Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1988
# Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1988

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 1988 season to play a one-match Test series against England. England won the series 1-0.

## Test series summary

* 25 – 30 August 1988 (5–day match) Scorecard
* England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: DJ Constant and JW Holder Player of the match: PJ Newport (ENG) and JR Ratnayeke (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 August was taken as a rest day.
* KJ Barnett, DV Lawrence, PJ Newport and RC Russell (all ENG), and MAWR Madurasinghe and MAR Samarasekera made their Test debuts.

## One Day Internationals (ODIs)

England won the Texaco Trophy 1-0.

### Only ODI

* 4 September 1988 Scorecard

| Sri Lanka 242/7 (55 overs) | v | England 245/5 (52.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| LRD Mendis 60 (65) GC Small 3/44 (11 overs) | | KJ Barnett 84 (146) GF Labrooy 3/40 (10 overs) |

* England won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: JW Holder and KE Palmer Player of the match: KJ Barnett (ENG)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* KJ Barnett and RA Smith (both ENG) and MAWR Madurasinghe (SL) made their ODI debuts.

## External sources

* CricketArchive – tour itineraries

## Annual reviews

* Playfair Cricket Annual 1989
* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989

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