Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2002
| Sri Lanka in England in 2002 | |||
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| 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
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
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Kent
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419/6d (63.3 overs)
David Fulton 116 (117) Ruchira Perera 3/45 (12 overs) | ||
- 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
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Sir Paul Getty's XI
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
First-class: British Universities vs Sri Lankans[]
2-4 May 2002
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
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British Universities
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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) |
- British Universities won the toss and elected to field
First-class: Durham vs Sri Lankans[]
7-9 May 2002
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Durham
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Sri Lankans
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469 (93.2 overs)
Paul Collingwood 190 (212) Chaminda Vaas 3/79 (22 overs) |
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- Durham won the toss and elected to bat
First-class: Middlesex vs Sri Lankans[]
11-13 May 2002
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
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Middlesex
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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) | |
- 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
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Glamorgan
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- 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
Scorecard |
Marylebone Cricket Club
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Sri Lankans
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326/7d (86 overs)
Usman Afzaal 111 (174) Ruchira Perera 4/66 (20 overs) |
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93/0d (17 overs)
David Fulton 47* (55) |
- Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat
List A: West Indies A vs Sri Lankans[]
19 June 2002
Scorecard |
West Indies A
 77 (26.1 overs) |
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Sri Lanka
82/3 (13 overs) |
Runako Morton 20 (60)
Charitha Buddhika 4/30 (9 overs) |
- West Indies A won the toss and elected to bat
List A: Somerset vs Sri Lankans[]
21 June 2002
Scorecard |
Somerset
241 (48 overs) |
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Sri Lankans
178 (42 overs) |
Mike Burns 63 (61)
Nuwan Zoysa 4/49 (10 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
List A: Gloucestershire v Sri Lankans[]
23 June 2002
Scorecard |
Sri Lankans
275/8 (50 overs) |
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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 the toss and elected to bat
List A: Northamptonshire v Sri Lankans[]
24 June 2002
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire
246/5 (50 overs) |
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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) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
Test series[]
1st Test[]
16-20 May 2002
Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka |
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England
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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) | |
529/5d (f/o) (191 overs)
Michael Vaughan 115 (219) Ruchira Perera 2/90 (30 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
2nd Test[]
30 May – 2 June 2002
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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England |
545 (163.5 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 161 (232) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/143 (64 overs) | ||
- England won the toss and elected to field
3rd Test[]
13-17 June 2002
Scorecard |
England
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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/o) (113.2 overs)
Russel Arnold 109 (236) Ashley Giles 4/62 (24.2 overs) |
- 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[]
England
293/6 (50 overs) |
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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 the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England 4, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd Match: India v Sri Lanka[]
30 June 2002
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
202/8 (50 overs) |
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 India203/6 (45.2 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 49 (70)
Chaminda Vaas 2/38 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.
4th Match: England v Sri Lanka[]
2 July 2002
Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 240/7 (32 overs) |
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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 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
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
187 (48.2 overs) |
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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 the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0.
7th Match: England v Sri Lanka[]
7 July 2002
Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 229 (49.4 overs) |
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England
206 (47.4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sri Lanka 4, England 0.
9th Match: India v Sri Lanka[]
India
304 (50 overs) |
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Sri Lanka 241 (44.1 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 113 (102)
Thilan Samaraweera 2/39 (8 overs) |
- 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
Categories:
- Sri Lankan cricket tours of England
- International cricket competitions in 2002
- 2002 in English cricket
- 2002 in Sri Lankan cricket