Mobitel Chief Executive Officer, Nalin Perera commented saying, “I am delighted to see Sri Lanka’s first ever school cricket awards show completing 40 years of resounding success.It has remained the most looked forward to event in Sri Lanka’s school cricket calendar. Mobitel is honored to be associated with the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest, which has produced many legendary Sri Lanka cricketers since 1978/79.
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40th Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer 2018 contest:
MOBITEL SPONSORS FOR THE 11th consecutive YEAR
Daily News: 15.12.2017
Mobitel will be the sponsor for the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer contest for the 11th consecutive year. Mobitel Chief Executive Officer Nalin Perera handing over the media sponsorship to Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd General Manager Abhaya Amaradasa. ANCL Advertising DGM Waruna Mallawaarachchi, Mobitel Channel Communication Senior Manager Jude Silva, Sunday Observer Editor Chandani Jayatilleke, Sunday Observer Sub-Editor Bernard Perera and ANCL Channel Manager Chanaka Liyanage were also present. Picture by Shan Rupassara
Prestigious Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest completes 40 years:
Mobitel-ANCL partnership grows into 11th consecutive year
Daily News: 15.12.2017
Mobitel, one of the leading telecommunication giants in Sri Lanka announced their continuation as main sponsors of the prestigious Schoolboy Cricketer the Year Awards for the eleventh consecutive. The awards will be held next year. Mobitel has been working in collaboration with The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited to spread the excitement and pomp that the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Awards brings to the country on a grand scale.
Observer Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year awards ceremony:
The Observer Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 - Nipun Ransika
Daily News: 26.07.2017
The Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 Nipun Ransika of P de S Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda is seen here with the trophy. Picture by Chinthaka Kumarasinghe
The Observer Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 Nipun Ransika of P de S Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda (second from right) receiving the trophy from former Sri Lanka cricketer and present manager of the Sri Lanka team Asanka Gurusinha who was the chief guest at the 39th Observer Mobitel Awards Ceremony at the Galadari Hotel yesterday. Also in the picture are Chairman of Telecom-Mobitel P. G. Kumarasinghe, Chief Executive Officer of Mobitel Nalin Perera and Chairman and Managing Director of Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Krishantha Cooray. Picture by Chinthaka Kumarasinghe
STAGE SET FOR TUESDAY’S MEGA SHOW
Sunday Observer: 23.07.2017
Tuesday will be another red letter day in Sri Lanka’s first-ever school cricket awards show – the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year unveils its 39th edition at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel,Colombo commencing from 5.30 p.m.
SCHOOL CRICKET, SOME OF THE BEST MOMENTS IN MY SPORTS CAREER
Sunday Observer: 23.07.2017
ICC Chief Match Referee, Ranjan Madugalle spoke and recalled his early days as a schoolboy cricketer as some the best moments in his cricketing life. In conversation with the Sunday Observer, the first-ever winner of the prestigious Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in 1979, said that he had thoroughly enjoyed his school cricket career at Royal College, Colombo.
AFTER MADUGALLE, RANATUNGA, JAYASURIYA AND ATAPATTU... :
CHANDIMAL, FIFTH PAST WINNER TO LEAD LANKA IN TESTS
Sunday Observer: 16.07.2017
Stylish middle order batsman Dinesh Chandimal, the 2009 Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year who was appointed the new Sri Lanka Test captain last week, is the fifth winner of the Mega Award to lead the Sri Lanka national team at the highest level.
MANY SRI LANKAN STARS IN ELITE CLUB
Sunday Observer: 09.07.2017
The grand finale of the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 will be held at Galadari Hotel, Colombo on July 25. As the Mega Show approaches, it will be interesting to have a look at the past winners of this prestigious title, which has unveiled many legendary Sri Lanka cricketers.
MOST POPULAR CROWNS TO BE DECIDED IN A FORTNIGHT
Sunday Observer: 02.07.2017
The Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017 would be known in exactly a fortnight’s time! Voting for the 39th Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year contest, now being conducted under three divisions, will close on July 14.
A MONTH MORE FOR THE MEGA SHOW!
Sunday Observer: 25.06.2017
It’s exactly a month away from this year’s Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Mega Show – Sri Lanka’s first-ever school cricket awards show, organized by the country’s flagship English newspaper Sunday Observer and sponsored by the national mobile service provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.
