South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1952–53

International cricket tour

The South Africa national cricket team toured New Zealand in March 1953 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. South Africa won the series 1–0 with one match drawn.

Test series summary

First Test

6–10 March 1953
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524/8d (174 overs)
DJ McGlew 255*
RW Blair 4/98 (36 overs)
172 (123.4 overs)
B Sutcliffe 62
ERH Fuller 3/29 (19.4 overs)
172 (f/o) (118.5 overs)
JG Leggat 47
JC Watkins 4/22 (23.5 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 180 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: RG Currie and JM McLellan
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 8 March was taken as a rest day
  • FE Fisher, EM Meuli, LSM Miller and RW Blair (all NZ) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

13–17 March 1953
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377 (162 overs)
WR Endean 116
GO Rabone 3/62 (24 overs)
245 (171.2 overs)
B Sutcliffe 45
MB Poore 45
HJ Tayfield 5/62 (46.2 overs)
200/5d (78 overs)
DJ McGlew 50
MB Poore 2/43 (8 overs)
31/2 (19.3 overs)
B Sutcliffe 10
JC Watkins 1/12 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: JC Harris and TM Pearce
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 15 March was taken as a rest day
  • ME Chapple, MB Poore and EW Dempster (all NZ) made their Test debuts.

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