Observer-Mobitel School Cricket Awards

Award Winners :

Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2009

[All Island ]

Nipun Karunanayake, Captain of Nalanda College receives award for the Best Behaved Team from Bandula Padmakumara, Chairman ANCL. The others present: Dinesh Weerawansa (left), Editor-in-Chief, Sunday Observer; Ms. Leisha de Silva Chandrasena, Chairperson, Sri Lanka Telecom and SLT Mobitel and Suren J. Amarasekera, CAO of STL Mobitel.

Imesh Udayange of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda who was Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Outstation also received the other awards. Here he receives Best Allrounder’s Award from Asoka Senani Hewage - Principal of D. S. Senanayake College. Others from left: M. T. A. Rauff Secretary of Schools Cricket Association and D. S. de Silva - Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket. Udayanga also won the Best Bowler’s Award.

Sameera Weerasinghe of St. Joseph’s College, Best Allrounder All-Island receives award from D.S. De Silva, Chairman, Sri Lanka Cricket. In the centre is M.T.A. Rauff, Secretary, Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association.

Krishan Wickremarachchi of Gamini M.M.V., Bentota - runner-up Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer - Outstation recieves the award from A.C.de Silva Deputy Editor(Sports) Sunday Observer. Others from left S.Anandakumar Deputy Editor Sunday Observer, Rajitha Udawatte Design Editor Sunday Observer, Dinesh Weerawan sa - Editor-in-chief Sunday Observer and Pramod de Silva Senior Associate Editor of the Sunday Observer.

St. Sebastian College, Katuneriya Cricketers who won the award for the Best up and coming cricket team of the year recieving their certificates from Rasanga Harishchandra Director Legal and Administration(second from right), at extreme right is Rohana Ariyaratne CAO of ANCL.From left Abhaya Amaradasa GM ANCL, Shan Shanmuganadan Director Finance ANCL,Ashantha de Mel Chairman National Cricket Selection Committee and Arjuna Ranatunga MP.

Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year: Winner - Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda College), Runner-up - Angelo Perera - (St. Peter's College)

Best Batsman: Winner - Angelo Perera (St. Peter's College), Runner-up - Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda College)

Best Bowler: Winner - Matheesha Perera (Ananda College), Runner-up - M. Liyanapathirana (President's College, Kotte)

Best Fielder: Winner - Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda College), Runner-up - D. M. Rajakaruna (Mahinda College)

Best All-rounder: Winner - Sameera Weerasinghe (St. Joseph's College), Runner-up - Angelo Perera - (St. Peter's College)

Best Captain: Winner - Dinesh Chandimal

[Outstation]

Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year: Winner - R. J. N. Imesh Udayanga (Dharmasoka College), Runner-up - W. W. A. G. Manishan (Maliyadeva College)

Best Batsman: Winner - W. W. A. G. Manishan (Maliyadeva College), Runner-up - K. A. K. W. Perera (Maliyadeva College)

Best Bowler: Winner - R. J. N. Imesh Udayanga (Dharmasoka College), Runner-up - B. B. S. Perera (Mahanama College)

Best Fielder: Winner - W. W. A. G. Manishan (Maliyadeva College), Runner-up - S. Kumara (Royal College, Panadura)

Best Allrounder: Winner - R. J. N. Imesh Udayanga (Dharmaraja College), Runner-up - P. C. de Silva (St. Aloysius College)

[Best Teams ]

All-Island :

Winner - Royal College, Runner-up - Ananda College

Outstation :

Winner - Moratu Vidyalaya, Runner-up - Maliyadeva College

Central Province:

Winner - Trinity College, Runner-up - St. Anthony's College, Katugastota

Southern Province :

Winner - Mahinda College, Runner-up - St. Aloysius College

Northern Province :

Winner - St. Patrick's College, Jaffna

Best Behaved Team :

Winner - Nalanda College

Best Up-coming Team :

Winner - St. Sebastians College - Katuneria

Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All-Island

Winner: Angelo Perera (St. Peter's College),

Runner-up; Naveen Kavikara (D. S. Senanayake College)

Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year - Outstation

Winner: S. H. Indunil Kumara - (Devapathiraja Vidyalaya - Ratgama), Runner-up;

Krishan Wickremarachchi (Gamini MMV, Bentota)