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Sri Lanka in Australia, 1982/83
New South Wales v Sri Lankans
Sydney Cricket Ground
10,11,12 February 1983 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: RA Emerson and RG Harris

Close of play:

  • Day 1: New South Wales 253/5d, Sri Lankans 15/2 (? ?*, ? ?*)
  • Day 2: Sri Lankans 170/7 (? ?*, ? ?*)
    New South Wales 1st innings
    *RB McCosker                             b de Mel               8
    J Dyson                                  b Jeganathan          52
    IC Davis              c de Mel           b John                14
    DM Wellham                           c & b Jeganathan          35
    PM Toohey             c de Mel           b de Silva            58
    TM Chappell           not out                                  40
    GRJ Matthews          not out                                  26
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 16)                       20
    Total                 (5 wickets decl, 77 overs)              253
    
    DNB: MJ Bennett, +SJ Rixon, LS Pascoe, MR Whitney.
    
    FoW: 1-19, 2-51, 3-120, 4-127, 5-205.
    
    Bowling                 O       M       R       W
    de Mel                 12       1      49       1
    John                   14       1      41       1
    Ratnayeke               6       1      12       0
    de Silva               22       3      70       1
    Jeganathan             22       5      58       2
    MD Wettimuny            1       0       3       0
    
    Sri Lankans 1st innings
    S Wettimuny           c Rixon            b Whitney              9
    MD Wettimuny          c Bennett          b Whitney              0
    +RG de Alwis                         c & b Pascoe              42
    RL Dias               c Matthews         b Pascoe              15
    *LRD Mendis                              b Chappell            15
    RS Madugalle          c Rixon            b Bennett             35
    DS de Silva           c Dyson            b Bennett             65
    JR Ratnayeke          c McCosker         b Matthews             5
    S Jeganathan          c McCosker         b Pascoe              10
    ALF de Mel            not out                                   0
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 10)                            11
    Total                 (9 wickets decl, 64.3 overs)            207
    
    DNB: VB John.
    
    FoW: 1-9, 2-14, 3-48, 4-82, 5-89, 6-146, 7-167, 8-207, 9-207.
    
    Bowling                 O       M       R       W
    Pascoe                 19       1      66       3
    Whitney                15       0      54       2
    Chappell               10       3      20       1
    Bennett                14.3     2      42       2
    Matthews                6       1      14       1
    
    New South Wales 2nd innings
    *RB McCosker          not out                                  45
    MJ Bennett            c de Alwis         b Ratnayeke           24
    TM Chappell                          c & b Ratnayeke            2
    +SJ Rixon             c de Silva         b John                14
    PM Toohey             not out                                   2
    Extras                (lb 1, w 2, nb 14)                       17
    Total                 (3 wickets, 34 overs)                   104
    
    DNB: IC Davis, J Dyson, GRJ Matthews, LS Pascoe, DM Wellham,
         MR Whitney.
    
    FoW: 1-66, 2-74, 3-101.
    
    Bowling                 O       M       R       W
    de Mel                  6       0      24       0
    John                   12       2      27       1
    Ratnayeke               6       1      20       2
    Jeganathan             10       3      16       0
    

    • This was the first first-class match played by a Sri Lankan team in Australia.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Sri Lankans.

    Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

    New South Wales Player Pages: RB McCosker, J Dyson, IC Davis, DM Wellham, PM Toohey, TM Chappell, GRJ Matthews, MJ Bennett, SJ Rixon, LS Pascoe, MR Whitney.

    Sri Lankans Player Pages: S Wettimuny, MD Wettimuny, RG de Alwis, RL Dias, LRD Mendis, RS Madugalle, DS de Silva, JR Ratnayeke, S Jeganathan, ALF de Mel, VB John.

    Match Officials' Pages: RA Emerson, RG Harris.

    Contributed by Rick Eyre (rick@cricinfo.com)  
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