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Trinity hit
the top for second year running...
Dickwella Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy
Cricketer of the Year
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Niroshan Dickwella of Trinity College
(Schoolboy Cricketer of The Year 2012) receives his award
from Chief Guest Marvan Atapattu. Also in the picture are Dinesh
Weerawansa (Editor in Chief Sunday Observer), ANCL Chairman
Bandula Padmakumara, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage
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OBSERVER-MOBITEL CRICKET AWARDS:
Niroshan Dickwella of Trinity College was crowned Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year at the 34th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer mega awards ceremony at the Galadari Hotel Grand Ballroom on September 11 2012. He received his glittering trophy from former Sri Lanka captain and current batting coach of the
Sri Lanka national team Marvan Atapattu. For the second year in succession, Trinity College Kandy, took major honours in the recently concluded Sunday Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest
by winning prestigious awards. In this year’s contest, too, Trinity had fared similarly has their captain Niroshan Dickwella won the main award, Best Captain and Best Fielders awards.
Schoolboy
Cricketer 2012:
Recognising talents of schoolboy cricketers...
 The Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest, which has produced Sri Lanka's cricketing legends for the past 34 years, has gained national status.
The Mega Awards Show which recognises talents of schoolboy cricketers is organized by Sri Lanka’s flagship English newspaper with the largest circulation – the Sunday Observer, in association with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) and Sri Lanka Cricket Umpires & Sorcerers’ Association (SLCUSA).
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"Producing legendary Sri Lanka
cricketers"
 I am happy that the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL) and the
Sunday Observer have performed their corporate social responsibility to
recognise the talents of Sri Lanka’s schoolboy cricketers.
The Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards has been the dream of
any schoolboy since 1979. During the past three decades, the contest has
come a long way, producing many legendary Sri Lanka cricketers who have
gone great guns in the international arena.
Bandula
Padmakumara
Chairman & MD
The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
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"The premier event in school
Cricket"
School’s cricket’s mega show - the awards ceremony of the OBSERVER-MOBITEL
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest is going from strength to
strength.
It is a much looked forward to event by all schoolboy cricketers,
especially an important one for those who have performed well with both
bat and ball. The Sunday Observer is particularly happy that the
Government has put an end to terrorism and schoolboy cricketers in the
North too could play competitive cricket on a larger scale.
Dinesh
Weerawansa
Editor-in-Chief
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Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited and the Observer should be complemented for keeping the show going for all these years. Sponsors are essential to keep the show going. May the show continue for many years to come.
In the past, most of the winners of the top awards came from Colombo and its suburbs, but now, the outstation schools have come in a big way and it is a positive sign for the game.
Ranjan Madugalle
ICC Chief Match Referee & Former Sri Lanka captain
It is the dream of any schoolboy cricketer to win the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award. It's great for the Sunday Observer in continuing the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Contest for the 31st year from 1979 to encourage the budding schoolboy cricketers. I was particularly happy to see that the Northern Province will join up with the others in the competitions at the contest.
I am happy at the improvement of outstation cricket as the
game has spread far and wide in the country. Many Sri Lankan cricketing giants
of the past and the present are those who have either won the prestigious and
coveted Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award or one of the many awards
presented at the contest.
Arjuna Ranatunga
World Cup winning Captain
What the past Greats'
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