Rules, Regulations and Guidelines for selection

a) Procedure for Selection

Selections will be based on the Under 19 - 2 day matches, of Schools that organize Traditional and NonTraditional matches played during 3rd term from the 1st of September 2018 to 1st term up to 30th of March 2019

b) SLSCA Tournaments

All school teams participating in Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association Tournament Division 1, will be participating in Premier Schools Segment, Sri Lanka Schools Association Tournament Division II, will be participating in Emerging schools segment and Sri Lanka Schools Association Tournament Division III, Will be participating in Up and Coming School segment.

c) Basis and Criteria for Schools

Based on a total of 15 matches and final round matches approved by SLSCA, excluding the traditional big match played by most Schools (Traditional, and Non-Traditional matches). However a minimum number of 08 matches will be the qualifying number of matches that need to be played to be considered for Dialog School Boy Cricketer 2019 Awards for selection for an award/s.

d) Participation in International Tournaments and Bilateral Tours

If a School Boy Cricketer is selected to represent Sri Lanka Schools under 19 and Sri Lanka National under 19 team, in the Under 19 ICC Youth World Cup and Under 19 Asian Cup and also in bilateral arranged tours by Sri Lanka Cricket/SLSCA at home and away, will be considered for special recognition, and achievement awards depending on performance.

e) Based on the Code Of Conduct [COC] / Code Of Ethics {COE] laid down by the Ministry of Education and SLSCA Disciplinary Code / Registration Procedure

I. On Field / Off Field or in School discipline action taken against individual player/s will be taken into consideration, in regard to the selection of individual/s award winners. II. Fielding overage players, playing unregistered players, match fixing, cheating, abuse/sledging team; team/players involved will not be considered for any award. III. Any player or team from one segment (All island, Emerging or Up and Coming) should not be considered for any awards from another segment. NOTE: All of the above will be based on the final decision given by the Ministry of Education, in consultation with the SLSCA.

f) Specified Points System for Ranking / Selection

I. Point’s system will be used for calculation of points for ranking of players and teams. II. Only the first 10 ranked players/ teams in performance, ranked will be considered for the selection.

g) Dispute/s arising from the selection process

Any dispute arising from within the selection process, will be addressed with the final decision to be taken by the Chairman of the Selection Panel, along with the Sports Editor Sunday Times and the President or a Nominee of the SLSCA, which will ultimately be the final and binding.

h) Data / Statistics for selection

Statistics for the selection process will be obtained / provided by the Official Statistics Provider approved by the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association.

i) Dialog School Boy Cricketer Selection Panel

Dialog Axiata / the Sunday Times will jointly appoint a selection panel to select the players participating in School Cricket matches for the Dialog Schoolboy Cricketer Awards. The said Selection panel will comprise from, Sri Lanka School Cricket Association of 8 (eight) (President, Secretary, 2(two) Tournament Secretaries, Treasurer, Tournament Committee Chairman, Selection Committee Chairman, Selection Committee Member), Association of Cricket Umpires Sri Lanka of 8 (eight) (President or Nominee, General Secretary or Assistant Secretary, Treasure or nominee, Chairman (Vice President), Western, Southern, Central or North Western, Rest of Provinces representative Nominated by the ACUSL) and Prominent past / former National, First Class Cricketers, Cricket Administrators, and Sports Journalist / Editors. The total number of persons making up the panel will be decided jointly by Dialog Axiata / the Sunday Times Management.