ItEsuLT OF Previous Matches. 
Date. 
Place. 
W7nTi liv 
VV Kfll Uj 
1892 
Rifle Green 
25 poiiiti* to ml. 
1893 
Do 
Do 
Q 
do 
to .5 
1894 
Galle Face 
7 
do 
to 6 
1895 Havelock Race- 
to nil. 
course 
Upcountry 
27 
do 
1896 
Do 
Do 
5 
do 
to 3 
1897 
Do 
Do 
6 
do 
to nil. 
1898 
Do 
Do 
27 
do 
to do 
1899 
Do 
Do 
18 
do 
to do 
1900 
Do 
Do 
9 
do 
to do 
1901 
Do 
Do 
14 
do 
to do 
1902 
Do 
Do 
8 
do 
to do 
It ia thus seen that out of twelve matches Up- 
country have won eleven, and Colombo one ; in 
the years '92. "95 and '98 the eame was a romp over 
for the Hillmen, and no fewer than eiglit times 
have they won without a single point scored 
against them. In all the matches Upcountry have 
scored 157 points to Colombo's 19 points. 
DIKOYA VS. MASKELIYA. 
Played at Darrawella May 30th, Dikoya won by 3 
Koals"2 tries i21 points) to 2 goals (1 drop) 1 try (11 
points). Play was mostly of a forward nature, and 
during the first half, doing good footwork, Mas- 
kellya had the best of the game, Dikoya outclassed 
the visitors in the " outs " ; and in the latter part of 
the game got over the line no less than five times. 
Team.s were as follows : — 
Dikoya :— Bryett ; Farrer. Paterson, Popham ; 
Lloyd and Buckle ; Moir, Robeitson. Ireson, Oan- 
trell, Templer, Paterson, and another. 
Maskeliya :— Jones ; Grey, Armstrong, Knight, 
Bent; Bell and Holland; Fraser, MacMillan, 
Macrae, Durrant, Grigg, Ian Forbes, Rochfort. 
DIKOYA VS. DIMBULA. 
Played at Radella on June 13th. An Interesting 
arame produced a hard fight for the supremacy, 
ftnd resulted in a draw of one try each. 
DiMBULA :— Boucher ; Daniell, Lumsden, Tilly, 
Bremner; Shelley and King; Healing, Bailie- 
Hamilton, Cantlay, Dunn, Ian Forbes, Wright, 
Bartlett and Souter. 
Dikoya :— Bell ; Grigg, Farrer, Lloyd, Thomp- 
son ; Knight, and Buckle ; MacMillan, Paterson, 
Oantrell, Macrae, Moir, Templer, Ireson, and 
Robertson. 
COLOMBO VS. KANDY. 
Played on the Havelock Racecourse on June 
20th, and resulted in an easy win for Colombo by 
I goals 4 tries (22 points to nil. Play throughout 
•was nlmost entirely in Kandy territory. It took 
Colombo sometime to stirt the scoring, and in 
the second half they beat the Kandy men easily. 
T^ams :— 
Colombo :— Lester ; Balkwill, Paterson, Hewitt. 
Larmour ; Waldook and Skrine ; Hall, Thornton, 
Murray, West, J. Scott, Hanna, R. 1. Scott, and 
Bois. 
Kandy: — Goodman ; Fmerson, MacTier, Boyd, 
Brock ; Dakeyne and Harries ; Kingsford, Baird, 
Kennaway, Ogilvy, Rochfort, Hibbert, Scott and 
Wood. 
DIKOYA VS. MASKELIYA. 
Played at Darawella on June 27. Play was even 
at flrst, but tiie Dilcoya men fell off considfrably 
daring the latter part of the game, and Maskeliya 
playing a fine game won by 1 goal 1 try i8 points) 
to Dikoya's 1 goal (5 points) Teams were as 
follows : — 
Maskeliya :— Bell ; Hamilton, Greig, Brebner, 
Vowler Knight and Holland ; Fraser, Macrae. 
Jones, Durrant, Grigg, Balllle, MacMillan and 
aaothe];. 
Dikoya :— Ariiifltrona; ; Parrer, Bryett, Lloyd, 
Moir ; Ander.son and Buckle ; Robertson, Cantrell, 
Pophnm, Philips, Farr, Preston and two others. 
