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England vs Sri Lanka, Only Test, Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998 - Scorecard
Series:
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
Venue:
Kennington Oval, London
Date & Time:
Thu, Aug 27, 1:00 AM LOCAL
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Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
445-10
(158.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
4
8
1
0
50.00
Angus Fraser
b Muralitharan
32
52
3
2
61.54
Alec Stewart
c Tillakaratne b Perera
2
9
0
0
22.22
Graeme Hick
c Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
107
238
14
0
44.96
Mark Ramprakash
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
53
149
4
0
35.57
Ian Salisbury
b Muralitharan
2
17
0
0
11.76
John Crawley
not out
156
249
19
1
62.65
Dominic Cork
b Muralitharan
6
48
0
0
12.50
Mark Butcher
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
10
26
1
0
38.46
Ben Hollioake
c Atapattu b Muralitharan
14
53
1
0
26.42
Steve James
c & b Muralitharan
36
111
3
0
32.43
Extras
23
(b 1, lb 11, w 2, nb 9, p 0)
Total
445-10
(158.3 Overs, RR: 2.8)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
30
4
81
2
1
2
2.70
Suresh Perera
40
10
104
1
0
0
2.60
Kumar Dharmasena
18
3
55
0
0
0
3.06
Muthiah Muralidaran
59.3
14
155
7
8
0
2.61
Sanath Jayasuriya
11
0
38
0
0
0
3.45
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Butcher
16-1
6.6
S James
78-2
33.2
A Stewart
81-3
34.6
M Ramprakash
209-4
81.3
G Hick
230-5
94.2
B Hollioake
277-6
115.3
D Cork
333-7
134.1
I Salisbury
343-8
138.4
D Gough
356-9
142.3
A Fraser
445-10
158.3
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
591-10
(156.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
lbw b Cork
15
26
1
0
57.69
Mahela Jayawardene
c Hollioake b Fraser
9
40
0
0
22.50
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Stewart b Hollioake
213
278
33
1
76.62
Muthiah Muralidaran
c Stewart b Salisbury
30
36
5
0
83.33
Arjuna Ranatunga
lbw b Gough
51
99
7
1
51.52
Aravinda de Silva
c Stewart b Hollioake
152
292
17
0
52.05
Hashan Tillakaratne
lbw b Gough
0
1
0
0
0.00
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Crawley b Cork
25
50
2
0
50.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
b Fraser
0
7
0
0
0.00
Kumar Dharmasena
lbw b Fraser
13
39
2
0
33.33
Suresh Perera
not out
43
77
6
1
55.84
Extras
40
(b 15, lb 20, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
591-10
(156.5 Overs, RR: 3.76)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Darren Gough
30
5
102
2
0
0
3.40
Angus Fraser
23
3
95
3
0
0
4.13
Ben Hollioake
26
2
105
2
1
1
4.04
Dominic Cork
36
5
128
2
3
0
3.56
Ian Salisbury
25.5
7
86
1
0
0
3.37
Mark Ramprakash
5
0
24
0
0
0
4.80
Mark Butcher
11
2
16
0
0
0
1.45
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
53-1
12.1
Mahela
85-2
25.2
S Jayasuriya
328-3
79.3
A Ranatunga
450-4
112.1
H Tillakaratne
450-5
112.2
Romesh Kaluwitharana
488-6
125.5
A Silva
504-7
132.4
K Dharmasena
526-8
141.1
P Wickramasinghe
532-9
143.5
Muthiah Muralidaran
591-10
156.5
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
181-10
(129.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
b Muralitharan
15
133
2
0
11.28
Angus Fraser
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Alec Stewart
run out (sub [UDU Chandana])
32
145
1
0
22.07
Graeme Hick
lbw b Muralitharan
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mark Ramprakash
c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan
42
220
3
0
19.09
Ian Salisbury
lbw b Muralitharan
0
4
0
0
0.00
John Crawley
b Muralitharan
14
59
2
0
23.73
Dominic Cork
