CRICKET WICKETSanath Jayasuriya Test record against England
1991-08-22 – 2007-12-01 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 14 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 25 batting innings and 24 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 25 | 819 | 23 | 35.60 | 64.08 |
| Bowling | 24 | 780 | 27 | 28.88 | 83.00 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.08 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 2,241.
Batting milestones in this sample: 1 centuries and 3 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,278.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 78 | 44.00 | 74.57 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 37.00 | 2.31 | 96.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4.00 | 30.76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 24.33 | 2.15 | 67.66 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | 209 | 85 | 41.80 | 56.03 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 373 | 6 | 5 | 31.60 | 1.75 | 108.00 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 | 99 | 35 | 19.80 | 46.91 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 211 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 2.76 | N/A |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 | 91 | 45 | 18.20 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 169 | 6 | 16 | 14.75 | 1.86 | 47.50 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 213 | 237.00 | 80.33 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 295 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 1.74 | N/A |
| 1993 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10.00 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 49.50 | 3.53 | 84.00 |
| 1991 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 66 | 38.50 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 1.00 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 14 | 398 | 30.61 | 59.49 | 16 | 24 | 22.08 |
| Away | 6 | 11 | 421 | 42.10 | 69.12 | 8 | 3 | 83.33 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Lord's
- Highest recorded innings · 213 runs
Test v England · The Oval
- Best recorded bowling · 4/24
Test v England · Colombo (SSC)
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Asgiriya Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 | Asgiriya Stadium | 4 | — | — | 1 | 28 |
| 2007-12-01 | Asgiriya Stadium | 3 | 78 | 106 | — | — |
| 2007-12-01 | Asgiriya Stadium | 2 | — | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2007-12-01 | Asgiriya Stadium | 1 | 10 | 12 | — | — |
| 2006-06-02 | Trent Bridge | 4 | — | — | 1 | 54 |
| 2006-06-02 | Trent Bridge | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 2006-06-02 | Trent Bridge | 2 | — | — | 2 | 19 |
| 2006-06-02 | Trent Bridge | 1 | 4 | 21 | — | — |
| 2003-12-18 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 2003-12-18 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2 | 85 | 104 | — | — |
| 2003-12-18 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2003-12-10 | Kandy | 4 | — | — | 0 | 45 |
| 2003-12-10 | Kandy | 3 | 27 | 53 | — | — |
| 2003-12-10 | Kandy | 2 | — | — | 1 | 32 |
| 2003-12-10 | Kandy | 1 | 32 | 90 | — | — |
| 2003-12-02 | Galle | 4 | — | — | 1 | 31 |
| 2003-12-02 | Galle | 3 | 17 | 16 | — | — |
| 2003-12-02 | Galle | 2 | — | — | 1 | 44 |
| 2003-12-02 | Galle | 1 | 48 | 110 | — | — |
| 2002-06-13 | Manchester | 3 | 26 | 29 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.