KANDY r6'. DIMBULA. ' 
Played at Kandy, June 27th, and proved an 
evenly fought-out g;inie. Kandy won by 1 goal 
2 tries (11 points' to Dimbula s 2"goals (1 penalty) 
8 points: but Dimbula made desperate efforts 
during the last portion of the game to gain at 
least an equalising ti-y. Teams were as follows : — 
Kanuy :— Wernham : Emerson. MacTier Brock, 
Boyd ; Dfikeyne and Williams ; Kingsford, Kenna- 
way, Rochfort, MacMillan, Ogilvy, Garvin, Scott, 
Baird. 
Dimbula : — Boucher : Palmer, Lumsden, Tilly 
Bremner : Shelly and King; Ian Forbes, Wright, 
Healing, Bailie-Hamilton, Cantlay, Wyse, Bartlett, 
O. Dunn. 
COLOMBO VS. DIKOYA. 
This match was played at Dnrawella on July 11th. 
It was won by Dikoya by 1 goal to nil. It ws a verv 
fine fa^t game, snd evenly conteetecl. Diknya had 
preat Inck in petting a soft try throngh Moir, and 
Colombo though pressing vveie uuable to crog» the 
line. Teams : — 
CoLcirBo : — Lester ; Lnrmonr, Hewitt, Paternon, 
Balkwill; Skrine and Etherington t Hall, West, Mur- 
ray, Brh, Soott, Tatham, Mackie, Rooke. 
Dikoya :— Bell ; Perrer, Moir, Lloyd, Greig ; Knight 
and Anderson ; EoViertson. Fraser, MacMillan , Oantrell, 
Templer, Ireeon, Paterson and Grigg. 
KANDr VS. DIMBULA. 
Played at Radella, July lltli. Dimbnla won bv 2 
goals to 1 try. The game was loose and scrambling in 
ttie flrst half, but in the latter part of the match Dim- 
bnla forced the pace and the Randy forwards were out- 
played. Teams were : — 
Dimbula: — Boucher; Palmer, Bremner, Lumsden, 
Daniell; Shelley and King; Healing, Souter, Wright, 
Bartlett, Bailie-Hamilton, Gibson, Dunn, and Ian 
Forbes. 
Kandy : — Wernham ; Brock, MacTier, Emerson 
Bovd ; Dakeyne and Willams ; Kingsford, Goodfellow 
Kennaway, MacMillan, Fraser, fiaird, Scott and 
Rochfort, 
DIKOYA VS. KANDY. 
Played on the Kandy ground on July 18th. Won 
bv Kandv by I drop eonl (.S points) to nil. An evenly 
contps'erl and exceptionally tast eame, and was one of 
the finest matches ever pUived at K-ndy. Boyd's 
dron go'l was a splem'id and fortunate shot securing 
victory for hi" side. Tfanis: — 
Kandy :— Wright ; Brork, MacTier, Bivd, Hewitt; 
Dakeyne and Williams ; Kingsford", Goodfellow, Ogi'vy, 
Prn=er. Wernham, .Tuhnt-tone, B.ii'd :iiid Dowbipyin. 
Dikoya : — 3ell ; Fiirrtr. Lloyd, Moir, Greig; Knight 
and Andpr?on ; Robertoon, MacMillan, Oantrell, Brem- 
ner, Grigg, Templer, Paterson and Ireson. 
DIKOYA VS. DIMBULA. 
PInyed at Diraw"lla on Angus!; 22iid. In this the 
return mat'^b. D'koya had to be on the defensive in 
the first ha'.f, but opened out wi II in the remaining 
pnrt, of the gfime and maie a fine win. Ttie teams 
were : — 
DiKovA : — B^l' ; Llovd, Grey. Farrer Vowler; Enight 
and Anderson ; C'Utrell, Robertson, Templer, Ireson, 
Puterson, MicMillnn, Macrae, Greig. 
Dimbdla : — King ; Palmer, Daniel', Lnmsden, Hrem- 
ner ; Shelley and Ross ; Healing, Cantlay, Thomas, 
Souter, Bartlett, Grant, Peterkin, Bailie-Uamilton 
and Dunn. 
