Battle for top position begins
Indications of a battle for the top position of the All-Island Schools segment is brewing up with the deficit between the top two contestants coming down to 1053 votes as the 20th week results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest come out.
The hint has been delivered by second-placed Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College, Negombo, who blasted in with a record 5291 combined vote addition to reach 16031. Leader Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College added 2345 votes combined to take his tally to 17084. With just six more weeks remaining to close, the competition is set to definitely fire up more aggressively than it was. Way behind at third is Muizz Rafeel of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala. If he or others down the line aim to reach the top, it’s more miles in the remaining six weeks.
The Emerging Schools category is still led by Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS, Balangoda, who reaches the milestone of 10000 plus combined votes. Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter’s Gampaha and Thanusha Sandaruwan of St. John’s Nugegoda follow in. Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama too proved that she is keen to finish what she started, while continuing 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, Sinhala Weekend Deshaya and 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.
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 20 | |
| All-Island Schools Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 17084 Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 16031 Muizz Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 5169 Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 4218 Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3380 Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 2317 Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 1662 Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 1270 Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 874 Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 810 Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 368 Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 323 K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253 Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 214 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 10846 Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 7926 Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 4294 Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 4027 Roshen Samuel Carey College 1609 Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 259 Nisal Malinga Christ King College, Tudella 187 Lahiru Peiris Christ King College, Tudella 99 Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 49 Girls’ Schools Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 3541 Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 1326 Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 1005 Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 173 Readers prizes go to: 1. A.R. Maliyadewa, Pandiwatta, Narampotha, 2. H.M. Ariyarathne, 122/17, Gangewatthe, Lewella, 3. M.D.S. Samaraweera, Sapugahawatta, Dodamgoda, 4. M.Z.M. Unais, 29/6, Malabar Cross Road, Gampola |