Marylebone Cricket Club in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1972/73
Sri Lanka v Marylebone Cricket Club: Sri Lanka vs Marylebone Cricket Club | Marylebone Cricket Club won by 7 wickets
Match Details
| Toss | Sri Lanka, who chose to bat | Series | Marylebone Cricket Club In India, Pakistan And Sri Lanka 1972/73 |
| Umpires
|
HC Felsinger and EC Seneviratne | Match Date | 16, 17, 18 Feb 1973 |
| Match Referee | Ground | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | |
| Player of Match |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandula Warnapura | c Tony Greig b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Amitha de Costa | c Graham Roope b Bob Cottam | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Duleep Mendis | c Roger Tolchard b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Anura Tennekoon | c Graham Roope b Derek Underwood | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Michael Tissera * | b Pat Pocock | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | David Heyn | c Roger Tolchard b Tony Greig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Russell Hamer † | c Mike Denness b Tony Greig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Neil Chanmugam | c Roger Tolchard b Tony Greig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Somachandra de Silva | not out | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mevan Pieris | c Roger Tolchard b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dayananda Sahabandu | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | nb 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 50.0 overs; | 86 | 1.72 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-0 ; 2-0 ; 3-12 ; 4-42 ; 5-42 ; 6-49 ; 7-65 ; 8-77 ; 9-78 ; 10-86
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 11.0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cottam | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 8.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 13.0 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Pocock | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marylebone Cricket Club 1st Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Wood | c Russell Hamer b Mevan Pieris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Dennis Amiss | run out | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Graham Roope | c Anura Tennekoon b Mevan Pieris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mike Denness * | c Anura Tennekoon b Somachandra de Silva | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jack Birkenshaw | c Somachandra de Silva b Mevan Pieris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Tony Greig | c Michael Tissera b Somachandra de Silva | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Roger Tolchard † | lbw Somachandra de Silva | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Geoff Arnold | b Neil Chanmugam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Pat Pocock | lbw Somachandra de Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Derek Underwood | not out | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bob Cottam | c Duleep Mendis b Somachandra de Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | lb 1, nb 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 74.0 overs; | 163 | 2.2 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-22 ; 2-22 ; 3-58 ; 4-71 ; 5-80 ; 6-106 ; 7-137 ; 8-138 ; 9-163 ; 10-163
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mevan Pieris | 15.0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayananda Sahabandu | 16.0 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somachandra de Silva | 25.0 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Chanmugam | 14.0 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Tissera * | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandula Warnapura | b Derek Underwood | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Amitha de Costa | c Graham Roope b Geoff Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Anura Tennekoon | lbw Pat Pocock | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Duleep Mendis | lbw Derek Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Michael Tissera * | c Graham Roope b Jack Birkenshaw | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | David Heyn | c Jack Birkenshaw b Pat Pocock | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Somachandra de Silva | b Bob Cottam | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Russell Hamer † | b Bob Cottam | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Neil Chanmugam | c Mike Denness b Derek Underwood | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mevan Pieris | c Roger Tolchard b Tony Greig | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dayananda Sahabandu | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | lb 3, nb 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 100.0 overs; | 200 | 2 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-9 ; 2-37 ; 3-37 ; 4-77 ; 5-89 ; 6-118 ; 7-158 ; 8-165 ; 9-180 ; 10-200
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Arnold | 14.0 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cottam | 13.0 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 22.0 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greig | 8.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Pocock | 26.0 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Birkenshaw | 17.0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marylebone Cricket Club 2nd Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Wood | c & b Mevan Pieris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Dennis Amiss | not out | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Graham Roope | lbw Somachandra de Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mike Denness * | c Anura Tennekoon b Neil Chanmugam | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jack Birkenshaw | not out | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Tony Greig | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Roger Tolchard † | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Geoff Arnold | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Pat Pocock | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Derek Underwood | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bob Cottam | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | b 4, lb 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 3 wickets; 45.5 overs; | 127 | 2.77 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-14 ; 2-15 ; 3-58
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mevan Pieris | 8.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayananda Sahabandu | 14.0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somachandra de Silva | 13.0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Chanmugam | 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Tissera * | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bandula Warnapura | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
