Andover England vs Sri Lanka a Short History Ctd CricketClub Andover CricketClub ast week we looked at the History of England vs Sri Lank from the 1980s up to 1998. Saturday Today we take the story up to the present day. May 27th 2006 L 2000-01 : England arrived in Sri Lanka buoyed by a stirring win in Pakistan two League weekend No 4 months earlier, and the series was billed as being all about how England would cope with Muralitharan. Although he took 14 wickets, they cost 30 each and his strike rate was a wicket every 101 balls. Murali did not bowl badly, but, after Galle, his colleagues did not provide the lright, it was only our Sometimes a derby Inside this weight of runs to bowl against and, as importantly, the tourists developed a strategy to negate 5th XI vs their 2nd XI match has to be created issue: his wiles. As Nasser Hussain explained, their method was to "pad him or hit him". The series A was overshadowed by some on-field unpleasantness as relations between the side deteriorated. but it was still almost out of nothing. P2: Sri The umpiring contributed to the ill-feeling. At Galle it was bad, but did not affect the outcome Andover vs Longparish and it Brighton v Bournemout has Lankan still mattered. been billed as ‘the south as Marvan Atapattu's 201 set up an innings win. But at Kandy local umpire BC Cooray had a Cricket ctd shocker. Most errors favoured England, and banners appeared telling Cooray his British visa Local rivalries are always coast derby’. You what P3: From the was ready at the High Commission. England won a tense, low-scoring and acrimonious match matters for great tension. The there’s about 100 miles Archive by four wickets. The decider at the SSC was again low scoring, but seemed to be decided when game doesn’t end with the between them. No, a derby P4: Teams Sri Lanka were skittled for 81. Set 74 to win, England were made to battle for every run, and result because you then have to must mean that after the Graham Thorpe's unbeaten 32 was vital as they edged home by four wickets. The one-day series read their version of it in the game you are going to suffer that followed was anti-climactic as England were spent after two nail-biting Test series, but Sri ’Advertiser’ the following or enjoy the moment because Inclement Lanka gained some revenge with a 3-0 clean sweep. Friday. Make no mistake to the your neighbour or workmate Weather villages they love nothing supports the other team and Last week end 2002 : In their 21st year as a Test-playing nation, Sri Lanka's adulthood was finally recognised was completely with the present they most wanted: a first full tour of England. But the party hardly got going at better than putting one over you will get grief or be in ruined as a result Andover Cricket Club prime gloating position all. They were without Muttiah Muralitharan for the first part of the tour; when he did arrive, of the weather. they lost the last two Tests comprehensively. England played so well that a 2-0 victory did not regardless of which level they depending on the result. Please remember flatter them, but Sri Lanka certainly helped gift-wrap it. And the whole thing was con-ducted in are playing at. Now let’s congratulate that it is actually the shadow of a bigger, better jamboree - the football World Cup. Failure to reach the final of the responsibility Possibly it is the prospect the 5ths for beating the triangular one-day series compounded an unhappy tour, which was in total contrast to the of the players to of such local derbies that make Longparish last week. That’s giddy, all-conquering stopover in 1998. When Sri Lanka's coach, Dav Whatmore, said at the contact their sport all the more compelling. one result our way now they skipper if there is end, "I've seen some positives but we haven't got what it takes to win abroad," only the first bit Football has many such big have to face Wherwell. Good a chance of the was debatable. It was a tour of three distinct parts. Sri Lanka started like a side counting the derbies through the season luck boys we all hope you game being days until Murali recovered from a dislocated shoulder, rallied briefly to dominate the drawn Arsenal/Spurs, UTD/City, come home the winners. called off due to First Test without him, and then, when he was back in the side, played just as the book says Everton/Liverpool etc. Now inclement subcontinental sides should in an English May and