Here they come...... The VIPs for the Observer-Mobitel
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year show arrive. From left:
Abhaya Amaradasa - General Manager, ANCL; Bandula
Pathmakumara - Chairman/Managing Director, ANCL; Chief Guest
- Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Information and Media,
Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena and Minister of
Sports C. B. Ratnayake come into the BMICH Hall accompanied
by the Kandyan drummers.
Chief Executive Officer SLT/Mobitel Suren J. Amarasekera is
garlanded on his arrival at the BMICH with ANCL’s Consultant
Adverting Chanaka Liyanage keeping a close watch.
Engrossed in the proceedings of the show ... from left:
Minister of Sports C.B. Ratnayake, Editor-in-Chief, the
Observer, Dinesh Weerawansa, Minister of Education, Bandula
Gunawardena and Sri Lanka’s Chief Match Referee in the ICC
Ranjan Madugalle.
Best Team North Western Province... Sithara Jayakody of
Wickremashila M.V., Giriulla receives the award from Abhaya
Amaradasa, General Manager, ANCL. Others in the picture are:
S. Anandakumar, Deputy Editor, Sunday Observer, Ananth
Palakidnar, Deputy Editor, Sunday Observer, Rohana Aryaratne,
Chief Administrative Officer, ANCL, K. Sivasubramaiam, Chief
Editor, Thinakaran and Karunadasa Sooriyarachchi, Chief
Editor Silumina.
Best Fielder Outstation - Isuru Uditha Kumara (Royal
College, Pandura) receives his award from Dinamina Editor,
Mahinda Abeysundara. On right is Jayatilleke de Silva Editor
of Daily News.
Pictures by: Chinthaka Kumarasinghe,
Kavindra Perera and Vipula Amarasinghe
