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| Test Cricket Tours - Sri Lanka to England 2011
| Tour of England 2011 Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan | | | | | © Test
Cricket Tours | | | Sri Lanka’s 45th Test tour (May -
July 2011) Seventh
Test-playing tour of England
by Sri Lanka (previous tour 2006) | The Sri Lankan cricketers playing
in the 2011 IPL (which went on until 28 May) were at first asked to report to
Colombo by 5 May to prepare for the tour of England but a deadline of 19 May
was agreed with BCCI, which meant they missed the first tour match. Sanath Jayasuriya was selected to play in the first one-day
international at The Oval. | Other
Sri Lankan Tours Previous
tour India 2009-10 Next
tour UAE to play Pakistan 2011-12 Next tour of England
2014 | | | Members
of the Test tour party (18) Opening batsmen : Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru
Thirimanne, Tharanga Paranavitana. Middle-order batsmen: Mahela
Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, , Thilan Samaraweera. Wicket-keepers: Prasanna Jayawardene, Kaushal
Silva, Dinesh Chandimal Spin bowlers: Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv. Fast bowlers: Dilhara Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Farvez
Maharoof, Tissara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Chanaka Welegedera. | L D Chandimal | NCC | 21 | RHB WK | ODI | | T M Dilshan | Bf'd | 34 | RHB captain | ODI | | C R D Fernando | SSC | 31 | RFM | (ODI) | | R K Herath | Ms | 33 | SLA | | | M D Jayawardene | SSC | 33 | RHB | ODI | | P W
Jayawardene | B'fd | 31 | WK | | | R A S
Lakmal | T U | 24 | RFM | ODI | | M F Maharoof added | NCC | 26 | RFM | | | B A W
Mendis | Army | 26 | OB | ODI | | N T Paranavitana | SSC | 29 | LHB opener | | | T C Perera | Ct | 22 | RFM | ODI | | A N
Pradeep (Fernando) | Bf'd | 24 | RFM | | | H K S
Randiv | Bf'd | 26 | OB | ODI | | T T Samaraweera | SSC | 34 | RHB | | | K C Sangakkara | NCC | 33 | LHB one-day WK deputy
captain | ODI | | J K Silva added | NCC | 24 | reserve WK | | | H D R L Thirimanne | Rag | 21 | LHB | | | C A Welegedera | Ms | 30 | LFM | ODI | | Required only for the limited-overs series. | S T Jayasuriya | ODI | | S H T Kandamby | ODI | | | | D M
Karunaratne | ODI | | | | N S Kulasekera | ODI | | | | S L
Malinga | ODI | | | | A D
Mathews | ODI | | | | B M A
J (Jeewan) Mendis | ODI | | | | K T D (Dammika) Prasad | ODI | | | | | |
|
Average age of team at time of first Test match (26 May 2011): 28
yrs 4 months. Representation
of clubs : Army: Sri Lankan Army (1) Bf'd : Bloomfield
(4) Ct: Colts Cricket Club (1) Ms : Moors (2) NCC: Nondescripts (4) Rag Ragama (1) SSC: Sinhalese Sports Club (4) TU: Tamil Union (1) ODI member of squad (ODI)injured,
withdrew from squad Key to type : LHB left-hand bat, LBG leg break and googly bowler, OB off break, SLA slow left-arm bowler, RFM right arm fast medium bowler | | | Test
Appearances made before the tour | M Jayawardene 116, Sangakkara 94, Dilshan 66,
Samaraweera 63, P Jayawardene
36, D Fernando 35, Herath 24,
Maharoof 20, Paranavitana
16, A Mendis 15, Welegedera 6, Randiv 3,
Lakmal 2, Chandimal 0, Thirimanne 0, Perera 0,
Pradeep 0, Silva 0. | | | | Tour
Officials | Anura Tennekoon | Team
manager | Stuart Law | Interim
coach | Marvan Atapattu | Batting
coach | Champaka Ramanayeke | Bowling
coach | Mario Villavaryen | Bowling
coach | Ruwan Kalpage | Fielding
coach | A Wattegama | Physiotherapist | D Weerasinghe | Trainer
(Tests) | L Thamal | Masseur | S Jayasundera | Computer
analyst |
| | | | Selectors | Duleep Mendis (chairman),
Brendon Kuruppu, Ranjith Madurasinghe, Chaminda Mendis and Don Anurasiri. On 6 April the panel of
selectors headed by Aravinda de Silva submitted their resignations | | | | Selection | Tillakaratne Dilshan was
appointed Sri Lanka's
captain for all three formats on 18 April. Unavailable : Muttiah Muralitharan, who retired from
international cricket at the end of the World Cup; Lasith Malinga (injured
knee). Sri Lankan Cricket asked Malinga not to continue playing in the IPL
but to return home for a rehabilitation programme. The opener Upul Tharanga was
ruled out of consideration after failing a drugs test during the World Cup. Angelo Mathews had a quadriceps
muscle injury. Tour Party Announced : 20 April
2011. The names of sixteen players approved
by the Hon Minister of Sports were given out.
