The Sunday Observer/ Mobitel School Cricket Contest is no doubt a stepping stone to all those aspiring cricketers who want to play for Sri Lanka. The players who have gone on to represent the country at the highest level know what this contest is all about. Brendon Kuruppu who won the Best Fielders award at the show and went on to represent Sri Lanka. He was very impressed with the show.

Looking back, the contest has provided a good filtering , as a good number of recipients have ended as national players. It has been a good encouragement for the schoolboy players who are hoping to represent the country at the highest level .

After an illustrious school cricket career at Ananda College , former Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu, the once batting coach and now the Head Coach for the Sri Lanka national cricket team, was the Schoolboy Cricketer Of the Year 1990. Rated by most of the International and Local cricket community as one of the most technically equipped batsman in the Test arena.

The Sunday Observer/Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer Of The Year Contest is one of the most looked forward to competitions by any schoolboy. The competition gives a lot of pleasure and encouragement for the schoolboy cricketer who looks forward to pursue his cricketing career and gives the player a lot of confidence.