NEW ZEALAND IN SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

N1953
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
11 Dec 1953 – 05 Feb 1954
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SERIES WINNERSouth Africa4-0 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
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Bowling in New Zealand in South Africa Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.64
22#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSNeil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.21
24#1 · wkts
Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
21#3 · wkts
  1. 4David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.3315
  2. 5John Reid5 mat · avg 32.0012
  3. 6John Watkins3 mat · avg 12.9010
  4. 7Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.5010
  5. 8Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.679
  6. 9Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.009
  7. 10Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.388
  8. 11Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.836
  9. 12Bill Bell2 mat · avg 117.502
  10. 13Matt Poore2 mat · avg 75.001
  11. 14Eric Dempster3 mat · avg 106.001

Best figures

Test
Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.38
6/68#2
BEST FIGURESHugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
6/13#1
Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.21
5/43#3
  1. 4David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.335/51
  2. 5John Reid5 mat · avg 32.004/34
  3. 6John Watkins3 mat · avg 12.904/34
  4. 7Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.644/62
  5. 8Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.504/67
  6. 9Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.003/42
  7. 10Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.673/65
  8. 11Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.831/8
  9. 12Eric Dempster3 mat · avg 106.001/24
  10. 13Matt Poore2 mat · avg 75.001/39
  11. 14Bill Bell2 mat · avg 117.501/54

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
1.95#2 · econ
BEST ECONJohn Watkins3 mat · avg 12.90
1.65#1 · econ
Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.38
2.18#3 · econ
  1. 4Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.832.20
  2. 5David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.332.22
  3. 6Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.642.65
  4. 7John Reid5 mat · avg 32.002.70
  5. 8Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.672.83
  6. 9Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.212.84
  7. 10Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.502.96
  8. 11Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.003.03
  9. 12Eric Dempster3 mat · avg 106.003.66
  10. 13Bill Bell2 mat · avg 117.503.82
  11. 14Bert Sutcliffe1 mat · avg 0.003.83
  12. 15Matt Poore2 mat · avg 75.003.95

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.38
16.38#2 · avg
BEST AVGJohn Watkins3 mat · avg 12.90
12.90#1 · avg
Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
17.95#3 · avg
  1. 4David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.3318.33
  2. 5Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.2120.21
  3. 6Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.6420.64
  4. 7Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.6728.67
  5. 8Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.0030.00
  6. 9Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.5030.50
  7. 10John Reid5 mat · avg 32.0032.00
  8. 11Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.8338.83

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.38
45.13#2 · SR
BEST SRNeil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.21
42.63#1 · SR
Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.64
46.68#3 · SR
  1. 4John Watkins3 mat · avg 12.9046.80
  2. 5David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.3349.47
  3. 6Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.9555.14
  4. 7Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.0059.33
  5. 8Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.6760.78
  6. 9Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.5061.80
  7. 10John Reid5 mat · avg 32.0071.00
  8. 11Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.83106.00

Most maidens

Test
David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.33
41#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSHugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
80#1 · mdns
John Reid5 mat · avg 32.00
39#3 · mdns
  1. 4Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.6436
  2. 5Anton Murray4 mat · avg 38.8334
  3. 6John Watkins3 mat · avg 12.9029
  4. 7Neil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.2127
  5. 8Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.6723
  6. 9Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.5018
  7. 10Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.3816
  8. 11Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.0014
  9. 12Bill Bell2 mat · avg 117.5013
  10. 13Eric Dempster3 mat · avg 106.004
  11. 14Matt Poore2 mat · avg 75.001
  12. 15Frank Mooney1 mat · avg 0.001

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Tony MacGibbon5 mat · avg 20.64
5#2 · 3w
MOST 3wNeil Adcock5 mat · avg 20.21
5#1 · 3w
Hugh Tayfield5 mat · avg 17.95
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4David Ironside3 mat · avg 18.333
  2. 5John Reid5 mat · avg 32.002
  3. 6Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 30.502
  4. 7John Watkins3 mat · avg 12.901
  5. 8Guy Overton3 mat · avg 28.671
  6. 9Bob Blair4 mat · avg 30.001
  7. 10Geoff Rabone3 mat · avg 16.381
bowling battle

South Africa vs New Zealand

The series totalled up, side against side.

South AfricavsNew Zealand
86Wickets64
2.33Economy2.89
0Dot balls0
229Maidens148
143-wkt hauls10

Best bowling figures

1Hugh TayfieldSA · match 4 · Johannesburg6/13
2Hugh TayfieldSA · match 1 · Durban6/62
3Geoff RaboneNZ · match 3 · Cape Town6/68
4Neil AdcockSA · match 2 · Johannesburg5/43
5Neil AdcockSA · match 4 · Johannesburg5/45
6David IronsideSA · match 2 · Johannesburg5/51
7John ReidNZ · match 2 · Johannesburg4/34
8John WatkinsSA · match 5 · Port Elizabeth4/34
9John ReidNZ · match 5 · Port Elizabeth4/51
10Tony MacGibbonNZ · match 2 · Johannesburg4/62
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches