England v Sri Lanka Only Test
Sri Lanka tour of England - 1984 (1984) · Lord's, London · 23 August 1984
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 190 for Sri Lanka. Ian Botham took 6/90.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of England - 1984 (1984)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 23 August 1984 to 28 August 1984
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sidath Wettimuny
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), David Gower (England)
- Debut
- Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DGL Evans and HD Bird
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. It was Aravinda de Silva's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 491 for 7. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 190 off 471 balls, and Duleep Mendis made 111. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the fifth wicket between Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Lord's, 325 across 15 Tests.
England replied with 370 all out. Allan Lamb top-scored with 107 off 195 balls, and Chris Broad made 86. Vinothen John took 4 for 98 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 121 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 294 for 7 in their second innings. Amal Silva top-scored with 102 not out off 255 balls, and Duleep Mendis made 94. Ian Botham took 6 for 90 for England. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the sixth wicket between Duleep Mendis and Amal Silva, 47% of the total.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 491 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | c Paul Downton | 190 | 471 |
| Amal Silva | lbw | 8 | 11 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | bowled | 5 | 24 |
| Roy Dias | c Allan Lamb | 32 | 104 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 84 | 183 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Graeme Fowler | 111 | 143 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Downton | 16 | 27 |
| Ashantha de Mel | not out | 20 | 25 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 5 | 18 |
Did not bat: Somachandra De Silva, Vinothen John
Extras 20 · Total 491 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Agnew | 32 | 3 | 123 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | 29 | 6 | 114 | 1 |
| Richard Ellison | 28 | 6 | 70 | 1 |
| Pat Pocock | 41 | 17 | 75 | 2 |
| Paul Allott | 36 | 7 | 89 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Amal Silva), 2-43 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-144 (Roy Dias), 4-292 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-442 (Sidath Wettimuny), 6-456 (Duleep Mendis), 7-464 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 17 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Sidath Wettimuny | 26 |
| third | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 101 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny | 148 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny | 150 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva | 14 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva | 8 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Ravi Ratnayeke | 27 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 370 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | c Ranjan Madugalle | 25 | 41 |
| Chris Broad | c Amal Silva | 86 | 242 |
| Chris Tavaré | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 14 | 95 |
| David Gower | c Amal Silva | 55 | 151 |
| Allan Lamb | c Roy Dias | 107 | 195 |
| Ian Botham | c Marlon Vonhagt | 6 | 6 |
| Richard Ellison | c Ravi Ratnayeke | 41 | 79 |
| Paul Downton | c Roy Dias | 10 | 53 |
| Paul Allott | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Pocock | c Amal Silva | 2 | 21 |
| Jonathan Agnew | not out | 1 | 8 |
Extras 23 · Total 370 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 37 | 10 | 110 | 4 |
| Vinothen John | 39.1 | 12 | 98 | 4 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 22 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 45 | 16 | 85 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-49 (Graeme Fowler), 2-105 (Chris Tavaré), 3-190 (Chris Broad), 4-210 (David Gower), 5-218 (Ian Botham), 6-305 (Richard Ellison), 7-354 (Paul Downton), 8-354 (Paul Allott), 9-369 (Allan Lamb), 10-370 (Pat Pocock)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Fowler and Chris Broad | 49 |
| second | Chris Tavaré and Chris Broad | 56 |
| third | David Gower and Chris Broad | 85 |
| fourth | David Gower and Allan Lamb | 20 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 8 |
| sixth | Allan Lamb and Richard Ellison | 87 |
| seventh | Paul Downton and Allan Lamb | 49 |
| eighth | Paul Allott and Allan Lamb | 0 |
| ninth | Pat Pocock and Allan Lamb | 15 |
| tenth | Pat Pocock and Jonathan Agnew | 1 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 294 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Dias | lbw | 38 | 79 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | c David Gower | 13 | 21 |
| Amal Silva | not out | 102 | 255 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | bowled | 3 | 9 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 0 | 6 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Downton | 3 | 6 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Graeme Fowler | 94 | 97 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Richard Ellison | 14 | 8 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 7 | 15 |
Did not bat: Somachandra De Silva, Vinothen John
Extras 20 · Total 294 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Agnew | 11 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 27 | 6 | 90 | 6 |
| Richard Ellison | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Pat Pocock | 29 | 10 | 78 | 1 |
| Paul Allott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Allan Lamb | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Tavaré | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Fowler | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-27 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-111 (Roy Dias), 4-115 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-118 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-256 (Duleep Mendis), 7-276 (Ashantha de Mel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 19 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Amal Silva | 8 |
| third | Roy Dias and Amal Silva | 84 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Amal Silva | 4 |
| fifth | Amal Silva and Aravinda de Silva | 3 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Amal Silva | 138 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Amal Silva | 20 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Amal Silva | 18 |
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