South Africa v New Zealand 4th Test

New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1953 (1953/54) · Ellis Park, Johannesburg · 29 January 1954

South Africa won by 9 wickets

South Africa won by 9 wickets. Jackie McGlew top-scored with 61 for South Africa. Hugh Tayfield took 6/13.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1953 (1953/54)
Ground: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Dates: 29 January 1954 to 2 February 1954
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets
Captains: Jack Cheetham (South Africa), Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand)
Umpires: BV Malan and DT Drew

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.

South Africa batted first and made 243 all out. Jackie McGlew top-scored with 61, and John Waite made 52. Bob Blair took 3 for 42 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the first wicket between Jackie McGlew and Dick Westcott, 43% of the total. From 104 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 125 for 5.

New Zealand replied with 79 all out. Frank Mooney top-scored with 23. Hugh Tayfield took 6 for 13 for South Africa. From 34 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 12 runs, to 46 for 7. South Africa led by 164 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.

New Zealand made 188 all out in their second innings. Eric Dempster top-scored with 47, and Murray Chapple made 42. Neil Adcock took 5 for 45 for South Africa.

Set 25 to win, South Africa made 25 for 1. Jack Cheetham top-scored with 16 not out.

South Africa won by 9 wickets. New Zealand's 79 all out is the lowest completed total at Ellis Park. Hugh Tayfield's 6 for 13 are the best innings figures at Ellis Park.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 243 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	lbw	61
Dick Westcott	c Murray Chapple	43
John Watkins	c Frank Mooney	6
Russell Endean	c Bert Sutcliffe	7
Roy McLean	c Bert Sutcliffe	0
Clive van Ryneveld	c Frank Mooney	11
Jack Cheetham	run out	29
John Waite	run out	52
Hugh Tayfield	c John Reid	19
David Ironside	not out	3
Neil Adcock	bowled	0

Extras 12 · Total 243 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Bob Blair	19	4	42	3
John Reid	21	3	67	0
Tony MacGibbon	26	6	57	2
Guy Overton	32	10	65	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-104 (Jackie McGlew), 2-112 (John Watkins), 3-122 (Dick Westcott), 4-122 (Roy McLean), 5-125 (Russell Endean), 6-139 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-174 (Jack Cheetham), 8-228 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-243 (John Waite), 10-243 (Neil Adcock)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Dick Westcott	104
second	John Watkins and Dick Westcott	8
third	Russell Endean and Dick Westcott	10
fourth	Roy McLean and Russell Endean	0
fifth	Clive van Ryneveld and Russell Endean	3
sixth	Jack Cheetham and Clive van Ryneveld	14
seventh	Jack Cheetham and John Waite	35
eighth	Hugh Tayfield and John Waite	54
ninth	John Waite and David Ironside	15
tenth	Neil Adcock and David Ironside	0

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 79 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Frank Mooney	run out	23	–
Murray Chapple	c John Waite	4	–
Matt Poore	c Hugh Tayfield	18	–
Bert Sutcliffe	c Roy McLean	0	3
John Reid	c John Waite	0	–
Lawrie Miller	bowled	0	–
John Beck	bowled	0	–
Eric Dempster	not out	21	–
Tony MacGibbon	st John Waite	10	–
Bob Blair	bowled	1	–
Guy Overton	bowled	0	–

Extras 2 · Total 79 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Neil Adcock	11.3	1	27	1
David Ironside	14	5	20	2
John Watkins	7	1	17	0
Hugh Tayfield	14	7	13	6

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Murray Chapple), 2-34 (Frank Mooney), 3-34 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-34 (John Reid), 5-40 (Lawrie Miller), 6-40 (John Beck), 7-46 (Matt Poore), 8-69 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-76 (Bob Blair), 10-79 (Guy Overton)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Frank Mooney and Murray Chapple	14
second	Frank Mooney and Matt Poore	20
third	Bert Sutcliffe and Matt Poore	0
fourth	John Reid and Matt Poore	0
fifth	Lawrie Miller and Matt Poore	6
sixth	Matt Poore and John Beck	0
seventh	Eric Dempster and Matt Poore	6
eighth	Tony MacGibbon and Eric Dempster	23
ninth	Bob Blair and Eric Dempster	7
tenth	Eric Dempster and Guy Overton	3

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 188 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Frank Mooney	bowled	2
Eric Dempster	c John Waite	47
Matt Poore	c Russell Endean	0
Murray Chapple	caught	42
John Reid	c David Ironside	26
Bert Sutcliffe	bowled	23
Lawrie Miller	c John Waite	0
John Beck	bowled	21
Tony MacGibbon	bowled	8
Bob Blair	not out	5
Guy Overton	c Clive van Ryneveld	1

Extras 13 · Total 188 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Neil Adcock	26	8	45	5
David Ironside	23.2	6	50	1
John Watkins	12	4	13	2
Hugh Tayfield	29	12	48	2
Clive van Ryneveld	2	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Frank Mooney), 2-8 (Matt Poore), 3-79 (Eric Dempster), 4-113 (Murray Chapple), 5-139 (John Reid), 6-141 (Lawrie Miller), 7-168 (Bert Sutcliffe), 8-182 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-183 (John Beck), 10-188 (Guy Overton)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Frank Mooney and Eric Dempster	4
second	Eric Dempster and Matt Poore	4
third	Murray Chapple and Eric Dempster	71
fourth	John Reid and Murray Chapple	34
fifth	Bert Sutcliffe and John Reid	26
sixth	Bert Sutcliffe and Lawrie Miller	2
seventh	Bert Sutcliffe and John Beck	27
eighth	Tony MacGibbon and John Beck	14
ninth	Bob Blair and John Beck	1
tenth	Bob Blair and Guy Overton	5

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 25 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R
Jackie McGlew	not out	6
Dick Westcott	lbw	1
Jack Cheetham	not out	16

Did not bat: John Watkins, Russell Endean, Roy McLean, Clive van Ryneveld, John Waite, Hugh Tayfield, David Ironside, Neil Adcock

Extras 2 · Total 25 for 1

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	R	W
Bob Blair	3	6	0
Tony MacGibbon	3	16	1
Lawrie Miller	0.2	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Dick Westcott)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Dick Westcott	4
second	Jack Cheetham and Jackie McGlew	21

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