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When Sri Lanka lost a famous son through dubious selections-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA St. Peter’s College prodigy Rohan Buultjens, who was adjudged Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1981, then and now Source:Sundayobserver One of the promising cricketers of yesteryear who had been unfortunate not to go beyond the pinnacle of school cricket was Rohan Buultjens, who was adjudged Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1981. The brilliant cricketer from St. Peter’s College, Colombo, was only the third cricketer to win the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year title after Ranjan Madugalle (1979 in the inaugural year) and Arjuna Ranatunga (second winner in 1980), both went on to captain Sri Lanka with distinction. Although Buultjens was outstanding during his school career, he was not able to go beyond that, confining his career only to five first class matches. But it was Buultjens’ extraordinary talent which deprived Ranatunga from going ...