Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year
School Cricketers Of The Year Award is an award given to school cricketers in Sri Lanka. It was first awarded by the patronage of Warner-Hudunut Ltd in 1978 and The Sunday Observer newspaper by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited has been sponsoring the award since 1979 in collaboration with other companies such as Mobitel (Sri Lanka), Bata Shoes, and Warner-Hudnut. So far seven players have been able to win the award twice. Almost all the players that have won this awards went on to join the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[1]
Year | Player Name | School | Award Sponsor | Remarks | |
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1975 | Anura Ranasinghe | Nalanda College, Colombo | Not counted in the official series | ||
1976 | Anura Ranasinghe | Nalanda College, Colombo | Not counted in the official series | ||
1978 | Ranjan Madugalle | Royal College, Colombo |
Observer-Haliborange Warner-Hudnut |
Not counted in the official series. Test Cricket captain of Sri Lanka 1987-1988 and ICC Chief Match Referee | |
1979 | Ranjan Madugalle | Royal College, Colombo |
Observer-Haliborange Warner-Hudnut |
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1980 | Arjuna Ranatunga | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
Test and ODI Cricket captain of Sri Lanka 1989-1999. Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup under his captaincy. | |
1981 | Rohan Buultjiens | St. Peter's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1982 | Arjuna Ranatunga | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata | ||
1983 | Roshan Mahanama | Nalanda College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata | ||
1984 | Roshan Mahanama | Nalanda College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
Played for Sri Lanka in Tests and ODIs. Former Sri Lanka ODI captain and ex-ICC Match Referee | |
1985 | Asanka Gurusinha | Nalanda College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1986 | Roshan Jurangpathy | Royal College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1987 | Rohan Weerakkody | Saint Joseph's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1988 | Sanjeeva Ranatunga | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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1989 | Kumar Dharmasena | Nalanda College |
Observer-Bata |
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1990 | Marvan Atapattu | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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1991 | Muttiah Muralitharan | St. Anthony's College, Kandy |
Observer-Bata |
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1992 | Sajith Fernando | St. Anthony's College, Kandy |
Observer-Bata |
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1993 | Naveed Nawaz | DS Senanayake College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1994 | Thilan Samaraweera | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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1995 | Thilan Samaraweera | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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1996 | Nimesh Perera | St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa |
Observer-Bata |
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1997 | Chinthaka Jayasinghe | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
Observer-Bata |
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1998 | Pradeep Hewage | St. Benedict's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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1999 | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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2000 | Kaushalya Weeraratne | Trinity College, Kandy |
Observer-Bata |
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2001 | Kaushal Lokuarachchi | St Peter's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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2002 | Sahan Wijeratne | Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa |
Observer-Bata |
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2003 | Farveez Maharoof | Wesley College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
Captain of Sri Lanka U19 team. | |
2004 | Lahiru Peiris | St Peter's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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2005 | Lahiru Peiris | St Peter's College, Colombo |
Observer-Bata |
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2006 | Gihan Rupasinghe | Nalanda College |
Observer-Bata |
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2007 | Malith Gunathilake | Ananda College |
Observer-Bata |
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2008 | Umesh Karunarathne | Thurstan College |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
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2009 | Dinesh Chandimal | Ananda College |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
Former Test, ODI, and T20I Captain. Also captained Sri Lanka in Hong-Kong-Sixes Tournament, and T10 Cricket League | |
2010 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Royal College, Colombo |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
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2011 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Royal College, Colombo |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
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2012 |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
Current Test, ODI, and T20 | |||
2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2017 |
P de S Kularatne Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda |
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2018 |
Trinity College, Kandy |
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2019 |
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2020 |
Mahinda College, Galle |
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2021 |
Mahinda College, Galle |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
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2022 |
Observer - SLT Mobitel |
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References
- "Sri Lanka team studded with three Observer-Mobitel School Cricketers". Daily News. Retrieved 2018-02-18.