St Peter’s skipper Angelo Perera has a fight in his hands as Zahira skipper Isham Ghouse is closing up when the final count of Coupon 7 the Bata Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy cricketer contest ended on February 27. Isham received a whopping 1946 votes to Angelo’s 777 to reduce the lead by more than 1000 votes.
Angelo ended count 7 with 4315 votes while Isham finished on 3184 votes.
The other contestants are way behind but Nishika de Silva of St Joseph’s move up to the third slot replacing Dharmarajah’s Buwaneka Ekanayake who has gone down two places to fifth with Royal skipper Yasitha Abeykoon in fourth place,
Meanwhile in the Outstation and International schools contest Amith Tillekeratne of Sri Rahula Kandy and Malith Silva of Gateway College maintained their lead. There is no change in the second position of the two categories with Sri Sumangala Panadura skipper Niwanka Abeyrathne and Adel Niyas of Gateway College holding on to the slot.
Coupon No 7
Angelo Perera St. Peter's College 4315
Isham Ghouse Zahira College-Colombo 3184
Nishika De Silva St. Joseph's College 577
Yasitha Abeykoon Royal College 563
Buwaneka Ekanayake Dharmaraja-Kandy 505
Nisal Fonseka St. Benedict's College 248
Sahan Palihakkara St. Anthony’s-Katugastota 217
Luvina Lochana Thurstan College 105
Dilan Gangoda Trinity College 95
Navin Kavikara D.S. Senanayake College 91
Outstation Contest
Amith Tillekeratne Sri Rahula –Kandy 823
Niwanka Abeyrathne Sri Sumangala-Panadura 279
Krishan Wickramarachchi Gamini M.M.V Bentota 171
Aloka Priyadharshana Moratuwa MV 124
Chathura Damith Kalutara Vidyalaya1 7
Lahiru Kokila St. Servatius College-Matara 7
International School Contest
Malith Silva Gateway College 635
Adel Niyas Gateway College 261
Arunalu Weerasinghe Lyceum International 38
Shanuka Peries Colombo International 23
Milan Silva Gateway College 6
Readers Prizes go to: 1. W.G.K. Priyantha, 133 Charleswik Watte,
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