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
8
23
2
0
34.78
Mark Butcher
st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
15
45
3
0
33.33
Ben Hollioake
lbw b Muralitharan
0
1
0
0
0.00
Steve James
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
25
150
1
0
16.67
Extras
30
(b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 14, p 0)
Total
181-10
(129.2 Overs, RR: 1.39)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
4
0
16
0
0
0
4.00
Suresh Perera
11
2
22
0
0
1
2.00
Muthiah Muralidaran
54.2
27
65
9
12
0
1.20
Kumar Dharmasena
19.3
13
12
0
0
0
0.62
Sanath Jayasuriya
28
14
30
0
0
0
1.07
Aravinda de Silva
10.3
3
16
0
0
0
1.55
Mahela Jayawardene
2
0
5
0
0
0
2.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Butcher
25-1
14.6
G Hick
25-2
16.2
S James
78-3
52.1
A Stewart
93-4
58.6
J Crawley
116-5
77.1
B Hollioake
116-6
77.2
D Cork
127-7
85.1
I Salisbury
127-8
85.5
M Ramprakash
180-9
127.1
D Gough
181-10
129.2
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
37-0
(5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
not out
9
13
1
0
69.23
Sanath Jayasuriya
not out
24
17
2
2
141.18
Extras
4
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
37-0
(5 Overs, RR: 7.4)
Did not Bat
Mahela Jayawardene,
Muthiah Muralidaran,
Arjuna Ranatunga,
Aravinda de Silva,
Hashan Tillakaratne,
Romesh Kaluwitharana,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Kumar Dharmasena,
Suresh Perera
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Angus Fraser
2
0
19
0
0
0
9.50
Dominic Cork
2
0
3
0
0
0
1.50
Ben Hollioake
1
0
11
0
0
0
11.00
England 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
445-10
(158.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
4
8
1
0
50.00
Angus Fraser
b Muralitharan
32
52
3
2
61.54
Alec Stewart
c Tillakaratne b Perera
2
9
0
0
22.22
Graeme Hick
c Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
107
238
14
0
44.96
Mark Ramprakash
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
53
149
4
0
35.57
Ian Salisbury
b Muralitharan
2
17
0
0
11.76
John Crawley
not out
156
249
19
1
62.65
Dominic Cork
b Muralitharan
6
48
0
0
12.50
Mark Butcher
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
10
26
1
0
38.46
Ben Hollioake
c Atapattu b Muralitharan
14
53
1
0
26.42
Steve James
c & b Muralitharan
36
111
3
0
32.43
Extras
23
(b 1, lb 11, w 2, nb 9, p 0)
Total
445-10
(158.3 Overs, RR: 2.8)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
30
4
81
2
1
2
2.70
Suresh Perera
40
10
104
1
0
0
2.60
Kumar Dharmasena
18
3
55
0
0
0
3.06
Muthiah Muralidaran
59.3
14
155
7
8
0
2.61
Sanath Jayasuriya
11
0
38
0
0
0
3.45
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Butcher
16-1
6.6
S James
78-2
33.2
A Stewart
81-3
34.6
M Ramprakash
209-4
81.3
G Hick
230-5
94.2
B Hollioake
277-6
115.3
D Cork
333-7
134.1
I Salisbury
343-8
138.4
D Gough
356-9
142.3
A Fraser
445-10
158.3
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
591-10
(156.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
lbw b Cork
15
26
1
0
57.69
Mahela Jayawardene
c Hollioake b Fraser
9
40
0
0
22.50
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Stewart b Hollioake
213
278
33
1
76.62
Muthiah Muralidaran
c Stewart b Salisbury
30
36
5
0
83.33
Arjuna Ranatunga
lbw b Gough
51
99
7
1
51.52
Aravinda de Silva
c Stewart b Hollioake
152
292
17
0
52.05
Hashan Tillakaratne
lbw b Gough
0
1
0
0
0.00
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Crawley b Cork
25
50
2
0
50.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
b Fraser
0
7
0
0
0.00
Kumar Dharmasena
lbw b Fraser
13
39
2
0
33.33
Suresh Perera
not out
