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England v Sri Lanka @ Lord's, London
25, 26, 27, 29, 30 August 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: DJ Constant, JW Holder
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brendon Kuruppu | c Graham Gooch b Phil Newport | 46 | 58 | 79 | 6 | - |
| +2. Amal Silva | c Jack Russell b Neil Foster | 1 | 22 | 29 | - | - |
| 3. Athula Samarasekera | c Jack Russell b Neil Foster | 0 | 19 | 34 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Graham Gooch b Phil Newport | 3 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| *5. Ranjan Madugalle | lbw b Neil Foster | 3 | 0 | 23 | - | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Phil Newport | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 7. Duleep Mendis | c Robin Smith b David Lawrence | 21 | 0 | 70 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 59 | 112 | 175 | 9 | - |
| 9. Ranjith Madurasinghe | run out ( > > ) | 4 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| 10. Champaka Ramanayake | lbw b Derek Pringle | 0 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Graeme Labrooy | lbw b Derek Pringle | 42 | 83 | 85 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Amal Silva), 2-44 (Athula Samarasekera), 3-52 (Brendon Kuruppu), 4-53 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-61 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-63 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-122 (Duleep Mendis), 8-127 (Ranjith Madurasinghe), 9-130 (Champaka Ramanayake), 194 (Graeme Labrooy). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.5 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 21 | 5 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Lawrence | 15 | 4 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Newport | 21 | 4 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 6.5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Ravi Ratnayeke | 75 | 193 | 260 | 8 | - |
| 2. Tim Robinson | c Athula Samarasekera b Ravi Ratnayeke | 19 | 58 | 76 | 1 | - |
| +3. Jack Russell | c Athula Samarasekera b Graeme Labrooy | 94 | 202 | 276 | 11 | - |
| 4. Kim Barnett | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Graeme Labrooy | 66 | 128 | 170 | 7 | - |
| 5. Allan Lamb | b Graeme Labrooy | 63 | 75 | 123 | 6 | 1 |
| 6. Robin Smith | b Arjuna Ranatunga | 31 | 70 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 7. Derek Pringle | c Amal Silva b Graeme Labrooy | 14 | 38 | 56 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Emburey | c Aravinda de Silva b Athula Samarasekera | 0 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. Phil Newport | c Aravinda de Silva b Champaka Ramanayake | 26 | 38 | 56 | 3 | - |
| 10. Neil Foster | not out | 14 | 52 | 67 | - | - |
| 11. David Lawrence | c Duleep Mendis b Champaka Ramanayake | 4 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Tim Robinson), 2-171 (Graham Gooch), 3-233 (Jack Russell), 4-320 (Kim Barnett), 5-358 (Allan Lamb), 6-373 (Robin Smith), 7-378 (John Emburey), 8-383 (Derek Pringle), 9-420 (Phil Newport), 429 (David Lawrence). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 2w, 17nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.2 ovs) 429 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 32 | 3 | 107 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 40 | 7 | 119 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 27.2 | 3 | 86 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | 16 | 4 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athula Samarasekera | 22 | 5 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brendon Kuruppu | c Kim Barnett b Neil Foster | 25 | 31 | 42 | 5 | - |
| +2. Amal Silva | c Jack Russell b Phil Newport | 16 | 41 | 58 | 4 | - |
| 3. Athula Samarasekera | lbw b John Emburey | 57 | 110 | 145 | 7 | 1 |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b David Lawrence | 18 | 31 | 50 | 2 | - |
| *5. Ranjan Madugalle | b Neil Foster | 20 | 0 | 70 | 3 | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Phil Newport | 78 | 179 | 227 | 10 | - |
| 7. Duleep Mendis | lbw b Derek Pringle | 56 | 0 | 124 | 8 | - |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Allan Lamb b David Lawrence | 32 | 85 | 130 | 4 | - |
| 9. Ranjith Madurasinghe | b Phil Newport | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Graeme Labrooy | not out | 9 | 23 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 11. Champaka Ramanayake | c Graham Gooch b Phil Newport | 2 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-51 (Amal Silva), 3-96 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-145 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-147 (Athula Samarasekera), 6-251 (Duleep Mendis), 7-309 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-311 (Ranjith Madurasinghe), 9-323 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 331 (Champaka Ramanayake). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.3 ovs) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Foster | 33 | 10 | 98 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Lawrence | 21 | 5 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Newport | 26.3 | 7 | 87 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Pringle | 11 | 2 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 18 | 9 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Amal Silva b Athula Samarasekera | 36 | 70 | 96 | 5 | - |
| 2. Tim Robinson | not out | 34 | 109 | 134 | 4 | - |
| 3. Kim Barnett | c Amal Silva b Athula Samarasekera | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Aravinda de Silva b Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 5. Robin Smith | not out | 8 | 17 | 17 | 1 | - |
| +6. Jack Russell | ||||||
| 7. Derek Pringle | ||||||
| 8. John Emburey | ||||||
| 9. Phil Newport | ||||||
| 10. Neil Foster | ||||||
| 11. David Lawrence |
| FOW | 1-73 (Graham Gooch), 2-73 (Kim Barnett), 3-82 (Allan Lamb). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 34.4 ovs) 100 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athula Samarasekera | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 8.4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Robinson, Kim Barnett, Allan Lamb, Robin Smith, Jack Russell, Derek Pringle, John Emburey, Phil Newport, Neil Foster, David Lawrence