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New Zealand v South Africa @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
6, 7, 9, 10 March 1953 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RG Currie, J McLellan
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | not out | 255 | - | 534 | 19 | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Frank Mooney b Bob Blair | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. John Watkins | c John Reid b Bob Blair | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | b Eric Fisher | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | c Frank Mooney b Bob Blair | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | b Bob Blair | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | b Tom Burtt | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Anton Murray | st Frank Mooney b Tom Burtt | 109 | - | 219 | 10 | - |
| 9. Percy Mansell | run out ( > > ) | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 27 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 11. Eddie Fuller |
| FOW | 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). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 174 ovs) 524 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 36 | 4 | 98 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Fisher | 34 | 6 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 24 | 8 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Burtt | 44 | 7 | 140 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 35 | 4 | 159 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | c Jackie McGlew b John Watkins | 62 | 0 | 175 | - | - |
| 2. Gordon Leggat | c Eddie Fuller b Hugh Tayfield | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Eric Fisher | b Eddie Fuller | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Merv Wallace | c John Waite b Anton Murray | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Ted Meuli | c Russell Endean b Anton Murray | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Lawrie Miller | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. John Reid | b Anton Murray | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Frank Mooney | not out | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alex Moir | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tom Burtt | lbw b Eddie Fuller | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bob Blair | b Eddie Fuller | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 123.4 ovs) 172 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 19.4 | 7 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 27 | 17 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 38 | 15 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 11 | 3 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 28 | 15 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bert Sutcliffe | b Anton Murray | 33 | 0 | - | 6 | - |
| 2. Gordon Leggat | c Russell Endean b John Watkins | 47 | - | 190 | 3 | - |
| *3. Merv Wallace | b Hugh Tayfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ted Meuli | b Eddie Fuller | 23 | - | 66 | - | - |
| 5. Lawrie Miller | c John Waite b John Watkins | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Reid | c John Waite b Anton Murray | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Frank Mooney | b Hugh Tayfield | 9 | - | 77 | - | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | c Eddie Fuller b John Watkins | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Eric Fisher | c John Waite b John Watkins | 14 | - | 77 | - | - |
| 10. Tom Burtt | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Bob Blair | not out | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 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), 172 (Eric Fisher). |
| Extras | 16b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.5 ovs) 172 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddie Fuller | 27 | 8 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Watkins | 23.5 | 14 | 22 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 32 | 12 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 23 | 16 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bert Sutcliffe, Gordon Leggat, Merv Wallace, Ted Meuli, Lawrie Miller, John Reid, Frank Mooney, Alex Moir, Eric Fisher, Tom Burtt, Bob Blair