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Sri Lanka in England, 1998
Somerset v Sri Lankans
County Ground, Taunton
14,15,16 July 1998 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Somerset
Umpires: B Dudleston and R Palmer

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Somerset 366/6d, Sri Lankans 8/2 (Atapattu 0*, Bandaratilleke 1*, 5 ov)
  • Day 2: Sri Lankans 130 and 243/3 (Arnold 115*, Tillakaratne 51*, 54 ov)
    Somerset 1st innings
    *PD Bowler            c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe      27
    ME Trescothick                           b Dharmasena          95
    RJ Harden             c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe       8
    MN Lathwell           c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe      56
    KA Parsons            not out                                 101
    M Burns                                  b Bandaratilleke      13
    ARK Pierson           c Tillakaratne     b Wickramasinghe      39
    +LD Sutton            not out                                   3
    Extras                (b 2, lb 10, w 2, nb 10)                 24
    Total                 (6 wickets decl, 96.1 overs)            366
    
    DNB: PS Jones, MPL Bulbeck, BJ Trott.
    
    FoW: 1-47, 2-65, 3-183, 4-201, 5-229, 6-355.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wickramasinghe              24.1    5     69      4
    Villavarayan                15      3     78      0
    Hathurusingha               18      4     76      0
    Dharmasena                  23      1     66      1
    Bandaratilleke              12      1     53      1
    Jayawardene                  2      0      6      0
    Jayasuriya                   2      0      6      0
    
    
    Sri Lankans 1st innings
    *ST Jayasuriya        hit wicket         b Bulbeck              0
    MS Atapattu           lbw                b Bulbeck              7
    RP Arnold             c Parsons          b Jones                2
    MRCN Bandaratilleke   c Sutton           b Bulbeck             11
    DPMD Jayawardene                         b Trott                3
    HP Tillakaratne       not out                                  38
    +RS Kaluwitharana                        b Trott               21
    UC Hathurusingha      c Harden           b Jones                4
    HDPK Dharmasena       c Sutton           b Trescothick         10
    GP Wickramasinghe     c Trescothick      b Parsons             18
    MS Villavarayan       c Sutton           b Parsons              5
    Extras                (lb 11)                                  11
    Total                 (all out, 52.4 overs)                   130
    
    FoW:  1-4, 2-7, 3-25, 4-26, 5-30, 6-58,
          7-65, 8-102, 9-121, 10-130.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bulbeck                     11      4     20      3
    Jones                       12      3     32      2
    Trott                        8      2     16      2
    Trescothick                 11      4     25      1
    Parsons                     10.4    3     26      2
    
    Sri Lankans 2nd innings (following on)
    *ST Jayasuriya        lbw                b Bulbeck              4
    MS Atapattu           c Burns            b Bulbeck             53
    RP Arnold             c Harden           b Trescothick        209
    DPMD Jayawardene      c Sutton           b Parsons              9
    HP Tillakaratne                          b Bulbeck             82
    +RS Kaluwitharana     c Parsons          b Trescothick         33
    UC Hathurusingha      not out                                  34
    HDPK Dharmasena       not out                                  45
    Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 6)                         14
    Total                 (6 wickets dec, 113 overs)              483
    
    DNB: MRCN Bandaratilleke, GP Wickramasinghe, MS Villavarayan.
    
    FoW: 1-8, 2-93, 3-127, 4-326, 5-395, 6-408.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bulbeck                     19      1    104      3
    Jones                       20      2     84      0
    Burns                        6      1     44      0
    Trott                        9      2     40      0
    Pierson                     15      3     54      0
    Trescothick                 20      3     83      2
    Parsons                     11      4     29      1
    Bowler                       9      3     25      0
    Harden                       4      1     12      0
    
    Somerset 2nd innings (target: 248 runs)
    *PD Bowler            run out                                  66
    M Burns               c Dharmasena       b Wickramasinghe      13
    RJ Harden             c Dharmasena       b Villavarayan         0
    MN Lathwell           c Jayawardene      b Villavarayan         5
    KA Parsons            c Villavarayan     b Hathurusingha       25
    ME Trescothick        run out                                  26
    ARK Pierson           st Kaluwitharana   b Dharmasena           3
    +LD Sutton            not out                                  16
    PS Jones              not out                                   8
    Extras                (lb 13, nb 2)                            15
    Total                 (7 wickets, 37 overs)                   177
    
    DNB: MPL Bulbeck, BJ Trott.
    
    FoW: 1-27, 2-29, 3-39, 4-94, 5-139, 6-146, 7-155.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wickramasinghe               9      0     25      1
    Villavarayan                 8      0     35      2
    Hathurusingha                6      0     32      1
    Bandaratilleke               4      0     26      0
    Dharmasena                   5      0     17      1
    Jayasuriya                   3      0     19      0
    Atapattu                     1      0      4      0
    Tillakaratne                 1      0      6      0
    

    • RP Arnold's 2nd innings 200 contained 37 boundaries and only 21 singles.




  • report from The Electronic Telegraph | report from The Daily News

    Tour Index

    Team Pages: Somerset, Sri Lankans.

    Ground Page: County Ground, Taunton

    Somerset Player Pages: PD Bowler, ME Trescothick, RJ Harden, MN Lathwell, KA Parsons, M Burns, ARK Pierson, LD Sutton, PS Jones, MPL Bulbeck, BJ Trott.

    Sri Lankans Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RP Arnold, MRCN Bandaratilleke, DPMD Jayawardene, HP Tillakaratne, RS Kaluwitharana, UC Hathurusingha, HDPK Dharmasena, GP Wickramasinghe, MS Villavarayan.

    Match Officials' Pages: B Dudleston, R Palmer.

    Contributed by Robin Abrahams (robin@cricinfo.com)  
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