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FLASHBACK:
Sidath Wettimuny 190 and Sri Lankans steal the show
by A.C. de Silva
Sri Lanka propped up by opener Sidath Wettimuny who made a marathon
knock of 190 in the first innings total of 491 for 7 wickets declared,
took the limelight away from England and won universal acclaim for their
sterling batting in their inaugural Test at Lord's.
 Sidath Wettimuny - the Lankan opening batsman played an innings of
considerable skill and courage to make 190 in the Lankans first innings
total of 491 for 7 wickets declared.
Then there was Duleep Mendis who gave Wettimuny all support and he
made 111 and Arjuna Ranatunga made 84. England were dismissed for 370 in
their first innings with A. Lamb making 107 and B. Broad - the opener
scoring 86. Ashantha de Mel got 4 for 110 and Vinothan John 4 for 98.
Come second innings and Sri Lanka made 294 for 7 wickets at the
close. Amal Silva made 102 not out in that total while Duleep Mendis got
94. Mendis missed the chance of getting to equal George Headley's record
in scoring a century in both innings of a Lord's Test. He failed by 6
runs and only Wicketkeeper Silva who had never made a Test century
became the third Sri Lankan with a three-figure memory to take away from
the headquarters.
Botham was the England bowler who did best for the home team to take
6 for 90 in the Sri Lankan second innings.Sri Lanka's Sidath Wettimuny
put himself into Wisden as one of the five cricketers of the year with
his vital innings and Mendis - the Dasher, hit a hundred in much more
rapid time.
SCOREBOARD
SRI LANKA – 1ST INNINGS
Sidath Wettimuny c Downton b Allott 190
S.A.R. Silva lbw b Botham 08
R.S. Madugalle b Ellison 05
R.L. Dias c Lamb b Pocock 32
A. Ranatunga b Agnew 84
L.R.D. Mendis c Fowler b Pococh 111
P.A. De Silva c Downton b Agnew 16
A.L.F. De Mel not out 20
J.R. Ratnayake Not out 05
Extras 20
Total (for 7 wkts dec) 491
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-43, 3-144, 4-292, 5-442
6-456, 7-464
Bowling: J Agnew 30-3-123-2
I.T. Botham 29-6-114-1
R. Ellison 28-6-70-1
P. Pocock 41-17-75-2
P. Allott 36-2-89-1
ENGLAND – 1ST INNINGS
G. Fowler c Madugalle b John 25
B.C. Broad c Silva b De Mel 86
C.J. Tavare c Ranatunga b D.S. De Silva 14
D.I. Gower c Silva b De Mel 55
A.J. Lamb c Dias b John 107
I.T. Botham c Sub (Vanhagt) b John 06
R.M. Ellison c Ratnayake b D. S. de Silva 41
P.R. Downton c Dias b De Mel 10
P.J. Allott b De Mel 00
P.I. Pocock c Silva b John 02
J.P. Agnew not out 01
Extras: 23
Total 370
Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-105, 3-190, 4-210, 5-216
6-305, 7-354, 8-355, 9-369
Bowling: A.L.F. De Mel 37-10-110-4
V. John 39-1 -12-98-4
J.R. Ratnayake 22-5-50-0
D.S. De Silva 45-16-85-2
A. Ranatunga 1-1-0-0
R. Madugalle 3-0-4-0
SRI LANKA – 2ND INNINGS
Sidath Wettimuny c Gower b Botham 13
Amal Silva not out 102
Ranjan Madugalle b Botham 03
Roy Dias lbw b Botham 38
Arjuna Ranatunga lbw b Botham 00
Aravinda de Silva c Downton b Pocock 03
Duleep Mendis c Fowler b Botham 94
Ashantha de Mel c Ellison b Botham 14
Ravi Ratnayake not out 07
Extras 20
Total (for 7 wkts) 294
Bowling: J. Agnew 11-3-54-0
I.T. Botham 27-6-90-6
R.M. Ellison 7-0-36-0
P.I. Pocock 29-10-78-1
P. Allott 1-0-2-0
A.J. Lamb 1-0-6-0
C.J. Tavare 3-3-0-0
G. Fowler 1-0-8-0 |
