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Fri, 11 Dec - Tue, 15 Dec 1953 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Kingsmead, Durban
South Africa won by an innings and 58 runs
South Africa
437/10 (20.00)
New Zealand
558/7 (20.00) & 149/10 (82.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Geoff Rabone
2
Jackie McGlew
1
Clive van Ryneveld
1
Best Average
Hugh Tayfield
10.777777
John Watkins
14.666666
Anton Murray
17.000000
Tony MacGibbon
24.333333
Clive van Ryneveld
27.750000
Best Economy
Anton Murray
1.214285
John Watkins
1.517241
Hugh Tayfield
1.561996
Clive van Ryneveld
2.237903
Tony MacGibbon
2.703703
Most Wickets
Hugh Tayfield
9
Clive van Ryneveld
4
Neil Adcock
3
John Watkins
3
Tony MacGibbon
3
Most Runs Conceed
Clive van Ryneveld
111
Bob Blair
104
Hugh Tayfield
97
Guy Overton
92
Neil Adcock
90
Most Wickets
Bob Blair
2
Guy Overton
2
Anton Murray
1
Geoff Rabone
1
John Reid
1
Best Bowling Fig
Hugh Tayfield
6
Tony MacGibbon
3
Clive van Ryneveld
3
Neil Adcock
3
Guy Overton
2
Bob Blair
2
John Watkins
2
Highest Score
Geoff Rabone
107
Roy McLean
101
Jackie McGlew
84
Clive van Ryneveld
68
John Waite
43
Most Runs
Geoff Rabone
175
Roy McLean
101
Jackie McGlew
84
Clive van Ryneveld
68
John Waite
43
Best Averages
Roy McLean
101.000000
Geoff Rabone
87.500000
Jackie McGlew
84.000000
John Waite
43.000000
Ken Funston
39.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Tony MacGibbon
73
John Reid
49
Best Economy
Neil Adcock
2.727272
John Reid
3.062500
Best Strike Rate
Hugh Tayfield
41.4
Geoff Rabone
48
Tony MacGibbon
54
John Watkins
58
Bob Blair
66
Neil Adcock
66
Clive van Ryneveld
74.4
Best Average
Neil Adcock
30.000000
Geoff Rabone
31.000000
Best Averages
John Watkins
29.000000
Hugh Tayfield
28.000000
Most 100s
Geoff Rabone
2
Roy McLean
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Bob Blair
104
Guy Overton
92
Tony MacGibbon
73
Clive van Ryneveld
69
Hugh Tayfield
62
Neil Adcock
52
Most Not Outs
Eric Dempster
2
Guy Overton
2
Clive van Ryneveld
1
Most Runs
Tony MacGibbon
40
Ken Funston
39
Most Ducks
John Reid
2
Eric Dempster
2
Anton Murray
1
Worst Bowling Fig
John Reid
49
Highest Score
Ken Funston
39
Matt Poore
32
Most sixes
Hugh Tayfield
1
Most Fours
Geoff Rabone
16
Roy McLean
11
Jackie McGlew
9
Clive van Ryneveld
5