Voting for Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer begins

Voting for the Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 begins today under three categories – Platinum, Gold and Silver for the Under-19 Division 1, 11 and 111 schools.

The 36th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest is organised by Sri Lanka’s flagship English newspaper with the largest circulation – the Sunday Observer, with Sri Lanka’s national mobile service provider – SLT Mobitel as the principal sponsor for the sixth successive year.

The presentation of the sponsorship cheque took place at Lake House on Friday with SLT Mobitel Senior Deputy General Manager Nalin Perera presenting the sponsorship package to the Chairman/Managing Director of The Associated Newspapers Ceylon Ltd and veteran media personality Bandula Padmakumara. ANCL Director/Editorial Seelaratne Senerath and Director/Legal Rasanga Harischandra were also present.

The contest has produced some of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated cricketers in the past 35 years, from former Sri Lanka captain turned ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle to the present Sri Lanka Vice Captain Dinesh Chandimal. It has been the stepping stone for most of the national cricketers and top club cricketers who had excelled at the highest level.

Readers of the Sunday Observer, Daily News, Dinamina and Thinakaran could now vote for their favourite schoolboy cricketers to take them up the ladder for the most popular contest.

Voting coupons for the Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2014 will appear in the Sunday Observer, Daily News, Dinamina and Thinakaran from today. There will be weekly cash prizes of Rs. 2,500, 1,500 and 1,000 for the three lucky readers who vote for their favourite cricketers.