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South Africa v New Zealand @ Newlands, Cape Town
1, 2, 4, 5 January 1954 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: D Collins, S Collins
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Geoff Rabone | lbw b Clive van Ryneveld | 56 | - | 238 | 5 | - |
| 2. Murray Chapple | c John Waite b Clive van Ryneveld | 76 | - | 198 | 5 | - |
| 3. Matt Poore | c Jackie McGlew b Neil Adcock | 44 | - | 168 | 2 | - |
| 4. Bert Sutcliffe | c John Waite b David Ironside | 66 | 0 | 176 | 5 | - |
| 5. John Reid | b Anton Murray | 135 | - | 196 | 18 | 2 |
| 6. John Beck | run out ( > > ) | 99 | - | 224 | 9 | 1 |
| +7. Frank Mooney | b David Ironside | 4 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 8. Tony MacGibbon | c Jackie McGlew b David Ironside | 8 | - | 13 | 1 | - |
| 9. Eric Dempster | c Russell Endean b David Ironside | 0 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 10. Ian Leggat | c Jackie McGlew b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Bell | not out | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-126 (Murray Chapple), 2-145 (Geoff Rabone), 3-239 (Matt Poore), 4-271 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-447 (John Reid), 6-472 (Frank Mooney), 7-490 (Tony MacGibbon), 8-505 (John Beck), 9-505 (Ian Leggat), 505 (Eric Dempster). |
| Extras | 14b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 165.3 ovs) 505 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 29 | 3 | 105 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Ironside | 46.3 | 16 | 117 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anton Murray | 34 | 8 | 93 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 33 | 10 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 23 | 1 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Bert Sutcliffe b Tony MacGibbon | 86 | - | 273 | 7 | - |
| +2. John Waite | lbw b Tony MacGibbon | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Dick Westcott | c Ian Leggat b Tony MacGibbon | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | c Bert Sutcliffe b Tony MacGibbon | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | c Frank Mooney b Geoff Rabone | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | c Frank Mooney b Geoff Rabone | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Jack Cheetham | b Geoff Rabone | 89 | - | 182 | 9 | 2 |
| 8. Anton Murray | lbw b Geoff Rabone | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | c Ian Leggat b Geoff Rabone | 34 | - | 106 | - | - |
| 10. David Ironside | c Tony MacGibbon b Geoff Rabone | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (John Waite), 2-23 (Dick Westcott), 3-82 (Russell Endean), 4-101 (Roy McLean), 5-172 (Jackie McGlew), 6-180 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-204 (Anton Murray), 8-299 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-313 (Jack Cheetham), 326 (David Ironside). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.7 ovs) 326 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 33 | 13 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 20 | 7 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Leggat | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bell | 18 | 5 | 77 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 38.7 | 10 | 68 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dempster | 8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matt Poore | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jackie McGlew | c Murray Chapple b Matt Poore | 28 | - | 90 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | st Frank Mooney b Geoff Rabone | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Dick Westcott | b Eric Dempster | 62 | - | 111 | 10 | - |
| 4. Russell Endean | not out | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | not out | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | ||||||
| *7. Jack Cheetham | ||||||
| 8. Anton Murray | ||||||
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | ||||||
| 10. David Ironside | ||||||
| 11. Neil Adcock |
| FOW | 1-26 (John Waite), 2-57 (Jackie McGlew), 3-139 (Dick Westcott). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 54 ovs) 159 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony MacGibbon | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Bell | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Rabone | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dempster | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bert Sutcliffe | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matt Poore | 12 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Murray Chapple | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Jackie McGlew, John Waite, Dick Westcott, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, Clive van Ryneveld, Jack Cheetham, Anton Murray, Hugh Tayfield, David Ironside, Neil Adcock