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Summary

TESTKingsmead, DurbanFri, 08 Dec - Tue, 12 Dec 1961 - 13:30

SA

South Africa

448/10 (20.00) & 149/10 (61.2)

VS

New Zealand

539/3 (20.00) & 166/10 (79.3)

NZ

South Africa won by 30 runs

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SA vs NZ — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1961
Teams: South Africa vs New Zealand
Series: New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Kingsmead, Durban
Toss: South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires: Desmond FellWilliam Anderson
Result: South Africa won by 30 runs
Season: 1961/62

South Africa

South Africa innings

448/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 292 88.5 Ov (RR: 3.28)	292 (292)
Jackie McGlew (c)	127 (127)
Roy McLean	63 (63)

BOWLING

Jack Alabaster	4/59
Frank Cameron	3/60
Dick Motz	2/64

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

539/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 245 99.3 Ov (RR: 2.46)	245 (245)
Zin Harris	74 (74)
Paul Barton	54 (54)

BOWLING

Kenneth Walter	4/63
Peter Pollock	3/61
Goofy Lawrence	3/63

South Africa

South Africa innings

149/10 (61.2)

BATTING

Total 149 61.2 Ov (RR: 2.42)	149 (149)
John Waite (WK)	63 (63)
Colin Bland	30 (30)

BOWLING

Jack Alabaster	3/36
Dick Motz	3/51
Frank Cameron	3/32

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

166/10 (79.3)

BATTING

Total 166 79.3 Ov (RR: 2.08)	166 (166)
Noel McGregor	55 (55)
Gary Bartlett	23 (23)

BOWLING

Peter Pollock	6/38
Harry Bromfield	3/37
Kenneth Walter	1/34

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