Australian Academy in Sri Lanka: Internationals played in Galle again (6 Sep 1997)
Galle will host its first international cricket match for some time, when the Australian Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy team takes on a Sri Lanka XI in the third and final four-day match from September 20-23
06-Sep-1997
Saturday 06, September 1997
Australian Academy in Sri Lanka: Internationals played in Galle again
Daily News
Galle will host its first international cricket match for some
time, when the Australian Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy team
takes on a Sri Lanka XI in the third and final four-day match
from September 20-23.
The first match of the Australian Academy's three-week tour of
Sri Lanka will take place at the Sara Stadium from September
10-13 followed by the second 4-day game also against Sri Lanka
XI at the SSC from September 15-18.
Three one-day limited-over matches are also scheduled to be
played in Colombo and Moratuwa.
The itinerary with the officiating umpires:
September 10-13 (1st four-day match) at Sara Stadium : L.V.
Jayasundera and J.G. Pushparajah (stand/by : D.A.S.
Dissanayake).
September 15-18 (2nd four-day match) at SSC: D.A.S. Dissanayake
and M.M. Mendis (s/b R.M.S. Sirisoma).
September 20-23 (3rd four-day match) at Galle Stadium: T.H.
Wijewardena and R.M.S. Sirisoma (s\b L.V. Jayasundera).
September 25 (1st one-day match) at Sara Stadium : D.A.S.
Dissanayake and J.G. Pushparajah (s\b T.H. Wijewardena).
September 27 (2nd one-day match) at Moratuwa Stadium : M.M.
Mendis and R.M.S. Sirisoma (s\b J.G. Pushparajah).
September 28 (3rd one-day match) at SSC : T.H. Wijewardena and
L.V. Jayasundera (s\b M.M. Mendis). - [S.T.]
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)