Fleming, Fulton hit centuries

Published April 29, 2002

CANTERBURY (England), April 28: Kent skipper Matthew Fleming and opener David Fulton hit centuries in the rain-affected three-day drawn tour match against Sri Lanka Sunday.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA (1st Innings):

M.S. Atapattu c Patel b Saggers 20

S.T. Jayasuriya c Jones b Saggers 0

K. Sangakkara lbw b Trott 19

M. Jayawardena c Saggers b Trott 119

P.A. de Silva c Fulton b Saggers 63

R.P. Arnold c Fulton b Golding 81

T. Samaraweera c Fulton b Saggers 57

D.N.T. Zoysa b Golding 0

C. Buddika c Jones b Golding 2

P.D.R.L. Perera c Jones b Golding 0

I. Amerasinghe not out 5

EXTRAS (B-5, LB-3, W-1) 9

TOTAL (all out, 90.3 overs) 375

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-34, 3-54, 4-205, 5-245, 6-332, 7-344, 8-352, 9-354.

BOWLING: Saggers 23.3-2-84-4; Trott 18-1-109-2; Fleming 15-1-41-0; Golding 22-4-76-4 (1w); Walker 9-0-41-0; Patel 3-0-16-0.

KENT (1st Innings):

D.P. Fulton b Perera 116

R.W.T. Key b Perera 7

E.T. Smith c J’wardena b Zoysa 6

M. Walker lbw b Samaraweera 40

J. Hockley c S’weera b Perera 2

G. Jones not out 76

M.V. Fleming b de Silva 102

J. Golding not out 18

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-1, NB-40) 52

TOTAL (for six wkts dec,) 419

FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-34, 3-198, 4-200, 5-204, 6-380.

BOWLING: Zoysa 13-2-64-1 (6nb); Perera 12-1-45-3 (3nb, 1w); Buddika 12.3-1-119-0 (7nb); Amerasinghe 9-1-83-0 (4nb); Samaraweera 14-3-63-1l de Silva 3-0-34-1.

RESULT: Match drawn.—Reuters

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