da dobrowin： A timeline of events in the life of Sanath Jayasuriya from when he made his Test debut in 1991 to his final innings of 78 against England at Kandy
Cricinfo staff05-Dec-2007February 22, 1991 – Sanath Jayasuriya makes his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand at Hamilton. Only required to bat once, he scores 35 at the No. 6 position.August 22, 1991 – In his fifth Test innings, Jayasuriya scores his maiden Test fifty, a 66 off only 70 ballsagainst England at Lord’s, but could not stop Sri Lanka from losing the match by 137 runs.January 25-29, 1996 – Scores his maiden Test century, in his 17th Test, against Australia at Adelaide. His 112 in the second innings followed in a 48 in the first but Australia still went on to win by 148 runs.August 2-6, 1997 – Jayasuriya plunders 340 in the first Test against India in Colombo, the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan. His 576-run second-wicket partnership with Roshan Mahanama was the first 500-plus partnership in Test cricket.August 9-13, 1997 – Jayasuirya follows up the triple-century with a 199 off only 226 balls in the 2nd Test at Colombo as the series is drawn.August 27-31, 1998 – Scores 213 off 278 balls in the first innings against England at Lord’s to set up Sri Lanka’s first Test victory in England.July 1999 – After a poor performance in the 1999 World Cup, Jayasuriya was made captain of the side after the selectors sacked the influential figure of Arjuna RanatungaJuly 21-23, 2002 – Scores his 10th Test century in his 74th Test against Bangladesh at Colombo.March 22, 2003 – Jayasuriya ,resigns as captain after leading Sri Lanka to a record ten consecutive Test victories as well as a series win over India and a clean sweep over West Indies.June 20-24, 2003 – Scores his 5000th Test run in his 79th Test against West Indies at St Lucia.October 20-24, 2004 – Hits 253 in the second innings of the first Test against Pakistan at Faisalabad and sets up a 201-run win.September 20, 2005 – Becomes the first Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests when as Sri Lanka took on Bangladesh in Colombo.November 11, 2005 – After a string of poor performances, Jayasuriya is dropped from the Sri Lankan Test squad for the first time since 1995.December 22, 2005 – Barely six weeks later, a series of protests and criticism, including involvement from the Sri Lankan president, sees the return of Jayasuriya to the Test squadApril 4, 2006 – Having announced his retirement from Test cricket, Jayasuriya faces a painful exit as he injures his right hand in his last Test at that timeJune 1, 2006 – Asantha de Mel, the new chairman of selectors, forces Jayasuriya to reconsider his retirement and the batsman returns to the team against England in NottinghamDecember 3, 2007 – At 38, however, Jayasuriya finally quits Test cricket and scores a rapid 78 – including six fours in one over – in his final innings against England at Kandy