Cricket Records in New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	505	165.3x8	2.29	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
South Africa	437/9d	115.0x8	2.85	1	v New Zealand	Durban	won	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
South Africa	326	127.7x8	1.91	2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
South Africa	271	80.0x8	2.54	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
South Africa	243	98.0x8	1.85	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
South Africa	237	98.1x8	1.81	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	won	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
New Zealand	230	105.6x8	1.63	2	v South Africa	Durban	lost	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
New Zealand	226	92.3x8	1.83	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
New Zealand	222	87.6x8	1.89	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	lost	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
South Africa	215/5	47.3x8	3.40	4	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	won	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
New Zealand	188	92.2x8	1.52	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
New Zealand	187	53.2x8	2.63	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
South Africa	159/3	54.0x8	2.20	3	v New Zealand	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
New Zealand	149	82.1x8	1.36	3	v South Africa	Durban	lost	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
South Africa	148	53.1x8	2.08	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
New Zealand	100	47.5x8	1.57	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
New Zealand	79	46.3x8	1.27	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	lost	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
South Africa	25/1	6.2x8	3.00	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381

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