The
Sri Lanka national cricket team
The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions ...
toured
England in the
1981 season and played thirteen
first-class matches, mostly against county teams. The Sri Lankans also played two one-day matches and finished their tour with a visit to the
Netherlands where they played two minor games. During the tour Sri Lanka was awarded
Test cricket status by the
International Cricket Council (ICC) and played their inaugural Test match the following year.
References
1981 in cricket
1981 in English cricket
1981
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International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985
1981 in Sri Lankan cricket
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