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South Africa v New Zealand
New Zealand in Australia and South Africa 1953/54 (1st Test)
VenueKingsmead, Durban on 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th December 1953 (4-day match)
Balls per over8
TossSouth Africa won the toss and decided to bat
ResultSouth Africa won by an innings and 58 runs
UmpiresAN McCabe, BV Malan
Close of play day 1South Africa (1) 278/3 (Funston 39*, McLean 93*; 79 overs)
Close of play day 2New Zealand (1) 70/2 (Rabone 40*, Reid 5*; 27 overs)
Close of play day 3New Zealand (2) 22/2 (Sutcliffe 15*, Mooney 5*; 12 overs)
South Africa first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DJ McGlewb MacGibbon841842059- 
+JHB Waiteb Overton431591635- 
WR Endeanb MacGibbon620281- 
KJ Funstonlbw b Reid391091315- 
RA McLeanc Chapple b Blair10117614411- 
JC Watkinsc Mooney b MacGibbon2951692- 
*JE Cheethamb Rabone1744412- 
CB van Ryneveldnot out68961015- 
HJ Tayfieldb Overton28737921 
ARA Murrayb Blair01014-- 
NAT Adcockdid not bat      
Extras(10 b, 8 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)22
Total(9 wickets, declared, 496 minutes, 115 overs)437
Fall of wickets:
1-113 (Waite, 38 ov), 2-140 (Endean, 44.4 ov), 3-143 (McGlew, 46.6 ov), 4-278 (Funston, 79.1 ov), 5-294 (McLean, 82.6 ov), 6-335 (Cheetham, 92 ov), 7-337 (Watkins, 92.6 ov), 8-422 (Tayfield, 111.4 ov), 9-437 (Murray, 115 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Blair22   21042-1
Reid16   2491-1
Overton27   89221-
MacGibbon27   4733-2
Poore5   0300--
Dempster10   1360--
Rabone8   0311--
New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
B Sutcliffec Waite b Tayfield2088923- 
*GO Rabonelbw b Tayfield1073963619- 
ME Chappleb Tayfield166-- 
JR Reidb Tayfield62019-- 
LSM Millerlbw b van Ryneveld1341421- 
MB Poorec Cheetham b Tayfield321241063- 
+FLH Mooneyb Watkins946421- 
AR MacGibbonst Waite b van Ryneveld2151452- 
EW Dempsternot out735311- 
RW Blairb Tayfield22616-- 
GWF Overtonb van Ryneveld21310-- 
Extras(9 b, 1 lb)10
Total(all out, 389 minutes, 105.6 overs)230
Fall of wickets:
1-39 (Sutcliffe, 21.6 ov), 2-53 (Chapple, 23.5 ov), 3-75 (Reid, 27.7 ov), 4-100 (Miller, 38.5 ov), 5-162 (Poore, 72.6 ov), 6-181 (Mooney, 83.4 ov), 7-215 (MacGibbon, 95.7 ov), 8-215 (Rabone, 96.5 ov), 9-219 (Blair, 102.4 ov), 10-230 (Overton, 105.6 ov)
South Africa bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Adcock19   3520--
Watkins15   5281--
Murray7   590--
Tayfield36   17626--
van Ryneveld28.66693--
New Zealand second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
B Sutcliffec Endean b Tayfield1648563- 
ME Chapplec Funston b Watkins168-- 
JR Reidc Funston b Watkins01817-- 
+FLH Mooneyc Waite b Adcock742401- 
*GO Raboneb Adcock682571847- 
LSM Millerlbw b Murray188986-- 
MB Poorest Waite b van Ryneveld16356-- 
AR MacGibbonc Watkins b Tayfield1966582- 
EW Dempsterc McGlew b Adcock032-- 
RW Blairst Waite b Tayfield648431- 
GWF Overtonnot out31814-- 
Extras(6 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)10
Total(all out, 285 minutes, 82.1 overs)149
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Chapple, 1.2 ov), 2-15 (Reid, 5.4 ov), 3-24 (Sutcliffe, 13.2 ov), 4-36 (Mooney, 16.4 ov), 5-85 (Miller, 41.3 ov), 6-103 (Poore, 61.2 ov), 7-125 (Rabone, 68.2 ov), 8-125 (Dempster, 68.5 ov), 9-146 (MacGibbon, 78.1 ov), 10-149 (Blair, 82.1 ov)
South Africa bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Adcock14   4383-1
Watkins14   7162--
Tayfield26.112353--
Murray7   481--
van Ryneveld21   9421--
Notes
--> NAT Adcock made his debut in Test matches
--> GWF Overton made his debut in Test matches
--> DJ McGlew (1) 50 in 115 balls with 5 fours
--> RA McLean (1) 50 in 93 balls with 7 fours
--> RA McLean (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in Test matches
--> RA McLean (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> RA McLean (1) 100 in 174 balls, 140 minutes with 11 fours
--> JC Watkins (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 5
--> CB van Ryneveld (1) 50 in 70 balls with 3 fours
--> GO Rabone (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in Test matches
--> GO Rabone (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> GO Rabone (1) 50 in 127 balls with 4 fours
--> GO Rabone (1) 100 in 357 balls, 337 minutes with 8 fours
--> AR MacGibbon (1) passed his previous highest score of 20 in Test matches
--> B Sutcliffe (2) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> GO Rabone (2) 50 in 215 balls with 5 fours
--> B Sutcliffe made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> FLH Mooney made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> GO Rabone made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> JR Reid made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> AR MacGibbon made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DJ McGlew made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> CB van Ryneveld made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> JHB Waite made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> RA McLean made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> WR Endean made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> KJ Funston made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> ARA Murray made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> RW Blair made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> LSM Miller made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> ME Chapple made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> EW Dempster made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> MB Poore made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> AR MacGibbon achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed DJ McGlew in the South Africa first innings (previous best was 1-17)
--> CB van Ryneveld achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed AR MacGibbon in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 1-26)