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Western Province v New Zealanders
New Zealand in Australia and South Africa 1953/54
VenueNewlands, Cape Town on 31st October, 2nd, 3rd November 1953 (3-day match)
Balls per over8
TossWestern Province won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresS Collins, GL Sickler
Close of play day 1Western Province (1) 314/8 (Fuller 27*, Melle 8*; 77 overs)
Close of play day 2Western Province (2) 49/0 (Commins 25*, Westcott 24*)
Western Province first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
KT Comminsc Mooney b Reid16     
RJ Westcottc Chapple b Overton82 21181 
PS Nicholsonb MacGibbon17     
BD Pfaffb Dempster66 8371 
*CB van Ryneveldst Mooney b Overton57 786- 
PD Jafferb Overton9     
AW Marshalllbw b Overton8     
+RM Farrellb Poore14     
ERH Fullernot out27     
MG Mellenot out8     
MA Hanleydid not bat      
Extras(7 b, 3 nb)10
Total(8 wickets, declared, 330 minutes, 77 overs)314
Fall of wickets:
1-50 (Commins), 2-85 (Nicholson), 3-176 (Westcott), 4-193 (Pfaff), 5-215 (Jaffer), 6-243 (Marshall), 7-266 (van Ryneveld), 8-293 (Farrell)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Blair14   2810--
Overton17   3514--
MacGibbon7   2161--
Rabone10   1300--
Dempster16   3791--
Reid11   2401--
Poore2   071--
New Zealanders first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
B Sutcliffelbw b van Ryneveld69 1208- 
ME Chapplec and b Hanley71 1468- 
MB Pooreb Hanley16     
JR Reidb Hanley8     
LSM Millerc Hanley b van Ryneveld1     
*GO Rabonec Westcott b Hanley1     
+FLH Mooneyrun out18     
AR MacGibbonb Fuller7     
EW Dempsternot out28 67   
RW Blairb Hanley1     
GWF Overtonlbw b Hanley0     
Extras(8 b, 1 lb)9
Total(all out, 262 minutes, 73.4 overs)229
Fall of wickets:
1-128 (Sutcliffe), 2-158 (Chapple), 3-166 (Reid), 4-169 (Miller), 5-170 (Rabone), 6-175 (Poore), 7-186 (MacGibbon), 8-216 (Mooney), 9-217 (Blair), 10-229 (Overton, 73.4 ov)
Western Province bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fuller18   2561--
Melle6   0330--
Hanley32.49826--
van Ryneveld17   2492--
Western Province second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
KT Comminsc Sutcliffe b Rabone70 1187- 
RJ Westcottc and b Rabone71 13581 
BD Pfaffc Poore b Rabone30 3312 
ERH Fullerc Chapple b Rabone29 941 
*CB van Ryneveldb Reid3     
PS Nicholsonb Rabone1     
PD Jafferc Poore b Reid1     
+RM Farrellc MacGibbon b Rabone14     
AW Marshallnot out1     
MG Melledid not bat      
MA Hanleydid not bat      
Extras(7 b, 2 lb)9
Total(8 wickets, declared, 164 minutes, 44 overs)229
Fall of wickets:
1-133 (Commins), 2-172 (Westcott), 3-204 (Fuller), 4-210 (Pfaff), 5-212 (Nicholson), 6-212 (van Ryneveld), 7-215 (Jaffer), 8-229 (Farrell, 44 ov)
New Zealanders bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Blair3   0140--
Overton9   4250--
Rabone15   2996--
Dempster8   0450--
Reid7   0272--
Poore2   0100--
New Zealanders second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
B Sutcliffec Farrell b Melle17     
ME Chapplelbw b Melle6     
MB Poorec Melle b van Ryneveld8     
JR Reidst Farrell b van Ryneveld111 145111 
LSM Millerc Farrell b Fuller12     
+FLH Mooneynot out52 1294- 
EW Dempsterrun out2     
AR MacGibbonb Hanley9     
*GO Rabonenot out0     
RW Blairdid not bat      
GWF Overtondid not bat      
Extras(15 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)18
Total(7 wickets, 229 minutes, 63 overs)235
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Sutcliffe), 2-28 (Chapple), 3-53 (Poore), 4-109 (Miller), 5-191 (Reid), 6-206 (Dempster), 7-235 (MacGibbon)
Western Province bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fuller15   1511--
Melle13   1322--
Hanley12   2441--
van Ryneveld16   3752--
Marshall7   2150--
Notes
--> PS Nicholson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> PD Jaffer made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ME Chapple (1) 50 in 93 minutes
--> KT Commins (2) passed his previous highest score of 49 in First-Class matches
--> RJ Westcott (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 35
--> JR Reid (2) 50 in 44 minutes
--> JR Reid (2) 100 in 122 minutes
--> B Sutcliffe made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> FLH Mooney made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> GO Rabone made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> JR Reid made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> AR MacGibbon made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> RW Blair made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> LSM Miller made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> ME Chapple made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> EW Dempster made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> MB Poore made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> GWF Overton made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches