Sri Lanka: Most Popular Schoolboy Cricket Contests (3 May 1998)

03 May, 1998

Sri Lanka: Most Popular Schoolboy Cricket Contests

Daily News

ROSHAN de Silva of St. Joseph's, Colombo and Chanaka Wijesinghe of St. Sylvester's, Kandy are Observer-Bata Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketers for 1998.

Josephian Roshan de Silva won the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All-Island Contest with 19,111 votes after a hotly contested battle with Thomian skipper Upeka Fernando who polled 16,702 votes. In the final week's voting, Roshan de Silva polled a staggering 10,026 votes, while Upeka had 8,874 votes.

From the start of the contest and for the duration of 12 weeks voting, the battle for top honours in the All-Island Contest was between Roshan de Silva and Upeka Fernando. Most of the votes polled during the 12 weeks of voting came for these two outstanding cricketers. Third placed Ricardo Gunaratne of St. Anthony's College, Katugastota polled 1,965 votes.

In the Outstation Contest, it was a battle between Chanaka Wijesinghe of St. Sylvester's Kandy and Lalin Anthony of Maris Stella of Negombo. Wijesinghe took top spot with 17,764 votes, while Anthony who came second, polled 12,713 votes.

It was a contest between these two during the 12 weeks voting. Another cricketer from St. Sylvester's T. Z. K. Hajireen came third in the Outstation Contest with 855 votes.

In the final week's voting, Chanaka Wijesinghe received 9,912 votes, while Lalin Anthony got 7,627 votes.

Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

Coupon No. 12 (final) (votes for first ten)

1. Roshan de Silva (St. Joseph's College) 19,111

2. Upeka Fernando (S. Thomas' College) 16,702

3. Ricardo Gunaratne (St. Anthony's College, Kandy) 1,965

4. Niranjan Kumara (Nalanda College) 1,629

5. Jerome Fernando (St. Peter's College) 948

6. Johannes Jayasuriya (St. Joseph's College) 700

7. Suranga Morathotha (Trinity College) 551

8. Tharindu Wickremasinghe (Thurstan College) 529

9. Mahesh Palihakkara (St. Anthony's College, Kandy) 249

10. Malinda Warnapura (St. Peter's College) 208

Others to receive votes - Ian Daniels (St. Joseph's College), Monto Perera (St. Joseph's College), Ravi Peiris (Royal College), Umesh Gunawardena (Royal College), Lahiru Chathuranga (Ananda College), Pubudu Seneviratne (Dharmaraja College), Asoka Marapona (Dharmaraja College), D. Fernando (St. Sebastian's College), Ranjith Basnayake (Ananda College), Chinthaka Jayasinghe (Dharmapala College), Jehan Mubarak (Royal College), Brian Senadhira (Wesley College), Hashan Fernando (Prince of Wales College), Asanka Sanjeewa (Royal College), Muditha Maduwantha (D. S. Senanayake College), Rukshan Gunasekera (D. S. Senanayake College).

Shehan Abeygunasekera (Royal College), Priyankara Lorensuhewa (Richmond College), Lakshan Gunasekera (Ananda College), Pradeep Hewage (St. Benedict's College), Dinraj Fernando (St. Joseph's College), Nareen Ratwatte (S. Thomas' College), D. Jayakoddy (Wesley College), Lakshan Fernando (Royal College), Waruna Herath (Dharmaraja College), Nimal Abeywickrema (D. S. Senanayake College), Mohamed Afzal (D. S. Senanayake College), Sanjeeva Dias (Prince of Wales), Hirantha Wijesinghe (Mahinda College), Kaushaliya Weeraratne (Trinity College), Nilanka Peiris (S. Thomas' College), Angelo Fonseka (St. Peter's College), Nalin Wijesinghe (St. Sebastian's College), Shanaka Perera (Royal College).

Weekly readers 1st prize of Rs. 500 to: M. de Silva, 22/4, Station Lane, Nugegoda.

Readers second prize of Rs. 300 to: S. de Silva, No. 86, Uyana, Moratuwa.

Most Popular Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer

Coupon No. 12 (final) (votes for first ten)

1. Chanaka Wijesinghe (St. Sylvester's College) 17,764

2. Lalin Anthony (Maris Stella College) 12,713

3. T. Z. K. Hajireen (St. Sylvester's College) 855

4. Lanka Chinthaka Rodrigo (De Mazenod College) 642

5. Imran Samsudeen (Ananda Sastralaya Kotte) 267

6. Malinda Bandara (Kalutara MV) 149

7. F. S. Babu (Mahiyawa Central) 133

8. Prasad Wickremasinghe (Bandaranayake College, Gampaha) 63

9. Lakmal Fernando (Maris Stella College) 54

10. Mahesh Perera (St. Anthony's College, Wattala) 52

Others to receive votes - Chanaka Amunupura (Kingswood College), T. Dananjaya (Sri Rahula), D. K. Ranaweera (Vidyartha College), T. Madanayake (Kingswood College), S. Gamage (Kingswood College), Ranga Dissanayake (St. Sylvester's College), R. Prasanna Fernando (St. Thomas Gurutalawa), D. Samarathunga (St. Mary's College Kegalle), Chanuka Gunawardena (Maris Stella College), M. S. Weerasuriya (St. Thomas Gurutalawa), Udaya Kumara (St. Aloysious Galle), Manilka de Silva (Maris Stella College), D. Prabath Gamage (Sri Dharmaloka MMV Kelaniya).

Dilhara Fernando (De Mazenod College), Nalin Thenuwara (Dharmasoka College), Chaminda Ruwan (Holy Cross kalutara), J. Mallawarachchi (Japalawatta MMV Minuwangoda), T. Indika (Kegalle Vidyalaya), P. Chamara (President's College Rajagiriya), Manjula Liyanage (Sri Sumangala Panadura), D. Henakumbura (Maliyadeva College), Chamara Silva (Royal College Panadura), Chamila Ratnayake (St. Sylvester's College).

Weekly readers 1st prize of Rs. 500 to: A. H. N. Jirasingha, Church View, Gampola.

Readers second prize of Rs. 300 to: G. A. Weerakoon, 287 Enderamulla, Wattala.

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