While Ryder slammed his bat into the ground, his pad and eventually a concrete pathway after he played on to his stumps a ball after reaching 201, McIntosh took his second contentious dismissal with good grace.
So far the series against India could hardly pan out more differently for the left-handed batsmen in the formative stages of their test careers.
McIntosh, the conservative 29-year-old batsman, has seen his career average almost half in four test innings from 65.66 to 36.83 as technical flaws and questionable umpiring has combined to put his debut against the West Indies into context.
After crafting his maiden test century in just his third test knock at Napier in December, luck has deserted McIntosh.
In his next innings he fell victim to the trial of cricket's referral system when he was given out leg before wicket to Jerome Edwards for three after surviving the initial appeal.
And McIntosh's return to the so-called batsman's paradise for last week's second test was hardly memorable.
In New Zealand's 619 for nine declared McIntosh was dismissed for an edgy 12 when mistakenly given out caught behind after his bat brushed his pad.
That unfortunate dismissal followed his third-ball duck in Hamilton where he was again given out by English umpire Ian Gould to a Sachin Tendulkar catch that on reflection, might have been referred to the third umpire.
Bad luck aside, McIntosh has also not helped himself.
He has rarely looked at ease at the crease against Indian spearheads Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma.
His footwork has not been fluid, though there is no quibbling with his work ethic.
After a long net he is often padding up against the bowling machine fed by another left-handed opener, former New Zealand captain, and now selector, John Wright.
McIntosh walked through the revolving door for New Zealand opening batsmen as Aaron Redmond exited after the tour of Australia in November.
He started with a solid double in Dunedin -- 34 and 24 not out -- though his second would have ended had Sewnarine Chattergoon not spilled a regulation catch at short leg.
However, McIntosh's biggest reprieve was to come at McLean Park, 14 runs into a marathon 136 that spanned 455 minutes.
A rare show of aggression seemed certain to cause his demise when a top edged pull drew a cast of potential catchers.
Comically, though, bowler Fidel Edwards and wicketkeeper Dinesh Ramdin both zeroed in as the ball descended before stopping in unison as it fell harmlessly between them.
McIntosh could probably do with more fielding follies as he tries to consolidate what is New Zealand's 14th opening combination since Mark Richardson retired in 2004.
McIntosh and fellow-Aucklander Martin Guptill are the current pair though the selectors are notoriously unforgiving when deciding who has first opportunity to take the shine of the new ball.
Redmond's last test included an 83 at Adelaide while Jamie How was also dropped -- until his appearance as Daniel Flynn's stand-in -- after a bold 54 against the West Indies.
While Guptill has been one of the revelations of the summer, particulary in the limited overs formats, McIntosh might be at the stage where he has to score heavily to be sure of making the test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in August-September.
New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum sympathised with McIntosh's current plight but was confident he would bounce back when the third and final Indian test started at the Basin Reserve today.
"The referral system got in the last test series and the last two tests he hasn't had the greatest of decisions either," McCullum said.
"Tim works hard and he'll get his results. He still remains confident through the work he does in the nets."
