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South Africa v New Zealand @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
26, 27, 28, 29 December 1961 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: WP Anderson, HC Kidson
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | lbw b Dick Motz | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c John Reid b Dick Motz | 47 | - | 115 | 9 | - |
| +3. John Waite | c Artie Dick b Frank Cameron | 101 | - | 206 | 13 | - |
| 4. Roy McLean | c Gary Bartlett b Frank Cameron | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Colin Bland | c Paul Barton b Frank Cameron | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Sid O'Linn | b Frank Cameron | 17 | - | 70 | - | - |
| 7. Kim Elgie | b Gary Bartlett | 56 | - | 104 | 8 | - |
| 8. Peter Pollock | run out ( > > ) | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Godfrey Lawrence | c John Guy b Gary Bartlett | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Kenneth Walter | c Paul Barton b Frank Cameron | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Harry Bromfield | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Jackie McGlew), 2-99 (Eddie Barlow), 3-102 (Roy McLean), 4-102 (Colin Bland), 5-159 (Sid O'Linn), 6-188 (John Waite), 7-259 (Kim Elgie), 8-287 (Peter Pollock), 9-296 (Godfrey Lawrence), 322 (Kenneth Walter). |
| Extras | 3b, 9lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.2 ovs) 322 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 27 | 4 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 21 | 2 | 82 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Cameron | 36.2 | 9 | 83 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 9 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Alabaster | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Noel McGregor | c Kenneth Walter b Godfrey Lawrence | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Graham Dowling | run out ( > > ) | 74 | - | 243 | 9 | - |
| 3. Paul Barton | c John Waite b Godfrey Lawrence | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. John Reid | lbw b Godfrey Lawrence | 39 | - | 83 | 6 | - |
| 5. John Guy | c John Waite b Godfrey Lawrence | 9 | - | 39 | - | - |
| 6. Zin Harris | c Kim Elgie b Godfrey Lawrence | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| +7. Artie Dick | b Harry Bromfield | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Gary Bartlett | c John Waite b Godfrey Lawrence | 31 | - | 85 | 6 | - |
| 9. Dick Motz | c John Waite b Godfrey Lawrence | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Jack Alabaster | c Eddie Barlow b Godfrey Lawrence | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frank Cameron | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Noel McGregor), 2-41 (Paul Barton), 3-107 (John Reid), 4-132 (John Guy), 5-132 (Zin Harris), 6-163 (Artie Dick), 7-167 (Graham Dowling), 8-187 (Dick Motz), 9-216 (Gary Bartlett), 223 (Jack Alabaster). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs) 223 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 20 | 4 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kenneth Walter | 23 | 4 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Godfrey Lawrence | 30.3 | 12 | 53 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Bromfield | 16 | 6 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Jackie McGlew | run out ( > > ) | 38 | - | 97 | 4 | - |
| 2. Eddie Barlow | c Artie Dick b Dick Motz | 45 | - | 84 | 7 | - |
| 3. Kim Elgie | b Dick Motz | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 4. Roy McLean | c & b Dick Motz | 45 | - | 72 | 6 | 1 |
| 5. Colin Bland | c Noel McGregor b Dick Motz | 24 | - | 58 | - | 1 |
| +6. John Waite | c Artie Dick b Gary Bartlett | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Sid O'Linn | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Peter Pollock | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Godfrey Lawrence | ||||||
| 10. Kenneth Walter | ||||||
| 11. Harry Bromfield |
| FOW | 1-85 (Eddie Barlow), 2-85 (Kim Elgie), 3-92 (Jackie McGlew), 4-168 (Colin Bland), 5-169 (Roy McLean), 6-177 (John Waite). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 43 ovs) 178 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dick Motz | 17 | 2 | 68 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Bartlett | 13 | 1 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Cameron | 13 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Noel McGregor | c Harry Bromfield b Kenneth Walter | 11 | - | 51 | - | - |
| 2. Graham Dowling | c John Waite b Peter Pollock | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Paul Barton | c John Waite b Godfrey Lawrence | 11 | - | 66 | - | - |
| *4. John Reid | not out | 75 | - | 120 | 11 | 1 |
| 5. John Guy | b Peter Pollock | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Zin Harris | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Artie Dick | ||||||
| 8. Gary Bartlett | ||||||
| 9. Dick Motz | ||||||
| 10. Jack Alabaster | ||||||
| 11. Frank Cameron |
| FOW | 1-22 (Noel McGregor), 2-49 (Paul Barton), 3-120 (Graham Dowling), 4-124 (John Guy). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 68 ovs) 165 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 14 | 6 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kenneth Walter | 18 | 5 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Godfrey Lawrence | 22 | 4 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Bromfield | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kim Elgie | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, Eddie Barlow, Kim Elgie, Roy McLean, Colin Bland, John Waite, Sid O'Linn, Peter Pollock, Godfrey Lawrence, Kenneth Walter, Harry Bromfield