SRI LANKA · Wicketkeeper-Batter · 1983–1988

Amal Silva

On scorecards: SAR Silva

In-game rating: 71/99

BATTING

MATCHES

INNINGS

353

RUNS

25.21

AVERAGE

111

HIGH SCORE

2 / 0

100s / 50s

FIELDING

CATCHES

STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Amal Silva played 9 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1983 to 1988. The first came against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, with scores of 8 and 0, and the last against England at Lord's in 1988.

The highest score in the archive is 111 against India at P Saravanamuttu Stadium in 1985, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 2 hundreds. At home the average was 25.7 across 4 Tests; away it was 24.9 across 5 Tests.

The most runs came against India: 151 runs at 30.2 in 3 Tests.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 9 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
111	–	India	P Saravanamuttu Stadium	1985	Won
102*	255	England	Lord's	1984	Drawn
35	–	Pakistan	Jinnah Stadium	1985	Lost
19	–	India	Asgiriya Stadium	1985	Drawn
17	–	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	1985	Drawn

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
India	3	151	30.20	1/0
Pakistan	3	67	16.75	0/0
England	2	127	42.33	1/0
New Zealand	1	8	4.00	0/0

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Home	4	154	25.67	1/0
Away	5	199	24.88	1/0

GROUNDS

Ground	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50
Lord's	2	127	42.33	1/0
Asgiriya Stadium	2	24	8.00	0/0
P Saravanamuttu Stadium	1	122	61.00	1/0
Jinnah Stadium	1	47	23.50	0/0
Iqbal Stadium	1	17	17.00	0/0
Basin Reserve	1	8	4.00	0/0

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v New Zealand, 1983 at Basin Reserve
Latest in the archive: v England, 1988 at Lord's

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