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South Africa v New Zealand @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
5, 6, 8, 9 February 1954 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: D Collins, FRW Payne
Match Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Frank Mooney | c Hugh Tayfield b Anton Murray | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c John Waite b John Watkins | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Matt Poore | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 41 | - | 150 | - | - |
| *4. Bert Sutcliffe | c John Waite b John Watkins | 38 | 0 | 142 | - | - |
| 5. John Reid | b Neil Adcock | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Lawrie Miller | c Russell Endean b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Beck | b Neil Adcock | 48 | - | 87 | 7 | - |
| 8. Eric Dempster | c & b John Watkins | 16 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | b John Watkins | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | c Anton Murray b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Bell | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Murray Chapple), 2-64 (Frank Mooney), 3-99 (Matt Poore), 4-141 (John Reid), 5-146 (Lawrie Miller), 6-146 (Bert Sutcliffe), 7-176 (Eric Dempster), 8-188 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-226 (John Beck), 226 (Bob Blair). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 19 | 1 | 86 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 16 | 6 | 34 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 29.3 | 15 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 21 | 4 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | b Bill Bell | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Dick Westcott | lbw b John Reid | 29 | - | 129 | - | - |
| *3. Jack Cheetham | c Bert Sutcliffe b Tony MacGibbon | 42 | - | 149 | - | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | lbw b John Reid | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | c John Reid b Tony MacGibbon | 32 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. John Watkins | b John Reid | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Bob Blair | 40 | - | 94 | - | - |
| +8. John Waite | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | c Bert Sutcliffe b Bob Blair | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Anton Murray | lbw b John Reid | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Tony MacGibbon | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Jackie McGlew), 2-69 (Dick Westcott), 3-89 (Ken Funston), 4-140 (Jack Cheetham), 5-146 (Russell Endean), 6-173 (John Watkins), 7-207 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-209 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-224 (Anton Murray), 237 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 16 | 4 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 22.1 | 2 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 32 | 16 | 51 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bell | 28 | 6 | 82 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Frank Mooney | c Clive van Ryneveld b Neil Adcock | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | lbw b Anton Murray | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Matt Poore | c John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Bert Sutcliffe | c & b Clive van Ryneveld | 52 | 0 | 124 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. John Reid | run out ( > > ) | 73 | - | 135 | 8 | - |
| 6. John Beck | b Hugh Tayfield | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Eric Dempster | st John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tony MacGibbon | c Neil Adcock b John Watkins | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lawrie Miller | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | st John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bill Bell | not out | 21 | - | 34 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Frank Mooney), 2-17 (Murray Chapple), 3-77 (Matt Poore), 4-122 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-161 (John Beck), 6-166 (Eric Dempster), 7-181 (John Reid), 8-189 (Lawrie Miller), 9-193 (Tony MacGibbon), 222 (Bob Blair). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.6 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 19 | 1 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 14 | 6 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 17 | 5 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 20.6 | 1 | 67 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 17 | 7 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | run out ( > > ) | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Dick Westcott | b Tony MacGibbon | 11 | - | 54 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Funston | c Frank Mooney b Tony MacGibbon | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c & b Bill Bell | 87 | - | 94 | 14 | - |
| 5. John Watkins | b John Reid | 45 | - | 79 | - | - |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. John Waite | ||||||
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 10. Anton Murray | ||||||
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-44 (Dick Westcott), 2-46 (Ken Funston), 3-81 (Jackie McGlew), 4-188 (John Watkins), 5-198 (Russell Endean). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 47.3 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 15 | 2 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bell | 9.3 | 0 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dempster | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Mooney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Dick Westcott, Ken Funston, Russell Endean, John Watkins, Clive van Ryneveld, Jack Cheetham, John Waite, Hugh Tayfield, Anton Murray, Neil Adcock