Sri Lanka v England Only Test

England tour of Sri Lanka - 1993 (1992/93) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 13 March 1993

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets. Robin Smith top-scored with 128 for England. Chris Lewis took 4/66.

England ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 1993 TESTS Sinhalese Sports Club Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Sri Lanka - 1993 (1992/93)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 13 March 1993 to 18 March 1993
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: Hashan Tillakaratne
Captains: Alec Stewart (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debut: Ashley de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: KT Francis and TM Samarasinghe
Match referee: CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ashley de Silva's first Test.

England batted first and made 380 all out. Robin Smith top-scored with 128 off 338 balls, and Graeme Hick made 68. Jayananda Warnaweera took 4 for 90 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the fourth wicket between Robin Smith and Alec Stewart. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 307 across 12 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 469 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 93 not out off 208 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 80. Chris Lewis took 4 for 66 for England. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva. Sri Lanka led by 89 on first innings.

England made 228 all out in their second innings. John Emburey top-scored with 59 off 151 balls, and Chris Lewis made 45. Jayananda Warnaweera took 4 for 98 for Sri Lanka.

Set 140 to win, Sri Lanka made 142 for 5. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 36 not out off 62 balls.

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 380 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Robin Smith	bowled	128	338
Mike Atherton	lbw	13	47
Mike Gatting	c Sanath Jayasuriya	29	58
Graeme Hick	c Hashan Tillakaratne	68	112
Alec Stewart	c Hashan Tillakaratne	63	121
Neil Fairbrother	bowled	18	39
Chris Lewis	run out	22	36
John Emburey	not out	1	32
Paul Jarvis	lbw	0	1
Phil Tufnell	lbw	1	5
Devon Malcolm	c Asanka Gurusinha	13	8

Extras 24 · Total 380 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Champaka Ramanayake	17	2	66	1
Asanka Gurusinha	5	1	12	0
Jayananda Warnaweera	40.1	11	90	4
Chandika Hathurusinghe	8	2	22	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	45	12	118	4
Sanath Jayasuriya	12	1	53	0
Arjuna Ranatunga	3	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Mike Atherton), 2-82 (Mike Gatting), 3-194 (Graeme Hick), 4-316 (Robin Smith), 5-323 (Alec Stewart), 6-358 (Neil Fairbrother), 7-366 (Chris Lewis), 8-366 (Paul Jarvis), 9-367 (Phil Tufnell), 10-380 (Devon Malcolm)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Robin Smith and Mike Atherton	40
second	Mike Gatting and Robin Smith	42
third	Robin Smith and Graeme Hick	112
fourth	Robin Smith and Alec Stewart	122
fifth	Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart	7
sixth	Neil Fairbrother and Chris Lewis	35
seventh	John Emburey and Chris Lewis	8
eighth	John Emburey and Paul Jarvis	0
ninth	John Emburey and Phil Tufnell	1
tenth	John Emburey and Devon Malcolm	13

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 469 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Roshan Mahanama	c Robin Smith	64	83
Chandika Hathurusinghe	c Alec Stewart	59	146
Asanka Gurusinha	st Alec Stewart	43	124
Aravinda de Silva	c Alec Stewart	80	148
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Alec Stewart	64	119
Hashan Tillakaratne	not out	93	208
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Mike Atherton	4	8
Ashley de Silva	c Mike Gatting	9	28
Champaka Ramanayake	c Chris Lewis	1	13
Muthiah Muralidaran	bowled	19	72
Jayananda Warnaweera	bowled	1	10

Extras 32 · Total 469 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Devon Malcolm	25	7	60	0
Paul Jarvis	25.5	1	76	3
Chris Lewis	31	5	66	4
Phil Tufnell	33	5	108	1
John Emburey	34	6	117	2
Graeme Hick	8	0	27	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-99 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-153 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 3-203 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-330 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-339 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-349 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-371 (Ashley de Silva), 8-376 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-459 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-469 (Jayananda Warnaweera)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe	99
second	Asanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe	54
third	Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha	50
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva	127
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne	9
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya	10
seventh	Hashan Tillakaratne and Ashley de Silva	22
eighth	Champaka Ramanayake and Hashan Tillakaratne	5
ninth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Muthiah Muralidaran	83
tenth	Jayananda Warnaweera and Hashan Tillakaratne	10

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Robin Smith	bowled	35	71
Mike Atherton	c Hashan Tillakaratne	2	11
Mike Gatting	c Hashan Tillakaratne	18	17
Graeme Hick	c Champaka Ramanayake	26	28
Alec Stewart	c Roshan Mahanama	3	14
Neil Fairbrother	run out	3	16
Chris Lewis	c Sanath Jayasuriya	45	51
John Emburey	bowled	59	151
Paul Jarvis	st Ashley de Silva	3	13
Phil Tufnell	c Ashley de Silva	1	15
Devon Malcolm	not out	8	30

Extras 25 · Total 228 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Champaka Ramanayake	3	0	16	0
Asanka Gurusinha	6	3	7	2
Jayananda Warnaweera	25	4	98	4
Muthiah Muralidaran	16	3	55	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	16	3	46	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Mike Atherton), 2-38 (Mike Gatting), 3-83 (Robin Smith), 4-91 (Graeme Hick), 5-96 (Alec Stewart), 6-130 (Neil Fairbrother), 7-153 (Chris Lewis), 8-173 (Paul Jarvis), 9-188 (Phil Tufnell), 10-228 (John Emburey)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Robin Smith and Mike Atherton	16
second	Mike Gatting and Robin Smith	22
third	Robin Smith and Graeme Hick	45
fourth	Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick	8
fifth	Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart	5
sixth	Neil Fairbrother and Chris Lewis	34
seventh	John Emburey and Chris Lewis	23
eighth	John Emburey and Paul Jarvis	20
ninth	John Emburey and Phil Tufnell	15
tenth	John Emburey and Devon Malcolm	40

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 142 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Roshan Mahanama	c Alec Stewart	6	11
Chandika Hathurusinghe	c Alec Stewart	14	69
Asanka Gurusinha	bowled	29	46
Aravinda de Silva	c Paul Jarvis	7	17
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Mike Gatting	35	56
Hashan Tillakaratne	not out	36	62
Sanath Jayasuriya	not out	6	1

Did not bat: Ashley de Silva, Champaka Ramanayake, Muthiah Muralidaran, Jayananda Warnaweera

Extras 9 · Total 142 for 5

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Devon Malcolm	3	1	11	0
Paul Jarvis	8	2	14	0
Chris Lewis	8	1	21	1
Phil Tufnell	7.4	1	34	2
John Emburey	14	2	48	2
Graeme Hick	2	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-48 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-61 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-61 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 5-136 (Arjuna Ranatunga)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe	8
second	Asanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe	40
third	Aravinda de Silva and Chandika Hathurusinghe	13
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Chandika Hathurusinghe	0
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne	75
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya	6

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