South Africa v New Zealand @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg
24, 26, 28, 29 December 1953 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CD Coote, DT Drew
Match Result: South Africa won by 132 runs
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c John Reid b Tony MacGibbon | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Anton Murray | c Murray Chapple b Bob Blair | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Russell Endean | c Bert Sutcliffe b John Reid | 93 | - | 170 | 13 | - | |
| 4. Ken Funston | lbw b Guy Overton | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Bob Blair b Guy Overton | 27 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | b Bob Blair | 65 | - | 131 | 7 | - | |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | c Frank Mooney b Tony MacGibbon | 20 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - | |
| +9. John Waite | c Frank Mooney b Tony MacGibbon | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. David Ironside | b John Reid | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Neil Adcock | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Anton Murray), 2-37 (Jackie McGlew), 3-43 (Ken Funston), 4-100 (Roy McLean), 5-168 (Russell Endean), 6-226 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-244 (Jack Cheetham), 8-244 (John Waite), 9-271 (David Ironside), 271 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 3b, 2lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80 ovs) 271 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 17 | 4 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 18 | 3 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Overton | 20 | 4 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 22 | 5 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Geoff Rabone | c Russell Endean b David Ironside | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Murray Chapple | b Neil Adcock | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Matt Poore | b Neil Adcock | 15 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Bert Sutcliffe | not out | 80 | 0 | 112 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5. John Reid | c Russell Endean b Neil Adcock | 3 | - | 25 | - | - | |
| 6. Lawrie Miller | b David Ironside | 14 | - | 35 | - | - | |
| 7. John Beck | c John Waite b Anton Murray | 16 | - | 52 | - | - | |
| +8. Frank Mooney | b David Ironside | 35 | - | 131 | - | - | |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | c Russell Endean b David Ironside | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Guy Overton | c Anton Murray b David Ironside | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Bob Blair | st John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 6 | - | 10 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-5 (Geoff Rabone), 2-9 (Murray Chapple), 3-23 (John Reid), 4-35 (Matt Poore), 5-57 (John Beck), 6-81 (Lawrie Miller), 7-138 (Frank Mooney), 8-146 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-154 (Guy Overton), 187 (Bob Blair). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.2 ovs) 187 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 14 | 2 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Ironside | 19 | 4 | 51 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 12 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 8.2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | b Tony MacGibbon | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| +2. John Waite | c John Reid b Tony MacGibbon | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Russell Endean | c sub b John Reid | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Ken Funston | c Guy Overton b Tony MacGibbon | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Hugh Tayfield | b John Reid | 34 | - | - | - | - | |
| *6. Jack Cheetham | c Bert Sutcliffe b John Reid | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Roy McLean | lbw b John Reid | 36 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Clive van Ryneveld | c John Reid b Tony MacGibbon | 17 | - | 90 | - | - | |
| 9. Anton Murray | c Bob Blair b Guy Overton | 13 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. David Ironside | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Neil Adcock | c Matt Poore b Guy Overton | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Jackie McGlew), 2-13 (Russell Endean), 3-24 (Ken Funston), 4-37 (John Waite), 5-44 (Jack Cheetham), 6-67 (Hugh Tayfield), 7-112 (Roy McLean), 8-122 (Clive van Ryneveld), 9-138 (Anton Murray), 148 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.1 ovs) 148 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 16 | 5 | 34 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Overton | 12.1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 20 | 2 | 62 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Geoff Rabone | c Clive van Ryneveld b Neil Adcock | 22 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c John Waite b David Ironside | 22 | - | 45 | - | - | |
| 3. Matt Poore | b Neil Adcock | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Bert Sutcliffe | c Russell Endean b Anton Murray | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| +5. Frank Mooney | c Ken Funston b Neil Adcock | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. John Reid | c Ken Funston b David Ironside | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Lawrie Miller | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. John Beck | c Russell Endean b David Ironside | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Bob Blair | b Neil Adcock | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Guy Overton | run out ( > > ) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Murray Chapple), 2-38 (Matt Poore), 3-58 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-75 (Frank Mooney), 5-75 (Geoff Rabone), 6-76 (John Reid), 7-76 (Lawrie Miller), 8-84 (John Beck), 9-89 (Bob Blair), 100 (Guy Overton). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.5 ovs) 100 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 19 | 4 | 43 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Ironside | 20.5 | 10 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, John Waite, Russell Endean, Ken Funston, Hugh Tayfield, Jack Cheetham, Roy McLean, Clive van Ryneveld, Anton Murray, David Ironside, Neil Adcock
New Zealand:
Geoff Rabone, Murray Chapple, Matt Poore, Bert Sutcliffe, Frank Mooney, John Reid, Lawrie Miller, John Beck, Tony MacGibbon, Bob Blair, Guy Overton
