Sri Lanka spinners pressure England B
NZPA-Reuter Colombo England B’s batsmen found run-making difficult against an accurate Sri Lankan spin attack on the third day of their second four-day cricket match. The touring side, 81 for no loss overnight, added just 219 runs off 92 overs to reach six for 300 — 128 behind Sri Lanka’s first innings total of eight for 428 declared. The overnight pair, Wilf
Slack, 41, and Martyn Moxon, 32, brought up 100 runs in 117 minutes off 28.3 overs. Shortly afterwards Slack was caught by Hashan Tillekeratne off leg spinner, Asoka de Silva, for 50 with the score on 107. Moxon also reached his 50, only to be dismissed two runs later, leg before to the spinner Gamini Perera.
Bill Athey and Chris Smith figured in a thirdwicket stand of 80 before Athey was bowled by the off-spinner, Sanath Kaluperuma, for 41.
Smith struck 12 fours in his 76 in 219 minutes before he was lbw to paceman Asantha de Mel. The skipper, Mark Nicholas, weighed in with 38 before he was bowled by the other fast bowler, Kosala Kuruppuarachchi.
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Press, 30 January 1986, Page 22
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