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TESTCrusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port ElizabethFri, 05 Feb - Tue, 09 Feb 1954 - 13:30

SA

South Africa

505/10 (20.00) & 215/5 (47.3)

VS

New Zealand

558/7 (20.00) & 222/10 (87.6)

NZ

South Africa won by 5 wickets

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SA vs NZ — 5th Test

Match No: 5th Test
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1954
Teams: South Africa vs New Zealand
Series: New Zealand in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss: New Zealand, elected to bat first
Umpires: Dal CollinsFrederick Payne
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
Season: 1953/54

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

558/7 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 226 92.3 Ov (RR: 2.44)	226 (226)
John Beck	48 (48)
Matt Poore	41 (41)

BOWLING

John Watkins	4/34
Neil Adcock	4/86
Hugh Tayfield	1/35

South Africa

South Africa innings

505/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 237 98.1 Ov (RR: 2.41)	237 (237)
Jack Cheetham (c)	42 (42)
Clive van Ryneveld	40 (40)

BOWLING

John Reid	4/51
Tony MacGibbon	3/55
Bob Blair	2/39

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

215/5 (47.3)

BATTING

Total 222 87.6 Ov (RR: 2.52)	222 (222)
John Reid	73 (73)
Bert Sutcliffe (c)	52 (52)

BOWLING

Clive van Ryneveld	4/67
Neil Adcock	2/45
Anton Murray	1/34

South Africa

South Africa innings

222/10 (87.6)

BATTING

Total 215/5 47.3 Ov (RR: 4.53)	215 (215)
Russell Endean	87 (87)
John Watkins	45 (45)

BOWLING

Tony MacGibbon	2/44
John Reid	1/64
Bill Bell	1/54

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