South Africa v New Zealand 5th Test

New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1953 (1953/54) · Crusaders Ground, Gqeberha · 5 February 1954

South Africa won by 5 wickets

South Africa won by 5 wickets. Russell Endean top-scored with 87 for South Africa. John Watkins took 4/34.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1953 (1953/54)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha (then Crusaders Ground)
Dates: 5 February 1954 to 9 February 1954
Toss: New Zealand, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets
Captains: Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand), Jack Cheetham (South Africa)
Umpires: DV Collins and FRW Payne

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

New Zealand batted first and made 226 all out. John Beck top-scored with 48, and Matt Poore made 41. John Watkins took 4 for 34 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 237 all out. Jack Cheetham top-scored with 42, and Clive van Ryneveld made 40. John Reid took 4 for 51 for New Zealand. South Africa led by 11 on first innings.

New Zealand made 222 all out in their second innings. John Reid top-scored with 73, and Bert Sutcliffe made 52. Clive van Ryneveld took 4 for 67 for South Africa.

Set 212 to win, South Africa made 215 for 5. Russell Endean top-scored with 87, and John Watkins made 45. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket between John Watkins and Russell Endean, 50% of the total.

South Africa won by 5 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 226 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Frank Mooney	c Hugh Tayfield	24
Murray Chapple	c John Waite	18
Matt Poore	c John Waite	41
Bert Sutcliffe	c John Waite	38
John Reid	bowled	19
Lawrie Miller	c Russell Endean	0
John Beck	bowled	48
Eric Dempster	c John Watkins	16
Tony MacGibbon	bowled	7
Bob Blair	c Anton Murray	8
Bill Bell	not out	0

Extras 7 · Total 226 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Neil Adcock	19	1	86	4
John Watkins	16	6	34	4
Hugh Tayfield	29.3	15	35	1
Clive van Ryneveld	7	1	15	0
Anton Murray	21	4	49	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Murray Chapple), 2-64 (Frank Mooney), 3-99 (Matt Poore), 4-141 (John Reid), 5-146 (Lawrie Miller), 6-146 (Bert Sutcliffe), 7-176 (Eric Dempster), 8-188 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-226 (John Beck), 10-226 (Bob Blair)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Frank Mooney and Murray Chapple	24
second	Frank Mooney and Matt Poore	40
third	Bert Sutcliffe and Matt Poore	35
fourth	Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid	42
fifth	Bert Sutcliffe and Lawrie Miller	5
sixth	Bert Sutcliffe and John Beck	0
seventh	Eric Dempster and John Beck	30
eighth	Tony MacGibbon and John Beck	12
ninth	Bob Blair and John Beck	38
tenth	Bob Blair and Bill Bell	0

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	bowled	27
Dick Westcott	lbw	29
Jack Cheetham	c Bert Sutcliffe	42
Ken Funston	lbw	10
Russell Endean	c John Reid	32
John Watkins	bowled	13
Clive van Ryneveld	lbw	40
John Waite	not out	20
Hugh Tayfield	c Bert Sutcliffe	2
Anton Murray	lbw	7
Neil Adcock	bowled	5

Extras 10 · Total 237 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	16	4	39	2
Tony MacGibbon	22.1	2	55	3
John Reid	32	16	51	4
Bill Bell	28	6	82	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Jackie McGlew), 2-69 (Dick Westcott), 3-89 (Ken Funston), 4-140 (Jack Cheetham), 5-146 (Russell Endean), 6-173 (John Watkins), 7-207 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-209 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-224 (Anton Murray), 10-237 (Neil Adcock)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Dick Westcott	40
second	Jack Cheetham and Dick Westcott	29
third	Jack Cheetham and Ken Funston	20
fourth	Jack Cheetham and Russell Endean	51
fifth	John Watkins and Russell Endean	6
sixth	John Watkins and Clive van Ryneveld	27
seventh	Clive van Ryneveld and John Waite	34
eighth	Hugh Tayfield and John Waite	2
ninth	John Waite and Anton Murray	15
tenth	John Waite and Neil Adcock	13

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 222 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Frank Mooney	c Clive van Ryneveld	9
Murray Chapple	lbw	8
Matt Poore	c John Waite	18
Bert Sutcliffe	c Clive van Ryneveld	52
John Reid	run out	73
John Beck	bowled	12
Eric Dempster	st John Waite	1
Tony MacGibbon	c Neil Adcock	14
Lawrie Miller	c John Waite	2
Bob Blair	st John Waite	8
Bill Bell	not out	21

Extras 4 · Total 222 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Neil Adcock	19	1	45	2
John Watkins	14	6	21	1
Hugh Tayfield	17	5	51	1
Clive van Ryneveld	20.6	1	67	4
Anton Murray	17	7	34	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Frank Mooney), 2-17 (Murray Chapple), 3-77 (Matt Poore), 4-122 (Bert Sutcliffe), 5-161 (John Beck), 6-166 (Eric Dempster), 7-181 (John Reid), 8-189 (Lawrie Miller), 9-193 (Tony MacGibbon), 10-222 (Bob Blair)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Frank Mooney and Murray Chapple	13
second	Murray Chapple and Matt Poore	4
third	Bert Sutcliffe and Matt Poore	60
fourth	Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid	45
fifth	John Reid and John Beck	39
sixth	John Reid and Eric Dempster	5
seventh	John Reid and Tony MacGibbon	15
eighth	Tony MacGibbon and Lawrie Miller	8
ninth	Tony MacGibbon and Bob Blair	4
tenth	Bob Blair and Bill Bell	29

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 215 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	run out	38
Dick Westcott	bowled	11
Ken Funston	c Frank Mooney	0
Russell Endean	c Bill Bell	87
John Watkins	bowled	45
Clive van Ryneveld	not out	10
Jack Cheetham	not out	13

Did not bat: John Waite, Hugh Tayfield, Anton Murray, Neil Adcock

Extras 11 · Total 215 for 5

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	7	0	15	0
Tony MacGibbon	10	0	44	2
John Reid	15	2	64	1
Bill Bell	9.3	0	54	1
Eric Dempster	5	0	27	0
Frank Mooney	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Dick Westcott), 2-46 (Ken Funston), 3-81 (Jackie McGlew), 4-188 (John Watkins), 5-198 (Russell Endean)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Dick Westcott	44
second	Jackie McGlew and Ken Funston	2
third	Jackie McGlew and Russell Endean	35
fourth	John Watkins and Russell Endean	107
fifth	Clive van Ryneveld and Russell Endean	10
sixth	Jack Cheetham and Clive van Ryneveld	17

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