Changes in the middle in all three categories
View(s):Notable changes occurred in all three categories of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest, as its 15th week came to a close. While the three leaders remain unchanged in the All-Island, Emerging and Girls’ schools categories, three new entrants each made their way in to the contest.
The All-Island Schools segment is still comfortably led by Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College, as he further expanded the lead to 4679 from Sukhitha Manoj of St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa.
Yasitha Samararathne of Dharmaraja College and Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College made notable progress from the middle of the list while Supun Sumanarathne of Maliyadeva College debuted at 14th position with 72 votes. Yasitha moved up a position from seventh while Pasindu reached the eighth position from 13th. Shevon Daniel of St. Joseph’s College made a slight progress by earning four places from the bottom.
Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter’s Gampaha, continues his dominance in 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 continue to follow steadily. The list expanded to six with the inclusion of Avishka Lakshan of Kalutara Vidyalaya.
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. But the competition takes a new turn with star player and the leader’s team mate Kaveesha Dilhari debuting at No.2 with 74 votes. Sithmi Nirasha of Anula Vidyalaya had to move to the bottom after Nimesha Tharuni of Marapola MV, Minuwangoda gained some votes.
Coupons will be published in the Sunday Times, the two English dailies, the Daily Mirror and DailyFT, and the two Sinhala dailies, Daily Lankadeepa and Ada and Sinhala Weekend, Deshaya. From this year coupons will also come will out in the TamilMirror.
In addition Dialog Axiata’s online voting system through their official Online Portal to vote for the Most Popular Cricketer (www.dialog.lk/cricket), is now alive.
Players who have represented their respective school in First XI cricket and with a tally of 400 or above runs or 25 wickets or above in the last season are automatically eligible for the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 competition. Schools have been categorised under three categories — the All-Island, Emerging and Girls schools, according to the segmentation process of Sri Lanka School Cricket Association.
| Results: Week 15 | |
| All-Island Schools Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 7740 Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3061 Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 1702 Naushan Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 1209 Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 924 Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 813 Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 637 Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 628 Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 516 Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 302 Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 286 Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 272 K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253 Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 72 Nuwanidu Fernando St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 51 Randheer Ranasinghe St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 38 Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 37 Sandun Mendis Richmond College 26 Dinitha Prabhanaka Devapathiraja College, Rathgama 17 Pubudu Bandara Trinity College 6 Kalana Perera S. Thomas’ College 5 Emerging Schools Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 4284 Lithija Kalhara Ananda Maithree, Balangoda 3022 Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 2920 Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 246 Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 205 Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 18 Girls’ Schools Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 291 Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 74 Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 67 Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 38 Readers prizes go to: 1. W. Prasatha Madurika, Galugoda, Rathgama, 2. Ranjan Sudharshana, Canilmo Inn, Maththegama, Kuda Bopitiya, 3. Upul Perera, 46/5, Wimalasara Road, Kalubowila, Dehiwala, 4. Pabasara Dewmini, 278, Eluwapitiya, Veyangoda. |