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Fri, 08 Dec - Tue, 12 Dec 1961 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Kingsmead, Durban
South Africa won by 30 runs
South Africa
448/10 (20.00) & 149/10 (61.2)
New Zealand
539/3 (20.00) & 166/10 (79.3)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Noel McGregor
2
Zin Harris
2
Paul Barton
2
John Waite
2
Roy McLean
2
Most Wickets
Peter Pollock
9
Jack Alabaster
7
Frank Cameron
6
Dick Motz
5
Kenneth Walter
5
Best Average
Peter Pollock
11.000000
Jack Alabaster
13.571428
Frank Cameron
15.333333
Kenneth Walter
19.400000
Harry Bromfield
20.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Peter Pollock
6
Kenneth Walter
4
Jack Alabaster
4
Frank Cameron
3
Dick Motz
3
Most Runs Conceed
Dick Motz
115
Goofy Lawrence
103
Peter Pollock
99
Kenneth Walter
97
Jack Alabaster
95
Most Runs
Jackie McGlew
132
John Waite
88
Paul Barton
77
Noel McGregor
75
Zin Harris
74
Highest Score
Jackie McGlew
127
Zin Harris
74
John Waite
63
Roy McLean
63
Noel McGregor
55
Best Averages
Jackie McGlew
132.000000
John Waite
44.000000
Paul Barton
38.500000
Noel McGregor
37.500000
Zin Harris
37.000000
Best Economy
John Sparling
0.000000
Harry Bromfield
1.818181
Goofy Lawrence
1.907407
Eddie Barlow
2.125000
Frank Cameron
2.180094
Most Wickets
Harry Bromfield
3
Goofy Lawrence
3
Gary Bartlett
1
Most Runs Conceed
Frank Cameron
92
Harry Bromfield
60
Best Economy
Peter Pollock
2.340425
Kenneth Walter
2.348668
Best Strike Rate
Peter Pollock
28.2
Jack Alabaster
29.5714
Frank Cameron
42.2
Kenneth Walter
49.56
Dick Motz
51.6
Harry Bromfield
66
Goofy Lawrence
108
Best Bowling Fig
Harry Bromfield
3
Goofy Lawrence
3
Gary Bartlett
1
Most Not Outs
Frank Cameron
2
Jackie McGlew
2
Harry Bromfield
2
Best Averages
Roy McLean
31.500000
Gary Bartlett
31.500000
Colin Bland
17.500000
Most 100s
Jackie McGlew
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Dick Motz
64
Goofy Lawrence
63
Kenneth Walter
63
Peter Pollock
61
Frank Cameron
60
Jack Alabaster
59
Best Average
Dick Motz
23.000000
Goofy Lawrence
34.333333
Most Runs
Roy McLean
63
Gary Bartlett
63
Colin Bland
35
Most Ducks
Zin Harris
2
Dick Motz
2
Roy McLean
2
Harry Bromfield
2
Kim Elgie
2
Goofy Lawrence
2
Peter Pollock
2
Most Fours
Jackie McGlew
10
Highest Score
Paul Barton
54
Gary Bartlett
40
Colin Bland
30
Most sixes
John Waite
1
Roy McLean
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Gary Bartlett
39
John Reid
38