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Result of 1953
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series
2nd Test-South Africa in New Zealand Test Series 1953
Fri, 13 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar 1953 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Eden Park, Auckland
Match drawn
New Zealand
524/10 (20.00) & 31/2 (19.3)
South Africa
558/7 (20.00) & 200/5 (78)
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
c Chapple b Dempster
18
0
65
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
c †Mooney b Blair
72
0
214
6
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
c Reid b Blair
30
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
c Dempster b Poore
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
st †Mooney b Rabone
116
0
275
9
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
run out
54
0
160
6
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Reid b Rabone
0
0
5
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
b Reid
6
0
46
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
not out
30
0
67
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
b Rabone
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eddie Fuller
c †Mooney b Poore
17
0
31
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 2, nb 3)
12
Total
377 162 Ov (RR: 2.32)
377
0
0
21
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
30.00
6
64
2
2.13
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
28.00
6
72
0
2.57
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
22.00
3
55
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
39.00
9
84
1
2.15
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
24.00
4
62
3
2.58
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
19.00
8
28
2
1.47
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 †Waite b Tayfield
45
0
120
5
1
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
c Cheetham b Tayfield
22
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
run out
29
0
215
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
b Mansell
45
0
153
8
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Merv Wallace (c)
c Mansell b Tayfield
23
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Lawrie Miller
c †Waite b Murray
44
0
144
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Frank Mooney (WK)
c Endean b Tayfield
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Reid
c †Waite b Watkins
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
c Murray b Watkins
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
c Funston b Tayfield
14
0
66
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Bob Blair
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 5)
12
Total
245 171.2 Ov (RR: 1.42)
245
0
0
13
1
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Eddie Fuller
37.00
13
60
0
1.62
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
38.00
20
51
2
1.34
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Anton Murray
31.00
16
29
1
0.93
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
46.20
19
62
5
1.33
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
18.00
9
29
1
1.61
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham
1.00
0
2
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
South Africa innigs
31/2 (19.3)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
b Reid
50
0
169
4
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Waite (WK)
b Poore
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
c Sutcliffe b Poore
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Roy McLean
c Rabone b MacGibbon
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Ken Funston
b Rabone
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Russell Endean
not out
47
0
0
7
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
not out
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 6, nb 2, w 4)
18
Total
200/5d 78 Ov (RR: 2.56)
200
0
0
11
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
11.00
3
26
0
2.36
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Tony MacGibbon
16.00
6
17
1
1.06
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Reid
13.00
5
21
1
1.61
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Eric Dempster
13.00
4
29
0
2.23
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
17.00
4
46
1
2.70
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
8.00
1
43
2
5.37
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
New Zealand innigs
200/5 (78)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bert Sutcliffe
run out
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Murray Chapple
c McGlew b Watkins
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Geoff Rabone
not out
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Matt Poore
not out
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1953
Career
Extras
0
Total
31/2 19.3 Ov (RR: 1.58)
31
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
8.00
1
14
0
1.75
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
John Watkins
8.00
3
12
1
1.50
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Hugh Tayfield
2.30
0
5
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
Percy Mansell
1.00
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1953
Career
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