OBSERVER-BATA Schoolboy Cricket Contests on again!
By A. C. de Silva
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Discussing the Observer-Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the year
contest... from left: Production Manager, Bata Shoe Company of
Ceylon Limited, N.A. Bodinagoda , Factory Manager, Batas, Maheel
Senaratne, Editor-Sunday Observer, Dinesh Weerawansa, Managing
Director Bata Shoe Company of Ceylon Limited, Ralph Mollo and
Chairman/Managing Director, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited,
Bandula Pathmakumara.
Picture by Chintaka Kumarasinghe.
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CRICKET: The Sunday Observer organised and Bata Shoe Company
sponsored 29th Observer-Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Awards
Ceremony holds out the promise of a big and brighter show with top
flight entertainment thrown in for a good measure.
The cricket umpires from the Association of Cricket Umpires and
Scorers Association, Southern Province Cricket Umpires Association,
Central Province Cricket Umpires Association and Association of Cricket
Umpires Sri Lanka (Kandy) will shortly pick the winners.
Besides the pick of the umpires, there will be the additional awards
specially presented by Sunday Observer to the tune of Rs. 50,000 for the
Observer-Bata Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year and runner-up
and for the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year and runner-up -
Outstation.
The pick of the winners in the Observer-Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of
the Year Contest has been well received by all and sundry and here's
some of the winners: Ranjan Madugalle of Royal College - winner 1979,
Arjuna Ranatunga of Ananda - also winner of the Schoolboy Cricketer of
the Year title in 1980 and 1982, Roshan Mahanama of Nalanda winner of
title in 1983 and 1984. Sanjeewa Ranatunga - Arjuna's younger brother
won title in 1988, Marvan Atapattu in 1990. Muttiah Muralitharan of St.
Anthony's Katugastota won the cherished title in 1991.
All the cricketers mentioned went on to represent Sri Lanka at Test
match level and this goes to prove that the right people were picked for
the top post over the years.
Watch out for more details regarding this contest in the Sunday
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