Factbox on the top 10 New Zealand wicket takers in Test cricket after the opening day of the first test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle International Stadium (*playing in this match):-
431 - Sir Richard Hadlee (1973-90) 86 Tests, average 22.29
292 - *Daniel Vettori (1997-2009) 92, 33.41
218 - Chris Cairns (1989-2004) 62, 29.40
162 - *Chris Martin (2000-09) 49, 33.35
160 - Danny Morrison (1987-1997) 48, 34.68
130 - Lance Cairns (1974-85) 43, 32.92
123 - Ewan Chatfield (1975-89) 43, 32.17
116 - Richard Collinge (1965-78) 35, 29.25
111 - Bruce Taylor (1965-73) 30, 26.60
102 - John Bracewell (1980-90) 41, 35.81