- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 1, nb 10)TOTAL162 all out (52.5 Overs, RR: 3.06, 239 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.6 ov), 2-23 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 8.4 ov), 3-76 (Kumar Sangakkara, 23.3 ov), 4-96 (Aravinda de Silva, 25.6 ov), 5-100 (Mahela Jayawardene, 28.1 ov), 6-108 (Russel Arnold, 32.1 ov), 7-141 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 44.1 ov), 8-141 (Nuwan Zoysa, 44.5 ov), 9-159 (Chaminda Vaas, 51.5 ov), 10-162 (Charitha Buddhika, 52.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AR Caddick 17 4 47 3 2.76 0 4 MJ Hoggard 17 4 55 2 3.23 0 5 AF Giles 4 1 7 0 1.75 0 0 AJ Tudor 9.5 3 25 2 2.54 0 1 A Flintoff 5 0 27 2 5.40 0 0
30/05Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at Birmingham, May 30 - Jun 2 2002
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Player of the Match
30/05Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of England at Birmingham, May 30 - Jun 2 2002
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162 & 272 (89.1 ov) -
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras40 (lb 19, nb 15, w 6)TOTAL545 all out (163.5 Overs, RR: 3.32, 663 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Michael Vaughan, 21.2 ov), 2-294 (Marcus Trescothick, 75.5 ov), 3-338 (Mark Butcher, 88.6 ov), 4-341 (Nasser Hussain, 90.4 ov), 5-368 (Alec Stewart, 104.2 ov), 6-426 (Andrew Flintoff, 122.1 ov), 7-436 (Alex Tudor, 129.3 ov), 8-444 (Ashley Giles, 131.1 ov), 9-454 (Andy Caddick, 133.2 ov), 10-545 (Graham Thorpe, 163.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 41 3 141 1 3.43 2 0 DNT Zoysa 24 3 93 3 3.87 0 9 M Muralitharan 64 12 143 5 2.23 0 2 TCB Fernando 21.5 2 92 1 4.21 0 4 ST Jayasuriya 6 2 27 0 4.50 0 0 PA de Silva 7 0 30 0 4.28 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 4, lb 4, nb 17)TOTAL272 all out (89.1 Overs, RR: 3.05, 373 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 2-30 (Kumar Sangakkara, 9.2 ov), 3-135 (Marvan Atapattu, 51.3 ov), 4-156 (Mahela Jayawardene, 58.2 ov), 5-233 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 80.6 ov), 6-238 (Aravinda de Silva, 82.1 ov), 7-247 (Russel Arnold, 83.3 ov), 8-247 (Charitha Buddhika, 83.5 ov), 9-272 (Chaminda Vaas, 89.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AR Caddick 25 4 67 3 2.68 0 2 MJ Hoggard 23 2 92 5 4.00 0 11 A Flintoff 6 0 23 0 3.83 0 3 AF Giles 26.1 3 57 1 2.17 0 0 AJ Tudor 9 1 25 0 2.77 0 1
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
30,31 May, 1,2 June 2002 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 30 May - day 1 - England 1st innings 24/0 (ME Trescothick 9*, MP Vaughan 14*, 7 ov)
- Fri, 31 May - day 2 - England 1st innings 401/5 (GP Thorpe 30*, A Flintoff 14*, 112 ov)
- Sat, 01 Jun - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 132/2 (MS Atapattu 56*, DPMD Jayawardene 45*, 49 ov)
- Sun, 02 Jun - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 272 (89.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- GP Thorpe 100 in 266 mins off 202 balls, 10x4
- New 10th wicket record set against Sri Lanka, previous record was 89 (JP Crawley and ARC Fraser in 1998 at The Oval)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (10th over, Hoggard's 5th, called by umpire Harper)
- ME Trescothick 100 in 216 mins off 169 balls, 17x4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSri Lanka comprehensively beaten at Edgbaston
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England strengthen grip on second Test
With two whole days remaining, England have this second Test, and Sri Lanka, by the throat
England take command as Trescothick shines
Marcus Trescothick has an unenviable record of finishing on the losing sidewhenever he has scored a century in international cricket
Muralitharan back in action as Sri Lanka are bowled out cheaply
The joy that swept through the Sri Lankan camp when it was announced Muttiah Muralitharan was fit to play was quickly dissipated as the England bowlers worked steadily through the batting order