The last day for voting for the Observer/ Mobitel Most popular Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year Contest will be June 25th as the stage is set to conduct the 39th Schoolboy Cricket of the Year contest on July 25th at the Galadari Hotel Main Ball Room.
The final selection of the winners were completed by a distinguished panel of cricket umpires of the Association Of Cricket Umpires in Sri Lanka and the names of the winners will be revealed soon.
Given below is the list of the names of the nominees for various categories.
Division 1
Best batsman Nominees : Malindu Maduranga (Mahanama College,Colombo), Pathum Nissanaka (Isipathana College ), Nipun Dhanajaya (St.Joseph Vaz College, Wennapuwa), Ashen Bandara (St.Aloysuis College, Galle), Nishan Fernando (Moratu MV), Lasith Croospulle (Maris Stella College, Negombo), Udara Ravindu (Gurukula MV, Kelaniya)
Second round; Malindu Maduranga, Pathum Nissanka, ASHEN bANDARA
Best bowler. Nominees : Naveen Gunawardena (Thurstan), Hareen Buddika Weerasinghe (St. Aloysius, Galle), Lasitha Udage (St.Mary’s, Kegalle), Nipun Dhananjaya(St. Joseph Vaz), Mohammed Anesh (St.Peter’s), Vimukthi Kulatunga (Lumbini), Sajith Sameera,( ), Lahiru Weeraratne ( ).
Winner.
Best fielder. Nominees : Ravindu Rashantha ( Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda), Dushan Guruge (Maris Stella,), Malintha Peiris (St.sebastian’s,Moratuwa), Shevon Fonseka (St.Joseph’s. Colombo)
Winner.
Runner-up; Best all-rounder Nominees Nipun Dhananjaya Perera ( St.Joseph Vaz), Sajith Vithanage (Zahira), Damitha Silva (Maliyadeva, MKurunegala), S.Shanoogith (Trinity), Maushaqn Ranatunga (St. Joseph Vaz), Charana Nanayakkara ( Thurstan)
second round. Nipun Dhananjaya , Sajith Sameera, Madusha Ranatunga, Charana Nanayakkara.
Winner.
Runner- up National Awards Schoolboy Cricketer of The Year 2017.
Nominees
Visva Chaturanga (Prince Of Wales), Nipun Ransika (P.de.S.KularaTNE) ASHEN BANDARA (sT.ALOYSIUS, GALLE), Hareen Buddika (St. Aloysius,), Nipun Dhananjaya (St.Joseph Vaz), Pathum Nissanka (Isipathana)
Winner.
Runner- Up.
Best batsman. Nominees : Pathum Nissanka (Isipathana), Lasith Croospulle ( Maris Stella), Ashen Bandara (Aloysius Galle), Hasitha Boyagoda (Trinity), Vishva Chaturanga (Prince Of Wales)
Winner.
Best bowler. Nominees : Hareen Buddika (St.Aloysius), Nipun Ransika ( P.de.S.Kularatne )
Winner.
Best fielder.
Best All-rounder. Not awarded ( No player up to required standard)
Division two.
Best batsman. Nominees : Lahiru Thambavita (Holy Cross, Kalutara),W. Wanninayake ( St. Anne’s, Kurunegala), Nipun Deshan (Sri Sumangala), Damith Kapuhendige ( Karandeniya Central), Raminda Preminath ( St.Thomas’, Matara)
Winner.
Runner-up.
Best bowler. Nominees : Dilum Sudara (Karandeniya Central), Dimuth Sampath (Siri Piyaratana, Padukka), Maduka Niroshan (DehiwelaCC), Hashim Dilman (St.Thomas’ Matara)
Winner.
Runner-up.
Best fielder. Nominees : Ishara Maduwantha ( Karandeniya CC), Kamindu Irosh (St. Sebastian’s, Katuneriya), Damith Jayatunga (Kalutata MV), Nadun Abishek ( ), Lahiru Thambavita (Holy Cross)
Winner.
Best All rounder.Nominees. Dimuth Sampath (Siri Piyaratana ), Dilum Sudeera (Karandeniya CC), Nipun Deshan (Sri Sumangala), Yughesha Deshan ( Sri Sumangala)
Winner.
Runner- Up.
Division 111
Best batsman. Nominees. Chamod Sandaru (Piliyandala CC), Kalhara Shaminda (Kirindiwela CC), Charitha Basnayake (Bandarawela CC), Pulasthi Galdeniya (Dudley Senanayake CC)Ruwan Lakshan (Shastrananda), Pathum Hasaranga (Vidyaloka), Gimhana Danushka (Piliyandala CC).
Winner.
Runner-up.
Best bowler. Nominees. Supun Ayesh Perera (loyala College, Negombo), Sanithu Kumara ( Vidyaloka), Mithila Poornajith ( St.John’s, Nugegoda), Uditha Bandara (Bandarawela CC), Heshan Ratnayake ( Bandarawela CC)
Winner.
Runner-up.
Best fielder. Nominees. Dhananjaya Fernando (Christ King, Ja-ela), Sandakan Jayaweera (Dudley Senanayake MV), Amila Wijesundera (Bandarawela CC), Malinda Sandakan (Henry Olcott MV), Pasindu Shavinda ( Asoka MV)
Winner.
Runner- up.
Best All- rounder. Nominees. Pasindu Lochana (President’s College), Kasun Heshan (Rajasingha MV, Hanwella), Heshan Madusanka ( Piliyandala CC), HeshaN RATNAYAKE (Bandarawela CC), mithila Poornajith ( St. John’s, Nugegoda), Janidu kumara (Vidyaloka, Galle)
Winner.
Runner-up.
Team awards.
Best school team (National award).
Runner up
Best behaved team -
Best up and coming team
Best school team Western province.
Runner-up.
Best school team Southern province.
Runner-up.
Best School team Northern Province.
Runner -up.
Best Schools team Central Province.
Runner - up.
Best School team. (NWP)
Runner-up.
Best school team
Sabaragamuwa Province.
Runner-up.
Best school team (NCP).
Best schools team UVA
Runner-up.