New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test at Wellington, Feb 21 1964, South Africa tour of New Zealand

RESULT
1st Test, Wellington, February 21 - 25, 1964, South Africa tour of New Zealand
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302 & 218/2d
(T:268) 253 & 138/6

Match drawn

South Africa 1st Innings
New Zealand 1st Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
New Zealand 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
South Africa 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Cameron24-90-0-
b Cameron22-6850-
c Chapple b Motz31-125-0-
b Reid30-7250-
c †Ward b Blair40-11150-
b Blair30-93-0-
b Cameron27-5860-
b Motz44-131-0-
b Blair7---0-
c Dowling b Reid24---0-
not out 2--00-
Extras(b 9, lb 3, nb 9)21
TOTAL131.5 Ov (RR: 2.29)302
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Eddie Barlow), 2-56 (Trevor Goddard), 3-97 (Buster Farrer), 4-121 (Tony Pithey), 5-189 (Colin Bland), 6-198 (John Waite), 7-233 (Denis Lindsay), 8-257 (David Pithey), 9-292 (Peter van der Merwe), 10-302 (Peter Pollock)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2536822.72---00
30135831.93---00
41108632.09---00
29.5124721.57---00
612203.66---00
New Zealand 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Pollock1-3600-
lbw b Pollock10-45-0-
lbw b DB Pithey44-20550-
c Barlow b Partridge16---0-
b DB Pithey39-201-0-
lbw b Pollock49-245-0-
c Goddard b Partridge59-14060-
c DB Pithey b Pollock2--00-
b Pollock5---0-
b Pollock5---0-
not out 1--00-
Extras(b 10, lb 5, nb 7)22
TOTAL152.5 Ov (RR: 1.65)253
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Graham Dowling), 2-17 (Graham Gedye), 3-49 (John Reid), 4-112 (Barry Sinclair), 5-148 (Noel McGregor), 6-234 (Murray Chapple), 7-242 (Dick Motz), 8-243 (John Sparling), 9-252 (John Ward), 10-253 (Bob Blair)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
31.594761.47---00
45245021.11---00
38214201.10---00
1103803.45---00
24115322.20---00
32100.33---00
South Africa 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Reid40-12840-
c †Ward b Cameron92-167140-
not out 38-8560-
not out 46-4770-
Extras(b 2)2
TOTAL66 Ov (RR: 3.30)218/2d
Fall of wickets: 1-117 (Trevor Goddard), 2-143 (Eddie Barlow)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1525303.53---00
1966013.15---00
1104804.36---00
2185512.61---00
New Zealand 2nd Innings (T: 268 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Bland32-10031-
c van der Merwe b Pollock52-22530-
b Bland0--00-
b Goddard12-30-0-
lbw b van der Merwe24-9030-
c van der Merwe b Pollock1--00-
not out 0--00-
not out 0--00-
Extras(b 6, lb 7, nb 3, w 1)17
TOTAL76 Ov (RR: 1.81)138/6
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Graham Dowling), 2-64 (Barry Sinclair), 3-79 (John Reid), 4-134 (Graham Gedye), 5-136 (John Sparling), 6-138 (Noel McGregor)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1643121.93---00
1481000.71---00
16101110.68---00
211306.50---00
1433402.42---00
931621.77---00
54611.20---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 21 Feb - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 233/7 (Peter van der Merwe 11*, David Pithey 0*)
Sat, 22 Feb - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 117/4 (Noel McGregor 27*, John Sparling 4*)
Sun, 23 Feb - rest day
Mon, 24 Feb - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 79/0 (Trevor Goddard 30*, Eddie Barlow 47*)
Tue, 25 Feb - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 138/6 (76 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
  • Anti-apartheid demonstrators damaged the pitch but failed to prevent the match starting on time in cold weather and on a very slow surface
  • NZ 1st innings, Pollock took the last four wickets for 10 runs in 18 balls. Best bowling analysis for RSA in NZ
  • RSA 2nd innings, Farrer and Bland added 75 runs in 45 min.
  • NZ needed 268 to win in four hours.
MATCH DETAILS
Basin Reserve, Wellington
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season1963/64
Series result3-match series level 0-0
Match numberTest no. 558
Match daysday (4-day match)
Test debut
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