Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1991

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 1991 season to play a one-match Test series against England.

England won the series 1-0.

Test series summary
22 – 27 August 1991
(5–day match)
Scorecard
v
282 (95 overs)
AJ Stewart 113* (240)
RJ Ratnayake 5/69 (27 overs)
224 (68.1 overs)
UC Hathurusingha 66 (201)
PAJ DeFreitas 7/70 (26 overs)
364/3d (85.1 overs)
GA Gooch 174 (252)
SD Anurasiri 3/135 (36.1 overs)
285 (103.3 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 66 (70)
PCR Tufnell 5/94 (34.3 overs)
England won by 137 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: HD Bird and JH Hampshire
Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG) and RJ Ratnayake (SL)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 25 August was taken as a rest day.
  • KIW Wijegunawardene (SL) made his Test debut.

External sources

References
  • Playfair Cricket Annual 1992
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1992


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