New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1953–54
The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1953 to February 1954 and played a five match Test series against the South Africa national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 4–0. South Africa were captained by Jack Cheetham and New Zealand by Geoff Rabone.Team
- Geoff Rabone
- Bert Sutcliffe
- John Beck
- Bill Bell
- Bob Blair
- Murray Chapple
- Eric Dempster
- Ian Leggat
- Tony MacGibbon
- Lawrie Miller
- Frank Mooney
- Guy Overton
- Matt Poore
- John Reid
The manager was the former Test batsman Jack Kerr. The four players who had not yet played Test cricket – Beck, Bell, Leggat and Overton – all played their first Tests on the tour.
The average age of the team was 25. With the aim of establishing a high standard of fielding, some older or slower players were overlooked, including the spinners Tom Burtt and Alex Moir, and the opening batsman Gordon Leggat. Leggat later joined the team for the Australian leg of the tour, replacing the injured Rabone.Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
