Sri Lanka cricket match that survived world wars halted by virus

A new coronavirus wave hitting Sri Lanka has halted a cricket match between two of the country s top schools that has been played for 141 years, continuing even through world wars.

The annual Royal v St Thomas s encounter, originally scheduled for next month, has been indefinitely put off after four players tested positive for Covid-19, a school organiser said.

The latest edition of Sri Lanka s longest-running sporting event was to have been played over three days without spectators.

“What would have been the 142nd Royal-Thomian big-match is not likely to be held this year because of the latest Covid wave,” the official told AFP…