All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

250 Pramodya Wickramasinghe Sinhalese Sports Club v Kalutara Physical Culture Centre, 1991/92 Saravanamuttu Trophy Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 15, 16, 17 November 1991 (3-day match) Toss won by Sinhalese Sports Club Sinhalese Sports Club won by five wickets Umpires: MMT Bandara, SG Ponnadurai Kalutara Physical Culture Centre 82 (GP Wickramasinghe 10-41) and 183; Sinhalese Sports Club 108-3 dec and 160-5 Kalutara Physical Culture Centre first innings T Silva c Wickramaratne b Wickramasinghe 1 P Perera c Gurusinha b Wickramasinghe 11 M Hemantha c Wickramaratne b Wickramasinghe 0 TNS Warusamana not out 36 M Wijesinghe c Wickramaratne b Wickramasinghe 6 *L Karunaratne b Wickramasinghe 0 K Mendis c Ranatunga b Wickramasinghe 0 B David c Wickramaratne b Wickramasinghe 0 +AR Silva c WMCN Fernando b Wickramasinghe 10 TJ Fernando c Jayawardene b Wickramasinghe 6 S Devapriya b Wickramasinghe 4 Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 6) 8 Total (all out, 39.4 overs) 82 Fall of wickets 1-1, 2-1, 3-28, 4-36, 5-36, 6-38, 7-43, 8-68, 9-76, 10-82 Sinhalese Sports Club bowling: FS Ahangama 3-0-6-0, GP Wickramasinghe 19.4-5-41-10, C Ranasinghe 3-2-6-0, AP Gurusinha 4-1-4-0, RS Jayawardene 9-2-21-0, A Ranatunga 1-0-2-0 Sinhalese Sports Club: AAW Gunawardene, WMCN Fernando, AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga, MS Atapattu, UNK Fernando, C Ranasinghe, RPAH Wickramaratne (wk), RS Jayawardene, GP Wickramasinghe, FS Ahangama (capt) Pramodya Wickramasinghe was born in 1971 in the southern coastal city of Matara just over two years after one of Sri Lanka’s greatest, Sanath Jayasuriya, also first saw the light of day there. He was another bowler whose all-ten had been preceded by a modest career record so far: 39 wickets in 16 matches and best figures of four for 37. A reliable medium- fast bowler relying on accuracy and movement in the air, he was still only just 20 and recently out of Rahula College, Matara. However, he had played for Sri Lanka Under-19s, been a member of a young Sri Lankan side that had toured England in 1990, and on return had played in a one-day international against Bangladesh. Domestic matches in Sri Lanka had only been ruled as first-class by the Sri Lankan Board three years previously. The Saravanamuttu Trophy was the main domestic trophy in Sri Lanka, having existing in various guises since