Is Pawan unstoppable?
Pawan Dias of Royal College Panadura looks unstoppable as the All-Island Schools contest of the 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2016 competition reaches its 11th week. Pawan still holds the grip of the main contest with an addition of 662 votes during the ended week, which takes his tally to 5782.
He expands the deficit from 1061 to 1587 against second placed Lahiru Thambawita of Holy Cross College Kalutara. In the recent weeks Lahiru posed threats to Pawan — at a juncture coming close to taking over the leadership of the list — but now with few more weeks remaining in the competition it is unlikely that anything shocking could occur.
Lahiru received 125 votes which took his tally to 4184 and sits 1140 votes ahead of third placed Yohan Mendis of S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia. Lakshina Rodrigo of St. Peter’s College and Ravin Sayer of Trinity College remains at fourth and fifth places respectively.
Madawa Fernando of De La Salle College Mutwal remains as the undisputed leader of the Emerging Schools category for the 11th week at a stretch and Dilshan Madushanka of Siri Piyarathana Central Padukka sits not bothered at second place. The International Schools category is yet to kick off.
Coupons of the 37th Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2015 will appear on Wijeya Newspaper’s dailies, the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa and also its weekend English issue, the Sunday Times and the Sinhala weekly Deshaya. Readers will be able to send in as much as coupons in favour of their favourite schoolboy cricketer until mid May.
Readers prizes go to: 1. Vincent, 340, Wasala Walawwa, Main Street, Negombo, 2. P. Nanayakkara, 395, Madawala Road, Katugastota, Kandy, 3. Zul Zabith, 16/1, Gnanathilake Road, Mt. Lavinia, 4. Rozanne Amath, 40/41, Katuwawela Road, Kaharagama.
All-Island Schools
Name School
Pawan Dias Royal College Panadura 5782
Lahiru Thambawita Holy Cross College 4184
Yohan Mendis S. Thomas’ College 3044
Lakshina Rodrigo St. Peter’s College 1732
Ravin Sayer Trinity College 492
Malshan Rodrigo St. Joseph’s College 303
Pasindu Sooriyabandara Royal College Colombo 168
Kevin Perera Maris Stella Negombo 159
Geethal Fernando St. Benedict’s College 94
Sachinda Gamadikari Maris Stella College 90
Emerging Schools
Name School
Madawa Fernando De La Salle College Mutwal 1881
Dilshan Madushanka Siri Piyarathana Padukka 104
Riyaz Rizvy Azhar College Akurana 2