Tour of Sri Lanka 1992-93        Captain: Allan Border

56th Test tour

Second Test-playing tour of Sri Lanka by Australia 

 (August -

           September 1992) 

The Australians were the first Test side to visit Sri Lanka since a bomb caused the abandonment of New Zealand's tour in April 1987.  The tour was confirmed after a visit by Mr David Richards, Chief Executive of the Australian Board.

Changes were made to the team after Australia failed to reach the semi-final stages of the World Cup. Out went vice-captain Geoff Marsh, Merv Hughes, Steve Waugh, Peter Taylor (who announced his retirement) and Bruce Reid.

Sri Lanka threw away the First Test, having been 76 without loss, chasing 181 for victory, and handed Australia a scarcely deserved victory.

It was the first Australian Test series win on the Indian sub-continent since Lawry's side beat India in 1969-70. Although the Australians won, Border conceded that his side had problems and that a few places in the team remained up for grabs

Sri Lanka gained some solace from a win in the one-day series.

Other Australian Tours

Previous tour

West Indies 1990-91

Next tour

New Zealand 1992-93

Next tour of Sri Lanka

1999-2000

Members of the Test tour party (13)

Opening batsmen:  David Boon, Mark Taylor

Middle-order batsmen:, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Damien Martyn, Tom Moody, Mark Waugh

Wicket-keeper:  Ian Healy 

Spin bowlers:  Greg Matthews, Shane Warne

Fast bowlers:  Michael Whitney, Tony Dodemaine, Craig McDermott,

State representation

N   New South Wales (4)

Q  Queensland (3)

S   South Australia (0)

T   Tasmania (1)

V   Victoria  (3)

W  Western Australia (2)

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(17 August 1992) :

         yrs   months

Test Appearances made before the tour

Border 130,  Boon 63,  Jones 49,  Healy 36,  McDermott 36,  Taylor 30,  Matthews 28,  M Waugh 11,  Whitney 9,  Dodemaine 8,  Moody 5,  Warne 2,  Martyn 0.

Team Officials

Selectors

Lawrie Sawle (Western Australia - chairman),   Jim Higgs (Victoria),    Bob Simpson (New South Wales - coach)

Selection

Unavailable: None

Test tour party announced:  14 April 1992

Not selected : Geoff Marsh,  Merv Hughes,  Steve Waugh,  Peter Taylor (who announced his retirement) and Bruce Reid.

Time between selection and departure from Australia       

     115 days

(14 April - 7 August

Travel

?   Q  Colombo 

The team trained in Darwin, Northern Territory, in early August to acclimatise to the humid tropics before flying out to Colombo on 7 August 1992

Time spent in Sri Lanka        

    37 days

(8? August - 14 September)

On-tour selection

Allan Border (captain),  Mark Taylor (vice-captain),  Bob Simpson (coach)

Reinforcements

None

Fixtures/Results

(PSS) P Saravannamuttu Stadium   (SSC) Sinhalese Sports Club   ³   (RPS) R Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama.

† not first-class

§  one-day international 

Time spent in Sri Lanka before First Test:

   9 days

(8 ? August- 17 August 1992)

Test appearances on tour

3 -    Boon,  Border, Healy,  Jones,  McDermott,  Matthews,  Moody,  Taylor,  M Waugh.

2 -    Dodemaine,  Warne,  Whitney.

0 -    Martyn.

Highlights

•   All-rounder Greg Matthews tooped the batting aggregates with 329 runs.  He also claimed seven wickets in the first Test victory in Colombo

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Tour Summary

Return to Australia

Colombo   Q  Sydney 

The Australians departed from Colombo on 14 September 1992.

Time away from Australia   39 days  

(7 August to 15 September)

Finances

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Written accounts of the tour

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Postscript