Rasitha Dilan - a ‘fight’ on his hands after father’s death
By Leslie Fernando
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Roshitha Dilan of Bandaranayake College, Gampaha - Most Popular
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year - Outstation 2008.
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CRICKET: Bandaranayake College, Gampaha skipper and all-rounder
Rasitha Dilan won the Outstation Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer Award
with a majority of 23,917 votes over Shehan Silva of Joseph Vaz College,
Wennappuwa. Rasitha received 59,090...votes while Shehan received
35,173...votes. In the final coupon (No. 17) Rasitha polled 5228 votes
and Shehan polled 1216 votes. Chandimal Pathirana of St. Anne’s College,
Kurunegala took third position with 19,838 votes. He polled 12 votes on
coupon No. 17.
Rasitha has one worry and that is he has no father. His father P.R.
Sumanadasa died when he was very young and the family finds it a bit
difficult to get through their day-to-day activities. He wants to carry
on playing cricket, but is anxious of getting employed so that he will
be able to help the family too. Some old boys of Bandaranayake College,
Gampaha and close relatives are extending a helping hand so that the
family is able to carry on with their day to day life without much
worry.
Rasitha has been playing cricket for Bandaranayake College since he
was 12 and has captained the under-13, under-15 and 1st XI teams. His
first coach was late Noel Jansz, former St. Anthony’s College Wattala
star player.
In the 2007-2008 school cricket season, Rasitha scored 653 runs. He
is a right-hand batsman with a top score of 113 against St. Thomas
College Matale. He scored six half centuries. |