The selection panel failed to name a vice-captain. Not selected: Sachithra
Senanayake. Additions to the team: Fast bowler Farvez Maharoof (NCC), 26,
and wicket-keeper Kaushal
Silva (SSC), 24, were called up to cover for players absent in the IPL. Maharoof had not played for Sri Lanka for
four years. One day squad announced : 9 June 2011. Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Thilina Kandamby (vice-capt), Kumar
Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Dimuth
Karunaratne, Thissara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga
Lakmal, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis Angelo Mathews, Sanath
Jayasuriya. | Time
between selection and departure from Sri Lanka 20 days (20
April to 10 May) | | | Travel Colombo Q London | Sri Lanka's cricket team left Colombo on Tuesday 10 May 2011 without its
captain Dilshan, though he cut his ties with the IPL early enough to play in
the first tour match. He arrived in England on 13 May. However, Sangakkara, Mahela
Jayawardene, Randiv, Dilhara Fernando and Thisara Perera were not able to
join the team in England
until .......... owing to
their commitments to the Indian
Premier League. Sanath Jayasuriya, S H T Kandamby, F D M Karunaratne,
KMDN Kulasekara, S L Malinga, A D Mathews and BMAJ Mendis joined the team for
the one-day series and then D Prasad was sent over, too, to replace the
injured Dilhara Fernando. | Time
spent in England 64 days (11
May - 14 July) | | | On-tour
selection panel | Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Stuart Law (coach), Anura Tennekoon (manager). | | | | Reinforcements | Opening baysman Malintha Warnapura and fast bowler Saminda Eranga
were set to cover for Dilshan and Nuwan Pradeep but they travelled to England
with the main team after all, so Warnapura and Eranga were not required. Nuwan Pradeep
sustained damage to his anterior cruciate ligament after treading on the ball
and flew home at the end of May, and Dilhara Fernando injured his knee, so on
24 May Farveez Maharoof was
retained in the team. Tillekeratne Dilshan fractured his thumb and missed the third
Test but was fit for the one-day internationals. Samaraweera was captain
against Essex and Sangakkara who stood down after the World Cup final, took
on the captaincy when Dilshan was unable to play in the third Test. Thilina
Kandamby captained in the T20 international at Bristol. Dilhara Fernando
sustained an injury in the 3rd Test and went home, On 22 June it was
announced that Dammika Prasad was
replacing him for the limited-overs series. | | | | Fixtures/Results The tour programme was announced on 26 August 2010 | a | Uxbridge | Middlesex | Won 4 w | b | Derby | England Lions | Won 38 r | c | CARDIFF | ENGLAND First Test | LOST
inns 14 r | d | LORD'S | ENGLAND Second Test | DRAWN | e | Chelmsford | Essex | Drawn | f | SOUTHAMPTON | ENGLAND Third Test | DRAWN | g | † Worcester | Worcestershire (50 overs) | Won 57 r | h | Å Bristol | England (only
T20) | Won 9 w | i | § Kennington
Oval | England (1st
ODI) | Lost 110 r | j | § Headingley | England (2nd
ODI) | Won 69 r | k | § Lord's | England (3rd
ODI) | Won 6 w | l | § Trent Bridge | England (4th
ODI) | Lost 10 w | m | § Old
Trafford | England (5th
ODI) | Lost 16 r | n | §Edinburgh | Ireland (ODI) | Abandoned | o | § Edinburgh | Scotland (ODI | Won 183 r |
| † not first-class § one-day international Time spent in England
before First Test:
15 days (11 May - 26 May) | | | Test
appearances on tour | 3 - Herath, M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene, Lakmal,
Paranavitana, Samaraweera, Sangakkara,
2 - Dilshan,
Fernando, Maharoof, Perera,
Welegedera 1 - Ajantha Mendis, Thirimanne, 0 - Chandimal,
Pradeep, Randiv, JK Silva. | | | | Match
Appearances T Test match o one-day international x other match ⊕ T/20 international W won L lost D drawn T
tied N no
result A abandoned u unknown
result | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | D Chandimal | x | x | | | x | | x | | | o | o | o | o | | x | T Dilshan | x | x | T | T | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | | x | D Fernando | | x | | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | R Herath | x | | T | T | | T | | | | | | | | | | S Jayasuriya | | | | | | | x | Å | o | | | | | | | M Jayawardene | | x | T | T | | T | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | x | P Jayawardene | x | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | T Kandamby | | | | | | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | | | x | D Karunaratne | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | x | N Kulasekera | | | | | | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | | S Lakmal | x | | T | T | | T | | Å | o | o | o | o | | | | F Maharoof | x | | T | T | x | | | | | | | | | | | L Malinga | | | | | | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | x | A Mathews | | | | | | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | x | A Mendis | x | | T | | x | | x | | | | | | | | x | J Mendis | | | | | | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | x | T Paranavitana | x | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | T C Perera | | x | T | | x | T | x | Å | | | | | | | | N Pradeep | | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Prasad | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | x | S Randiv | | x | | | x | | x | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | | T Samaraweera | x | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | K Sangakkara | | x | T | T | x | T | | Å | o | o | o | o | o | | | J K Silva | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Thirimanne | x | | | | x | T | | | | | | | | | | C Welegedera | x | | | T | | T | | | | | | | | | | R E
S U L T S | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | A | W |
| | | | Highlights | • Sanath Jayasuriya became
the oldest man (five days short of his 42nd birthday) to play in a one-day
international | | | | Tour
Summary | | F | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | Other first-class matches | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | ϯ Minor matches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | § One-day internationals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Å T20 internationals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | All Matches | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| F Fixtures W Won
L Lost
D Drawn T Tied Canc Cancelled
Aban abandoned | | | Return to
Sri Lanka London Q Colombo | Nuwan Pradeep flew home injured
at the end of May. Herath, P Jayawardene,
Paranavitana, Samaraweera, Thirimanne and Welegedera went home after the Test
series. Dilhara Fernando also went
home, missing the one-day series because of injury. Departed from England on approx
14 July 2011. | Time
away from Sri Lanka 66
days (10
May to 15 July) | | | Finances | After overspending when hosting the Cricket World Cup in 2011 the
Sri Lankan board was short of money, saying that the ICC still owed about £3
million. In the meantime contracted
Sri Lankan players were not paid their salaries. | | | | | | | | | Postscript | Stuart Law resigned as interim coach after the T20 victory at Bristol. Rumesh Ratnayeke became the new coach for
the forthcoming home series against Australia. Steve Mount became the
new physio in August. | | | | Other
Test tours in 2011 | Australians to | ©
2015 | | | Acknowledgements
To general reading of The Times newspaper digital archive
(Gale Group); Jamaica Gleanor
archive; National Library of Australia
Trove; Papers Past NZ. From former British Newspaper
Library, Colindale and online: The
Age, Melbourne Argus, Bangladesh Daily Star, Barbados Advocate, Canberra
Times, Daily Telegraph, Dawn, Eastern Daily Press, The Hindu, The Independent
(Dhaka), Indian Express, The Island (Lanka), Lahore Times, New Nation, New
Zealand Auckland Herald, Sri Lanka Daily News, Stabroek News, Straits Times,
Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph (Calcutta), Times of India , The Tribune
Chandigarh, Trinidad Guardian, The West Australian. cricketweb.net; ESPN cricinfo; cricket archive; www.cricketcountry;
www.coverpoint Magazines/periodicals including
Australian Cricket, B & H West Indies Annual, The Cricketer International,
Cricketer Quarterly, Indian Cricket, Indian Cricket Field Annual, Playfair
Cricket Monthly, Shell Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Wisden Cricket
Monthly, Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack. Men In White, A History of Australian
Cricket (Harte), A History of Indian Cricket (Bose), A History of West Indies Cricket (Manley) Biography and tour books (own collection and at the M.C.C.
Library at Lord’s Ground) © ALL
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