New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test at Wellington, Mar 06 1953 - Full Scorecard

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1st Test, Wellington, March 06 - 10, 1953, South Africa tour of New Zealand

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South Africa

524/8d

New Zealand

(fo) 172 & 172

South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs

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South Africa 1st Innings

New Zealand 1st Innings

New Zealand 2nd Innings (Following on)

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South Africa 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jackie McGlew	not out	255	-	534	19	0	-
John Waite †	c †Mooney b Blair	35	-	-	-	0	-
John Watkins	c Reid b Blair	14	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Funston	b Fisher	2	-	-	0	0	-
Russell Endean	c †Mooney b Blair	41	-	-	-	0	-
Roy McLean	b Blair	5	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Cheetham (c)	b Burtt	17	-	-	-	0	-
Anton Murray	st †Mooney b Burtt	109	-	219	10	0	-
Percy Mansell	run out	10	-	-	-	0	-
Hugh Tayfield	not out	27	-	-	-	2	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 4)	9
Total	174 Ov (RR: 3.01)	524/8d
Did not bat: Eddie Fuller
Fall of wickets: 0-54* (John Waite, retired not out), 1-83 (John Watkins), 2-92 (Ken Funston), 3-177 (Russell Endean), 4-187 (Roy McLean), 5-189 (John Waite), 6-238 (Jack Cheetham), 7-484 (Anton Murray), 8-494 (Percy Mansell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Bob Blair	36	4	98	4	2.72	-	-	-	0	0
Eric Fisher	34	6	78	1	2.29	-	-	-	0	0
John Reid	24	8	36	0	1.50	-	-	-	0	0
Tom Burtt	44	7	140	2	3.18	-	-	-	0	0
Alex Moir	35	4	159	0	4.54	-	-	-	0	0
Bert Sutcliffe	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0

New Zealand 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bert Sutcliffe	c McGlew b Watkins	62	-	175	-	0	-
Gordon Leggat	c Fuller b Tayfield	22	-	-	-	0	-
Eric Fisher	b Fuller	9	-	-	-	0	-
Merv Wallace (c)	c †Waite b Murray	4	-	-	-	0	-
Ted Meuli	c Endean b Murray	15	-	-	-	0	-
Lawrie Miller	c Endean b Tayfield	17	-	-	-	0	-
John Reid	b Murray	1	-	-	0	0	-
Frank Mooney †	not out	27	-	-	-	0	-
Alex Moir	run out	1	-	-	0	0	-
Tom Burtt	lbw b Fuller	10	-	-	-	0	-
Bob Blair	b Fuller	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 3, nb 1)	4
Total	123.4 Ov (RR: 1.39)	172
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Gordon Leggat), 2-91 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-96 (Merv Wallace), 4-98 (Eric Fisher), 5-127 (Lawrie Miller), 6-131 (John Reid), 7-134 (Ted Meuli), 8-135 (Alex Moir), 9-172 (Tom Burtt), 10-172 (Bob Blair)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Eddie Fuller	19.4	7	29	3	1.47	-	-	-	0	0
John Watkins	27	17	29	1	1.07	-	-	-	0	0
Hugh Tayfield	38	15	53	2	1.39	-	-	-	0	0
Percy Mansell	11	3	27	0	2.45	-	-	-	0	0
Anton Murray	28	15	30	3	1.07	-	-	-	0	0

New Zealand 2nd Innings (Following on) 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bert Sutcliffe	b Murray	33	-	-	6	0	-
Gordon Leggat	c Endean b Watkins	47	-	190	3	0	-
Merv Wallace (c)	b Tayfield	2	-	-	0	0	-
Ted Meuli	b Fuller	23	-	66	-	0	-
Lawrie Miller	c †Waite b Watkins	13	-	-	-	0	-
John Reid	c †Waite b Murray	9	-	-	-	0	-
Frank Mooney †	b Tayfield	9	-	77	-	0	-
Alex Moir	c Fuller b Watkins	0	-	-	0	0	-
Eric Fisher	c †Waite b Watkins	14	-	77	-	0	-
Tom Burtt	lbw b Tayfield	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bob Blair	not out	6	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 16)	16
Total	118.5 Ov (RR: 1.44)	172
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-46 (Merv Wallace), 3-109 (Ted Meuli), 4-121 (Gordon Leggat), 5-137 (Lawrie Miller), 6-141 (John Reid), 7-142 (Alex Moir), 8-162 (Frank Mooney), 9-162 (Tom Burtt), 10-172 (Eric Fisher)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Eddie Fuller	27	8	43	1	1.59	-	-	-	0	0
John Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	0.92	-	-	-	0	0
Hugh Tayfield	32	12	42	3	1.31	-	-	-	0	0
Percy Mansell	13	2	30	0	2.30	-	-	-	0	0
Anton Murray	23	16	19	2	0.82	-	-	-	0	0

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Fri, 06 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 300/6 (Jackie McGlew 151*, Anton Murray 29*)

Sat, 07 Mar - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 80/1 (Bert Sutcliffe 57*, Eric Fisher 0*)

Sun, 08 Mar - rest day

Mon, 09 Mar - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 58/2 (Gordon Leggat 13*, Ted Meuli 6*)

Tue, 10 Mar - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 172 (118.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

• JHB Waite (1) retired hurt on 33* from 54/0 to 187/4 (strained neck muscles)

Match Details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of New Zealand
Season	1952/53
Series result	South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 368
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Ted Meuli Eric Fisher Lawrie Miller Bob Blair
Umpires	Jock McLellan Robin Currie