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Fri, 06 Mar - Tue, 10 Mar 1953 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Basin Reserve, Wellington
South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs
New Zealand
524/10 (20.00) & 172/10 (118.5)
South Africa
558/7 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
558/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
not out
255
0
534
19
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
c †Mooney b Blair
35
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
c Reid b Blair
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
b Fisher
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
c †Mooney b Blair
41
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
b Blair
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
b Burtt
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
st †Mooney b Burtt
109
0
219
10
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
run out
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
not out
27
0
0
0
2
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4)
9
Total
524/8d 174 Ov (RR: 3.01)
8908
0
0
493
34
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
36.00
4
98
4
2.72
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Fisher
34.00
6
78
1
2.29
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
24.00
8
36
0
1.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tom Burtt
44.00
7
140
2
3.18
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Alex Moir
35.00
4
159
0
4.54
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
1.00
0
4
0
4.00
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
New Zealand innigs
524/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bert Sutcliffe
c McGlew b Watkins
62
0
175
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Gordon Leggat
c Fuller b Tayfield
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Fisher
b Fuller
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Merv Wallace (c)
c †Waite b Murray
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ted Meuli
c Endean b Murray
15
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
c Endean b Tayfield
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
b Murray
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
not out
27
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Alex Moir
run out
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tom Burtt
lbw b Fuller
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
b Fuller
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 3, nb 1)
4
Total
172 123.4 Ov (RR: 1.39)
2924
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Eddie Fuller
19.40
7
29
3
1.47
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
27.00
17
29
1
1.07
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
38.00
15
53
2
1.39
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
11.00
3
27
0
2.45
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
28.00
15
30
3
1.07
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
172/10 (118.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bert Sutcliffe
b Murray
33
0
0
6
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Gordon Leggat
c Endean b Watkins
47
0
190
3
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Merv Wallace (c)
b Tayfield
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ted Meuli
b Fuller
23
0
66
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
c †Waite b Watkins
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c †Waite b Murray
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
b Tayfield
9
0
77
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Alex Moir
c Fuller b Watkins
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Fisher
c †Waite b Watkins
14
0
77
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tom Burtt
lbw b Tayfield
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
not out
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 16)
16
Total
172 118.5 Ov (RR: 1.44)
2924
0
0
153
0
0.00
New Zealand innigs
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