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Result of 1953
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
2nd Test-New Zealand in South Africa Test Series 1953
Thu, 24 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec 1953 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Ellis Park, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 132 runs
South Africa
437/10 (20.00) & 148/10 (53.1)
New Zealand
558/7 (20.00) & 100/10 (47.5)
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
Jackie McGlew
c Reid b MacGibbon
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
c Chapple b Blair
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
c Sutcliffe b Reid
93
0
170
13
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
lbw b Overton
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Blair b Overton
27
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1953
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
b Blair
65
0
131
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
c †Mooney b MacGibbon
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
not out
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
c †Mooney b MacGibbon
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
David Ironside
b Reid
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Neil Adcock
run out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 2, nb 8)
13
Total
271 80 Ov (RR: 3.38)
271
1
0
20
1
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
17.00
4
50
2
2.20
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
18.00
3
63
2
2.62
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
20.00
4
68
2
2.55
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
22.00
5
61
3
2.07
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
3.00
0
16
0
4.00
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
Geoff Rabone (c)
c Endean b Ironside
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
b Adcock
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
b Adcock
15
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
not out
80
0
112
4
7
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c Endean b Adcock
3
0
25
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
b Ironside
14
0
35
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Beck
c †Waite b Murray
16
0
52
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
b Ironside
35
0
131
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
c Endean b Ironside
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
c Murray b Ironside
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
st †Waite b Tayfield
6
0
10
0
1
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 4, nb 2)
9
Total
187 53.2 Ov (RR: 3.51)
187
0
0
4
8
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Neil Adcock
14.00
2
44
3
2.35
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
David Ironside
19.00
4
51
5
2.01
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
12.00
3
30
1
1.87
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
8.20
2
53
1
4.81
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
148/10 (53.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
b MacGibbon
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
c Reid b MacGibbon
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
c sub b Reid
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
c Overton b MacGibbon
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Reid
34
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
c Sutcliffe b Reid
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
lbw b Reid
36
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
c Reid b MacGibbon
17
0
90
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
c Blair b Overton
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
David Ironside
not out
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Neil Adcock
c Poore b Overton
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 2)
5
Total
148 53.1 Ov (RR: 2.78)
148
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
5.00
0
14
0
2.10
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
16.00
5
34
4
1.59
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
12.10
1
33
2
2.04
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
20.00
2
62
4
2.32
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
New Zealand innigs
100/10 (47.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Geoff Rabone (c)
c van Ryneveld b Adcock
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
c †Waite b Ironside
22
0
45
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
b Adcock
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bert Sutcliffe
c Endean b Murray
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
c Funston b Adcock
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c Funston b Ironside
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
c †Waite b Adcock
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Beck
c Endean b Ironside
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
not out
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
b Adcock
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Guy Overton
run out
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 5, nb 2)
10
Total
100 47.5 Ov (RR: 2.09)
100
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Neil Adcock
19.00
4
43
5
1.69
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
David Ironside
20.50
10
37
3
1.34
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
8.00
3
10
1
0.93
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
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