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Stat Fact: Sri Lanka v England

Monday, December 22 2003

Stat Fact: Sri Lanka v England - 3rd Test at Colombo (SSC)

* Thilan Samaraweera's 142 is his highest Test score against all countries and his highest Test score.
* Samaweera's century is his third in Test cricket.
* Mahela Jayawardene's 134 is his first Test century for over one year (his last was against England 2002)his highest against England.
* Jayawardene's 134 is his highest Test score at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
* Jayawardene's century is his tenth Test century.
* It is also his 3rd test ton against England.
* Another record for Jayawardene is that he became the highest overall run scorer in all Tests with 877 runs at 58.46. Marcus Trescothick is second with 769 runs at 48.06.
* Sri Lanka's first innings (their only innings of this Test)total of 628-8dec. is their highest innings total against England in all Tests.
* Jayawardene and Samaraweera' partnership of 262 for the 3rd wicket is a 3rd record partnership for Sri Lanka against England and the highest partnership overall for the 3rd wicket for Sri Lanka and England.
* It is also a record partnership for all wickets between the two teams.
* Upul Chandana's 76 is his second Test 50 and his highest score against England.
* England's second innings total of 148 is their lowest ever total in all Tests against Sri Lanka.
* Andrew Flintoff's 77 in the first innings for England is his highest Test score against Sri Lanka.
* Sri Lanka's one nil victory is Sri Lanka's first series win against England, not counting 1 Test series between the two nations.
* Sri Lanka's win equalled the overall individual Test wins in Sri Lanka between the two countries.
* Sri Lanka's victory margin of an innings & 215 runs is Sri Lanka's highest Test winning margin in all Tests beating their innings & 196 win against Bangladesh in Augest 2002.
* This is England's worst loss in all Tests since losing to West Indies in Lords in 1973. England lost by an innings & 226 runs.



Posted by Craig