Sri Lanka: Observer-Bata Contest, Three-cornered tussle (14 March 1999)

Royal'S skipper Thushan Amerasuriya and Muditha Maduwantha of D

14-Mar-1999

14 March 1999

Sri Lanka: Observer-Bata Contest, Three-cornered tussle

The Daily News

Royal'S skipper Thushan Amerasuriya and Muditha Maduwantha of D. S. Senanayake College received tremendous support in the All-Island Contest and Kasun Bulathsinghala of Maris Stella Negombo had many votes coming his way in the Outstation Contest in the Observer-Bata Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer Contests after count on coupon number seven.

In the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest, Thushan Amerasuriya leads with 1,588 votes, while Muditha Maduwantha too came into the 1,000-vote mark. In fact, Maduwantha went over the 1,000-vote mark and is close behind second placed Eashan Abeysinghe of Ananda. Abeysinghe has polled 1,179 votes and Maduwantha 1,125 votes after count number seven.

In the Outstation Contest, Kasun Bulathsinghala of Maris Stella received quite a heavy pool has leads with 1,374 votes and there does not seem anyone is capable of challenging him at the moment as second placed Thushara Madanayake of Kingswood has only 302 votes while Ishan Mutaliph also of Maris Stella has 249 votes after count on coupon number seven.

Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

1. Thushan Amerasuriya (Royal)         1,588
2. Eashan Abeysinghe (Ananda)          1,179
3. Muditha Maduwantha (DSSC)           1,125
4. Shanaka Caldera (STCML)             391
5. Upeka Fernando (STCML)              354
6. Johannes Jayasuriya (SJC)           195
7. Gihan Fernando (STCML)              119
8. A. Riyaz (Wesley)                   88
9. Kasun Jayaratne (SACK)              77
10. Naren Ratwatte (STCML)             54

Reader's first prize of Rs. 500 to: Navin S. Jayaratne, 54/G, 3rd Lane, Hansagiri Road, Gampaha.

Reader's second prize of Rs. 300 to: S. Seneviratne, 35/70, Walawatte, Mirigama.

Most Popular Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

1. Kasun Bulathsinghala (Maris Stella)        1,374
2. Thushara Madanayake (Kingswood)            302
3. Ishan Mutaliph (Maris Stella)              249
4. Dushantha Ranatunga (Raddoluwa MV)         99
5. Chanaka Wijesinghe (St. Sylvester's)       36
6. D. M. Sampath (Kalutara MV)                32
7. Manjula Priyantha (Lumbini MV)             31
8. Umal Trandiba (St. Aloysius, Galle)        16
9. S. Mendis (St. Anne's, Kurunegala)         13
10. D. Samaraweera (Gurukula MV)              10

Reader's first prize of Rs. 500 to: Gimhan de Zoysa, 99B, Kalahugoda, Minuwangoda.

Reader's second prize of Rs. 300 to: K. Jayaratne, ISA Zonal Education Office, Kandy.

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