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Result of 1953
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
5th Test-New Zealand in South Africa Test Series 1953
Fri, 05 Feb - Tue, 09 Feb 1954 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
South Africa won by 5 wickets
South Africa
505/10 (20.00) & 215/5 (47.3)
New Zealand
558/7 (20.00) & 222/10 (87.6)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
New Zealand innigs
558/7 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Frank Mooney (WK)
c Tayfield b Murray
24
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Murray Chapple
c †Waite b Watkins
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Matt Poore
c †Waite b Adcock
41
0
150
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bert Sutcliffe (c)
c †Waite b Watkins
38
0
142
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Reid
b Adcock
19
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Lawrie Miller
c Endean b Adcock
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Beck
b Adcock
48
0
87
7
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Eric Dempster
c & b Watkins
16
0
18
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Tony MacGibbon
b Watkins
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bob Blair
c Murray b Tayfield
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Bell
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 5, w 1)
7
Total
226 92.3 Ov (RR: 2.44)
226
0
0
7
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
1
86
4
3.39
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
John Watkins
16.00
6
34
4
1.59
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Hugh Tayfield
29.30
15
35
1
0.89
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
7.00
1
15
0
1.60
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Anton Murray
21.00
4
49
1
1.75
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
South Africa innigs
505/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
b Bell
27
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Dick Westcott
lbw b Reid
29
0
129
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
c Sutcliffe b MacGibbon
42
0
149
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ken Funston
lbw b Reid
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Russell Endean
c Reid b MacGibbon
32
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Watkins
b Reid
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
lbw b Blair
40
0
94
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Waite (WK)
not out
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Hugh Tayfield
c Sutcliffe b Blair
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Anton Murray
lbw b Reid
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Neil Adcock
b MacGibbon
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 1, nb 6)
10
Total
237 98.1 Ov (RR: 2.41)
237
0
0
0
1
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
16.00
4
39
2
1.82
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Tony MacGibbon
22.10
2
55
3
1.86
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
John Reid
32.00
16
51
4
1.19
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bill Bell
28.00
6
82
1
2.19
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
New Zealand innigs
215/5 (47.3)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Frank Mooney (WK)
c van Ryneveld b Adcock
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Murray Chapple
lbw b Murray
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Matt Poore
c †Waite b van Ryneveld
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bert Sutcliffe (c)
c & b van Ryneveld
52
0
124
4
2
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Reid
run out
73
0
135
8
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Beck
b Tayfield
12
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Eric Dempster
st †Waite b van Ryneveld
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Tony MacGibbon
c Adcock b Watkins
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Lawrie Miller
c †Waite b Adcock
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bob Blair
st †Waite b van Ryneveld
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Bill Bell
not out
21
0
34
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 1)
4
Total
222 87.6 Ov (RR: 2.52)
222
0
0
12
2
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Neil Adcock
19.00
1
45
2
1.77
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
John Watkins
14.00
6
21
1
1.12
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Hugh Tayfield
17.00
5
51
1
2.25
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
20.60
1
67
4
2.42
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Anton Murray
17.00
7
34
1
1.50
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
South Africa innigs
222/10 (87.6)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Jackie McGlew
run out
38
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Dick Westcott
b MacGibbon
11
0
54
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Ken Funston
c †Mooney b MacGibbon
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Russell Endean
c & b Bell
87
0
94
14
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
John Watkins
b Reid
45
0
79
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
not out
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Jack Cheetham (c)
not out
13
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1954
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 4, nb 2)
11
Total
215/5 47.3 Ov (RR: 4.53)
215
0
0
14
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Blair
7.00
0
15
0
1.60
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Tony MacGibbon
10.00
0
44
2
3.30
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
John Reid
15.00
2
64
1
3.20
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Bill Bell
9.30
0
54
1
4.32
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Eric Dempster
5.00
0
27
0
4.05
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
Frank Mooney
1.00
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
In 1954
Career
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