South Africa v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1953 (1953/54) · Kingsmead, Durban · 11 December 1953 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by an innings and 58 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 58 runs. Geoff Rabone top-scored with 107 for New Zealand.
South Africa, 415 (9 wkts)
| Jackie McGlew | bowled | 84 | 0 |
| John Waite | bowled | 43 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Funston | lbw | 39 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | caught (Murray Chapple) | 101 | 0 |
| John Watkins | caught (Frank Mooney) | 29 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | bowled | 17 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 68 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | bowled | 28 | 0 |
| Anton Murray | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Bob Blair 22.00-2-104-2John Reid 16.00-2-49-1Guy Overton 27.00-8-92-2Tony MacGibbon 27.00-4-73-3Matt Poore 5.00-0-30-0Eric Dempster 10.00-1-36-0Geoff Rabone 8.00-0-31-1
New Zealand, 220 (10 wkts)
| Bert Sutcliffe | caught (John Waite) | 20 | 0 |
| Geoff Rabone | lbw | 107 | 0 |
| Murray Chapple | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| John Reid | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrie Miller | lbw | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Poore | caught (Jack Cheetham) | 32 | 0 |
| Frank Mooney | bowled | 9 | 0 |
| Tony MacGibbon | stumping (John Waite) | 21 | 0 |
| Eric Dempster | not out | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Blair | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Overton | bowled | 2 | 0 |
Neil Adcock 19.00-3-52-0John Watkins 15.00-5-28-1Anton Murray 7.00-5-9-0Hugh Tayfield 36.00-17-62-6Clive van Ryneveld 28.60-6-69-3
New Zealand, 139 (10 wkts)
| Bert Sutcliffe | caught (Russell Endean) | 16 | 0 |
| Murray Chapple | caught (Ken Funston) | 1 | 0 |
| John Reid | caught (Ken Funston) | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mooney | caught (John Waite) | 7 | 0 |
| Geoff Rabone | bowled | 68 | 0 |
| Lawrie Miller | lbw | 18 | 0 |
| Matt Poore | stumping (John Waite) | 1 | 0 |
| Tony MacGibbon | caught (John Watkins) | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Dempster | caught (Jackie McGlew) | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Blair | stumping (John Waite) | 6 | 0 |
| Guy Overton | not out | 3 | 0 |
Neil Adcock 14.00-4-38-3John Watkins 14.00-7-16-2Anton Murray 7.00-4-8-1Hugh Tayfield 26.10-12-35-3Clive van Ryneveld 21.00-9-42-1
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