Special entry passes for Daily News readers

Three days more for the mega event:

A limited number of special entry passes for Monday’s Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Mega Awards Ceremony are available, exclusively for the Daily News and the Sunday Observer readers on a first come first served basis.

Adding colour to the Mega Awards ceremony will be Bhathiya & Santhush and Centigradez. There will be several dance acts performed by renowned artist Channa Wijewardene and his dancers.

Schoolboys and cricket fans who are interested in catching the excitement of schoolboy stars winning the top awards could call over Advertising Consultant’s office at ANCL, Lake House, Colombo 10 (Tel: 2429429 Ext: 302) during office honours to collect limited number of special entry passes available.

The event is sponsored by Sri Lanka’s national mobile network, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.

Three of the best performers during the 2009/10 season have been short-listed for the prestigious Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year All-Island title.

Based of their performances, the selection panel picked Kithuruwan Vithanage (Royal), Ramesh Buddhika (Mahinda College), Banuka Rajapakse (Royal), Charith Jayampathi (D. S. Senanayake College), Chathura Peiris (St. Peter’s College), Anushka Samaratunga (Isipathana College), Nipun Karunanayake (Nalanda), Maduka Liyanapathirana (Lumbini MV), Chathuranga Kumara (St. Joseph’s College) and Kaushalya Gajasingha (Mahinda College) for the title after initial scrutinizing. Out of those cricketers, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Romesh Buddhika, Banuka Rajapakse, Charith Jayampathi, Chathura Peiris, Anushka Samaratunga and Nipun Karunanayake advanced to the second round after a through scanning by the panel. In the final recommendations, the selection panel picked Kithuruwan Vithanage, Banuka Rajapakse and Romesh Buddhika. The winner would be announced at Monday’s Mega Show.

Those who were short-listed for round one of the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Outstation title were Pubudu Asanka (Royal Panadura), Anjelo Jayasinghe (Maris Stella College), Ruwantha Kellapotha (St. Thomas’ College, Matale), K.D. Vimukthi (Royal, Panadura), Isuru Uditha Kumara (Royal, Panadura), Gayan Madishan (Maliyadeva College), Chathuranga Gunasekera (Tissa Central, Kalutara), Chathuranga Perera (Wadduwa Central), P.H.D. Kaushal (Devapathiraja MV) and Saranga Rajaguru (Nugawela Central). The selection panel then pruned it down to five - Pubudu Asanka, Anjelo Jayasinghe, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Chathuranga Gunasekera, Saranga Rajaguru. The two top performers from Outstations who have made it to the final round are Chathuranga Gunasekera and Ruwantha Kellapotha. One of them will be crowned Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (Outstation),

The special selection committees comprising umpires from the Association of Cricket Umpires’ Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association had their final meeting on Wednesday to finalise the names of award winners.

There will be over 40 different awards to be made at the Mega Show to be held on June 14 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Conference Hall ‘A’, BMICH, Colombo 7.