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England v Sri Lanka Only Test

Sri Lanka tour of England - 1988 (1988) · Lord's, London · 25 August 1988

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Jack Russell top-scored with 94 for England. Phil Newport took 4/87.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of England - 1988 (1988)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
25 August 1988 to 30 August 1988
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
England won by 7 wickets
Player of the match
Ravi Ratnayeke
Captains
Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka), Graham Gooch (England)
Debuts
Athula Samarasekera (Sri Lanka), Ranjith Madurasinghe (Sri Lanka), Jack Russell (England), Kim Barnett (England), Phil Newport (England), David Lawrence (England)
Umpires
DJ Constant and JW Holder

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. Athula Samarasekera, Ranjith Madurasinghe, Jack Russell, Kim Barnett, Phil Newport and David Lawrence played their first Tests.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 194 all out. Ravi Ratnayeke top-scored with 59 not out off 112 balls, and Brendon Kuruppu made 46. Neil Foster took 3 for 51 for England. From 44 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 63 for 6. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Lord's, 325 across 15 Tests.

England replied with 429 all out. Jack Russell top-scored with 94 off 202 balls, and Graham Gooch made 75. Graeme Labrooy took 4 for 119 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the second wicket between Graham Gooch and Jack Russell. England led by 235 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 331 all out in their second innings. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 78 off 179 balls, and Athula Samarasekera made 57. Phil Newport took 4 for 87 for England. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the sixth wicket between Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga.

Set 97 to win, England made 100 for 3. Graham Gooch top-scored with 36 off 70 balls.

England won by 7 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 194 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Brendon Kuruppuc Graham Gooch4658
Amal Silvac Jack Russell122
Athula Samarasekerac Jack Russell019
Aravinda de Silvac Graham Gooch318
Ranjan Madugallelbw314
Arjuna Ranatungalbw512
Duleep Mendisc Robin Smith2143
Ravi Ratnayekenot out59112
Ranjith Madurasingherun out411
Champaka Ramanayakelbw08
Graeme Labrooylbw4283

Extras 10 · Total 194 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neil Foster215513
David Lawrence154371
Phil Newport214773
Derek Pringle6.51172
John Emburey2140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Amal Silva), 2-44 (Athula Samarasekera), 3-52 (Brendon Kuruppu), 4-53 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-61 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-63 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-122 (Duleep Mendis), 8-127 (Ranjith Madurasinghe), 9-130 (Champaka Ramanayake), 10-194 (Graeme Labrooy)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAmal Silva and Brendon Kuruppu7
secondBrendon Kuruppu and Athula Samarasekera37
thirdAravinda de Silva and Brendon Kuruppu8
fourthRanjan Madugalle and Aravinda de Silva1
fifthRanjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga8
sixthDuleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga2
seventhDuleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke59
eighthRavi Ratnayeke and Ranjith Madurasinghe5
ninthRavi Ratnayeke and Champaka Ramanayake3
tenthRavi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy64
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 429 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochlbw75193
Tim Robinsonc Athula Samarasekera1958
Jack Russellc Athula Samarasekera94202
Kim Barnettc Arjuna Ranatunga66128
Allan Lambbowled6375
Robin Smithbowled3170
Derek Pringlec Amal Silva1438
John Embureyc Aravinda de Silva018
Phil Newportc Aravinda de Silva2638
Neil Fosternot out1452
David Lawrencec Duleep Mendis412

Extras 23 · Total 429 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Ravi Ratnayeke3231072
Graeme Labrooy4071194
Champaka Ramanayake27.23862
Ranjith Madurasinghe164410
Athula Samarasekera225661
Arjuna Ranatunga6361

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Tim Robinson), 2-171 (Graham Gooch), 3-233 (Jack Russell), 4-320 (Kim Barnett), 5-358 (Allan Lamb), 6-373 (Robin Smith), 7-378 (John Emburey), 8-383 (Derek Pringle), 9-420 (Phil Newport), 10-429 (David Lawrence)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Robinson40
secondGraham Gooch and Jack Russell131
thirdKim Barnett and Jack Russell62
fourthAllan Lamb and Kim Barnett87
fifthAllan Lamb and Robin Smith38
sixthDerek Pringle and Robin Smith15
seventhJohn Emburey and Derek Pringle5
eighthDerek Pringle and Phil Newport5
ninthNeil Foster and Phil Newport37
tenthNeil Foster and David Lawrence9
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 331 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Brendon Kuruppuc Kim Barnett2531
Amal Silvac Jack Russell1641
Athula Samarasekeralbw57110
Aravinda de Silvalbw1831
Ranjan Madugallebowled2050
Arjuna Ranatungabowled78179
Duleep Mendislbw5697
Ravi Ratnayekec Allan Lamb3285
Ranjith Madurasinghebowled211
Graeme Labrooynot out923
Champaka Ramanayakec Graham Gooch210

Extras 16 · Total 331 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neil Foster3310982
David Lawrence215742
Phil Newport26.37874
Derek Pringle112301
John Emburey189341

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-51 (Amal Silva), 3-96 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-145 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-147 (Athula Samarasekera), 6-251 (Duleep Mendis), 7-309 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-311 (Ranjith Madurasinghe), 9-323 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 10-331 (Champaka Ramanayake)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAmal Silva and Brendon Kuruppu43
secondAmal Silva and Athula Samarasekera8
thirdAravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera45
fourthRanjan Madugalle and Athula Samarasekera49
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Athula Samarasekera2
sixthDuleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga104
seventhArjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke58
eighthRavi Ratnayeke and Ranjith Madurasinghe2
ninthRavi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy12
tenthGraeme Labrooy and Champaka Ramanayake8
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 100 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Amal Silva3670
Tim Robinsonnot out34109
Kim Barnettc Amal Silva02
Allan Lambc Aravinda de Silva815
Robin Smithnot out817

Did not bat: Jack Russell, Derek Pringle, John Emburey, Phil Newport, Neil Foster, David Lawrence

Extras 14 · Total 100 for 3

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Ravi Ratnayeke71160
Graeme Labrooy90240
Athula Samarasekera100382
Arjuna Ranatunga8.44141

FALL OF WICKETS

1-73 (Graham Gooch), 2-73 (Kim Barnett), 3-82 (Allan Lamb)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Tim Robinson73
secondTim Robinson and Kim Barnett0
thirdAllan Lamb and Tim Robinson9
fourthTim Robinson and Robin Smith18
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