Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2002

Sri Lanka in England in 2002

	Sri Lanka	England
Dates	26 April – 11 July 2002
Captains	Sanath Jayasuriya	Nasser Hussain
Test series
Result	England won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Marvan Atapattu (277)	Marcus Trescothick (354)
Most wickets	Muttiah Muralitharan (8)	Matthew Hoggard (14)
Player of the series	Mark Butcher (Eng) Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 2002 season to play a three-match Test series against England, followed by a triangular One Day International tournament that also featured India. Sri Lanka finished in third place in the ODI tournament, while England won the Test series 2-0 with one match drawn.

Tour matches

First-class: Kent vs Sri Lankans

26-28 April 2002
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Sri Lankans	v	Kent
375 (90.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 119 (134) James Golding 4/76 (22 overs)		419/6d (63.3 overs) David Fulton 116 (117) Ruchira Perera 3/45 (12 overs)

Match drawn
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng)

Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat
No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.

List A: Sir Paul Getty's XI vs Sri Lankans

30 April 2002
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Sri Lankans	v	Sir Paul Getty's XI

Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and John Holder (Eng)

No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.

First-class: British Universities vs Sri Lankans

2-4 May 2002
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Sri Lankans	v	British Universities
383/8d (94 overs) Marvan Atapattu 100 (180) Mark Tournier 5/88 (28 overs)		216 (58.3 overs) Jamie Dalrymple 40 (66) Ishara Amerasingh 3/46 (12 overs)
128/1d (24 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 52 (55) Mark Tournier 1/37 (6 overs)

Match drawn
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Trevor Jesty (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

British Universities won the toss and elected to field

First-class: Durham vs Sri Lankans

7-9 May 2002
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Durham	v	Sri Lankans
469 (93.2 overs) Paul Collingwood 190 (212) Chaminda Vaas 3/79 (22 overs)		167 (48.5 overs) Aravinda de Silva 53 (85) Marc Symington 4/27 (12 overs)
		282/4 (f/o) (60 overs) Russel Arnold 112 (134) Graeme Bridge 2/40 (12 overs)

Match drawn
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: John Holder (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng)

Durham won the toss and elected to bat

First-class: Middlesex vs Sri Lankans

11-13 May 2002
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Sri Lankans	v	Middlesex
186 (50.4 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 52 (62) Ben Hutton 4/37 (16 overs)		274 (74 overs) Ed Joyce 93 (126) Charitha Buddhika 4/72 (18 overs)
281/4 (66 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 125* (161) Tim Bloomfield 3/45 (17 overs)

Match drawn
Denis Compton Oval, Shenley
Umpires: Graham Burgess (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng)

Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat
Play abandoned at lunch on Day 3.

First-class: Glamorgan vs Sri Lankans

23-26 May 2002
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Sri Lankans	v	Glamorgan
337/7 (99 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 113 (152) Alex Wharf 4/71 (25 overs)

Match drawn
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Michael Dixon (Eng) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng)

Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
No play was possible on Day 1, 2, or 3 due to rain.

First-class: Marylebone Cricket Club vs Sri Lankans

6-8 June 2002
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Marylebone Cricket Club	v	Sri Lankans
326/7d (86 overs) Usman Afzaal 111 (174) Ruchira Perera 4/66 (20 overs)		127 (35.3 overs) Aravinda de Silva 54 (49) Kevin Dean 3/29 (12 overs)
93/0d (17 overs) David Fulton 47* (55)

Match drawn
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Alan Hill (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng)

Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat

List A: West Indies A vs Sri Lankans

19 June 2002
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Sri Lankans 77 (26.1 overs)	v	West Indies A 82/3 (13 overs)
Runako Morton 20 (60) Charitha Buddhika 4/30 (9 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 35 (37) Jermaine Lawson 1/4 (3 overs)

Sri Lankans won by 7 wickets (with 222 balls remaining)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Vanburn Holder (WI) and George Sharp (Eng)

West Indies A won the toss and elected to bat

List A: Somerset vs Sri Lankans

21 June 2002
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Somerset 241 (48 overs)	v	Sri Lankans 178 (42 overs)
Mike Burns 63 (61) Nuwan Zoysa 4/49 (10 overs)		Naveed Nawaz 61 (94) Keith Dutch 4/30 (10 overs)

Somerset won by 63 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng)

