Raihaan Rizvi of Carey College, who took over the lead in count number 2, has run away from the rest of the gang by polling a stunning 3445 and has consolidated his position at the top of BATA- The Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest 2010 at the end of count No 3. At the end of this count Rizvi has accumulated 4220 votes.

At the second position in the All island Contest is Geshan Wimaladharma of Ananda College who polled 501 votes to finish with 780 votes against his name.In the Outstation Contest Nalin Priyadharshana of Siri Piyarathana Vidyalaya, Padukka has displaced last week’s leader Ayesh Madushan of Holy Cross, Kalutara. Priyadharshana at the end of count three had polled 806 votes against 555 collected by Madushan.

Once again in the International Contest there is an upset with two bottom-rungers of last week rocketing themselves to the top. Shaji Rayyan Samman of Lyceum International School –Wattala, who has collected 169 votes against his name is at the top with 178 votes while his team mate Nesarajaha Revenson also of Lyceum International School–Wattala has taken over the second place with 166 votes.
Reader’s prizes go to: 1. Sudeepa Samanthi, 22/A, Bangalawatte, Mahara, Kadawatha 2. K. Shanmugaratnam, 55/18, Swarna Road, Colombo 6. 3. Navoda Thanushini, 642, Station Road, Hunupitiya, Wattala.

Count 3
Allisland Contest
1. Raihaan Rizvi Carey 4220
2. Geshan Wimaladharma Ananda 780
3. Mohamed Ijaz D.S. Senanayake MV 159
4. Shavinda Edirisuriya Royal 211
5. Nipun Karunanayake Nalanda 112
6. Luvina Lochana Thurstan 107
7. Nishal Fonseka St. Benedict’s 103
8 Shehan Fernando St. Peter’s 71
9. Chatura Peries St. Peter’s 23
10. Bhanuka Rajapakse Royal 19
Outstation Contest

1. Nalin Priyadharshana Siri Piyarathana –Padukka 806
2. G. Ayesh Madushan Holy Cross –Kalutara 555
3. Kavindu Ashan Perera Panadura Royal 160
4. Hasitha Lakmal De Silva Kularatne Vid.-Ambalangoda 36
5. Anjelo Jayasinghe Maris Stella Negombo 23
6. Tharindu Uthpala Paranagama Kalutara Vid. 14
7. Kumar Ariyanathan Jaffna Central 11
8. Kasun Madusanka St. Servatius 07
9. Dharshana Rajaratne Galewela Central 09
10. K. Wickramarachchi Gamini MMV-Bentota 08

International School Contest
1. Shaji Rayyan Samman Lyceum International –Wattala 178
2. Nesarajaha Revenson Lyceum International –Wattala 166
3. Tharusha Thilakarathne Lyceum International –Wattala 160
4. Naushid Nuhuman Lyceum International –Wattala 146
5. Michael Siyaguna (CIS) 131
6. Yokanth Ravichandrakumar Lyceum International –Wattala 62
7. Raminda Silva Lyceum International –Wattala 85
8. Aswin Hanifa Lyceum International –Nugegoda 41
9. Akram Thadhani Lyceum International –Wattala 15
10. Shavin Philicocq Lyceum International –Wattala 12