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New Zealand v South Africa @ Eden Park, Auckland
13, 14, 16, 17 March 1953 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: JC Harris, TM Pearce
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Murray Chapple b Eric Dempster | 18 | - | 65 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Frank Mooney b Bob Blair | 72 | - | 214 | 6 | - |
| 3. John Watkins | c John Reid b Bob Blair | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | c Eric Dempster b Matt Poore | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | st Frank Mooney b Geoff Rabone | 116 | - | 275 | 9 | - |
| *6. Jack Cheetham | run out ( > > ) | 54 | - | 160 | 6 | - |
| 7. Roy McLean | c John Reid b Geoff Rabone | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Anton Murray | b John Reid | 6 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Percy Mansell | not out | 30 | - | 67 | - | - |
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | b Geoff Rabone | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Eddie Fuller | c Frank Mooney b Matt Poore | 17 | - | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (Jackie McGlew), 2-78 (John Watkins), 3-124 (Ken Funston), 4-139 (John Waite), 5-269 (Jack Cheetham), 6-274 (Roy McLean), 7-308 (Anton Murray), 8-330 (Russell Endean), 9-340 (Hugh Tayfield), 377 (Eddie Fuller). |
| Extras | 7b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 162 ovs) 377 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 30 | 6 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 28 | 6 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 22 | 3 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dempster | 39 | 9 | 84 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 24 | 4 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matt Poore | 19 | 8 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 45 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 1 |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c Jack Cheetham b Hugh Tayfield | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Rabone | run out ( > > ) | 29 | - | 215 | - | - |
| 4. Matt Poore | b Percy Mansell | 45 | - | 153 | 8 | - |
| *5. Merv Wallace | c Percy Mansell b Hugh Tayfield | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Lawrie Miller | c John Waite b Anton Murray | 44 | - | 144 | - | - |
| +7. Frank Mooney | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. John Reid | c John Waite b John Watkins | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | c Anton Murray b John Watkins | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Eric Dempster | c Ken Funston b Hugh Tayfield | 14 | - | 66 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Blair | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (Murray Chapple), 2-70 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-141 (Matt Poore), 4-152 (Geoff Rabone), 5-175 (Merv Wallace), 6-185 (Frank Mooney), 7-203 (John Reid), 8-207 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-245 (Lawrie Miller), 245 (Eric Dempster). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 171.2 ovs) 245 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 37 | 13 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 38 | 20 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 31 | 16 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 46.2 | 19 | 62 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 18 | 9 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Cheetham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | b John Reid | 50 | - | 169 | 4 | - |
| +2. John Waite | b Matt Poore | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. John Watkins | c Bert Sutcliffe b Matt Poore | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Roy McLean | c Geoff Rabone b Tony MacGibbon | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ken Funston | b Geoff Rabone | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Russell Endean | not out | 47 | - | - | 7 | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Anton Murray | ||||||
| 9. Percy Mansell | ||||||
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 11. Eddie Fuller |
| FOW | 1-62 (John Waite), 2-80 (John Watkins), 3-116 (Roy McLean), 4-124 (Jackie McGlew), 5-173 (Ken Funston). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 78 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 16 | 6 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 13 | 5 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dempster | 13 | 4 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 17 | 4 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matt Poore | 8 | 1 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | run out ( > > ) | 10 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c Jackie McGlew b John Watkins | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Rabone | not out | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Matt Poore | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Merv Wallace | ||||||
| 6. Lawrie Miller | ||||||
| +7. Frank Mooney | ||||||
| 8. John Reid | ||||||
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | ||||||
| 10. Eric Dempster | ||||||
| 11. Bob Blair |
| FOW | 1-16 (Murray Chapple), 2-20 (Bert Sutcliffe). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 19.3 ovs) 31 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bert Sutcliffe, Murray Chapple, Geoff Rabone, Matt Poore, Merv Wallace, Lawrie Miller, Frank Mooney, John Reid, Tony MacGibbon, Eric Dempster, Bob Blair