Past winners of Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

1979: Ranjan Madugalle (Royal),

1980: Arjuna Ranatunga (Ananda),

1981: Rohan Buultjens (St. Peter's College),

1982: Arjuna Ranatunga,

1983: Roshan Mahanama (Nalanda),

1984: Roshan Mahanama (Nalanda),

1985: Asanka Gurusinghe (Nalanda),

1986: Roshan Jurangpathy (Royal),

1987: Rohan Weerakkody (St. Joseph's College),

1988: Sanjeewa Ranatunga (Ananda)

1989: Kumar Dharmasena (Nalanda),

1990: Marvan Atapattu (Ananda),

1991: Mutthiah Muralitharan (St. Anthony's Katugastota),

1992: Sajith Fernando,

1993: Naveed Nawaz (D.S. Senanayake College),

1994: Thilan Samaraweera (Ananda),

1995: Thilan Samaraweera (Ananda),

1996: Nimesh Perera (St. Sebastian's College),

1997: Chinthaka Jayasinghe (Dharmapala Vidyalaya),

1998: Pradeep Hewage (St. Benedict's College),

1999: Muthumudalige Pushpakumara (Ananda),

2000: Kaushalya Weeraratne (Trinity College),

2001: Kaushal Lokuarachchi (St. Peter's College),

2002: Sahan Wijeratne (Prince of Wales College),

2003: Farvees Maharoof (Wesley College),

2004 and 2005: The main contest was not held but the Observer Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest-Lahiru Peiris of St. Peter's College was the winner on both occasions,

2006: Gihan Rupasinghe (Nalanda),

2007: Malith Gunathileka (Ananda),

2008: Umesh Karunaratne (Thurstan College).