Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2002

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Dates 26 April – 11 July 2002
Captains Sanath Jayasuriya
Result England won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Marvan Atapattu (277)
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.

First-class: Kent vs Sri Lankans

26–28 April 2002
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
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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)
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
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
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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)
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
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
West Indies A 
77 (26.1 overs)
v
Sri Lanka 
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
Scorecard
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
Scorecard
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
Scorecard
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
Scorecard
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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)
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
Scorecard
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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
Scorecard
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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 by 10 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIN) and Dave 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

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