Cricket drawn
NZPA-Reuter London The Sri Lankan opener, Amal Silva, scored his maiden first-class century yesterday to ensure a draw on the final day of the cricket test between Sri Lanka and England. Silva scored 102 not out while Duleep Mendis failed by only six runs to become the first captain to score a century in both innings at Lord’s. Sri Lanka declared its second innings closed at 294 for seven and the day’s play came to a premature end 40 minutes before the scheduled close. Any lingering thoughts that the home side would be able to force its first win for 12 months soon evaporated when the Sri Lankan batsmen demonstrated again that the England attack held no terrors for them. The only consolation for England was the bowling of lan Botham, whose six for 90 was the 24th time he had taken five wickets or more in a test innings. Botham’s total of 312 test wickets puts him third in the all-time list behind Australia’s Dennis Lillee and Bob Willis, of England.
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Press, 30 August 1984, Page 36
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