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Sri Lanka in England, 1981
Minor Counties v Sri Lankans
Courages Cricket Ground, Reading
4,5,6 August 1981 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: RH Duckett and DB Harrison

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Minor Counties 234, Sri Lankans 61/1 (Wettimuny 34*, Goonatilleke 2*)
  • Day 2:
    Minor Counties 1st innings
    RV Lewis              c Dias             b de Mel              47
    JG Tolchard           retired hurt                              2
    PD Johnson            c de Mel           b Kaluperuma          66
    *D Bailey             lbw                b Wettimuny           33
    SG Plumb              c Goonatilleke     b de Silva            10
    S Greensword          c Goonasekera      b de Silva            10
    NT O'Brien                               b Kaluperuma          14
    +A Griffiths          c Mendis           b de Silva            26
    DJ Parsons            run out                                   1
    DI Yeabsley                          c & b Kaluperuma           3
    TJ Taylor             not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 9, w 1, nb 6)                   22
    Total                 (all out, 80.4 overs)                   234
    
    FoW: 1-98, 2-152, 3-171, 4-176, 5-187,
         6-200, 7-205, 8-228, 9-234.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    de Mel                      16      3     49      1
    Ratnayeke                    7      0     27      0
    de Silva                    27     10     46      3
    Kaluperuma                  23.4    1     83      3
    Wettimuny                    7      4      7      1
    
    Sri Lankans 1st innings
    S Wettimuny           c Taylor           b Bailey              91
    NDP Hettiarachchi     c O'Brien          b Greensword          23
    +HM Goonatilleke      c Plumb            b Yeabsley            10
    RS Madugalle          lbw                b O'Brien              8
    RL Dias                              c & b Bailey              44
    *LRD Mendis           c sub              b Bailey               3
    Y Goonasekera         run out                                  63
    ALF de Mel                               b Taylor               0
    LWS Kaluperuma        run out                                  40
    JR Ratnayeke          not out                                   9
    GRA de Silva                             b Parsons             11
    Extras                (b 6, lb 10)                             16
    Total                 (all out, 111.1 overs)                  318
    
    FoW: 1-45, 2-77, 3-116, 4-171, 5-177,
         6-196, 7-214, 8-277, 9-302, 10-318.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Yeabsley                    25      8     63      1
    Parsons                     13.1    2     53      1
    Taylor                      28      7     58      1
    Greensword                  13      6     25      1
    Bailey                      17      0     67      3
    O'Brien                     10      3     23      1
    Plumb                        5      0     13      0
    
    Minor Counties 2nd innings
    RV Lewis              not out                                  53
    SG Plumb              c de Mel           b Kaluperuma          19
    PD Johnson            lbw                b Kaluperuma           0
    *D Bailey             not out                                  20
    Extras                (lb 3, nb 1)                              4
    Total                 (2 wickets, 32 overs)                    96
    
    DNB: JG Tolchard, S Greensword, NT O'Brien, +A Griffiths,
         DJ Parsons, DI Yeabsley, TJ Taylor.
    
    FoW: 1-68, 2-68.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    de Mel                       4      0     24      0
    Ratnayeke                    5      2     18      0
    de Silva                    11      5     12      0
    Kaluperuma                   9      1     24      2
    Wettimuny                    2      1      9      0
    Goonasekera                  1      0      5      0
    

    • JG Tolchard (1) retired hurt at ?/0




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Minor Counties, Sri Lankans.

    Ground Page: Courages Cricket Ground, Reading

    Minor Counties Player Pages: RV Lewis, JG Tolchard, PD Johnson, D Bailey, SG Plumb, S Greensword, NT O'Brien, A Griffiths, DJ Parsons, DI Yeabsley, TJ Taylor.

    Sri Lankans Player Pages: S Wettimuny, NDP Hettiarachchi, HM Goonatilleke, RS Madugalle, RL Dias, LRD Mendis, Y Goonasekera, ALF de Mel, LWS Kaluperuma, JR Ratnayeke, GRA de Silva.

    Match Officials' Pages: RH Duckett, DB Harrison.

    Source: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
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