Sudden calm among almost all competitors
After a week which ended in a sudden silence Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College still holds on to his lead in All-Island Schools as the end of the 18th week results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest come out.
However, the outcomes may have come out in a completely different manner had the weekly count of online votes are included, but due to a technical difficulty the ended week’s results are ONLY based on votes received through coupons. We wish to inform all participants, followers and supporters that the online count will be updated with the coming week inclusive of both weeks count.
The highest tally for the wee was received by Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College, Negombo, who sits 4192 votes behind Navod. Others in the top list, remain unchanged while a slight change occurred with Yasitha Samararatne and Mihisal Vidanapathirana swapping slots.
The Emerging Schools category is led by Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS, Balangoda,. while Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama continues to lead the Girls’ Schools category, which was introduced to the ever popular competition in the country last season..
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 18 | |
| All-Island Schools Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 11868 Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 7676 Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 3653 Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3377 Muizz Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 3096 Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 1420 Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 1417 Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 1208 Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 813 Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 694 Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 339 Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 311 K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253 Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 146 Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 77 Nuwanidu Fernando St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 51 Randheer Ranasinghe St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 38 Sandun Mendis Richmond College 27 Dinitha Prabhanaka Devapathiraja College, Rathgama 17 Kalana Perera S. Thomas’ College 8 Pubudu Bandara Trinity College 6 Emerging Schools Lithija Kalhara Ananda Maithree, Balangoda 7781 Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 5938 Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 3317 Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 1845 Roshen Samuel Carey College 887 Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 221 Nisal Malinga Christ King College, Tudella 161 Lahiru Peiris Christ King College, Tudella 85 Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 36 Girls’ Schools Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 1644 Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 1032 Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 793 Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 137 Readers prizes go to: 1. Dr. J.A. Hemapala, 18, Welhena, Minuwangoda, 2. Gordon de Silva, 51/3, Jayaweera Mawatha, 2nd Lane, Ethul Kotte, 3. Denuawan Chamath Gamage, A/F5/C, Air Force Quarters, Borella, 4. J.A.D. Nihal Ranasinghe, 53/1, Hansagiri Road, Gampaha. |