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New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in New Zealand 1990/91 (1st Test)
VenueBasin Reserve, Wellington on 31st January, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th February 1991 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresBL Aldridge, SJ Woodward
ScorerC Styles
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 41/2 (Gurusinha 17*, PA de Silva 0*)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 359/3 (PA de Silva 203*, Ranatunga 52*)
Close of play day 3New Zealand (2) 91/0 (Franklin 24*, Wright 55*)
Close of play day 4New Zealand (2) 369/2 (Jones 82*, Crowe 126*)
Player of the MatchMD Crowe

New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
TJ Franklinc sub (ST Jayasuriya) b Labrooy32228-- 
JG Wrightc Gurusinha b Labrooy1549832- 
AH Jonesc Tillakaratne b Ratnayake515191- 
*MD Crowec Tillakaratne b Ramanayake30711042- 
MJ Greatbatchc Gurusinha b Labrooy1340631- 
KR Rutherfordc Tillakaratne b Ratnayake2543655- 
GE Bradburnc Tillakaratne b Ramanayake1427392- 
+IDS Smithc Senanayake b Ratnayake2828425- 
C Pringlelbw b Labrooy037-- 
DK Morrisonb Ratnayake1340531- 
W Watsonnot out1023382- 
Extras(1 b, 7 lb, 9 nb, 1 w)18
Total(all out, 264 minutes, 58.2 overs)174
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Franklin), 2-18 (Jones), 3-33 (Wright), 4-75 (Greatbatch), 5-78 (Crowe), 6-108 (Bradburn), 7-124 (Rutherford), 8-131 (Pringle), 9-150 (Smith), 10-174 (Morrison, 58.2 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ratnayake18.26454--
Labrooy23   5684--
Ramanayake11   3392--
Warnaweera6   1140--

Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CP Senanayakec Smith b Watson0108-- 
+HP Tillakaratnec Greatbatch b Morrison2137542- 
AP Gurusinhac Crowe b Watson7015220611- 
PA de Silvac Bradburn b Morrison26738050940- 
*A Ranatunga hit wkt b Morrison551552146- 
EAR de Silvac Smith b Morrison261141233- 
GF Labrooyc Wright b Morrison021-- 
RJ Ratnayakeb Watson26273532 
CPH Ramanayakenot out1436462- 
KPJ Warnaweerab Watson3718-- 
RS Mahanamaabsent hurt
Extras(7 lb, 8 nb)15
Total(all out, 608 minutes, 151.1 overs)497
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Senanayake), 2-41 (Tillakaratne), 3-184 (Gurusinha), 4-362 (Ranatunga), 5-449 (EAR de Silva), 6-449 (Labrooy), 7-454 (PA de Silva), 8-487 (Ratnayake), 9-497 (Warnaweera, 151.1 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Morrison44   61535--
Watson46.1101214--
Pringle31   41160--
Bradburn26   5830--
Rutherford2   0110--
Jones2   060--

New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
TJ Franklinlbw b Ramanayake391762233- 
JG Wrightc Tillakaratne b Ramanayake8816824013- 
AH Jonesc sub (MAWR Madurasinghe) b Ranatunga18645456215- 
*MD Crowec Tillakaratne b Ranatunga299523610293 
MJ Greatbatchnot out1448612- 
KR Rutherforddid not bat      
GE Bradburndid not bat      
+IDS Smithdid not bat      
C Pringledid not bat      
DK Morrisondid not bat      
W Watsondid not bat      
Extras(9 lb, 35 nb, 1 w)45
Total(4 wickets, 851 minutes, 220.3 overs)671
Fall of wickets:
1-134 (Franklin), 2-148 (Wright), 3-615 (Jones), 4-671 (Crowe, 220.3 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ratnayake30   11010--
Labrooy26   1880--
Ramanayake40   51222--
Ranatunga19.34602--
EAR de Silva56   141410--
Warnaweera34   8750--
PA de Silva8   0590--
Gurusinha7   0160--

Notes
--> CP Senanayake made his debut in Test matches
--> MD Crowe (1) passed 16000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> AP Gurusinha (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 34
--> PA de Silva (1) 100 in 124 balls, 171 minutes with 18 fours
--> PA de Silva (1) passed his previous highest score of 167 in Test matches
--> PA de Silva (1) 200 in 280 balls, 352 minutes with 33 fours
--> PA de Silva (1) passed his previous highest score of 221 in First-Class matches
--> PA de Silva (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 14
--> PA de Silva (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 254
--> CPH Ramanayake (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Test matches
--> JG Wright (2) 50 in 102 balls with 8 fours
--> AH Jones (2) 50 in 144 balls with 1 four
--> AH Jones (2) 100 in 288 balls with 6 fours
--> AH Jones (2) 150 in 389 balls
--> AH Jones (2) passed his previous highest score of 170 in Test matches
--> AH Jones (2) passed his previous highest score of 181 in First-Class matches
--> AH Jones (2) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 84
--> MD Crowe (2) 50 in 117 balls with 5 fours
--> MD Crowe (2) 100 in 202 balls, 229 minutes with 11 fours
--> MD Crowe (2) 150 in 320 balls
--> MD Crowe (2) passed his previous highest score of 188 in Test matches
--> MD Crowe (2) 200 in 394 balls, 490 minutes with 23 fours and 1 six
--> MD Crowe (2) passed his previous highest score of 242 in First-Class matches
--> MD Crowe (2) 250 in 472 balls with 25 fours and 3 sixes
--> CP Senanayake made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> A Ranatunga made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> PA de Silva made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> EAR de Silva made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> AP Gurusinha made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> KPJ Warnaweera made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> KPJ Warnaweera made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> RS Mahanama made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> W Watson made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> GF Labrooy made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> CPH Ramanayake made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> HP Tillakaratne made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> GE Bradburn made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> C Pringle made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches