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- Updated: May 14, 2016
Leicestershire 304 for 5 (Burgess 98, Wells 53*) trail Sri Lankans 367 (Shanaka 112, Mendis 65, Herath 55) by 63 runsScorecard
Sri Lanka’s bowlers were given another testing workout ahead of the Test series, as Michael Burgess, on first-class debut for Leicestershire, fell two short of what would have been an elegant maiden century. Burgess’s efforts helped Leicestershire to 304 for 5 in their reply and left the Sri Lankans to dwell most fondly on the morning session, when Dasun Shanaka completed his fourth first-class century.
Burgess, whose six previous appearances had come for Loughborough MCCU, did not profit from a Sri Lankan attack going through the motions. He faced two overs from a sharp Dushmantha Chameera when he first came to the crease and then, with a start to his name, battled Suranga Lakmal and Rangana Herath in tandem. A tall presence at the crease, Burgess was quick on anything short, while also able to turn decent length balls into half-volleys with little more than a forward stride.
His fifty took 88 balls and, from that point on, he decided to make hay: Chameera and the underwhelming offerings of Dimuth Karunaratne were hit for consecutive fours as he skipped through the sixties. Upon making it to 98, however, the field was brought in and an attempt to fashion two against Milinda Siriwardana, who was turning the ball away from the right-hander, brought a leading edge and an easy return catch. Burgess walked off disappointed but will reflect that he has stated a strong case for further opportunities in 1st XI whites.
The start of the second day was delayed after Keith Piper, the former Warwickshire player who is now Leicestershire’s wicketkeeping coach, went over on his ankle during the warm-up …
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