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England v Sri Lanka @ Lord's, London
22, 23, 24, 26, 27 August 1991 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HD Bird, JH Hampshire
Match Result: England won by 137 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c & b Champaka Ramanayake | 38 | 70 | 88 | 4 | - |
| 2. Hugh Morris | lbw b Rumesh Ratnayake | 42 | 97 | 162 | 7 | - |
| 3. Alec Stewart | not out | 113 | 240 | 308 | 14 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Rumesh Ratnayake | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Roshan Mahanama b Chandika Hathurusingha | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Roshan Mahanama b Champaka Ramanayake | 22 | 33 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 7. Chris Lewis | c Aravinda de Silva b Don Anurasiri | 11 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| +8. Jack Russell | b Don Anurasiri | 17 | 50 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 1 | 33 | 33 | - | - |
| 10. David Lawrence | c & b Rumesh Ratnayake | 3 | 19 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | lbw b Rumesh Ratnayake | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-70 (Graham Gooch), 2-114 (Hugh Morris), 3-119 (Robin Smith), 4-120 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-160 (Ian Botham), 6-183 (Chris Lewis), 7-246 (Jack Russell), 8-258 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-276 (David Lawrence), 282 (Phil Tufnell). |
| Extras | 9b, 8lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 27 | 4 | 69 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 24 | 5 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 17 | 6 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Anurasiri | 17 | 4 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brendon Kuruppu | b Phil DeFreitas | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Phil Tufnell b Phil DeFreitas | 66 | 201 | 284 | 7 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Phil DeFreitas | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | - |
| *4. Aravinda de Silva | c Chris Lewis b Phil DeFreitas | 42 | 32 | 37 | 7 | - |
| 5. Roshan Mahanama | c Jack Russell b Ian Botham | 2 | 11 | 12 | - | - |
| 6. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Robin Smith b Phil DeFreitas | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | - |
| +7. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Hugh Morris b David Lawrence | 20 | 52 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 8. Rumesh Ratnayake | b Phil DeFreitas | 52 | 55 | 72 | 7 | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | lbw b Phil DeFreitas | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Kapila Wijegunawardene | not out | 6 | 27 | 39 | - | - |
| 11. Don Anurasiri | b David Lawrence | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-22 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-75 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-86 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-105 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-139 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-213 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 8-213 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-220 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 224 (Don Anurasiri). |
| Extras | 0b, 15lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 68.1 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 26 | 8 | 70 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Lawrence | 15.1 | 3 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Lewis | 10 | 5 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 3 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | b Don Anurasiri | 174 | 252 | 329 | 19 | - |
| 2. Hugh Morris | c Roshan Mahanama b Don Anurasiri | 23 | 71 | 105 | 1 | - |
| 3. Alec Stewart | c Aravinda de Silva b Don Anurasiri | 43 | 100 | 138 | 4 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | not out | 63 | 90 | 111 | 5 | - |
| +5. Jack Russell | not out | 12 | 11 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | ||||||
| 7. Ian Botham | ||||||
| 8. Chris Lewis | ||||||
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | ||||||
| 10. David Lawrence | ||||||
| 11. Phil Tufnell |
| FOW | 1-78 (Hugh Morris), 2-217 (Alec Stewart), 3-322 (Graham Gooch). |
| Extras | 15b, 23lb, 1w, 10nb, 0pen) 49 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 85.1 ovs) 364 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 20 | 2 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 26 | 4 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Anurasiri | 36.1 | 8 | 135 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Brendon Kuruppu | lbw b Chris Lewis | 21 | 76 | 104 | 3 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Hugh Morris b Phil Tufnell | 25 | 77 | 111 | 2 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | b Phil Tufnell | 34 | 74 | 101 | 6 | - |
| *4. Aravinda de Silva | c Jack Russell b David Lawrence | 18 | 91 | 115 | 1 | - |
| 5. Roshan Mahanama | c Ian Botham b Phil Tufnell | 15 | 49 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 6. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Jack Russell b Chris Lewis | 66 | 70 | 114 | 8 | - |
| +7. Hashan Tillakaratne | b Phil Tufnell | 16 | 60 | 63 | - | - |
| 8. Rumesh Ratnayake | c sub b David Lawrence | 17 | 34 | 34 | 3 | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 34 | 57 | 89 | 3 | - |
| 10. Kapila Wijegunawardene | c Ian Botham b Phil DeFreitas | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 11. Don Anurasiri | lbw b Phil Tufnell | 16 | 29 | 41 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-50 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-111 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-119 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-159 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-212 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-212 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-241 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-253 (Kapila Wijegunawardene), 285 (Don Anurasiri). |
| Extras | 1b, 16lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.3 ovs) 285 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 22 | 8 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Lawrence | 23 | 7 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Lewis | 18 | 4 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 34.3 | 14 | 94 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Hugh Morris, Alec Stewart, Robin Smith, Jack Russell, Mark Ramprakash, Ian Botham, Chris Lewis, Phil DeFreitas, David Lawrence, Phil Tufnell