Match Details
Toss
Sri Lankans , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
8,9,10 May 2016 (3-day match)
BKG Mendis c Westley b Dixon 16 (43m 37b 3x4 0x6) SR: 43.24
Graham Ford appeared unfazed as his side left Chelmsford after a damp draw against Essex
An injury to Dhammika Prasad meant that Sri Lanka finished the second day of their tour match against Essex with precious little to cheer
Aaron Beard has been on Essex's radar since playing for their U-9s and against the Sri Lankan tourists their hopes began to come to fruition as he took four wickets in an eye-catching first-class debut