30th Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2008

Mega Awards show on Friday:

By Leslie Fernando

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AWARDS: The panel of selectors of the 30th OBSERVER-MOBITEL Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest met at Cinamon Grand Hotel and evaluated the performances of the inter-school cricket matches of the 2007/2008 season.

The awards presentation will be on July 18 at the BMICH and to make the show something to remember, there will be top-drawer entertainment with Bathiya and Santhush leading the way.

The panel comprising members from Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers, Sri Lanka, Central Province Cricket Umpires Association, Southern Province Cricket Umpires Association and Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association, short-listed players under each category before they identified the final award winners to be announced at the Mega Show.

The selection panel was headed by the former Sri Lanka Test captain Hashan Tillekeratne who was recently appointed as the new President of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers Sri Lanka.

The names of short-listed schoolboy cricketers and teams running for 32 different awards have been picked but the winners will be declared at the Mega Awards ceremony.

The Mega Show is hosted by the Sunday Observer in association with Mobitel. The sponsors Mobitel has played a vital role to have a show of this magnitude.

The schoolboy cricketers and their fans will definitely have a enjoyable time on July 18.

The first recipient of the prestigious Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award-Ranjan Madugalle, who is the present ICC Chief Match Referee will be the fitting chief guest as the contest marks its 30th anniversary.

ALL ISLAND CONTEST

Best Batsman

Round No. 1: Ashan Priyanjana (Nalanda), Dilshan Munaweera (Nalanda), Lahiru Thirimanne (Prince of Wales), Angelo Perera (St. Peter’s College), Roshane Silva (St. Joseph’s College), Kaushal Janith Perera (Royal), Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda), Madawa Warnapura (Nalanda), Ishan Athuruliya (Dharmapala), Dimuth Karunaratne (St. Joseph’s College), Trevin Fernando (St. Sebastian’s College), Geeth Kumara (Thurstan College), Udara Peiris (Ananda), Banuka Rajapakse (Royal), I. C. Ratnayake (Dharmaraja College).

Round 2: Dinesh Chandimal, Ashan Priyanjana, Madawa Warnapura, Ishan Athuruliya, Dimuth Karunaratne, Trevin Fernando, Geeth Kumara, Udara Peiris.

Round 3: Ashan Priyanjana, Madawa Warnapura, Ishan Athuruliya, Dimuth Karunaratne, Trevin Fernando.

Best Bowler

Round 1: Thisira Perera (St. Joseph’s College), Denuruwan Fernando (De Masenod College), Naveen Kavikara (D. S. Senanayake College), Milan Fernando (S. Thomas’ College), Umesh Karunaratne (Thurstan College), Udara Peiris (Ananda), Sameera Weerasinghe (St. Joseph’s College), Geeth Kumara (Thurstan College), Haroon Mowjood (Royal), I. C. Ratnayake (Dharmaraja College).

Round 2: Thisira Perera, Naveen Kavikara, Milan Fernando, Umesh Karunaratne, Udara Peiris.

Round No. 3: Udara Peiris, Thisira Perera, Milan Fernando, Umesh Karunaratne.

Best Fielder

Round 1: Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda), Chirantha de Silva (Isipatana), Denuwan Rajakaruna (Mahinda College), Sahan Wijesiri (St. Joseph’s College), Mohamed Feshan (St. Sylvester’s College), Tilak Massalabe (Thurstan College).

Round 2: Denuwan Rajakaruna, Chirantha de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Sahan Wijesiri.

Best Allrounder

Round 1: Thisira Perera (St. Joseph’s College), Roshane Silva (St. Joseph’s College), Umesh Udayanga (Dharmasoka College), Angelo Perera (St. Peter’s College), Geeth Kumara (Thurstan College), I.C. Ratnayake (Dharmaraja College), Udara Peiris (Ananda), Umesh Karunaratne (Thurstan College), Ryan Kem (Wesley College), Chathuranga de Silva (St. Aloysius College)

Round 2: Thisira Perera, Umesh Karunaratne, Geeth Kumara, Udara Peiris, I.C. Ratnayake.

Best Captain

Sashan Silva (Prince of Wales), Umesh Karunaratne (Thurstan College), Ruwantha Fernandopulle (St. Joseph’s College), Asitha Weerasooriya (Mahinda College), Janitha Jayawardena (St. Sebastian’s College), Dinesh Perera (Tissa MMV), Dinudu Jayatilleke (St. Aloysius College).

Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All-Island

Round 1: Madawa Warnapura (Nalanda), Dimuth Karunaratne (St. Joseph’s College), Ishan Athuruliya (Dharmapala), Milan Fernando (S. Thomas’ College), Umesh Karunaratne (Thurstan College), Udara Peiris (Ananda), Geeth Kumara (Thurstan College), Ashan Priyanjana (Nalanda), Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda), Thisira Perera (St. Joseph’s College).

Round 2: Milan Fernando, Geeth Kumara, Umesh Karunaratne, Madawa Warnapura, Dimuth Karunaratne.

OUTSTATION CONTEST

Best Batsman

Round 1: Dinesh Perera (Tissa MMV), Nipuna Ranasinghe (Ibbagamuwa Central), Gayan Udawatta (Siri Piyaratana MMV), Chanaka Ruwansiri (Piliyandala Central), Sarath Rangana Silva (Panadura Royal), Sarath Sameera Silva (President’s College, Kotte).

Round 2: Nipuna Ranasinghe, Sanath Sameera Silva, Sarath Rangana Silva, Dinesh Perera.

Best Bowler

Round 1: Dinesh Perera (Tissa MMV), Nilanka Premaratne (Bandaranayake College, Gampaha), Keshava Eranga (St. John’s Nugegoda), S. Titus Perera (President’s College, Kotte), Gayan Udawatta (Siri Piyaratana MMV), K.A.S.N. Rajaguru (Nugewala Central)

Round 2: Nilanka Premaratne, Keshava Eranga, Dinesh Perera, S. Titus Perera.

Best Fielder

Round 1: Udith Indunil (Royal Panadura), Chamath de Silva (President’s College, Kotte), Rukshan Tillekeratne (Asoka Vidyalaya), Sajith Madusanka (Siri Piyaratana MMV), Dinudu Jayatilleke (St. Aloysius College)

Round 2: Chamath de Silva, Dinudu Jayatilleke, Udith Indunil

Best Allrounder

Round 1: Dinesh Perera (Tissa MMV), K. A. S. N. Rajaguru (Nugewala Central), Nipuna Ranasinghe (Ibbagamuwa Central), Gayan Udawatta (Siri Piyaratana MMV), Chanaka Ruwansiri (Piliyandala Central), Chathuranga de Silva (St. Aloysius College).

Round 2: Chanaka Ruwansiri, Nipuna Ranasinghe, Dinesh Perera, Chathuranga de Silva.

Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year - Outstation

Round 1: Dinesh Perera (Tissa MMV), Keshava Eranga (St. John’s Nugegoda), Chamath de Silva (President’s College, Kotte), Dinudu Jayatilleke (St. Aloysius College), Sarath Rangana Silva (Royal Panadura), Chathuranga de Silva (St. Aloysius College), Nipuna Ranasinghe (Ibbagamuwa Central), Chanaka Ruwansiri (Piliyandala Central).

Round 2: Chanaka Ruwansiri, Nipuna Ranasinghe, Chathuranga de Silva, Dinesh Perera.

Best Teams All-Island

Round 1: Thurstan College, Prince of Wales, St. Joseph’s College, S. Thomas’ College, Nalanda, St. Sylvester’s College, At. Anne’s College, Dharmaraja College, St. Aloysius College, St. Sebastian’s College.

Round 2: St. Sylvester’s College, Prince of Wales, Thurstan College, St. Joseph’s College.

Central Province

Round 1 St. Sylvester’s College, Dharmaraja College, St. Anne’s College, Kingswood College, Maliyadeva College, St. Anthony’s Katugastota, Kegalu Vidyalaya.

Round 2: Kingswood College, Dharmaraja College, St. Sylvester’s College, Kegalu Vidyalaya.

Southern Province

Round 1: Mahinda College, Richmond College, St. Aloysius College,

Revatha MV, Dharmasoka College, St. Thomas College, Matara, St. Servatius College, Matara.

Round 2: Dharmasoka College, Mahinda College, St. Aloysius College, Richmond College.

Best Up and Coming Team - Sri Rahula, Alawwa.