Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2nd Peterite to win top award

CRICKET: Kaushal Lokuarachchi became the second Peterite to win the coveted Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award in 2001 for his fine performances in the inter-school cricket 2000-2001. Rohan Buultjens, the stylish batsman won the prestigious award in 1981 - the first Peterite to win the top award.

Lokuarachchi, in addition to winning the main award, was also picked as the Best Bowler and he was known as Sri Lanka's new spin discovery.

His talent as a cricketer was spotted by the authorities early and he captained the under-13, under-15 and under-17 teams and was a coloursman and vice-captain of the first eleven Peterite team in 2001. A right-arm leg-spinner, he had 75 wickets in the 2001 inter-school season.2003 when he made his debut in Sharjah and a few weeks later, he made his Test debut against Stephen Fleming's New Zealanders. He later toured the West Indies.

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