Kerrigan starts out on path to redemption
So highly rated in county cricket but so emphatically embarrassed in his first Test at the Oval last year, Simon Kerrigan delivered an incisive spell in Colombo that may light his path to redemption.
26/02Result
3rd unofficial Test, England Lions tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 26-Mar 1 2014
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
461 & 273/5 (92 ov) -
![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
26/02Result
3rd unofficial Test, England Lions tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 26-Mar 1 2014
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
461 & 273/5 (92 ov) -
![Sri Lanka A]( "Sri Lanka A")
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England Lions , elected to bat first
Series result
England Lions won the 3-match series 1-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28 February, 1 March 2014 (4-day match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND LIONS 461 (130.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chris Woakes137 (232)
- Scott Borthwick99 (161)
- Suraj Randiv5/107 (40.1)
- Lahiru Gamage2/95 (27)
SRI LANKA A 339 (115.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Upul Tharanga149 (223)
- Madawa Warnapura71 (213)
- Simon Kerrigan4/86 (37.1)
- Tymal Mills3/49 (16)
ENGLAND LIONS 273/5 (92 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Varun Chopra*56 (133)
- Sam Robson*147 (272)
- Suraj Randiv3/85 (36)
- Lahiru Gamage1/35 (13)
END OF OVER:92 | 3 Runs | LIONS: 273/5
- Sam Robson147 (272b)
- Varun Chopra56 (133b)
- Niroshan Dickwella3-0-11-0
- Suraj Randiv36-9-85-3
91.6
0
Dickwella to Robson, no run,
91.5
1
Dickwella to Chopra, 1 run,
91.4
1
Dickwella to Robson, 1 run,
91.3
0
Dickwella to Robson, no run,
91.2
1
Dickwella to Chopra, 1 run,
91.1
0
Dickwella to Chopra, no run,
Match Coverage
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England Lions captain Chris Woakes has credited his team's preparation and their unrelenting focus on victory, for the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka A.
Robson's fifth hundred completes Lions' job
Sam Robson underlined his batting potential with his fifth hundred of the winter as England Lions secured a series win against Sri Lanka A in Colombo
Kerrigan starts out on path to redemption
So highly rated in county cricket but so emphatically embarrassed in his first Test at the Oval last year, Simon Kerrigan delivered an incisive spell in Colombo that may light his path to redemption.
Woakes and Tharanga share tons
Sri Lanka A's hopes of levelling the series diminished on Thursday, after England Lions had added a further 159 runs, but for Upul Tharanga and Suraj Randiv, the second day brought their possible return to the tips of the Test team
Woakes and Borthwick lift England Lions
A polished 83 from Varun Chopra laid the base for a busy, unbeaten 130-run stand between Chris Woakes and Scott Borthwick in the evening, as England Lions moved to a comfortable 302 for 5
