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Lasith Croospulle of Maris Stella College Negombo continues to lead the All-Island Schools segment for the third week running in the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2017.

As the competition completes its 17th week, Lasith had added 8,070 combined votes, the highest among contenders for yet another week, as his tally swelled to 119,916. He stands 11,677 votes ahead of Navindu Nirmal of St. Aloysius College, Galle.

Navindu added 5,064 combined votes to his tally, taking the count to 108,239. The race is now clearly between Lasith and Navindu and with eight more weeks to go till the end, it could be anybody’s call.

Mohamed Najath of Zahira College has relatively downed his pace with input slowing down. His weekly collection has declined, with him only receiving 598 combined votes this week.

Pulitha Yasas Sri Sarathchandra of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura continues to dominate the Emerging Schools category while the International Schools category is still led by Shimraz Shahil of Alethea International School.

The full list will be pruned down to a Top 15 from this week and by the end of May it will be shortlisted to a Top 10.

Important

Coupons of the competition will be published in the Sunday Times, the two English dailies, the Daily Mirror and Daily FT, and the two Sinhala dailies Daily Lankadeepa and Ada. Coupons will run for 26 weeks with the final week set from 2 July. Readers can vote for their favourite schoolboy cricketer and take them to the winning post during that period. Online voting for the Most Popular Cricketer can be done through Dialog Axiata’s digital online voting system portal www.dialog.lk/cricket. The count of week 17 of digital voting was monitored and approved by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers.

All-Island Schools

• Lasith Croosepulle (Maris Stella College) 119,916
• Navindu Nirmal (St. Aloysius’ College, Galle) 108,239
• Mohamed Najath (Zahira College) 60,172
• Charana Nanayakkara (Thurstan College) 10,432
• Santhush Goonathilake (St. Peter’s College) 9,001
• Romesh Nallaperuma (S. Thomas’ College) 6,413
• Dinitha Basnayake (St. Benedict’s College) 5,985
• Helitha Vithanage (Royal College) 1,804
• Mohamed Rifaz (President’s College) 1,325
• Lakshina Rodrigo (St. Peter’s College) 1,205
• Nikesh Anjana (S. Thomas’ College) 956
• Sahan Suraweera (Ananda College) 688
• Dileepa Jayalath (Ananda College) 531
• Hareen Buddhila (St. Aloysius College) 489
• P.A. Dananjaya (Richmond College) 291

Emerging Schools

• Pulitha Yasas (Sri Sumangala Panadura) 2,736
• Sahan Perera (Christ King Pannipitiya) 249
• Imesh Basnayake (St. Peter’s Gampaha) 238
• Gimhana Dhanushka (Piliyandala Central) 130
• Nipuna Ransika (P. de S. Kularatne MV) 98
• Methushan Thilina (Kegalu Vidyalaya) 84
• Raveen Yasas (Devapathiraja Rathgama) 44
• Suminda Lakshan (De La Salle Mutwal) 43
• Hirusha Mendis (Siddartha Central Balapitiya) 32
• Tissara Dilshan Jayananda (National School Polonnaruwa) 8
• Shrushee Adhishtana (St. Bernadette Kurunegala) 1

International Schools

• Shimraz Shahil (Alethea International) 300
• Tariq Haniff (Wycherley International) 1

 nReaders prizes go to: 1. H.M. Ariyaratne, 122/17, Ganewatte, Lewalla, Kandy, 2. Nathan Amath, 40/41, Katuwawela Road, Maharagama, 3. Yasiru Dilshan, 426/2, Araliyagahawatte, Dorape, Angulgaha, 4. Ajith Aberatne, 50/1, Siripa Road, Colombo 5.