# Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2002

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
* 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
| 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 Scorecard
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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

## NatWest Series (ODI)
### 1st Match: England v Sri Lanka

* 27 June 2002 (D/N) Scorecard
| 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 Scorecard
| 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 Scorecard
| 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 Scorecard
| 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 Scorecard
| 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) Scorecard
| 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

* CricketArchive
* CricInfo