Mahela Jayawardene Test record against England
1998-08-27 – 2014-06-20 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 23 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 41 batting innings and 4 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 | 41 | 2,212 | 38 | 58.21 | 48.59 |
| Bowling | 4 | 27 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.45 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 66.
Batting milestones in this sample: 8 centuries and 10 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 4,552.
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
- 19989 runs
- 2001262 runs
- 2002272 runs
- 2003334 runs
- 2006230 runs
- 2007474 runs
- 2011103 runs
- 2012354 runs
- 2014174 runs
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 174 | 79 | 43.50 | 47.67 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 365 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.16 | N/A |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 354 | 180 | 88.50 | 48.55 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 729 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 103 | 49 | 17.16 | 38.14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 270 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 474 | 213 | 158.00 | 49.73 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 953 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 230 | 119 | 38.33 | 50.88 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 452 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | 334 | 134 | 83.50 | 45.25 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 738 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 | 272 | 107 | 54.40 | 51.12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 532 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 | 262 | 101 | 52.40 | 55.39 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 473 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.50 | 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 | 11 | 18 | 1,424 | 89.00 | 49.22 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 12 | 23 | 788 | 35.81 | 47.49 | 3 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Kennington Oval
- First century in this archive · 101 runs
Test v England · Asgiriya Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 213* runs
Test v England · Galle International Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Headingley
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | Headingley | 4 | - | - | 0 | 13 |
| 2014-06-20 | Headingley | 3 | 79 | 168 | - | - |
| 2014-06-20 | Headingley | 1 | 22 | 47 | - | - |
| 2014-06-12 | Lord's | 4 | 18 | 45 | - | - |
| 2014-06-12 | Lord's | 2 | 55 | 105 | - | - |
| 2012-04-03 | P Sara Oval | 3 | 64 | 191 | - | - |
| 2012-04-03 | P Sara Oval | 1 | 105 | 216 | - | - |
| 2012-03-26 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 2012-03-26 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 180 | 315 | - | - |
| 2011-06-16 | The Rose Bowl | 3 | 6 | 23 | - | - |
| 2011-06-16 | The Rose Bowl | 2 | - | - | 0 | 5 |
| 2011-06-16 | The Rose Bowl | 1 | 4 | 25 | - | - |
| 2011-06-03 | Lord's | 4 | 25 | 71 | - | - |
| 2011-06-03 | Lord's | 2 | 49 | 84 | - | - |
| 2011-05-26 | Sophia Gardens | 3 | 15 | 32 | - | - |
| 2011-05-26 | Sophia Gardens | 1 | 4 | 35 | - | - |
| 2007-12-18 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | 213 | 411 | - | - |
| 2007-12-09 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| 2007-12-09 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 195 | 422 | - | - |
| 2007-12-01 | Asgiriya Stadium | 3 | 65 | 108 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.