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Test Championship
1st Test
Fri, 11 December 1953, Starts from 00:00
Durban
South Africa -
vs
New Zealand - 558/7 (20.00) , 149/10 (82.1)
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
South Africa won by an innings and 58 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
437/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Neil Adcock
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (John Waite), 2-140 (Russell Endean), 3-143 (Jackie McGlew), 4-278 (Ken Funst
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 10, lb 8, nb 3, w 1)
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
437/9d(115 Ov, RR: 3.80)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jackie McGlew
b MacGibbon
84
205
0
9
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
b Overton
43
163
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
b MacGibbon
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
lbw b Reid
39
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Chapple b Blair
101
138
0
11
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
c †Mooney b MacGibbon
29
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
b Rabone
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
not out
68
101
0
5
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Overton
28
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
b Blair
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 10, lb 8, nb 3, w 1)
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
22.00
2
104
2
3.54
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
16.00
2
49
1
2.29
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
27.00
8
92
2
2.55
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
27.00
4
73
3
2.02
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
5.00
0
30
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
10.00
1
36
0
2.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
8.00
0
31
1
2.90
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
New Zealand innigs
558/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-53 (Murray Chapple), 3-75 (John Reid), 4-100 (Lawrie Mille
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
230(105.6 Ov, RR: 2.17)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
c †Waite b Tayfield
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone (c)
lbw b Tayfield
107
361
0
9
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
b Tayfield
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
b Tayfield
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
lbw b van Ryneveld
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
c Cheetham b Tayfield
32
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
b Watkins
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
st †Waite b van Ryneveld
21
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
not out
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
b Tayfield
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
b van Ryneveld
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 9, lb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
22.00
2
104
2
3.54
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
16.00
2
49
1
2.29
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
27.00
8
92
2
2.55
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
27.00
4
73
3
2.02
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
5.00
0
30
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
10.00
1
36
0
2.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
8.00
0
31
1
2.90
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Murray Chapple), 2-15 (John Reid), 3-24 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-36 (Frank Mooney),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 3, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
149(82.1 Ov, RR: 1.81)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
c Endean b Tayfield
16
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
c Funston b Watkins
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c Funston b Watkins
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
c †Waite b Adcock
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone (c)
b Adcock
68
184
0
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
lbw b Murray
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
st †Waite b van Ryneveld
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
c Watkins b Tayfield
19
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
c McGlew b Adcock
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
st †Waite b Tayfield
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
not out
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 3, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
22.00
2
104
2
3.54
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
16.00
2
49
1
2.29
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
27.00
8
92
2
2.55
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
27.00
4
73
3
2.02
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
5.00
0
30
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
10.00
1
36
0
2.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
8.00
0
31
1
2.90
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
New Zealand innigs
149/10 (82.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Murray Chapple), 2-15 (John Reid), 3-24 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-36 (Frank Mooney),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 3, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
149(82.1 Ov, RR: 1.81)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
c Endean b Tayfield
16
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
c Funston b Watkins
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c Funston b Watkins
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
c †Waite b Adcock
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone (c)
b Adcock
68
184
0
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
lbw b Murray
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
st †Waite b van Ryneveld
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
c Watkins b Tayfield
19
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
c McGlew b Adcock
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
st †Waite b Tayfield
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
not out
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 3, nb 1)
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
22.00
2
104
2
3.54
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
16.00
2
49
1
2.29
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
27.00
8
92
2
2.55
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
27.00
4
73
3
2.02
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
5.00
0
30
0
4.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
10.00
1
36
0
2.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
8.00
0
31
1
2.90
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
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