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Rohan Weerakkody, only cricketer to win five titles at Mega Show-by Dinesh Weerawansa Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 1987 Rohan Weerakkody, who is now residing in the Philippines, with his wife Ethel Liberato. Source:Dailynews The only schoolboy cricketer to win five titles in a single Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year event was Rohan Weerakkody, an outstanding product of St. Joseph’s College in the 80s. But his 1987 glory was only confined to school cricket and failed to go beyond Sri Lanka youth level. Yet, Weerakkody said he has no regrets and was honoured to win those awards. “It was an honour to win five titles including the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in a single event. I think no schoolboy has ever achieved that milestone,” he said in an exclusive interview from Laguna, Lusiana in the Philippines. He said there is no point in talking about the ...

Rohan Weerakkody: The unmatched star of a glittering show-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA Then and now …….. Rohan Weerakkody, perhaps is the only schoolboy cricketer to win five titles at the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 1987 Source:Sundayobserver Rohan Weerakkody, is perhaps the only schoolboy cricketer to win five titles in a single Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. Yet, his 1987 glory was confined only to school cricket and failed to go beyond Sri Lanka youth level. In an exclusive interview from Laguna, Lusiana in the Philippines, Weerakkody said he has no regrets and was honoured to win those awards. “It was an honour to win five titles including the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in a single event,” he said. He said there is no point in talking about the past and what has been missed. “But if I had held on to some more time, things would ...