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Fri, 29 Jan - Fri, 29 Jan 1954 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Ellis Park, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 9 wickets
South Africa
505/10 (20.00) & 25/1 (6.2)
New Zealand
558/7 (20.00) & 188/10 (92.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Hugh Tayfield
7.625000
Neil Adcock
12.000000
John Watkins
15.000000
Bob Blair
16.000000
Guy Overton
21.666666
Most Runs Conceed
Tony MacGibbon
73
Neil Adcock
72
David Ironside
70
John Reid
67
Guy Overton
65
Best Bowling Fig
Hugh Tayfield
6
Neil Adcock
5
Bob Blair
3
Guy Overton
3
Tony MacGibbon
2
Most Wickets
Hugh Tayfield
8
Neil Adcock
6
David Ironside
3
Tony MacGibbon
3
Bob Blair
3
Best Economy
Hugh Tayfield
1.418604
John Watkins
1.578947
David Ironside
1.881720
Neil Adcock
1.930294
Guy Overton
2.031250
Most 50s
Jackie McGlew
2
John Waite
1
Most Runs
Eric Dempster
68
Jackie McGlew
67
John Waite
52
Murray Chapple
46
Jack Cheetham
45
Highest Score
Jackie McGlew
61
John Waite
52
Eric Dempster
47
Dick Westcott
43
Murray Chapple
42
Best Averages
Eric Dempster
68.000000
Jackie McGlew
67.000000
John Waite
52.000000
Jack Cheetham
45.000000
Murray Chapple
23.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Hugh Tayfield
61
Bob Blair
48
Most Wickets
Guy Overton
3
John Watkins
2
Best Bowling Fig
David Ironside
2
John Watkins
2
Most Not Outs
Bob Blair
2
Eric Dempster
2
Jack Cheetham
2
Best Economy
Bob Blair
2.181818
Tony MacGibbon
2.517241
Best Strike Rate
Hugh Tayfield
32.25
Neil Adcock
37.3
Bob Blair
44
Most Not Outs
Jackie McGlew
2
David Ironside
1
Most Runs
Dick Westcott
44
John Reid
26
Most Ducks
Bert Sutcliffe
2
John Reid
2
Lawrie Miller
2
Matt Poore
2
Guy Overton
2
John Beck
2
Roy McLean
1
Best Strike Rate
Bert Sutcliffe
7.666666
Best Averages
Dick Westcott
22.000000
Hugh Tayfield
19.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
John Reid
67
Guy Overton
65
Tony MacGibbon
57
Best Average
David Ironside
23.333333
Tony MacGibbon
24.333333
Best Strike Rate
John Watkins
57
Tony MacGibbon
58
Guy Overton
64
David Ironside
74.4
Worst Bowling Fig
David Ironside
50
Hugh Tayfield
48
Neil Adcock
45
Bob Blair
42
Most Fours
Murray Chapple
3
Jackie McGlew
3
Jack Cheetham
3
Most Balls Faced
Bert Sutcliffe
3
Highest Score
Jack Cheetham
29
John Reid
26
Most sixes
Murray Chapple
1