Somerset won the toss and elected to bat

List A: Gloucestershire v Sri Lankans

23 June 2002
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Sri Lankans 275/8 (50 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 182 (36.1 overs)
Russel Arnold 80 (86) Ian Harvey 4/35 (7 overs)		Craig Spearman 76 (66) Nuwan Zoysa 3/43 (7.1 overs)

Sri Lankans won by 93 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)

Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat

List A: Northamptonshire v Sri Lankans

24 June 2002
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Northamptonshire 246/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lankans 249/2 (43.1 overs)
Mal Loye 123 (151) Charitha Buddhika 2/36 (10 overs)		Romesh Kaluwitharana 140* (135) Darren Cousins 1/31 (8 overs)

Sri Lankans won by 8 wickets with 41 balls remaining
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Barry Dudleston (Eng) and Kevin Lyons (Eng)

Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat

Test series

1st Test

16-20 May 2002
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Sri Lanka	v	England
555/8d (169 overs) Marvan Atapattu 185 (351) Dominic Cork 3/93 (35.3 overs)		275 (73.1 overs) Michael Vaughan 64 (148) Ruchira Perera 3/48 (11 overs)
42/1 (13 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 14 (21) Andy Caddick 1/10 (7 overs)		529/5d (f/o) (191 overs) Michael Vaughan 115 (219) Ruchira Perera 2/90 (30 overs)

Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

2nd Test

30 May - 2 June 2002
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Sri Lanka	v	England
162 (52.5 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 47 (60) Andy Caddick 3/47 (17 overs)		545 (163.5 overs) Marcus Trescothick 161 (232) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/143 (64 overs)
272 (89.1 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 59 (158) Matthew Hoggard 5/92 (23 overs)

England won by an innings and 111 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard

England won the toss and elected to field

3rd Test

13-17 June 2002
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England	v	Sri Lanka
512 (145.2 overs) Alec Stewart 123 (190) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/137 (60 overs)		253 (92.3 overs) Russel Arnold 62 (77) Alex Tudor 4/65 (25 overs)
50/0 (5 overs) Michael Vaughan 24 (17)		308 (f/0) (113.2 overs) Russel Arnold 109 (236) Ashley Giles 4/62 (24.2 overs)

England won by 10 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIN) and David Orchard (RSA)
Player of the match: Alex Tudor

England won the toss and elected to bat
Start of Day 2 delayed until 2pm due to rain

NatWest Series (ODI)

1st Match: England v Sri Lanka

27 June 2002 (D/N)
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England 293/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 249/9 (45.2 overs)
Alec Stewart 83 (103) Dilhara Fernando 2/46 (8 overs)		Romesh Kaluwitharana 52 (64) Andrew Flintoff 3/49 (10 overs)

England won by 44 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)

England won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.

3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka

30 June 2002
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Sri Lanka 202/8 (50 overs)	v	India 203/6 (45.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 62 (105) Ajit Agarkar 3/44 (9 overs)		Sachin Tendulkar 49 (70) Chaminda Vaas 2/38 (10 overs)

India won by 4 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Ajit Agarkar (Ind)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

4th Match: England v Sri Lanka

2 July 2002
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Sri Lanka 240/7 (32 overs)	v	England 241/7 (31.2 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 112 (87) Darren Gough 3/45 (7 overs)		Marcus Trescothick 82 (60) Dilhara Fernando 2/38 (6 overs)

England won by 3 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (SA) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

England won the toss and elected to field.
Match restricted to 32 overs due to rain.
Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.

6th Match: India v Sri Lanka

6 July 2002
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Sri Lanka 187 (48.2 overs)	v	India 188/6 (48.1 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 50 (73) Ashish Nehra 2/28 (10 overs)		Rahul Dravid 64 (95) Dilhara Fernando 2/22 (10 overs)

India won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to field.
Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.

7th Match: England v Sri Lanka

7 July 2002
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Sri Lanka 229 (49.4 overs)	v	England 206 (47.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 70 (79) Michael Vaughan 4/22 (6 overs)		Nick Knight 29 (34) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/38 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Sri Lanka 4, England 0.

9th Match: India v Sri Lanka

11 July 2002 (D/N)
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India 304 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 241 (44.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 113 (102) Thilan Samaraweera 2/39 (8 overs)		Kumar Sangakkara 66 (47) Harbhajan Singh 4/46 (10 overs)

India won by 63 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 0.

External sources

References

Playfair Cricket Annual 2003
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2003

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