Only 12 days remain for readers to cast votes on their favourite schoolboy cricketer as the Bata-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2012 competition will close on May 24.
However the main category, which is the All-Island competition, is still led by Thurstan skipper Sajeewa Salgado who is well ahead of others in the race. In the concluded week, Salgado received the highest number of votes which was 754. Salgado’s overall tally stands as 18920 while his closest rival Angelo Jayasinghe of Maris Stella reached the 10,000 mark this week. Jayasinghe had 596 votes in favour last week which enabled him to reach 10,592 votes overall.
All contenders in the All-Island category remain unchanged with Shiran Anuruddhika, the all-rounder from De Mazenod, Royal Panadura team mates, Charith Ruchiranga and Madhawa Fernando, Zahira’s Lakshan Edirisinghe, Kavindu Ashan of Royal Panadura, St. Joseph’s Dishan Dissanayake, St. Peter’s Thanusha Jayawardane, and S. Thomas’ skipper Sachin Peiris trailing one after another respectively.
Very little advances occurred in the Emerging Schools category with the Sasindu Perera, of St. John’s Panadura still remaining on top. Tharindu Guruge of President’s College Kotte and Mohamed Shilmi of St. Anthony’s Boys School Panadura hang on at second and third places respectively.
The competition’s highest number of votes has been recorded by Lakshan Kodagoda of Gateway who virtually has sealed his mark in the International Schools’ category with an overall tally of 33616 votes. Nishan Perera of Lyceum Nugegoda reached 20332 votes. Amjad Ifthikar of Leighton Park has been on the rise during the past couple of weeks. He received the highest number of votes of 672 in the category which also was the second overall highest for the past week. To make the competition more interesting readers can send in as many coupons as they wish until May 24.
Readers’ prizes go to: 1. C.P.S. Raja, ‘Hirun Photo’, Fair Road, Eheliyagoda. 2. Sarah Badurdeen, 11A, Milagiriya Avenue, Colombo 4. Nayana Hettiarachchi, 43, Veniwelkola, Polgasovita. 4. Padma Karunatilleke, 475/5, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5.
All-Island Schools
Player Team
Sajeewa Salgado Thurstan College 18920
Angelo Jayasinghe Maris Stella College 10592
Shiran Anuruddhika De Mazenod College 9183
Charith Ruchiranga Royal College Panadura 3449
Madhawa Fernando Royal College Panadura 3010
Lakshan Edirisinghe Zahira College 878
Kavindu Ashan Royal College Panadura 621
Dishan Dissanayake St. Joseph’s College 547
Thanusha Jayawardane St. Peter’s College 407
Sachin Peiris S. Thomas’ College 282
Jason Perera St. Benedict’s College 126
Shehan Dilasri Maris Stella College 116
Emerging Schools
Sasindu Perera St. John’s College Panadura 2782
Tharindu Guruge Presidents College Kotte 1416
Shenal Deelaka Piliyandala Central 1049
Mohamed Shilmy St. Anthony’s Panadura 385
Samitha Ratnasuriya Seethawaka National School 15
Aruna Dharmasena Sri Sumangala Panadura 13
Anas Mohamed Azhar College Kandy 3
International Schools
Lakshan Kodagoda Gateway International 33616
Nishan Perera Lyceum Nugegoda 20332
Amjad Ifthikar Leighton Park 7018
Shehan Hettiarachchi Royal Institute 5300 |
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