New Zealand v South Africa 2nd Test

South Africa tour of New Zealand - 1953 (1952/53) · Eden Park, Auckland · 13 March 1953

Match drawn

Match drawn. Russell Endean top-scored with 116 for South Africa. Hugh Tayfield took 5/62.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand - 1953 (1952/53)
Ground: Eden Park, Auckland
Dates: 13 March 1953 to 17 March 1953
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Jack Cheetham (South Africa), Merv Wallace (New Zealand)
Debuts: Murray Chapple (New Zealand), Matt Poore (New Zealand), Eric Dempster (New Zealand)
Umpires: JC Harris and TM Pearce

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Murray Chapple, Matt Poore and Eric Dempster played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 377 all out. Russell Endean top-scored with 116, and John Waite made 72. Geoff Rabone took 3 for 62 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the fifth wicket between Jack Cheetham and Russell Endean. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 312 across 5 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 245 all out. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 45, and Matt Poore made 45. Hugh Tayfield took 5 for 62 for South Africa. South Africa led by 132 on first innings.

South Africa made 200 for 5 in their second innings. Jackie McGlew top-scored with 50, and Russell Endean made 47.

Set 333 to win, New Zealand made 31 for 2. Bert Sutcliffe top-scored with 10.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 377 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	c Murray Chapple	18
John Waite	c Frank Mooney	72
John Watkins	c John Reid	30
Ken Funston	c Eric Dempster	13
Russell Endean	st Frank Mooney	116
Jack Cheetham	run out	54
Roy McLean	c John Reid	0
Anton Murray	bowled	6
Percy Mansell	not out	30
Hugh Tayfield	bowled	9
Eddie Fuller	c Frank Mooney	17

Extras 12 · Total 377 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	30	6	64	2
Tony MacGibbon	28	6	72	0
John Reid	22	3	55	1
Eric Dempster	39	9	84	1
Geoff Rabone	24	4	62	3
Matt Poore	19	8	28	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Jackie McGlew), 2-78 (John Watkins), 3-124 (Ken Funston), 4-139 (John Waite), 5-269 (Jack Cheetham), 6-274 (Roy McLean), 7-308 (Anton Murray), 8-330 (Russell Endean), 9-340 (Hugh Tayfield), 10-377 (Eddie Fuller)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and John Waite	39
second	John Watkins and John Waite	39
third	John Waite and Ken Funston	46
fourth	John Waite and Russell Endean	15
fifth	Jack Cheetham and Russell Endean	130
sixth	Roy McLean and Russell Endean	5
seventh	Russell Endean and Anton Murray	34
eighth	Percy Mansell and Russell Endean	22
ninth	Hugh Tayfield and Percy Mansell	10
tenth	Percy Mansell and Eddie Fuller	37

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 245 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Bert Sutcliffe	c John Waite	45
Murray Chapple	c Jack Cheetham	22
Geoff Rabone	run out	29
Matt Poore	bowled	45
Merv Wallace	c Percy Mansell	23
Lawrie Miller	c John Waite	44
Frank Mooney	c Russell Endean	2
John Reid	c John Waite	7
Tony MacGibbon	c Anton Murray	2
Eric Dempster	c Ken Funston	14
Bob Blair	not out	0

Extras 12 · Total 245 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Eddie Fuller	37	13	60	0
John Watkins	38	20	51	2
Anton Murray	31	16	29	1
Hugh Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5
Percy Mansell	18	9	29	1
Jack Cheetham	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Murray Chapple), 2-70 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-141 (Matt Poore), 4-152 (Geoff Rabone), 5-175 (Merv Wallace), 6-185 (Frank Mooney), 7-203 (John Reid), 8-207 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-245 (Lawrie Miller), 10-245 (Eric Dempster)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bert Sutcliffe and Murray Chapple	54
second	Bert Sutcliffe and Geoff Rabone	16
third	Geoff Rabone and Matt Poore	71
fourth	Merv Wallace and Geoff Rabone	11
fifth	Merv Wallace and Lawrie Miller	23
sixth	Frank Mooney and Lawrie Miller	10
seventh	John Reid and Lawrie Miller	18
eighth	Tony MacGibbon and Lawrie Miller	4
ninth	Lawrie Miller and Eric Dempster	38
tenth	Bob Blair and Eric Dempster	0

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 200 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	bowled	50
John Waite	bowled	26
John Watkins	c Bert Sutcliffe	12
Roy McLean	c Geoff Rabone	20
Ken Funston	bowled	17
Russell Endean	not out	47
Jack Cheetham	not out	10

Did not bat: Anton Murray, Percy Mansell, Hugh Tayfield, Eddie Fuller

Extras 18 · Total 200 for 5

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	11	3	26	0
Tony MacGibbon	16	6	17	1
John Reid	13	5	21	1
Eric Dempster	13	4	29	0
Geoff Rabone	17	4	46	1
Matt Poore	8	1	43	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (John Waite), 2-80 (John Watkins), 3-116 (Roy McLean), 4-124 (Jackie McGlew), 5-173 (Ken Funston)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and John Waite	62
second	John Watkins and Jackie McGlew	18
third	Jackie McGlew and Roy McLean	36
fourth	Jackie McGlew and Ken Funston	8
fifth	Russell Endean and Ken Funston	49
sixth	Jack Cheetham and Russell Endean	27

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 31 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R
Bert Sutcliffe	run out	10
Murray Chapple	c Jackie McGlew	7
Geoff Rabone	not out	6
Matt Poore	not out	8

Did not bat: Merv Wallace, Lawrie Miller, Frank Mooney, John Reid, Tony MacGibbon, Eric Dempster, Bob Blair

Extras 0 · Total 31 for 2

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Eddie Fuller	8	1	14	0
John Watkins	8	3	12	1
Hugh Tayfield	2.3	0	5	0
Percy Mansell	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Murray Chapple), 2-20 (Bert Sutcliffe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bert Sutcliffe and Murray Chapple	16
second	Bert Sutcliffe and Geoff Rabone	4
third	Geoff Rabone and Matt Poore	11

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