England Vs Sri Lanka 23Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Eastern Oval, Ballarat · 9 March 1992
England won by 106 runs
England won by 106 runs. Neil Fairbrother top-scored with 63 for England. Chris Lewis took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eastern Oval, Ballarat
- Date
- 9 March 1992
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 106 runs
- Player of the match
- Chris Lewis
- Captains
- Graham Gooch (England), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and PD Reporter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 280 for 6. Neil Fairbrother top-scored with 63 off 70 balls, and Alec Stewart made 59. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fifth wicket between Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart.
Chasing 281, Sri Lanka made 174 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 36 off 51 balls. Chris Lewis took 4 for 30 for England.
England won by 106 runs. England's 280 is the highest total at Eastern Oval. Sri Lanka's 174 all out is the lowest completed total at Eastern Oval. Neil Fairbrother's 63 is the highest individual score at Eastern Oval. Chris Lewis's 4 for 30 are the best innings figures at Eastern Oval.
ENGLAND: 280 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 8 | 28 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 47 | 63 |
| Robin Smith | run out | 19 | 39 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 41 | 62 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Champaka Ramanayake | 63 | 70 |
| Alec Stewart | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 59 | 36 |
| Chris Lewis | not out | 20 | 6 |
| Derek Pringle | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Dermot Reeve, Phil DeFreitas, Richard Illingworth
Extras 23 · Total 280 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 10 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 10 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Graham Gooch), 2-80 (Robin Smith), 3-105 (Ian Botham), 4-164 (Graeme Hick), 5-244 (Neil Fairbrother), 6-268 (Alec Stewart)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Ian Botham | 44 |
| second | Ian Botham and Robin Smith | 36 |
| third | Ian Botham and Graeme Hick | 25 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Hick | 59 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Alec Stewart | 80 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart and Chris Lewis | 24 |
| seventh | Derek Pringle and Chris Lewis | 12 |
SRI LANKA: 174 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Ian Botham | 9 | 19 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Richard Illingworth | 23 | 29 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Chris Lewis | 7 | 9 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Neil Fairbrother | 7 | 10 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Alec Stewart | 36 | 51 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | run out | 4 | 30 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Phil DeFreitas | 19 | 16 |
| Graeme Labrooy | c Robin Smith | 19 | 34 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | c Dermot Reeve | 12 | 38 |
| Don Anurasiri | lbw | 11 | 19 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 6 | 16 |
Extras 21 · Total 174 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Pringle | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis | 8 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Phil DeFreitas | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Richard Illingworth | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Dermot Reeve | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-46 (Athula Samarasekera), 3-56 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-60 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-91 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-119 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-123 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-156 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-158 (Graeme Labrooy), 10-174 (Don Anurasiri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera | 33 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Athula Samarasekera | 13 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 10 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 4 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 31 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 28 |
| seventh | Graeme Labrooy and Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 |
| eighth | Graeme Labrooy and Champaka Ramanayake | 33 |
| ninth | Don Anurasiri and Graeme Labrooy | 2 |
| tenth | Don Anurasiri and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 16 |
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