Sri Lanka: No major changes at the top in Observer-Bata contests (28 February 1999)

There were no major changes in the Observer-Bata Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year and Most Popular Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contests after voting on coupon number five

28-Feb-1999

28 February 1999

Sri Lanka: No major changes at the top in Observer-Bata contests

The Daily News

There were no major changes in the Observer-Bata Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year and Most Popular Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contests after voting on coupon number five.

In the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, Royal skipper Thusan Amerasuriya leads with 746 points with Anandian Eashan Abeysinghe in second place with 700 and Thomian Shanaka Caldera comes into third place with 357 votes displacing another Thomian Upeka Fernando who has 322 votes.

In the Outstation Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, Kasun Bulathsinghala of Maris Stella leads with 511 votes from another Maristonian Ishan Mutalip who has polled 216 votes.

Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

Coupon No. 5

1. Thusan Amerasuriya   (Royal)                         746
2. Eashan Abeysinghe    (Ananda)                        700
3. Shanaka Caldera      (S. Thomas' College)            357
4. Upeka Fernando       (S. Thomas' College)            322
5. Muditha Maduwantha   (D.S.Senanayake College)        257
6. Johannes Jayasuriya  (St. Joseph's College)          159
7. Gihan Fernando       (S.Thomas' College)             106
8. A. Riyaz             (Wesley College)                88
9. Kasun Jayaratne      (St. Anthony's College,Kandy)   43
10. Naren Ratwatte      (S.Thomas' College)             42

Weekly readers 1st prize of Rs. 500 to: Mevan Fernado, 308, 'Sisira', Katunayaka.

Readers 2nd prize of Rs. 300 to: Rona Costa, 705 A, Kandaliyaddapaluwa, Ragama.

Most Popular Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

Coupon No. 5

1. Kasun Bulathsinghala (Maris Stella College)          511
2. Ishan Mutaliph       (Maris Stella College)          216
3. Thusara Madanayake   (Kingswood College)             181
4. Dushantha Ranatunga  (Raddoluwa MV)                  98
5. Chanaka Wijesinghe   (St.Sylvester's College)        28
6. D. M. Sampath        (Kalutara Vidyalaya)            27
7. Manjula Priyantha    (Lumbini MV)                    20
8. S. Mendis            (St.Anne's College)             13
9. Umal Trandiba        (St. Sylvester's College)       11
10. D. Samaraweera      (Gurukula MV)                   10

Weekly readers 1st prize of Rs. 500 to: G. Tudawe, 183, Havelock Road, Colombo 5.

Readers 2nd prize of Rs. 300 to: Mrs. M. S. S. Amarasiri, Bank of Ceylon, Gas Works Street, Pettah.

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)