 The Royal-Thomian, is the annual cricket match between the Royal College, Colombo and S Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia is the second longest uninterrupted cricket match series in the world and, first and oldest in Sri Lanka, even older than the Ashes, having been played for more than 130 years continuously.The original match was played between the Colombo Academy and S. Thomas' College, Mutwal in 1879, with schoolmasters participating as well as schoolboys.From 1880 onwards, only schoolboys were allowed to play in the match.