The Mercantile Cricket Association in the recently concluded Premier League sponsorship handing over ceremony, declared for the first time the history, a selected player based on performance, discipline and fair play will be offered a Scholarship to the Darren Lehman Coaching Academy in South Australia”.
As outlined by the incumbent President Ashley Ratnayake, the objective though at a considerable cost to MCA in offering the scholarship, is to bring back some of the lost glories of the game particularly concerning the importance and the competitiveness of the domestic cricket structure including the resurrection of the declining and waning “gentleman’s game” factors of the game –discipline, fair play and the conduct of players.
In this regard the premier division individual performances have been closely monitored form the inception of the tournament by the appointed match referees who will be submitting their nominations to the selection committee in order to finalize the selected player.
Listed below are the top contenders who have excelled both in their performance and discipline during the league round and the knockout stages.
1)Chaturanga de Silva – Commercial Credit
2)Shehan Jayasuriya – John Keells Holdings
3)Vishwa Fernando – Commercial Credit
4)Vimukthi Perera – Hatton National Band
5)Charith Jayampathi – Seylan Bank
6)Bhanuka Rajapaksa – John Keells Holdings
7)Sameen Kandanearachchi – Sampath Bank
