South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st Test at Durban, Dec 08 1961 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st Test, Durban, December 08 - 12, 1961, New Zealand tour of South Africa
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not out | 127 | - | 312 | 10 | 0 | - | |||
| b Motz | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Bartlett | 25 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| b Alabaster | 63 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| c Reid b Cameron | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Motz | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Cameron | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Cameron | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Sparling b Alabaster | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Alabaster | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Alabaster | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 11, lb 6, nb 14, w 1) | 32 | |||||||
| Total | 88.5 Ov (RR: 3.28) | 292 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-20 (Eddie Barlow), 2-82 (John Waite), 3-185 (Roy McLean), 4-216 (Colin Bland), 5-233 (Kim Elgie), 6-253 (Sid O'Linn), 7-263 (Peter Pollock), 8-286 (Goofy Lawrence), 9-292 (Kenneth Walter), 10-292 (Harry Bromfield) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 2.78 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 4.33 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 2.22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17.5 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 3.30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Walter b Pollock | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Pollock | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Elgie b Lawrence | 54 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Barlow b Walter | 20 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Pollock b Lawrence | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Elgie b Walter | 74 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Pollock | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c McGlew b Walter | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Pollock b Walter | 40 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Lawrence | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 16) | 18 | |||||||
| Total | 99.3 Ov (RR: 2.46) | 245 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-20 (John Sparling), 2-33 (John Guy), 3-63 (Noel McGregor), 4-89 (John Reid), 5-150 (Paul Barton), 6-153 (Artie Dick), 7-162 (Dick Motz), 8-235 (Zin Harris), 9-245 (Jack Alabaster), 10-245 (Gary Bartlett) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 2.77 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 25.3 | 6 | 63 | 4 | 2.47 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 2.17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1.53 | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Motz | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Motz | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c sub (GT Dowling) b Cameron | 63 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Bartlett b Motz | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 30 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Dick b Alabaster | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Cameron b Alabaster | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Cameron | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Alabaster | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Dick b Cameron | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 4, nb 8, w 5) | 19 | |||||||
| Total | 61.2 Ov (RR: 2.42) | 149 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-17 (Jackie McGlew), 2-38 (Eddie Barlow), 3-38 (Roy McLean), 4-110 (Colin Bland), 5-113 (Kim Elgie), 6-129 (John Waite), 7-137 (Sid O'Linn), 8-137 (Goofy Lawrence), 9-144 (Kenneth Walter), 10-149 (Peter Pollock) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2.55 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15.2 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2.08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 2.11 | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 2nd Innings (T: 197 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Bromfield b Pollock | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Walter | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Pollock | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Walter b Bromfield | 55 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Pollock | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Pollock | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Waite b Pollock | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c O'Linn b Bromfield | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Bromfield | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Bromfield b Pollock | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 15) | 17 | |||||||
| Total | 79.3 Ov (RR: 2.08) | 166 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-7 (John Guy), 2-23 (John Sparling), 3-53 (Paul Barton), 4-53 (Zin Harris), 5-100 (John Reid), 6-102 (Artie Dick), 7-137 (Noel McGregor), 8-150 (Gary Bartlett), 9-162 (Dick Motz), 10-166 (Jack Alabaster) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2.12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 1.60 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 2.05 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Fri, 08 Dec
day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 31/1 (John Guy 8*, Paul Barton 8*)Sat, 09 Dec
day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 13/0 (Jackie McGlew 5*, Eddie Barlow 4*)Sun, 10 Dec
rest dayMon, 11 Dec
day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 83/4 (Noel McGregor 29*, John Reid 10*)Tue, 12 Dec
day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 166 (79.3 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
McGlew (312 mins, 12 fours) carried his bat
Pollock career best bowling figures in his first test
Match Details
GroundKingsmead, Durban
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Season1961/62
Series resultSouth Africa led the 5-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 515
Match daysday (4-day match)
Test debut
Umpires