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Mashonaland Country Districts v Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka in South Africa and Zimbabwe 1994/95
VenueHarare South Country Club, Harare on 3rd, 4th, 5th October 1994 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossMashonaland Country Districts won the toss and decided to bat
ResultSri Lankans won by an innings and 298 runs
UmpiresQJ Goosen, RC Strang
Close of play day 1Sri Lankans (1) 135/1 (Gurusinha 73*, S Ranatunga 2*)
Close of play day 2Mashonaland Country Districts (2) 54/1 (James 42*, Stannard 4*)
Mashonaland Country Districts first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MP Stannardc Kalpage b Pushpakumara34     
TG Bartlettc Dassanayake b Pushpakumara5     
SP Jameslbw b Pushpakumara0     
*+RD Brownb Muralitharan13     
CB Wishartrun out (A Ranatunga)41     
KGB Ziehlc Samaraweera b Muralitharan1     
RJ Becksb Muralitharan0     
SG Peallc Kalpage b Muralitharan12     
TB Steadb Muralitharan15     
GV Steynnot out21     
JD Gibsonc Gurusinha b Muralitharan22     
Extras(3 b, 5 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)13
Total(all out, 66.5 overs)177
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-9, 3-33, 4-93, 5-96, 6-96, 7-108, 8-119, 9-134, 10-177 (66.5 ov)
Sri Lankans bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe10   227023
Pushpakumara16   5373--
Gurusinha4   190--
Muralitharan24.58556--
Jayasuriya4   1130--
Kalpage8   0280--
Sri Lankans first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AP Gurusinhac and b Peall82     
DP Samaraweeralbw b Stannard53     
S Ranatungac Ziehl b Stannard119     
PA de Silvaretired out202  331 
*A Ranatungac Wishart b Ziehl31     
ST Jayasuriyac Stead b Peall58     
RS Kalpagenot out21     
+PB Dassanayakenot out13     
GP Wickramasinghedid not bat      
M Muralitharandid not bat      
KR Pushpakumaradid not bat      
Extras(9 b, 7 lb, 5 nb)21
Total(6 wickets, declared, 130 overs)600
Fall of wickets:
1-133, 2-157, 3-456, 4-475, 5-539, 6-567
Mashonaland Country Districts bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gibson21   31090-1
Stead25   51000-2
Peall44   31892-2
Steyn7   0480--
Ziehl13   6291--
Stannard7   1262--
Wishart12   1710--
Brown1   0120--
Mashonaland Country Districts second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SP Jamesc Dassanayake b Wickramasinghe44     
TG Bartlettrun out4     
MP Stannardc A Ranatunga b de Silva4     
*+RD Brownc Dassanayake b Wickramasinghe3     
CB Wishartc Dassanayake b Wickramasinghe0     
KGB Ziehlc Wickramasinghe b Kalpage15     
RJ Becksc Gurusinha b Wickramasinghe2     
SG Peallb Kalpage2     
TB Steadnot out16     
GV Steynb Muralitharan10     
JD Gibsonc Gurusinha b Muralitharan4     
Extras(2 b, 18 nb, 1 w)21
Total(all out, 42.1 overs)125
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-55, 3-57, 4-57, 5-68, 6-74, 7-89, 8-91, 9-121, 10-125 (42.1 ov)
Sri Lankans bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe12   2204-7
Pushpakumara10   047017
Muralitharan4.11252--
Kalpage10   4242--
de Silva6   171--
Notes
--> KGB Ziehl made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RJ Becks made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GV Steyn made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JD Gibson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RJ Becks made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JD Gibson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AP Gurusinha (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 45
--> ST Jayasuriya (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> TB Stead (2) equalled his previous highest score of 16 in First-Class matches
--> PA de Silva made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> AP Gurusinha made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> ST Jayasuriya made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> GP Wickramasinghe made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> M Muralitharan made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> RS Kalpage made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> PB Dassanayake made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> DP Samaraweera made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> KR Pushpakumara made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> S Ranatunga made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> M Muralitharan achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Mashonaland Country Districts first innings (previous best was 6-62)
--> M Muralitharan reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Mashonaland Country Districts first innings
Becks kept wicket in the Sri Lankans' innings from 442/2 to the close of the innings.