South Africa v New Zealand 2nd Test

New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1961 (1961/62) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 26 December 1961

Match drawn

Match drawn. John Waite top-scored with 101 for South Africa. Goofy Lawrence took 8/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of South Africa - 1961 (1961/62)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 26 December 1961 to 29 December 1961
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Jackie McGlew (South Africa), John Reid (New Zealand)
Debut: Graham Dowling (New Zealand)
Umpires: HC Kidson and WP Anderson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graham Dowling's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 322 all out. John Waite top-scored with 101, and Kim Elgie made 56. Frank Cameron took 5 for 83 for New Zealand.

New Zealand replied with 223 all out. Graham Dowling top-scored with 74. Goofy Lawrence took 8 for 53 for South Africa. South Africa led by 99 on first innings.

South Africa made 178 for 6 in their second innings. Eddie Barlow top-scored with 45, and Roy McLean made 45. Dick Motz took 4 for 68 for New Zealand.

Set 278 to win, New Zealand made 165 for 4. John Reid top-scored with 75 not out, and Graham Dowling made 58.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 322 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jackie McGlew	lbw	5	–
Eddie Barlow	c John Reid	47	–
John Waite	c Artie Dick	101	–
Roy McLean	c Gary Bartlett	2	–
Colin Bland	c Paul Barton	0	1
Sid O'Linn	bowled	17	–
Kim Elgie	bowled	56	–
Peter Pollock	run out	37	–
Goofy Lawrence	c John Guy	22	–
Kenneth Walter	c Paul Barton	10	–
Harry Bromfield	not out	11	–

Extras 14 · Total 322 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Dick Motz	27	4	70	2
Gary Bartlett	21	2	82	2
Frank Cameron	36.2	9	83	5
John Reid	9	2	33	0
Jack Alabaster	10	2	40	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Jackie McGlew), 2-99 (Eddie Barlow), 3-102 (Roy McLean), 4-102 (Colin Bland), 5-159 (Sid O'Linn), 6-188 (John Waite), 7-259 (Kim Elgie), 8-287 (Peter Pollock), 9-296 (Goofy Lawrence), 10-322 (Kenneth Walter)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Eddie Barlow	25
second	John Waite and Eddie Barlow	74
third	John Waite and Roy McLean	3
fourth	John Waite and Colin Bland	0
fifth	John Waite and Sid O'Linn	57
sixth	John Waite and Kim Elgie	29
seventh	Kim Elgie and Peter Pollock	71
eighth	Goofy Lawrence and Peter Pollock	28
ninth	Goofy Lawrence and Kenneth Walter	9
tenth	Harry Bromfield and Kenneth Walter	26

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Noel McGregor	c Kenneth Walter	13	–
Graham Dowling	run out	74	–
Paul Barton	c John Waite	10	–
John Reid	lbw	39	–
John Guy	c John Waite	9	–
Zin Harris	c Kim Elgie	0	1
Artie Dick	bowled	16	–
Gary Bartlett	c John Waite	31	–
Dick Motz	c John Waite	3	–
Jack Alabaster	c Eddie Barlow	17	–
Frank Cameron	not out	1	–

Extras 10 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	20	4	49	0
Kenneth Walter	23	4	62	0
Goofy Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8
Eddie Barlow	3	0	15	0
Harry Bromfield	16	6	34	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Noel McGregor), 2-41 (Paul Barton), 3-107 (John Reid), 4-132 (John Guy), 5-132 (Zin Harris), 6-163 (Artie Dick), 7-167 (Graham Dowling), 8-187 (Dick Motz), 9-216 (Gary Bartlett), 10-223 (Jack Alabaster)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Noel McGregor and Graham Dowling	18
second	Paul Barton and Graham Dowling	23
third	John Reid and Graham Dowling	66
fourth	John Guy and Graham Dowling	25
fifth	Zin Harris and Graham Dowling	0
sixth	Artie Dick and Graham Dowling	31
seventh	Gary Bartlett and Graham Dowling	4
eighth	Gary Bartlett and Dick Motz	20
ninth	Jack Alabaster and Gary Bartlett	29
tenth	Jack Alabaster and Frank Cameron	7

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 178 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Jackie McGlew	run out	38	–
Eddie Barlow	c Artie Dick	45	–
Kim Elgie	bowled	0	2
Roy McLean	c Dick Motz	45	–
Colin Bland	c Noel McGregor	24	–
John Waite	c Artie Dick	4	–
Sid O'Linn	not out	5	–
Peter Pollock	not out	1	–

Did not bat: Goofy Lawrence, Kenneth Walter, Harry Bromfield

Extras 16 · Total 178 for 6

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Dick Motz	17	2	68	4
Gary Bartlett	13	1	44	1
Frank Cameron	13	1	50	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-85 (Eddie Barlow), 2-85 (Kim Elgie), 3-92 (Jackie McGlew), 4-168 (Colin Bland), 5-169 (Roy McLean), 6-177 (John Waite)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jackie McGlew and Eddie Barlow	85
second	Jackie McGlew and Kim Elgie	0
third	Jackie McGlew and Roy McLean	7
fourth	Roy McLean and Colin Bland	76
fifth	John Waite and Roy McLean	1
sixth	John Waite and Sid O'Linn	8
seventh	Sid O'Linn and Peter Pollock	1

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 165 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R
Noel McGregor	c Harry Bromfield	11
Graham Dowling	c John Waite	58
Paul Barton	c John Waite	11
John Reid	not out	75
John Guy	bowled	0
Zin Harris	not out	9

Did not bat: Artie Dick, Gary Bartlett, Dick Motz, Jack Alabaster, Frank Cameron

Extras 1 · Total 165 for 4

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	14	6	18	2
Kenneth Walter	18	5	38	1
Goofy Lawrence	22	4	45	1
Eddie Barlow	3	2	5	0
Harry Bromfield	7	0	30	0
Kim Elgie	4	0	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Noel McGregor), 2-49 (Paul Barton), 3-120 (Graham Dowling), 4-124 (John Guy)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Noel McGregor and Graham Dowling	22
second	Paul Barton and Graham Dowling	27
third	John Reid and Graham Dowling	71
fourth	John Reid and John Guy	4
fifth	John Reid and Zin Harris	41

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