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England v Sri Lanka Only Test

Sri Lanka tour of England - 1991 (1991) · Lord's, London · 22 August 1991

England won by 137 runs

England won by 137 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 174 for England. Phil DeFreitas took 7/70.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England - 1991 (1991)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
22 August 1991 to 27 August 1991
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 137 runs
Player of the match
Rumesh Ratnayake
Captains
Graham Gooch (England), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Kapila Wijegunawardene (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
HD Bird and JH Hampshire

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Kapila Wijegunawardene's first Test.

England batted first and made 282 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 113 not out off 240 balls, and Hugh Morris made 42. Rumesh Ratnayake took 5 for 69 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Lord's, 357 across 14 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 224 all out. Chandika Hathurusinghe top-scored with 66 off 201 balls, and Rumesh Ratnayake made 52. Phil DeFreitas took 7 for 70 for England. England led by 58 on first innings.

England made 364 for 3 in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 174 off 252 balls, and Robin Smith made 63. Don Anurasiri took 3 for 135 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the second wicket between Graham Gooch and Alec Stewart.

Set 423 to win, Sri Lanka made 285 all out. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 66 off 70 balls. Phil Tufnell took 5 for 94 for England.

England won by 137 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Champaka Ramanayake3870
Hugh Morrislbw4297
Alec Stewartnot out113240
Robin Smithc Hashan Tillakaratne48
Mark Ramprakashc Roshan Mahanama05
Ian Bothamc Roshan Mahanama2233
Chris Lewisc Aravinda de Silva1125
Jack Russellbowled1750
Phil DeFreitasbowled133
David Lawrencec Rumesh Ratnayake319
Phil Tufnelllbw04

Extras 31 · Total 282 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Rumesh Ratnayake274695
Champaka Ramanayake245752
Kapila Wijegunawardene101360
Chandika Hathurusinghe176401
Don Anurasiri174452

FALL OF WICKETS

1-70 (Graham Gooch), 2-114 (Hugh Morris), 3-119 (Robin Smith), 4-120 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-160 (Ian Botham), 6-183 (Chris Lewis), 7-246 (Jack Russell), 8-258 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-276 (David Lawrence), 10-282 (Phil Tufnell)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Hugh Morris70
secondAlec Stewart and Hugh Morris44
thirdRobin Smith and Alec Stewart5
fourthAlec Stewart and Mark Ramprakash1
fifthIan Botham and Alec Stewart40
sixthAlec Stewart and Chris Lewis23
seventhJack Russell and Alec Stewart63
eighthPhil DeFreitas and Alec Stewart12
ninthDavid Lawrence and Alec Stewart18
tenthAlec Stewart and Phil Tufnell6
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Brendon Kuruppubowled511
Chandika Hathurusinghec Phil Tufnell66201
Asanka Gurusinhalbw48
Aravinda de Silvac Chris Lewis4232
Roshan Mahanamac Jack Russell211
Sanath Jayasuriyac Robin Smith117
Hashan Tillakaratnec Hugh Morris2052
Rumesh Ratnayakebowled5255
Champaka Ramanayakelbw03
Kapila Wijegunawardenenot out627
Don Anurasiribowled14

Extras 15 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Phil DeFreitas268707
David Lawrence15.13612
Chris Lewis105290
Ian Botham103261
Phil Tufnell72230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-22 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-75 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-86 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-105 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-139 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-213 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 8-213 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-220 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 10-224 (Don Anurasiri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBrendon Kuruppu and Chandika Hathurusinghe12
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe10
thirdAravinda de Silva and Chandika Hathurusinghe53
fourthRoshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe11
fifthChandika Hathurusinghe and Sanath Jayasuriya19
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Chandika Hathurusinghe34
seventhRumesh Ratnayake and Chandika Hathurusinghe74
eighthChampaka Ramanayake and Chandika Hathurusinghe0
ninthChandika Hathurusinghe and Kapila Wijegunawardene7
tenthDon Anurasiri and Kapila Wijegunawardene4
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 364 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochbowled174252
Hugh Morrisc Roshan Mahanama2371
Alec Stewartc Aravinda de Silva43100
Robin Smithnot out6390
Jack Russellnot out1211

Did not bat: Mark Ramprakash, Ian Botham, Chris Lewis, Phil DeFreitas, David Lawrence, Phil Tufnell

Extras 49 · Total 364 for 3

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Champaka Ramanayake202860
Rumesh Ratnayake264910
Kapila Wijegunawardene20130
Sanath Jayasuriya1010
Don Anurasiri36.181353

FALL OF WICKETS

1-78 (Hugh Morris), 2-217 (Alec Stewart), 3-322 (Graham Gooch)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Hugh Morris78
secondGraham Gooch and Alec Stewart139
thirdGraham Gooch and Robin Smith105
fourthRobin Smith and Jack Russell42
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 285 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Brendon Kuruppulbw2176
Chandika Hathurusinghec Hugh Morris2577
Asanka Gurusinhabowled3474
Aravinda de Silvac Jack Russell1891
Roshan Mahanamac Ian Botham1549
Sanath Jayasuriyac Jack Russell6670
Hashan Tillakaratnebowled1660
Rumesh Ratnayakecaught1734
Champaka Ramanayakenot out3457
Kapila Wijegunawardenec Ian Botham48
Don Anurasirilbw1629

Extras 19 · Total 285 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Phil DeFreitas228451
David Lawrence237832
Chris Lewis184312
Ian Botham62150
Phil Tufnell34.314945

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-50 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 3-111 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-119 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-159 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-212 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-212 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-241 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-253 (Kapila Wijegunawardene), 10-285 (Don Anurasiri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBrendon Kuruppu and Chandika Hathurusinghe50
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe0
thirdAravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha61
fourthAravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama8
fifthRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya40
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya53
seventhRumesh Ratnayake and Sanath Jayasuriya0
eighthRumesh Ratnayake and Champaka Ramanayake29
ninthChampaka Ramanayake and Kapila Wijegunawardene12
tenthDon Anurasiri and Champaka Ramanayake32
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