Sanath Jayasuriya Test timeline
A timeline of events in the life of Sanath Jayasuriya from when he made his Test debut in 1991 to his final innings of 78 against England at Kandy
Cricinfo staff
05-Dec-2007
Sanath Jayasuriya made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1991 as a 21-year old middle-order batsman. He retired from Test cricket having scored close to 7000 runs, including a triple-century, two double-centuries and 14 hundreds.
February 22, 1991 - Sanath Jayasuriya makes his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand at Hamilton. Only required to bat once, he scores 35 at the No. 6 position.
August 22, 1991 - In his fifth Test innings, Jayasuriya scores his maiden Test fifty, a 66 off only 70 ballsagainst England at Lord's, but could not stop Sri Lanka from losing the match by 137 runs.
January 25-29, 1996 - Scores his maiden Test century, in his 17th Test, against Australia at Adelaide. His 112 in the second innings followed in a 48 in the first but Australia still went on to win by 148 runs.
August 2-6, 1997 - Jayasuriya plunders 340 in the first Test against India in Colombo, the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan. His 576-run second-wicket partnership with Roshan Mahanama was the first 500-plus partnership in Test cricket.
August 9-13, 1997 - Jayasuirya follows up the triple-century with a 199 off only 226 balls in the 2nd Test at Colombo as the series is drawn.
August 27-31, 1998 - Scores 213 off 278 balls in the first innings against England at Lord's to set up Sri Lanka's first Test victory in England.
July 1999 - After a poor performance in the 1999 World Cup, Jayasuriya was made captain of the side after the selectors sacked the influential figure of Arjuna Ranatunga
July 21-23, 2002 - Scores his 10th Test century in his 74th Test against Bangladesh at Colombo.
March 22, 2003 - Jayasuriya ,resigns as captain after leading Sri Lanka to a record ten consecutive Test victories as well as a series win over India and a clean sweep over West Indies.
June 20-24, 2003 - Scores his 5000th Test run in his 79th Test against West Indies at St Lucia.
October 20-24, 2004 - Hits 253 in the second innings of the first Test against Pakistan at Faisalabad and sets up a 201-run win.
September 20, 2005 - Becomes the first Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests when as Sri Lanka took on Bangladesh in Colombo.
November 11, 2005 - After a string of poor performances, Jayasuriya is dropped from the Sri Lankan Test squad for the first time since 1995.
December 22, 2005 - Barely six weeks later, a series of protests and criticism, including involvement from the Sri Lankan president, sees the return of Jayasuriya to the Test squad
April 4, 2006 - Having announced his retirement from Test cricket, Jayasuriya faces a painful exit as he injures his right hand in his last Test at that time
June 1, 2006 - Asantha de Mel, the new chairman of selectors, forces Jayasuriya to reconsider his retirement and the batsman returns to the team against England in Nottingham
December 3, 2007 - At 38, however, Jayasuriya finally quits Test cricket and scores a rapid 78 - including six fours in one over - in his final innings against England at Kandy