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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
Most Wickets
Hugh Tayfield
5
John Watkins
5
Anton Murray
5
Eddie Fuller
4
Bob Blair
4
Best Average
Anton Murray
9.800000
John Watkins
10.200000
Eddie Fuller
18.000000
Hugh Tayfield
19.000000
Bob Blair
24.500000
Most 50s
Bert Sutcliffe
2
Best Bowling Fig
Bob Blair
4
John Watkins
4
Anton Murray
3
Eddie Fuller
3
Hugh Tayfield
3
Best Economy
Anton Murray
0.960784
John Watkins
1.009900
Hugh Tayfield
1.357142
John Reid
1.500000
Eddie Fuller
1.551724
Most Runs Conceed
Alex Moir
159
Tom Burtt
140
Bob Blair
98
Hugh Tayfield
95
Eric Fisher
78
Highest Score
Jackie McGlew
255
Anton Murray
109
Bert Sutcliffe
62
Gordon Leggat
47
Russell Endean
41
Most Runs
Jackie McGlew
255
Anton Murray
109
Bert Sutcliffe
95
Gordon Leggat
69
Russell Endean
41
Best Averages
Anton Murray
109.000000
Bert Sutcliffe
47.500000
Russell Endean
41.000000
Frank Mooney
36.000000
John Waite
35.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Tom Burtt
2
Eric Fisher
1
Most Not Outs
Frank Mooney
2
Bob Blair
2
Hugh Tayfield
1
Most Wickets
Tom Burtt
2
Eric Fisher
1
Most Not Outs
Jackie McGlew
1
Most Runs Conceed
Eddie Fuller
72
Percy Mansell
57
Best Economy
Eric Fisher
2.294117
Percy Mansell
2.375000
Best Strike Rate
Bob Blair
54
John Watkins
60.6
Anton Murray
61.2
Best Average
Tom Burtt
70.000000
Eric Fisher
78.000000
Most Runs
Ted Meuli
38
Frank Mooney
36
Most Ducks
Tom Burtt
2
Alex Moir
2
Bob Blair
2
Best Averages
Gordon Leggat
34.500000
Ted Meuli
19.000000
Most 100s
Jackie McGlew
1
Anton Murray
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Alex Moir
159
Tom Burtt
140
Bob Blair
98
Eric Fisher
78
Hugh Tayfield
53
Eddie Fuller
43
Best Strike Rate
Eddie Fuller
69.6
Hugh Tayfield
84
Tom Burtt
132
Eric Fisher
204
Most Fours
Jackie McGlew
19
Anton Murray
10
Bert Sutcliffe
6
Gordon Leggat
3
Highest Score
John Waite
35
Hugh Tayfield
27
Frank Mooney
27
Most sixes
Hugh Tayfield
2
Worst Bowling Fig
John Reid
36