[4] He opened the batting in The University Match of 1967 alongside fellow Sri Lankan Mano Ponniah, with the pair becoming the first Asians to open the batting for Cambridge in the Varsity match.
[5] He made two half centuries, with a highest score of 80 on his first-class debut against Essex at Fenner's in 1966.
[8] After graduating from Cambridge, he was called to the bar to practice as a barrister from the Inner Temple.
[9] Following internal turmoil in the Board of Control for Cricket, Malalasekera was appointed in March 2001 to head the four-man interim cricket board by Tourism and Sports Minister Lakshman Kiriella.
[10] Post-retirement, he held a number of chairmanships at various companies, including Carson Cumberbatch.