f57107	Essex v Sri Lankans
	Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2016
Venue	The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford on 8th, 9th, 10th May 2016 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lankans won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	SC Gale, SJ O'Shaughnessy
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), PJ Wolski (Sri Lankans)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 81/2 (Mickleburgh 42*, Westley 0*; 24.5 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lankans (2) 42/2 (Karunaratne 16*; 13 overs)

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Sri Lankans first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FDM Karunaratne	lbw b Beard	8	7	15	2	-
JK Silva	c Cross b Beard	0	3	6	-	-
BKG Mendis	c Cross b Beard	66	106	133	8	1
+LD Chandimal	c Westley b Ryder	27	54	80	2	-
*AD Mathews	c Moore b Bopara	30	81	128	2	-
TAM Siriwardene	b Beard	5	16	21	1	-
DM de Silva	lbw b Ryder	5	10	14	1	-
DPDN Dickwella	c Cross b Moore	53	69	84	6	2
KTGD Prasad	c Bopara b Moore	13	20	26	3	-
RMS Eranga	not out	1	5	19	-	-
ANPR Fernando	b Moore	11	13	10	1	1
Extras	(20 b, 5 lb, 6 nb, 4 w)	35
Total	(all out, 63 overs)	254
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (JK Silva, 0.4 ov), 2-16 (Karunaratne, 2.3 ov), 3-104 (Chandimal, 21.5 ov), 4-127 (Mendis, 33.3 ov), 5-142 (Siriwardene, 37.6 ov), 6-155 (de Silva, 40.4 ov), 7-207 (Mathews, 52.1 ov), 8-231 (Prasad, 58.3 ov), 9-242 (Dickwella, 60.3 ov), 10-254 (Fernando, 63 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Beard	16	3	62	4	-	-	72
Dixon	12	1	44	0	1	-	50
Moore	13	1	48	3	1	2	60
Ryder	10	0	48	2	1	2	45
ten Doeschate	6	1	16	0	-	-	28
Westley	1	0	3	0	-	-	3
Bopara	5	2	8	1	1	2	28

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NLJ Browne	lbw b Prasad	28	68	99	4	-
JC Mickleburgh	lbw b Prasad	109	188	254	17	-
TC Moore	b Eranga	3	11	14	-	-
T Westley	c de Silva b Fernando	108	158	232	14	-
RS Bopara	not out	87	127	162	9	-
DW Lawrence	not out	57	53	72	8	2
JD Ryder	did not bat
*RN ten Doeschate	did not bat
+MH Cross	did not bat
AP Beard	did not bat
MW Dixon	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 13 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	20
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 100 overs)	412
Fall of wickets:
1-78 (Browne, 21.6 ov), 2-81 (Moore, 24.5 ov), 3-213 (Mickleburgh, 60.1 ov), 4-299 (Westley, 81.4 ov)

Sri Lankans bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Prasad	17.3	3	78	2	-	3	75
Fernando	18	1	62	1	-	-	77
Eranga	19	7	55	1	-	2	92
Mathews	10	5	19	0	-	-	52
Siriwardene	19	0	118	0	-	-	54
Karunaratne	9.3	1	37	0	1	-	37
de Silva	7	0	29	0	-	-	22

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Sri Lankans second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FDM Karunaratne	not out	16	32	55	1	-
JK Silva	lbw b Beard	7	10	12	1	-
BKG Mendis	c Westley b Dixon	16	37	43	3	-
DM de Silva	did not bat
*AD Mathews	did not bat
+LD Chandimal	did not bat
TAM Siriwardene	did not bat
DPDN Dickwella	did not bat
RMS Eranga	did not bat
ANPR Fernando	did not bat
KTGD Prasad	did not bat
Extras	(1 nb, 2 w)	3
Total	(2 wickets, 13 overs)	42
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (JK Silva, 2.5 ov), 2-42 (Mendis, 13 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Beard	6	1	19	1	-	-	29
Dixon	4	0	17	1	2	-	18
Moore	3	0	6	0	-	1	15

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> Sri Lankans first innings: 50 in 10.5 overs
--> Sri Lankans first innings: 100 in 21.2 overs
--> Sri Lankans first innings: 150 in 39.5 overs
--> Sri Lankans first innings: 200 in 49.4 overs
--> Sri Lankans first innings: 250 in 62.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 10.5 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 34.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 46.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 57.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 66.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 82.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 92.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 98.4 overs
--> AP Beard made his debut in First-Class matches
--> BKG Mendis (1) 50 in 65 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> DPDN Dickwella (1) 50 in 67 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> JC Mickleburgh (1) 50 in 97 balls with 11 fours
--> JC Mickleburgh (1) 100 in 172 balls, 239 minutes with 16 fours
--> T Westley (1) 50 in 92 balls with 8 fours
--> T Westley (1) 100 in 144 balls, 209 minutes with 13 fours
--> RS Bopara (1) 50 in 96 balls with 4 fours
--> DW Lawrence (1) 50 in 51 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> MH Cross made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> DPDN Dickwella made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> BKG Mendis made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> TAM Siriwardene made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> DM de Silva made his debut in England in First-Class matches

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DPDN Dickwella took over as wicket-keeper after 40 overs in the Essex first innings

 

 

 

 

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