43
77
6
1
55.84
Extras
40
(b 15, lb 20, w 1, nb 4, p 0)
Total
591-10
(156.5 Overs, RR: 3.76)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Darren Gough
30
5
102
2
0
0
3.40
Angus Fraser
23
3
95
3
0
0
4.13
Ben Hollioake
26
2
105
2
1
1
4.04
Dominic Cork
36
5
128
2
3
0
3.56
Ian Salisbury
25.5
7
86
1
0
0
3.37
Mark Ramprakash
5
0
24
0
0
0
4.80
Mark Butcher
11
2
16
0
0
0
1.45
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
53-1
12.1
Mahela
85-2
25.2
S Jayasuriya
328-3
79.3
A Ranatunga
450-4
112.1
H Tillakaratne
450-5
112.2
Romesh Kaluwitharana
488-6
125.5
A Silva
504-7
132.4
K Dharmasena
526-8
141.1
P Wickramasinghe
532-9
143.5
Muthiah Muralidaran
591-10
156.5
England 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
181-10
(129.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darren Gough
b Muralitharan
15
133
2
0
11.28
Angus Fraser
not out
0
6
0
0
0.00
Alec Stewart
run out (sub [UDU Chandana])
32
145
1
0
22.07
Graeme Hick
lbw b Muralitharan
0
2
0
0
0.00
Mark Ramprakash
c Tillakaratne b Muralitharan
42
220
3
0
19.09
Ian Salisbury
lbw b Muralitharan
0
4
0
0
0.00
John Crawley
b Muralitharan
14
59
2
0
23.73
Dominic Cork
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
8
23
2
0
34.78
Mark Butcher
st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
15
45
3
0
33.33
Ben Hollioake
lbw b Muralitharan
0
1
0
0
0.00
Steve James
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
25
150
1
0
16.67
Extras
30
(b 7, lb 8, w 1, nb 14, p 0)
Total
181-10
(129.2 Overs, RR: 1.39)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
4
0
16
0
0
0
4.00
Suresh Perera
11
2
22
0
0
1
2.00
Muthiah Muralidaran
54.2
27
65
9
12
0
1.20
Kumar Dharmasena
19.3
13
12
0
0
0
0.62
Sanath Jayasuriya
28
14
30
0
0
0
1.07
Aravinda de Silva
10.3
3
16
0
0
0
1.55
Mahela Jayawardene
2
0
5
0
0
0
2.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Butcher
25-1
14.6
G Hick
25-2
16.2
S James
78-3
52.1
A Stewart
93-4
58.6
J Crawley
116-5
77.1
B Hollioake
116-6
77.2
D Cork
127-7
85.1
I Salisbury
127-8
85.5
M Ramprakash
180-9
127.1
D Gough
181-10
129.2
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
37-0
(5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Marvan Atapattu
not out
9
13
1
0
69.23
Sanath Jayasuriya
not out
24
17
2
2
141.18
Extras
4
(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
37-0
(5 Overs, RR: 7.4)
Did not Bat
Mahela Jayawardene,
Muthiah Muralidaran,
Arjuna Ranatunga,
Aravinda de Silva,
Hashan Tillakaratne,
Romesh Kaluwitharana,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Kumar Dharmasena,
Suresh Perera
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Angus Fraser
2
0
19
0
0
0
9.50
Dominic Cork
2
0
3
0
0
0
1.50
Ben Hollioake
1
0
11
0
0
0
11.00
INFO
Match
ENG vs SL • Only Test • Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
Series
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
Date
Thu, Aug 27
Time
1:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires
Eddie Nicholls, David Shepherd
3rd Umpire
John Holder
Referee
Ahmed Ebrahim
England squad
Players
Mark Butcher,
Steve James,
Graeme Hick,
Alec Stewart (c) (wk),
Mark Ramprakash,
John Crawley,
Ben Hollioake,
Dominic Cork,
Ian Salisbury,
Darren Gough,
Angus Fraser
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Sanath Jayasuriya,
Marvan Atapattu,
Mahela Jayawardene,
Aravinda de Silva,
Arjuna Ranatunga (c),
Hashan Tillakaratne,
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk),
Kumar Dharmasena,
Suresh Perera,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Muttiah Muralitharan
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