Richmond College Galle star Charith wins Singer Schoolboy Cricket of the Year

The Singer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, Charith Asalanka from Richmond College Galle receives his trophy from Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga – Pic by Shantha Rathnayake

Seventeen-year-old Charith Asalanka from Richmond College Galle last night won the coveted Singer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award at a glittering ceremony at the BMICH. 

Asalanka, an opening batsman, played a key part in Richmond’s entry into the final of the schools’ Twenty-20 competition. The left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler captained the national Under-19 team against Under-19 teams from Australia and Bangladesh during the 2014-15 season. 

In the five-match limited-overs series against the Bangladesh Under-19 team, he was Sri Lanka’s highest scorer, with 225 runs at an average of 45.00, and second-highest wicket-taker, with eight wickets at 21.00. 

Asalanka toured England with the Sri Lanka Under-17 team in 2013, opening the batting and top-scoring in each innings with 92 and 31 in a three-day match against an English Under-17 team at Loughborough. He made his first-class debut in April 2015 for the Galle Cricket Club.