Sunday Observer/Mobitel Schoolboy cricketer contest
on SLSCA format:
All winners are offered cash awards and trophies:
Raveen and Randev the top two
by Ranjan Anandappa
Two promising all-rounders Raveen Sayer from Trinity College Kandy
and Randev Pathirana of Royal College, Colombo opened the innings at
number one and two in the 36th Sunday Observer/Mobitel Most popular
Schoolboy Cricketer Of the year contest at the count number one which
began yesterday.
Sayer polled in 2043 votes while Pathirana was placed second with
1679 votes.
Katugastota Anthonian Nimesh Gunasinghe, A.K.Tyronne the Sri Lanka
schools representative at the coming Under 19 World Cup in two weeks
time in Dubai and Akila Lakshan from Royal College Panadura are the
first five contestants to take off the blocks in the Platinum category
for division 1 schools. In the Gold segment for division 11 schools
Lasith Lakshan from St. Thomas’ Matara who was also a Sri Lana Schools
representative took top billing with 1279 votes and Tharaka Dananjaya of
Carey College ,Colombo was placed second with 1124 votes.
The third segment ‘Silver’ for division 111 schools had the most
number of contestants with seven. Dilshan Kanchana from Devapathiraja
College, Ratgama who represented the schools under 19 team at the last
tour of Bangladesh was placed on top with 927 votes to the 764 received
by number two Saaji Zarook of Vidyaloka Ciollege, Galle.
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