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Tour of Sri Lanka
1992-93 Captain: Allan Border
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56th Test tour
Second
Test-playing tour of Sri Lanka by Australia
(August -
September 1992)
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The Australians were the
first Test side to visit Sri Lanka since a bomb caused the abandonment of New
Zealand's tour in April 1987. The
tour was confirmed after a visit by Mr David Richards, Chief Executive of
the Australian Board.
Changes were made to the
team after Australia failed to reach the semi-final stages of the World
Cup. Out went vice-captain Geoff Marsh, Merv
Hughes, Steve Waugh, Peter Taylor (who announced his retirement) and Bruce
Reid.
Sri Lanka threw away the
First Test, having been 76 without loss, chasing 181 for victory, and
handed Australia a scarcely deserved victory.
It was the first Australian
Test series win on the Indian sub-continent since Lawry's side beat India
in 1969-70. Although the Australians won, Border conceded that his side had
problems and that a few places in the team remained up for grabs
Sri Lanka gained some solace
from a win in the one-day series.
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Other Australian Tours
Previous tour
West
Indies 1990-91
Next tour
New
Zealand 1992-93
Next tour of Sri Lanka
1999-2000
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Members of the Test tour party (13)
Opening batsmen: David Boon, Mark Taylor
Middle-order batsmen:, Allan Border,
Dean Jones, Damien Martyn, Tom Moody, Mark Waugh
Wicket-keeper: Ian Healy
Spin bowlers: Greg Matthews, Shane
Warne
Fast bowlers: Michael Whitney, Tony Dodemaine,
Craig McDermott,
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D C Boon
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Tas
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31
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RHB
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A R Border
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Qld
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37
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LHB captain
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A I C Dodemaine
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Vic
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29
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LFM
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I A Healy
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Qld
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28
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WK
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D M Jones
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Vic
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31
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RFM
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C J McDermott
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Qld
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27
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RF
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D R Martyn
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WA
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20
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RHB
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G R J Matthews
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NSW
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32
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OB
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T M Moody
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WA
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26
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RHB
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M A Taylor
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NSW
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27
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LHB opener
vice-captain
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S K Warne
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Vic
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22
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LBG
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M E Waugh
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NSW
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27
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RHB
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M R Whitney
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NSW
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33
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RFM
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State representation
N New South Wales (4)
Q Queensland (3)
S South Australia (0)
T Tasmania (1)
V Victoria
(3)
W Western Australia (2)
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(17 August 1992) :
yrs months
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Test Appearances made before the tour
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Border 130, Boon 63,
Jones 49, Healy 36, McDermott 36, Taylor 30, Matthews 28, M Waugh 11, Whitney 9, Dodemaine
8, Moody 5, Warne 2,
Martyn 0.
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Team Officials
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Dr Cam Battersby
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Tour manager
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Bob Simpson
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Coach
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M.K.Walsh
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Scorer
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E.L.Alcott
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Physiotherapist
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Selectors
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Lawrie Sawle
(Western Australia - chairman), Jim Higgs (Victoria), Bob Simpson (New South Wales - coach)
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Selection
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Unavailable: None
Test tour party announced: 14 April
1992
Not selected : Geoff Marsh, Merv
Hughes, Steve Waugh, Peter Taylor (who announced his
retirement) and Bruce Reid.
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Time between selection and departure from Australia
115 days
(14 April - 7 August
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Travel
? Q Colombo
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The team trained in Darwin, Northern Territory, in
early August to acclimatise to the humid tropics before flying out to
Colombo on 7 August 1992
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Time spent in Sri Lanka
37 days
(8? August - 14 September)
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On-tour selection
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Allan Border (captain), Mark Taylor (vice-captain), Bob
Simpson (coach)
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Reinforcements
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None
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Fixtures/Results
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a
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Kandy
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Board President's XI (3-day)
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Drawn
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§ Colombo (PSS)
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Sri Lanka (1st ODI)
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Lost 4 w
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COLOMBO (SSC)
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SRI LANKA First Test
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WON 16 r
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Matara
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Southern Districts (3-day)
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Drawn
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COLOMBO (RPS)
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SRI LANKA Second Test
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DRAWN
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§ Colombo (RPS)
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Sri Lanka (2nd ODI)
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Lost run rate
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g
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§ Colombo (RPS)
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Sri Lanka (3rd ODI
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Won 5 w
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MORATUWA
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SRI LANKA Third Test
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DRAWN
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(PSS) P Saravannamuttu
Stadium (SSC) Sinhalese Sports
Club 3 (RPS) R Premadasa
Stadium, Khettarama.
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†not first-class
§ one-day international
Time spent in Sri Lanka before First
Test:
9 days
(8 ?
August- 17 August 1992)
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Test appearances on tour
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3 - Boon, Border, Healy, Jones,
McDermott, Matthews, Moody,
Taylor, M Waugh.
2 - Dodemaine, Warne, Whitney.
0 - Martyn.
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Highlights
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• All-rounder Greg
Matthews tooped the batting aggregates with 329
runs. He also claimed seven wickets
in the first Test victory in Colombo
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Tour Summary
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W
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Aban
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Test Matches
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3
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1
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0
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2
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Other first-class matches
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2
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0
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2
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ϯ Minor matches
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0
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§ One-day internationals
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3
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1
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2
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All Matches
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8
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2
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2
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4
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Return to Australia
Colombo Q Sydney
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The Australians departed
from Colombo on 14 September 1992.
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Time away from Australia
39 days
(7 August to 15 September)
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Finances
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Written accounts of the tour
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Postscript
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