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Flashback: Arjuna Ranatunga and his son Dhyan prepare to bat for Ananda in a old boys match against Nalanda in Canada
Ranatunga: Inseparable icon of school cricket
Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain turned Cabinet Minister Arjuna Ranatunga was the first ever to win the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the year title twice.Having won the mega title in 1980 after Ranjan Madugalle in the previous year, Ranatunga once again became the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer in 1982. Ranatunga feels that winning the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer...
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Manager Cash Department ANCL Ajith Fernando and Chief Editor Thinakaran and Varamanjari K. Kunarasa selecting the Readers Coupon No. 9 winners of Observer - Mobitel School Cricketer 2019 at Lake House Pic by Hirantha Gunathileka
Most Popular School Cricketer - Draw No. 08
Ravin Fernando of Maris Stella College, Negombo has moved up one spot by four votes after the count this week.
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Kandy player Heshan Kalhara is sent tumbling to the ground against Police (pic by Thilak Perera)
Kandy escape Police pursuit
Kandy SC stood firm as they withstood a series of onslaughts to overcome Police SC by 27 points (4 tries, 2 conversions, a penalty) to 20 (3 tries, a conversion and a penalty) in a return Dialog Rugby League game played at Police Park yesterday.Kandy forged ahead in the first half to take a lead of 14 points over Police who came back strongly in the end and were prevented...
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