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England 'A' in Sri Lanka - 2nd unofficial test
Sri Lanka 'A' v England 'A'
Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara
6,7,8,9 February 1998

Result: England 'A' won by 1 wicket

Toss: Sri Lanka 'A'
Umpires: RNS Sirasona and TH Wijewardena

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Sri Lanka 'A' 171, England 'A' 47/1 (James 23*, Maddy 22*; 16 overs)
  • Day 2: England 'A' 260
  • Day 3: Sri Lanka 'A' 196/3 (Dassanayake 51*, Nawaz 13*)
    Sri Lanka 'A' 1st innings
    *RP Arnold            c Nash             b Hutchison           15
    A Gunawardena         c Knight           b Giles               51
    MN Nawaz                             c & b Giles                5
    DRM Jayawardene       c Knight           b Cosker               6
    MC Mendis                            c & b Cosker              58
    I de Seram            c Maddy            b Cosker               5
    +PB Dassanayake       c Knight           b Giles                2
    H Boteju              c Ealham           b Hollioake           10
    N Bandartilleke       not out                                  10
    R Perera              c Nash             b Giles                4
    A Juniad                                 b Hutchison            1
    Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 2)                         4
    Total                 (all out, 72.3 overs)                   171
    
    FoW: 1-43, 2-70, 3-81, 4-85, 5-97, 6-114, 7-155, 8-157, 9-162,
         10-171.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hutchison                    7.3    3     25      2
    Hollioake                    6      1     29      1
    Brown                        7      2     18      0
    Giles                       26      7     52      4
    Cosker                      26     11     46      3
    
    England 'A' 1st innings
    SP James                                 b Bandartilleke       34
    *NV Knight            lbw                b Perera               0
    DL Maddy              lbw                b Juniad              27
    MA Ealham             lbw                b Juniad               6
    DJG Sales             lbw                b Bandartilleke        3
    BC Hollioake          c Mendis           b Juniad             103
    +DC Nash              lbw                b Bandartilleke       10
    DR Brown                                 b Bandartilleke        0
    AF Giles              lbw                b Boteju              39
    DA Cosker             c &                b Jayawardene         13
    PM Hutchison          not out                                  11
    Extras                (b 2, lb 10, w 2)                        14
    Total                 (all out, 104 overs)                    260
    
    FoW: 1-1 , 2-64, 3-64, 4-69, 5-93, 6-122, 7-122, 8-219, 9-229,
         10-260.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Perera                      11      1     54      1
    Boteju                      12      3     19      1
    Bandartilleke               33     11     57      4
    Juniad                      21      3     61      3
    Arnold                      13      3     22      0
    Jayawardene                 14      2     35      1
    
    Sri Lanka 'A' 2nd innings
    A Gunawardena                            b Cosker              31
    *RP Arnold            c James            b Giles               79
    +PB Dassanayake       lbw                b Hollioake           56
    DRM Jayawardene                          b Giles                9
    MN Nawaz              c Nash             b Hollioake           24
    MC Mendis                                b Brown               11
    I de Seram            c Brown            b Cosker              29
    H Boteju              c Knight           b Giles                9
    N Bandartilleke                          b Hollioake           12
    R Perera              not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 13, lb 5, nb 2)                       20
    Total                 (9 wickets decl, 128.4 overs)           280
    
    DNB: A Juniad.
    
    FoW: 1-57, 2-139, 3-164, 4-208, 5-217, 6-242, 7-260, 8-280,
         9-280.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hutchison                   11      5     26      0
    Hollioake                   23.4    8     67      3
    Giles                       44     18     61      3
    Brown                       10      4     19      1
    Cosker                      32      7     75      2
    Ealham                       3      0      9      0
    Maddy                        5      1      5      0
    
    England 'A' 2nd innings
    SP James              c Jayawardene      b Perera               4
    *NV Knight                           c & b Jayawardene         12
    DL Maddy                             c & b Jayawardene         33
    MA Ealham                                b Bandartilleke        1
    DJG Sales                                b Juniad              45
    BC Hollioake          st Dassanayake     b Bandartilleke       45
    +DC Nash              lbw                b Juniad               6
    DR Brown              c Bandartilleke    b Juniad               9
    AF Giles              not out                                  20
    DA Cosker                                b Juniad               8
    PM Hutchison          not out                                   2
    Extras                (b 2, lb 4, nb 1)                         7
    Total                 (9 wickets, 48.4 overs)                 192
    
    FoW: 1-4, 2-36, 3-43, 4-51, 5-137, 6-149, 7-159, 8-162, 9-183.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Perera                       3      0     15      1
    Boteju                       5      2      5      0
    Bandartilleke               20      0     82      2
    Jayawardene                 10      1     38      2
    Arnold                       3      0     18      0
    Juniad                       7.4    0     28      4
    

    • Notes:

    • England 'A' required 192 to win from 49 overs, thereby winning the match from the third-last possible ball.




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