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South Africa v New Zealand @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg
29, 30 January, 1, 2 February 1954 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: DT Drew, BV Malan
Match Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | lbw b Tony MacGibbon | 61 | - | 165 | 3 | - |
| 2. Dick Westcott | c Murray Chapple b Guy Overton | 43 | - | 205 | - | - |
| 3. John Watkins | c Frank Mooney b Tony MacGibbon | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c Bert Sutcliffe b Guy Overton | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Bert Sutcliffe b Guy Overton | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | c Frank Mooney b Bob Blair | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | run out ( > > ) | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. John Waite | run out ( > > ) | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | c John Reid b Bob Blair | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. David Ironside | not out | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | b Bob Blair | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-104 (Jackie McGlew), 2-112 (John Watkins), 3-122 (Dick Westcott), 4-122 (Roy McLean), 5-125 (Russell Endean), 6-139 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-174 (Jack Cheetham), 8-228 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-243 (John Waite), 243 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98 ovs) 243 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 19 | 4 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 21 | 3 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 26 | 6 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Overton | 32 | 10 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Frank Mooney | run out ( > > ) | 23 | - | 86 | - | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c John Waite b David Ironside | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Matt Poore | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Bert Sutcliffe | c Roy McLean b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5. John Reid | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Lawrie Miller | b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Beck | b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Eric Dempster | not out | 21 | - | 76 | - | - |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | st John Waite b David Ironside | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | b Hugh Tayfield | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Guy Overton | b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Murray Chapple), 2-34 (Frank Mooney), 3-34 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-34 (John Reid), 5-40 (Lawrie Miller), 6-40 (John Beck), 7-46 (Matt Poore), 8-69 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-76 (Bob Blair), 79 (Guy Overton). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.3 ovs) 79 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 11.3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Ironside | 14 | 5 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Frank Mooney | b Neil Adcock | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Eric Dempster | c John Waite b John Watkins | 47 | - | 124 | - | - |
| 3. Matt Poore | c Russell Endean b Neil Adcock | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Murray Chapple | c sub b John Watkins | 42 | - | 143 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. John Reid | c David Ironside b Hugh Tayfield | 26 | - | 129 | - | - |
| *6. Bert Sutcliffe | b Neil Adcock | 23 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7. Lawrie Miller | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 8. John Beck | b Neil Adcock | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tony MacGibbon | b Neil Adcock | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Blair | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Guy Overton | c Clive van Ryneveld b David Ironside | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Frank Mooney), 2-8 (Matt Poore), 3-79 (Eric Dempster), 4-113 (Murray Chapple), 5-139 (John Reid), 6-141 (Lawrie Miller), 7-168 (Bert Sutcliffe), 8-182 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-183 (John Beck), 188 (Guy Overton). |
| Extras | 5b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.2 ovs) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 26 | 8 | 45 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Ironside | 23.2 | 6 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 29 | 12 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | not out | 6 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 2. Dick Westcott | lbw b Tony MacGibbon | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Jack Cheetham | not out | 16 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 4. John Watkins | ||||||
| 5. Russell Endean | ||||||
| 6. Roy McLean | ||||||
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | ||||||
| +8. John Waite | ||||||
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 10. David Ironside | ||||||
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-4 (Dick Westcott). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 6.2 ovs) 25 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony MacGibbon | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lawrie Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Dick Westcott, Jack Cheetham, John Watkins, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, Clive van Ryneveld, John Waite, Hugh Tayfield, David Ironside, Neil Adcock