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Only Test, Lord's, August 23 - 28, 1984, Sri Lanka tour of England
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Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
491/7d & 294/7d
England FlagEngland
370

Match drawn

Player Of The Match
190
sidath-wettimuny
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An unusual celebration ... Pat Pocock is congratulated on his first international run of the summer
An unusual celebration ... Pat Pocock is congratulated on his first international run of the summer••The Cricketer International
The Sri Lankan team poses before its first ever Test in England
The Sri Lankan team poses before its first ever Test in England••Getty Images
An unamused Dickie Bird looks on as Sri Lankan protesters are removed
An unamused Dickie Bird looks on as Sri Lankan protesters are removed••Getty Images
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Give us some of the spirit of '84

Thirty-something years ago Sri Lanka briefly lit up an English summer with some of the best cricket seen that year. Let's hope for a reprise

Give us some of the spirit of '84

When Wettimuny drove and Mendis hooked

England expected to bounce Sri Lanka out in the Lord's Test in 1984. Instead they were met with a defiant side whose batsmen put on a show to remember

When Wettimuny drove and Mendis hooked

Baila arrives at Lord's

When Sri Lanka played their first Test at Lord's, in 1984, a 16-year-old discovered the joy of being a supporter

Baila arrives at Lord's

Sri Lanka's impressive Lord's debut

On paper, when England and Sri Lanka met for the first time in England at Lord's in the late summer of 1984, there should have only been one winner ... but Sri Lanka had other ideas

Sri Lanka's impressive Lord's debut

Bounce back inability

Sri Lanka arrived at Lord's in 1984 for a one-off Test match. It was a chance for England to restore some pride and pick up a straightforward victory. At least that was the plan...

Bounce back inability
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Sri Lanka Innings
PLAYER NAMERB
S Wettimunycaught1321
SAR Silvanot out102255
RS Madugallebowled39
RL Diaslbw3879
A Ranatungalbw06
PA de Silvacaught36
LRD Mendiscaught9497
ALF de Melcaught148
JR Ratnayekenot out715
Extras(b 5, lb 4, nb 11)
Total294(7 wkts; 80 ovs)
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