Votes gather momentum
by Leslie FERNANDO
The voting in the 31st Observer Mobitel Most Popular Cricketer of the
Year 2009 started on a high note compared to previous years.
Voting was brisk in the first five weeks.
In the All-Island Contest Harith Jayampath of D. S. Senanayake
College leads with 5,262 votes while another D. S. Senanayake College
cricketer Naveen Kavikara is in second position with 4,764 votes.
Peterite skipper Angelo Perera secured third place with 4.524 votes.
Krishan Wickremarachchi of Gamini MV, Bentota leads in the Outstation
Contest with 6,298 votes, followed by S. H. Indunil Kumara of
Devapathiraja Vidyalaya, Ratgama in second place with 3,764 votes and
Shehan Silva of Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa third with 2,339 votes.
Connecting the 30-year-old Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the year to
the world is Sri Lanka's fastest growing mobile communication provider,
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.
Mobitel is the third sponsor in the history of the Observer Schoolboy
Cricketer of the Year contest series after Warner-Hudnut and Bata.
Former Sri Lanka Test captain and present ICC Match Referee, Ranjan
Madugalle won the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the year 'crown'
when Warner-Hudnet sponsored the inaugural event in 1979.
Mobitel as sponsor of the event would further strengthen the original
show which has recognised schoolboy talent over the years. It will be
SLT Mobitel that would provide that 'SMART' connection to the Observer
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest conducted by the Associated
Newspapers of Ceylon Limited.
OBSERVER-MOBITEL cricket contests
[ All-Island Contest]
1. Harith Jayampathi (D.S. Senanayake College) 5262
2. Naveen Kavikara (D.S. Senanayake College) 4764
3. Angelo Perera (St. Peter's College) 4524
4. Yasith Abeykoon (Royal College) 2503
5 Buwanaka Ekanayake (Dharmaraja College) 2401
6. Dinesh Chandimal (Ananda College) 1625
7. Waruna Fernando (St. Benedict's College) 1217
8. Isham Ghouse (Zahira College, Colombo) 1200
9. Sahan Palihakkara (St.Anthony's Kandy) 564
10. Nishika de Silva (St. Joseph's College) 443
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[ Outstation Contest]
1. K. Wickremarachchi (Gamini MMV,Bentota) 6298
2. S.H.Indunil Kumara (Devapathiraja Vidyalaya, Ratgama) 3764
3. Shehan Silva (Joseph Vaz College) 2339
4. Amila Tillekeratne (Sri Rahula MV) 1963
5. Malinda Samarasekera (Maris Stella College) 1167
6. Nuwan Abeyratne (Sri Sumangala College) 721
7. Rashmika Perera (Sri Dhammaloka College,Kelaniya) 607
8. Gayan Maneshan (Maliyadeva College) 488
9. Chandimal Pathirana (St. Anne's College) 365
10. Zakir Hussain (Azhar College, Akurana) 306
Picking the weekly readers winners: (from left) Chanaka Liyanage,
Consultant Advertising, ANCL, Mahinda Abeysundara, Editor,
Dinamina.
Picture by Kavindra Perera.
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