A star-studded show

Three Ministers - Keheliya Rambuwella, Bandula Gunawardene and C.B. Ratnayake will be present at the 32nd Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Mega Awards Ceremony at 6.15 p.m. tomorrow at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Conference Hall ‘A’, BMICH.

Organised by Sri Lanka’s flagship English newspaper the Sunday Observer, it is sponsored by Sri Lanka’s national mobile network, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.

Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella will be the Chief Guest while Minister of Sports C.B. Ratnayake and Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena will be the Guests of Honour.

The most outstanding schoolboy cricketers of the 2009/2010 inter-school season will win over 40 trophies and attractive cash awards that will be on offer at the country’s premier schools cricket awards show which has produced legendary Sri Lanka international cricketers since 1979.

Adding colour to the Mega Awards ceremony will be Bhathiya & Santhush and Centigradez. There will be several dance acts performed by renowned artiste Channa Wijewardene’s troupe.

A limited number of special entry passes for the Year Mega Awards Ceremony are available, exclusively for Sunday Observer readers on a first come first served basis. Schoolboys and cricket fans who are interested in catching the excitement of schoolboy stars winning the top awards could call over at the Advertising Consultant’s office at Lake House (Tel: 2429429 Ext: 302) between 9 am to 1 pm tomorrow to collect the limited number of special entry passes available. Three of the best performers during the 2009/10 season have been shortlisted for the prestigious Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All-Island title. Based on their performance, the selection panel picked Kithuruwan Vithanage (Royal), Ramesh Buddhika (Mahinda College) and Banuka Rajapakse (Royal) for the most sought-after title.