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Salgado increases his lead further

Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest

None of other schoolboy cricketers in the competition have failed to counter Sajeewa Salgado, the Thurstan College skipper from leading at the Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2012 for the sixth consecutive week. Salgado has further lengthened his lead by 1715 votes. However Angelo Jayasinghe of Maris Stella made a sudden spurt to the second slot pushing down Charith Ruchiranga of Royal Panadura to third place. Last week Jayasinghe was just 19 votes behind Ruchiranga. But this week Jayasinghe gained a massive lead by 594 votes from Ruchiranga while receiving most number of votes during the past week.

Madhawa Perera of Royal Panadura too gained momentum this week by jumping two places to No.4 while Lakshan Edirisinghe of Zahira and Kavindu Ashan of Royal Panadura dropped one place. As it stands the competition has all the potential to be a showdown among Ruchiranga, Madhawa, Edirisinghe and Ashan in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile Dishan Dissanayake of St. Joseph’s, S. Thomas’ skipper Sachin Peiris, Maris Stella all-rounder Shehan Dilasri, St. Benedict’s skipper Jason Perera and Peterite Thanusha Jayawardane is in a heated battle within the competition.

In the Emerging Schools competition Sasindu Perera of St. John’s Panadura is clearly ahead of the rest. Shenal Deelaka of Piliyandala Central is in second place. The International Schools category, turning out to be the most exciting of all three categories as the battle seems to be intensifying among the top three competitors. However Lakshan Kodagoda of Gateway International still managed to maintain a clear lead from his two possible rivals Nishan Perera of Lyceum Nugegoda and Shehan Hettiarachchi of Royal Institute.

The gap among Kodagoda, Perera and Hettiarachchi is not so huge considering the amount of votes they receive each week. In the coming weeks, possibly the battle could gather momentum.
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All-Island Schools
Player Team

Sajeewa Salgado Thurstan College 2801
Angelo Jayasinghe Maris Stella College 1086
Charith Ruchiranga Royal College Panadura 492
Madhawa Fernando Royal College Panadura 468
Lakshan Edirisinghe Zahira College 414
Kavindu Ashan Royal College Panadura 347
Dishan Dissanayake St. Joseph’s College 188
Sachin Peiris S. Thomas’ College 134
Shehan Dilasri Maris Stella College 112
Jason Perera St. Benedict’s College 104
Thanusha Jayawardane St. Peter’s College 81

Emerging Schools
Sasindu Perera St. John’s College Panadura 376
Shenal Deelaka Piliyandala Central 98
Mohamed Shilmy St. Anthony’s Panadura 39
Samitha Ratnasuriya Seethawaka National School 4
Anas Mohamed Azhar College Kandy 2
Aruna Dharmasena Sri Sumangala Panadura 2

International Schools
Lakshan Kodagoda Gateway International 2824
Nishan Perera Lyceum Nugegoda 2319
Shehan Hettiarachchi Royal Institute 1882
Amjad Ifthikar Leighton Park 152
Readers prizes go to: 1. G.L. Wijesinghe, 578, Gohagoda Road, Katugastota, Kandy. 2. M.L.C.K. Fernando, 103/D, Walapala, Panadura. 3. Daminda Maliyaratne, Railway Station, Kudawewa. 4. Chandrani Silva, 53, Wel Road, Katubedda, Moratuwa.

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