Sri Lanka v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1992 (1992/93) · Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa · 27 November 1992

Match drawn

Match drawn. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 153 for Sri Lanka. Dulip Liyanage took 4/82.

New Zealand ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 1992 TESTS Tyronne Fernando Stadium ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1992 (1992/93)
Ground: Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Dates: 27 November 1992 to 2 December 1992
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Roshan Mahanama
Captains: Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debuts: Chris Harris (New Zealand), Justin Vaughan (New Zealand), Michael Owens (New Zealand)
Umpires: KT Francis and TM Samarasinghe
Match referee: S Venkataraghavan

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Chris Harris, Justin Vaughan and Michael Owens played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 288 all out. Ken Rutherford top-scored with 105 off 227 balls, and Chris Harris made 56. Dulip Liyanage took 4 for 82 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ken Rutherford and Chris Harris, 52% of the total.

Sri Lanka replied with 327 for 6. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 153 off 297 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 62. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the second wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama, 42% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 39 on first innings.

New Zealand made 195 for 5 in their second innings. Ken Rutherford top-scored with 53 off 62 balls, and Blair Hartland made 52. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the first wicket between John Wright and Blair Hartland, 56% of the total.

Match drawn. Roshan Mahanama's 153 is the highest individual score at Tyronne Fernando Stadium.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 288 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Wright	c Asanka Gurusinha	11	59
Blair Hartland	c Aravinda de Silva	3	13
Andrew Jones	c Roshan Mahanama	35	97
Martin Crowe	c Arjuna Ranatunga	19	52
Ken Rutherford	c Gamini Wickremasinghe	105	227
Chris Harris	bowled	56	192
Justin Vaughan	bowled	17	106
Adam Parore	c Gamini Wickremasinghe	3	39
Dion Nash	c Gamini Wickremasinghe	4	22
Murphy Su'a	bowled	0	11
Michael Owens	not out	0	3

Extras 35 · Total 288 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Champaka Ramanayake	23	2	57	1
Dulip Liyanage	26.5	6	82	4
Chandika Hathurusinghe	8	4	12	1
Don Anurasiri	34	11	55	2
Jayananda Warnaweera	34	15	46	2
Aravinda de Silva	4	2	8	0
Asanka Gurusinha	1	0	6	0
Arjuna Ranatunga	3	2	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Blair Hartland), 2-44 (John Wright), 3-77 (Andrew Jones), 4-87 (Martin Crowe), 5-238 (Ken Rutherford), 6-265 (Chris Harris), 7-273 (Adam Parore), 8-283 (Dion Nash), 9-286 (Murphy Su'a), 10-288 (Justin Vaughan)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Blair Hartland	6
second	John Wright and Andrew Jones	38
third	Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones	33
fourth	Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford	10
fifth	Ken Rutherford and Chris Harris	151
sixth	Chris Harris and Justin Vaughan	27
seventh	Adam Parore and Justin Vaughan	8
eighth	Dion Nash and Justin Vaughan	10
ninth	Murphy Su'a and Justin Vaughan	3
tenth	Michael Owens and Justin Vaughan	2

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 327 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Roshan Mahanama	run out	153	297
Chandika Hathurusinghe	c Andrew Jones	10	40
Asanka Gurusinha	c Justin Vaughan	43	133
Aravinda de Silva	c Dion Nash	62	76
Hashan Tillakaratne	bowled	1	8
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Adam Parore	3	10
Gamini Wickremasinghe	not out	13	15
Champaka Ramanayake	not out	10	13

Did not bat: Dulip Liyanage, Don Anurasiri, Jayananda Warnaweera

Extras 32 · Total 327 for 6

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Murphy Su'a	25	6	62	2
Michael Owens	17	3	63	2
Dion Nash	18	2	62	1
Justin Vaughan	14	0	56	0
Chris Harris	15	5	64	0
Andrew Jones	1	0	3	0
Martin Crowe	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 2-164 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-297 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-299 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-300 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-309 (Arjuna Ranatunga)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe	27
second	Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama	137
third	Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama	133
fourth	Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne	2
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne	1
sixth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Gamini Wickremasinghe	9
seventh	Champaka Ramanayake and Gamini Wickremasinghe	18

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 195 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Blair Hartland	lbw	52	161
John Wright	st Gamini Wickremasinghe	42	222
Andrew Jones	c Gamini Wickremasinghe	14	102
Martin Crowe	c Hashan Tillakaratne	11	45
Ken Rutherford	lbw	53	62
Justin Vaughan	not out	0	33
Chris Harris	not out	0	10

Did not bat: Adam Parore, Dion Nash, Murphy Su'a, Michael Owens

Extras 23 · Total 195 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Champaka Ramanayake	17	6	27	2
Dulip Liyanage	17	4	48	0
Chandika Hathurusinghe	10	6	22	0
Arjuna Ranatunga	7	2	26	0
Don Anurasiri	26	11	32	2
Jayananda Warnaweera	25	15	31	1
Hashan Tillakaratne	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-110 (Blair Hartland), 2-122 (John Wright), 3-136 (Martin Crowe), 4-160 (Andrew Jones), 5-194 (Ken Rutherford)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Wright and Blair Hartland	110
second	John Wright and Andrew Jones	12
third	Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones	14
fourth	Ken Rutherford and Andrew Jones	24
fifth	Ken Rutherford and Justin Vaughan	34
sixth	Chris Harris and Justin Vaughan	1

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