Notes
--> SMS Kaluperuma (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 18
--> RS Madugalle (1) passed 500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 34
--> RS Madugalle (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 27
--> RJ Hadlee reached 850 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed JR Ratnayeke, his 2nd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> JR Ratnayeke achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 5-120)
--> JR Ratnayeke achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed SL Boock in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 3-93)
--> EJ Chatfield reached 400 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed LRD Mendis, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> S Wettimuny retired hurt in the Sri Lanka second innings having scored 65 (team score 172/2) - he returned when the score was 244/6 (hit in the groin by a ball from Hadlee )
MD Crowe, after dislocating a finger in the Sri Lanka 1st innings attempting a slip catch, and with a stomach disorder, took a test record 210 minutes to reach double figures.