June. They didn't win a single first-class match, not even against British Universities. with so many premiership weather. The fact that the skippers clubs coming from either generally ring 2003-04 : Michael Vaughan's first series defeat as England captain was his last until the tour to London or the Northw West round is a credit Pakistan two years later, which demonstrated how quickly the mistakes on this trip were London, Lancashire derbies are to them. absorbed and rectified by an England team still in the throes of transition. Attempting to happening every week. emulate Nasser Hussain's famously attritional approach, Vaughan's tactics proved to be unnecessarily timid, and England had backed themselves so far into the corner that they had expended all reserves of energy by the time the decisive third Test came along. At Colombo, they lost by an innings and 215 runs - their third-biggest defeat in history - as the peerless Muttiah Muralitharan finally twirled through their defences. England had saved the first Test at Galle in memorable fashion, and got out of jail thanks to Vaughan's hundred in the second, but there was to be no third-time lucky on this occasion. Page 2 League Weekend No 4: 27th May 2006 From the Archive Andover CricketClub 30 years ago - 29th May 1976: Dave Knowles crashed 139 not out against TEAMS Hungerford at London Rd today out of a total of 224 - 4. Such was his domination assive changes this week with availability suddenly becoming of the innings that the only other scores of note were Alan Ellwood 23 and Mick much more favourable. It is always difficult in these Scivier with 37*. Hungerford were then dismissed for 172 in 32.5 overs. Kevin circumstances as there are several players who have had to Wells taking 4 wickets. The next day saw another win over North Abingdon also at M London Rd. The visitors were bowled out for 154 in 52 overs. In reply Andover step down and yet they have done nothing wrong . Anyone in this lost only 4 wickets, Alan Ellwood making 60. A note at the bottom of the position has the full sympathy of the selection committee and you scorebook reads, “Editor’s note:- This will be remembered as the Skipper’s Match. should all be aware that these decisions are not taken lightly but are truly 3 catches, a half-century and the occasion to laugh at those who dropped catches agonised over. To everyone lining up with a new team we wish the very D. Knowles, E. Theobald, P. Wootton and S. Viret.” You have to hand it to Jock he best of luck. was never one to bear a grudge. The seconds lost away at Steeple Langford. The home side made 149 all out. Andover were then decimated to 27-6 before a stand 1st X1vs Purbrook (h) R. Miller, M. Miller, N. Palmer, T. Saye, R. of 40 between Mike Richards and JB brought an air of respectability. Andover Taylor, M. Copleston, M. Williams, C. Hadfield, M. Hooper, C. eventually succumbing on 116 all out. The next day Dave Campbell and Charlie Vanderme, S. Summers. Sc: L. Morgan Spencer were involved in a stand of 85 for the second wicket in a total of 149-4 declared against Hungerford. JB then took 6-37 as Hungerford were dismissed for 2nd XI vs Hook (a) A. Hooper, L. Graham, S. Williams, O. Williams, M. 126. Adams, D. Dancer, N. Dancer, C. Jackson, J. Hadfield, P. Funnell. Sc: T. 25 Years Ago - 30th May 1981: 1st XI won at home to Hook & Newnham today. Andover made 147-8Andy Page making 43 was the top scorer. In reply Hook Adams could only make 67. Dennis Heagren taking 5 wickets. The next day against Savernake Andover made 160 Nev Thorley with 46 being the top scorer. In reply 3rd XI vs Liphook (a) S. Mundy, T. Brown, Amjad, P. Collins, M. Savernake were dismissed for 61. A certain T. Keighley, batting at No3 for Roberts, J. Walsh, T. Keighley, S. Reeves, A. McMahon, C. Breeze, J. Savernake being dismissed for 7. Ray Simpson and Keith Williams with four Andrews. Ump: A. Porter. Sc: C. James. wickets each were the main wicket takers. There was also a wicket for John Wallace. ‘Rawlings b Wallace 6’ . What a cross to bear for the rest of his life; I 4th XI vs Donnington (a) J. Baxter, J. Copleston, R. Channon, F. suspect he’s been in therapy ever since. The 2nds encountered the batting of David Andrews, W. Ingram, R. Andrews, P. Carnell, C. Hooper, J. Mann, M. Toft, who once held the record for the highest score in an Oxford Uni vs Neale, TBA. Ump: R. Andrews. Cambridge Uni match at Lord’s.