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for three sixes and Blair hitting one in a single eight-ball over. In
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Zealand's outstanding post-war batsman, captained the New Zealanders during the fourth and fifth Test matches after Rabone broke a bone
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reported that the pitch was not particularly favourable to spin bowling but that "much of the batting was extremely poor". They were asked to follow on, and a combination of rain and bad light meant that they survived into the fourth day despite a hostile opening bowling spell by Neil Adcock. South
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first innings. He came in to bat at the fall of the ninth wicket to join
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245:, beginning on 11 December 1953. South Africa's
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907:
888:
870:
850:
846:
844:
843:
824:
823:
822:
821:
802:
766:. South African
703:
701:100 (47.5 overs)
686:
684:148 (53.1 overs)
659:
644:
642:187 (53.2 overs)
625:
607:
587:
583:
581:
580:
561:
560:
559:
558:
539:
465:
432:
417:
398:
376:
356:
352:
350:
349:
330:
329:
328:
327:
308:
3304:
3303:
3299:
3298:
3297:
3295:
3294:
3293:
3249:
3248:
3247:
3242:
3232:
3207:
3189:
3163:
3142:
3126:
3110:
3084:
3029:
2978:
2962:
2932:
2914:
2905:
2844:
2835:
2784:
2748:
2697:
2639:
2583:
2562:
2501:
2380:
2349:
2238:
2229:
2226:
2182:Sword of Willow
2170:Boock R (2010)
2157:
2155:Further reading
2152:
2151:
2139:
2132:
2118:
2109:
2097:
2090:
2078:
2074:
2060:
2041:
2029:
2025:
2011:
2007:
1995:
1986:
1973:
1969:
1957:
1953:
1939:
1928:
1916:
1912:
1903:
1899:
1893:
1888:
1884:
1878:
1873:
1869:
1856:
1852:
1846:
1841:
1837:
1826:
1822:
1810:
1803:
1789:
1785:
1777:
1764:
1751:
1747:
1733:
1716:
1702:Boock R (2006)
1701:
1694:
1681:
1674:
1660:
1641:
1633:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1618:
1609:
1605:
1592:
1588:
1578:
1574:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1555:
1541:
1537:
1500:
1496:
1487:
1483:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1456:
1442:
1440:2/44 (10 overs)
1436:
1430:
1425:
1421:CB van Ryneveld
1419:
1413:
1406:
1404:
1395:
1383:
1381:4/51 (32 overs)
1377:
1371:
1364:
1362:4/34 (16 overs)
1358:
1352:
1347:
1339:
1328:
1324:
1317:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1281:
1277:
1272:
1235:
1226:
1212:
1210:5/45 (26 overs)
1206:
1200:
1191:
1185:
1176:
1169:
1167:
1158:
1146:
1144:6/13 (14 overs)
1140:
1134:
1133:79 (46.3 overs)
1127:
1125:3/42 (19 overs)
1121:
1115:
1110:
1102:
1091:
1087:
1080:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1044:
1040:
1035:
1003:
994:
966:
964:1/16 (10 overs)
960:
954:
941:
939:
930:
918:
912:
906:
899:
893:
887:
882:
874:
863:
859:
852:
841:
839:
838:
833:
826:
819:
816:
812:
807:
752:
743:
719:
717:5/43 (19 overs)
713:
708:
702:
697:
695:4/34 (16 overs)
691:
685:
678:
676:
667:
655:
653:5/51 (19 overs)
649:
643:
636:
634:3/61 (22 overs)
630:
624:
619:
611:
600:
596:
589:
578:
576:
575:
570:
563:
556:
553:
549:
544:
509:
500:
476:
470:
464:
451:
449:
440:
428:
426:6/62 (36 overs)
422:
416:
409:
407:3/73 (27 overs)
403:
397:
388:
380:
369:
365:
358:
347:
345:
344:
339:
332:
325:
322:
318:
313:
235:
223:
181:
169:
54:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3302:
3300:
3292:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3276:
3271:
3266:
3261:
3251:
3250:
3244:
3243:
3237:
3234:
3233:
3231:
3230:
3223:
3215:
3213:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3205:
3197:
3195:
3191:
3190:
3188:
3187:
3182:
3177:
3171:
3169:
3165:
3164:
3162:
3161:
3156:
3150:
3148:
3144:
3143:
3141:
3140:
3134:
3132:
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3128:
3127:
3125:
3124:
3118:
3116:
3112:
3111:
3109:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3092:
3090:
3086:
3085:
3083:
3082:
3077:
3070:
3063:
3058:
3053:
3048:
3043:
3037:
3035:
3031:
3030:
3028:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
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2997:
2992:
2986:
2984:
2980:
2979:
2977:
2976:
2970:
2968:
2964:
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2961:
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2953:
2946:
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2919:
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2910:
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2898:
2893:
2888:
2883:
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2868:
2863:
2858:
2852:
2850:
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2813:
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2792:
2790:
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2777:
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2459:
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2439:
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2379:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2357:
2355:
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2350:
2348:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2287:
2282:
2277:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2252:
2246:
2244:
2240:
2239:
2234:
2231:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2224:
2217:
2210:
2202:
2196:
2195:
2185:
2175:
2168:
2156:
2153:
2150:
2149:
2130:
2107:
2088:
2072:
2039:
2023:
2005:
1984:
1967:
1951:
1926:
1910:
1897:
1882:
1867:
1850:
1835:
1820:
1801:
1791:Bert Sutcliffe
1783:
1762:
1745:
1714:
1692:
1672:
1639:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1617:
1616:
1603:
1599:Murray Chapple
1586:
1572:
1563:
1553:
1545:Timeless Tests
1535:
1494:
1490:Bert Sutcliffe
1481:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1454:
1451:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1428:
1426:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1393:Port Elizabeth
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1384:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1350:
1348:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1318:
1301:
1299:
1294:
1292:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1254:Russell Endean
1243:Port Elizabeth
1234:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1199:) (92.2 overs)
1194:
1192:
1189:1/16 (3 overs)
1174:
1171:
1170:
1149:
1147:
1132:
1130:
1128:
1114:243 (98 overs)
1113:
1111:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1081:
1064:
1062:
1057:
1055:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1002:
999:
996:
995:
993:
992:
978:
975:
971:
968:
967:
948:
946:
943:
942:
921:
919:
904:
902:
900:
885:
883:
869:
866:
865:
860:
855:
853:
836:
834:
829:
827:
810:
808:
805:
764:New Year's Day
751:
748:
745:
744:
742:
741:
731:
728:
724:
721:
720:
700:
698:
683:
680:
679:
658:
656:
641:
639:
637:
623:271 (80 overs)
622:
620:
606:
603:
602:
597:
592:
590:
573:
571:
566:
564:
547:
545:
542:
526:Bert Sutcliffe
508:
505:
502:
501:
499:
498:
488:
485:
481:
478:
477:
463:) (89.1 overs)
458:
456:
453:
452:
431:
429:
414:
412:
410:
391:
389:
375:
372:
371:
366:
361:
359:
342:
340:
335:
333:
316:
314:
311:
234:
231:
222:
219:
199:in Australia.
193:Port Melbourne
180:
179:Tour itinerary
177:
168:
167:
162:
157:
152:
147:
142:
140:Tony MacGibbon
137:
132:
127:
125:Murray Chapple
122:
117:
112:
107:
106:(vice-captain)
104:Bert Sutcliffe
101:
94:
62:Bert Sutcliffe
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50:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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3287:
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3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3256:
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