Sri Lankan Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year


Schoolboy Cricketer 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, Bata Shoes, and Lakspray. 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.
YearPlayer NameSchoolAward SponsorRemarks
1975Anura RanasingheNalanda College, ColomboCaptain of Sri Lanka U19 team.
1976Anura RanasingheNalanda College, Colombo
1978Ranjan MadugalleRoyal College, Colombo
Warner-Hudnut Limited		Test Cricket captain of Sri Lanka 1987-1988
1979Ranjan MadugalleRoyal College, Colombo
Observer
1980Arjuna RanatungaAnanda College
Observer		Test and ODI Cricket captain of Sri Lanka 1989-1999. Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup under his captaincy.
1981Rohan BuultjiensSt. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya
Observer
1982Arjuna RanatungaAnanda College
Observer
1983Roshan MahanamaNalanda College
Observer		Captained the ODI team for two matches in 1994. International Cricket Council match referee 2004 -2009.
1984Roshan MahanamaNalanda College
Observer		He is the first man to have stood as a match referee in a day-night test match in Test history.
1985Asanka GurusinhaNalanda College
Observer
1986Roshan JurangpathyRoyal College, Colombo
Observer
1987Rohan WeerakkodySaint Joseph's College, Colombo
Observer
1988Sanjeeva RanatungaAnanda College
Observer
1989Kumar DharmasenaNalanda College
Observer
1990Marvan AtapattuAnanda College
Observer
1991Muttiah MuralitharanSt. Anthony's College, Kandy
Observer
1992Sajith FernandoSt. Anthony's College, Kandy
Observer
1993Naveed Nawaz
Observer
1994Thilan SamaraweeraAnanda College
Observer
1995Thilan SamaraweeraAnanda College
Observer
1996Nimesh PereraSt. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
Observer
1997Chinthaka JayasingheDharmapala Vidyalaya
Observer, Bata
1998Pradeep HewageSt. Benedict's College, Colombo
Observer
1999Muthumudalige PushpakumaraAnanda College
Observer
2000Kaushalya WeeraratneTrinity College, Kandy
Observer
2001Kaushal LokuarachchiSt Peter's College, Colombo
Observer
2002Sahan WijeratnePrince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Observer
2003Farveez MaharoofWesley College, Colombo
Observer		Captain of Sri Lanka U19 team.
2004Lahiru PeirisSt Peter's College, Colombo
Observer
2005Lahiru PeirisSt Peter's College, Colombo
Observer
2006Gihan RupasingheNalanda College
Observer
2007Malith GunathilakeAnanda College
Observer
2008Umesh KarunarathneThurstan College
Observer
2009Dinesh ChandimalAnanda College
Observer		Former Test, ODI, and T20I Captain. Also captained Sri Lanka in Hong-Kong-Sixes Tournament, and T10 Cricket League
2010Bhanuka RajapaksaRoyal College, Colombo
Observer, Mobitel
2011Bhanuka RajapaksaRoyal College, Colombo
Observer, Mobitel
2012
Niroshan Dickwella
Trinity College, Kandy
Observer, Mobitel		Current Test, ODI, and T20 Vice Captain
2013
Kusal Mendis
Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Observer, Mobitel
2014
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
Observer, Mobitel
2015
Charith Asalanka
Richmond College, Galle
Observer, Mobitel
2016
Charith Asalanka
Richmond College, Galle
Bata, Observer, Mobitel
2017
Nipun Ransika
P de S Kularatne Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda
Observer, Mobitel,		-
2018
Hasitha Boyagoda
Trinity College, Kandy
Mobitel, Observer