Navod topples Manoj; claims All-Island lead
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Navod Paranavithana
With a staggering addition of 5448 votes Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College claimed the top position of the All-Island Schools segment, pushing down Sukhitha Manoj of St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa at the end of the 13th week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest.
This was the first time after 12 weeks that the leadership position changed in the top division segment, as Navod took his tally to 7051, while claiming the best ever count of votes in a week in this year’s competition so far. The lead of 4191 will keep Navod in a comfortable position for quite some time, until he is potentially given a fight.
In addition the All-Island Schools segment created two more losers apart from Manoj, who now sits at No.2, above Nalandian Lakshitha Rasanjana. Naushan Rafeel of St. Anne’s College Kurunegala, claimed the fourth position from fifth, pushing down Trinitian Abhishek Ananda. K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya of St. Anne’s dropped down to ninth from sixth as Yasitha Samararathne, Kanishka Ranthilakage and Ravindu Fernando raced to the top from the bottom half.
Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter’s Gampaha, continues to lead the Emerging Schools category for yet another week while Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS Balangoda and Tanusha Sandaruwan of St. John’s College Nugegoda surpassed 2000 votes in style.
Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama remains as leader of the Girls’ Schools category, which was introduced to the ever popular competition in the country last season.
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Results: Week 13
All-Island Schools
Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 7051
Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 2860
Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 1295
Naushan Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 695
Abhishek Ananda Trinity College 586
Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 345
Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 330
Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 276
K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253
Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 213
Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 211
Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 161
Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 81
Nuwanidu Fernando St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 51
Randheer Ranasinghe St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 38
Sandun Mendis Richmond College 26
Dinitha Prabhanaka Devapathiraja College, Rathgama 17
Pasindu Bandara Trinity College 6
Kalana Perera S. Thomas’ College 5
Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 4
Emerging Schools
Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 3567
Lithija Kalhara Ananda Maithree, Balangoda 2296
Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 2270
Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 234
Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 157
Girls’ Schools
Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 235
Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 38
Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 27
Readers prizes go to: 1. Minlaka Wimalaratne, 136, Humes Road, Galkwadugoda, Galle, 2. M.S.M. Shafni, 174/1, Nawalapitiya Road, Mariyawatte, 3. D.S. Siriwardena, 269/4, Shanthipura, Hokandara Road, Thalawathugoda, 4. Senaka Peiris, 7, Silva Mawatha, Nagoda, Kandana.