titled Trinity–Antonian Cricket Encounter however, should be renamed "Battle of the Blues (Kandy)". In order to proceed with this change, the existing redirect page under that title should be removed.QEnigma (talk) 13:36, 23 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support. Also agree with QEnigma. IDB.S (talk) 15:12, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

  @QEnigma and IDB.S: amended now. Vestrian24Bio 05:14, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

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Regarding the addition of new tournaments to the currenet big match section and the removal of data from existing tournaments by guest users.

As far as I know, for a match to qualify as a "big match," it must be played continuously for several years. Although new big matches are initiated almost every year, it is uncertain whether they will be sustained over time, and therefore, it is not appropriate to include them all in this list immediately. I have seen that several schools have attempted to add new matches to this list. Also, it appears that some matches that were even played this year have been removed from the list by anonymous users. I have observed this happening before and noted it, but I have seen such arbitrary removals occurring repeatedly.

Therefore, I have re-added several matches that were removed without explanation by anonymous users and removed some newly added matches from 2025 that were added by anonymous users. It is doubtful whether these new additions or deletions were made by actual students or alumni of the respective schools.

Generally, new big matches are initiated every year, but I know that many do not continue consistently. At present, it seems important to focus on matches that have been held continuously on an annual basis. To that end, it would be best to protect the above list from edits by anonymous users and only include new matches that can be verified as having been held for at least 3, 4, or 5 years. Considering a criterion such as "held annually" would be very helpful. Please take appropriate steps to prevent unjustified data removals.

(For example, in the current Big Match section, under Battle Glory of Galle, the 34th entry was removed by an anonymous user, and I have re-added it.)

If I made any mistake while informing about this on Wikipedia, I apologize. Thank you.

Regarding the earlier discussions on this matter

Review the points discussed previously and take appropriate action. KushanSL2419wiki (talk) 18:26, 31 May 2025 (UTC)