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Result of 1953
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New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
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1st Test-New Zealand in South Africa Test Series 1953
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Match Stats
Match Stats
TEST
Kingsmead, Durban
Fri, 11 Dec - Tue, 15 Dec 1953 - 13:30
SA
South Africa
437/10 (20.00)
VS
New Zealand
558/7 (20.00) & 149/10 (82.1)
NZ
South Africa won by an innings and 58 runs
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Most 50s
Full →
1
Jackie
MCGLEW
SA
1
2
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
1
Best Average
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
10.78
Most 50s
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
3
2
Bob
BLAIR
NZ
2
Best Average
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
14.67
2
Anton
MURRAY
SA
17
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
9
2
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
4
3
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
3
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
111
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
2
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Bob
BLAIR
NZ
104
2
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
92
3
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
97
4
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
90
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
6
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
73
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
3
2
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
2
3
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
3
4
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
3
Best Economy
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1.21
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Bob
BLAIR
NZ
2
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
1
2
John
REID
NZ
1
Best Economy
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
1.52
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
1.56
Best Averages
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
101
2
Jackie
MCGLEW
SA
84
3
John
WAITE
SA
43
4
Ken
FUNSTON
SA
39
Most Runs Conceed
Full →
1
John
REID
NZ
49
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
1
2
John
REID
NZ
1
Best Averages
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
29
2
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
28
Most Fours
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
11
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Eric
DEMPSTER
NZ
2
Most Runs
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
175
2
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
40
Most Fours
Full →
1
Jackie
MCGLEW
SA
9
2
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
5
Most Runs
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
101
Most Ducks
Full →
1
John
REID
NZ
2
2
Eric
DEMPSTER
NZ
2
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
2
Most Runs
Full →
1
Jackie
MCGLEW
SA
84
2
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
68
Highest Score
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
101
2
Jackie
MCGLEW
SA
84
3
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
68
Most Wickets
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
3
Best Averages
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
87.5
Most 100s
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Bob
BLAIR
NZ
104
Most Wickets
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1
Best Bowling Fig
Full →
1
John
WATKINS
SA
2
2
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
92
2
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
73
3
John
REID
NZ
49
Most Not Outs
Full →
1
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
1
Most Runs
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
43
2
Ken
FUNSTON
SA
39
Best Average
Full →
1
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
24.33
2
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
31
Best Economy
Full →
1
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
2.7
Most Ducks
Full →
1
Anton
MURRAY
SA
1
Most 100s
Full →
1
Roy
MCLEAN
SA
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
69
Best Economy
Full →
1
John
REID
NZ
3.06
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
48
2
Tony
MACGIBBON
NZ
54
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
62
Best Average
Full →
1
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
27.75
2
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
30
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Bob
BLAIR
NZ
66
2
Guy
OVERTON
NZ
81
Highest Score
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
107
Best Economy
Full →
1
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
2.24
2
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
2.73
Best Strike Rate
Full →
1
Hugh
TAYFIELD
SA
41.4
2
John
WATKINS
SA
58
3
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
66
4
Clive
VAN
RYNEVELD
SA
74.4
Worst Bowling Fig
Full →
1
Neil
ADCOCK
SA
52
Highest Score
Full →
1
John
WAITE
SA
43
2
Ken
FUNSTON
SA
39
3
Matt
POORE
NZ
32
Most Fours
Full →
1
Geoff
RABONE
NZ
16
Bowler Matchups
Full matchups →
Hugh Tayfield
vs Bob Blair
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
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Neil Adcock
vs Matt Poore
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
101
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
5
BALLS
—
RUNS
252
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs John Waite
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
178
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Bert Sutcliffe
WKTS
4
BALLS
3
RUNS
81
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.8 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Frank Mooney
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
28
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Murray Chapple
WKTS
4
BALLS
—
RUNS
68
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Lawrie Miller
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
17
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Murray
vs John Reid
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
145
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs John Reid
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
32
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs John Reid
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
48
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Tony MacGibbon
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Lawrie Miller
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
2
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs John Waite
WKTS
3
BALLS
1
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.3 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
71
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
3
BALLS
—
RUNS
116
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs John Waite
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
11
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs John Watkins
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
58
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs John Watkins
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
35
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs John Watkins
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
44
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Jack Cheetham
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
106
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Jack Cheetham
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
62
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
43
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
21
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
9
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
49
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
11
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
106
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
27
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
94
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Bert Sutcliffe
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
100
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Murray
vs Bert Sutcliffe
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
43
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Geoff Rabone
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
90
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs John Reid
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Frank Mooney
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
11
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Murray
vs Lawrie Miller
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
62
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Eric Dempster
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
63
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Murray Chapple
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Matt Poore
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
50
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Matt Poore
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
2
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Anton Murray
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
6
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Murray Chapple
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
76
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Murray Chapple
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Eric Dempster
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
14
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Eric Dempster
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Eric Dempster
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Lawrie Miller
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Murray
vs Murray Chapple
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Geoff Rabone
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
107
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Geoff Rabone
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
56
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Bert Sutcliffe
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
52
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Bert Sutcliffe
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Frank Mooney
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
9
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Murray
vs Frank Mooney
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
24
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Hugh Tayfield
vs Tony MacGibbon
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
19
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Tony MacGibbon
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
21
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Tony MacGibbon
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Bob Blair
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
8
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Bob Blair
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
4
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
John Watkins
vs Lawrie Miller
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
13
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
116
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs John Waite
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
43
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
36
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Ken Funston
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
17
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Roy McLean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
20
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bob Blair
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
41
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs Russell Endean
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
7
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Guy Overton
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
28
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Hugh Tayfield
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
34
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Clive van Ryneveld
vs Guy Overton
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
2
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Neil Adcock
vs Guy Overton
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
—
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Jack Cheetham
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
1
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Bruce Reid
vs Jackie McGlew
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
50
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs John Waite
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
16
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Geoff Rabone
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
23
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
Tony MacGibbon
vs Clive van Ryneveld
WKTS
1
BALLS
—
RUNS
17
SR
—
▼ ADV. BOWLER · 0.0 balls/wkt
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