Bhanuka, Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year

The 32nd Observer / Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award ceremony was held on a grand scale at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Hall, BMICH Colombo yesterday evening under the distinguished patronage of Mass Media and Communication Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Sports Minister C B Ratnayake and Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena.

Award recipients, leading personalities in the Cricketing field including ICC Chief Match Referee and former Sri Lankan Cricketer Ranjan Madugalle, ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara and other ANCL directors, Sri Lanka Telecom CEO Greg Young, Mobitel CEO Suren J Amarasekera, and several other distinguished guests participated in the ceremony.

Royal College skipper Bhanuka Rajapaksa won this year’s Observer / Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award.
 

Royal College skipper Bhanuka Rajapaksa receiving the Sunday Observer Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award from chief guest Mass Media and Communication Minister Keheliya Rambukwella at the 32nd annual awards ceremony held at the BMICH in Colombo yesterday. ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, Sri Lanka Telekom Chief Executive Officer Greg Young and Sunday Observer Editor Dinesh Weerawansa are also in the picture. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

Ruwantha Kellapotha of St. Thomas’ College, Matale receiving the Best All Rounder Outstation Runnerup award from Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena while Sports Minister C.B. Ratnayake, Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara and ANCL - Corporate Relations Manager Waruna Mallawaarachchi look on. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage