1947
[# 1] 10 May 1947
Australia - South Africa 1-2
Friendly Match
Cricket Ground, Sydney
William McWilliams AUS
40,000
AUS: Conquest,
Marston, Drummond, Coote, Heaney, Gibb, Drain, Cunningham,
Stewart, Date, Marshall
Coach: Gillespie
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil
Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Basil Clack, Gordon Falconer,
Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Date (4) - Anley, Wilson p
[# 2] 24 May 1947
Australia - South Africa 2-4
Friendly Match
Cricket Ground, Brisbane
T. Boyd AUS
15,000
AUS: Conquest,
Marston, Drummond, Coote, Wilson, Gibb, Stewart, Heaney, Date,
Hughes, Wynn
Coach: Gillespie
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil
Kurland, Ray Ferryman, Dudley Forbes, Basil Clack, Gordon Falconer,
Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Date x2 (1p) - Anley x2, Smethurst, Wilson
[# 3] 31 May 1947
Australia - South Africa 3-3
Friendly Match
Show Ground, Sydney
William McWilliams AUS
20,000
AUS: Conquest,
Marston, Drummond, Gibb, Wilson, Heaney, Cunningham, Hughes,
Kemp, Date, Wynn
Coach: Gillespie
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Ronald Nicholson, Ernie Dowell,
Cecil Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Johnny Classens, Gordon
Falconer, Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Cunningham (44), Date x2 - Classens (20, ?), Smethurst
[# 4] 7 June 1947
Australia - South Africa 5-1
Friendly Match
Sports Ground, Newcastle
William McWilliams AUS
18,442
AUS: Conquest,
Marston, Drummond, Gibb, Heaney, Murray, Kemp, Cunningham, Date,
Hughes, Wynn
Coach: Gillespie
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil
Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Johnny Classens, Gordon Falconer,
Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Date x3, Hughes, Kemp - Wilson
[# 5] 14 June 1947
Australia - South Africa 1-2
Friendly Match
Cricket Ground, Sydney
William McWilliams AUS
AUS: Conquest,
Drummond, Marston, Gibb, Heaney, Murray, Date, Cunningham, Kemp,
Hughes, Wynn
Coach: Gillespie
RSA: Claude Brink, Ronald Nicholson, Ernie Dowell, Cecil Kurland,
Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Johnny Classens, Gordon Falconer, Donald Wilson,
Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Cunningham - Anley x2
[# 6] 28 June 1947
New Zealand - South Africa
5-6 (1-2)
Friendly Match
Lancester Park, Christchurch
C.G. Sweeney NZL
10,500
NZL: Davey, P.Harris,
Speed (c), Gordon, Cleal, Beavis, Sharp, Wood, G.Smith, Woods,
K.Mason
Coach: J.R. Sheffield
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Hermanus Pretorius,
Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Sidney O'Linn, Gordon Falconer, Donald Wilson, Horace
Smethurst (c), Basil Clack
Coach: J. Barbour
Smith x3, Mason, Wood - O'Linn, Smethurst (45), Pretorius (77), Falconer (80, 81), Clack (89)
NOTE: New Zealand reached a 5-2 advantage in the second half!!
[# 7] 5 July 1947
New Zealand - South Africa
0-6 (0-5)
Friendly Match
Carisbrook, Dunedin
P. George NZL
12,000
NZL: Davey, P.Harris,
Speed (c), Drylie, Cleal, V.Smith, Sharp, Wilkinson, G.Smith,
Wood, K.Mason
Coach: J.R. Sheffield
RSA: Claude Brink, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil
Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Sidney O'Linn, Gordon Falconer,
Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst (c), Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
Wilson (2, ?, ?), Anley, Falconer x2
[# 8] 12 July 1947
New Zealand - South Africa
3-8 (1-5)
Friendly Match
Athletic Park, Wellington
A. Aspen NZL
8,000
NZL: Davey, P.Harris,
Speed (c), Gordon, V.Smith, Hutchinson, Sharp, Wood, G.Smith,
Woods, K.Mason
Coach: J.R. Sheffield
RSA: Jimmy Pickerill, Doug McCreadie, Ernie Dowell, Cecil
Kurland, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Johnny Classens, Gordon Falconer,
Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst, Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
G.Smith (7, ?, ?) - Anley, Wilson (25, ?, ?, ?), Classens x2, Falconer
[# 9] 19 July 1947
New Zealand - South Africa
1-4
Friendly Match
Eden Park, Auckland
F.O. Green NZL
12,000
NZL: Davey, O'Malley,
Speed (c), V.Smith, Gordon, Hutchinson, Robinson, Wood, G.Smith,
Woods, K.Mason
Coach: J.R. Sheffield
RSA: Claude Brink, Ronald Nicholson, Ernie Dowell, Steve
Van Kensburg, Harry Naish, Dudley Forbes, Johnny Classens, Gordon
Falconer, Donald Wilson, Horace Smethurst (c), Len Anley
Coach: J. Barbour
G.Smith p - Falconer (10),
Smethurst, Wilson, O'Malley (og)
1950
[# 10] 24 June 1950
South Africa - Australia 3-2
(1-1)
Friendly Match
Kingsmead, Durban
20,000
RSA: Ken Nadauld, B.
Mechanick, Gordon Frew, H. Klonner, Harry Naish (c), Cliff
Jacques, Ray Botha, Harold Paton, Johnny Classens, Tony Holtz,
Jackie Carr
Coach: J. Barbour
AUS: Conquest, O'Neill, Drummond, Lawrie (c), Jack, Young,
Sanders, Johns, Nunn, Hulme, H.Robertson
Coach: Jack
Classens (14, 82), Botha (69) - Nunn (38), Hulme
[# 11] 1 July 1950
South Africa - Australia 2-1
(1-0)
Friendly Match
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
20,000
RSA: Aubrey Tyrell,
B. Mechanick, Gordon Frew, H. Klonner, Harry Naish (c), Cliff
Jacques, Ray Botha, Harold Paton, Johnny Classens, Tony Holtz,
Jackie Carr
Coach: J. Barbour
AUS: Conquest, Drummond, Sanders, H.Robertson, Nichols,
O'Neill, Young, Johns, Nunn, Hulme, Lawrie (c)
Coach: Jack
Classens (33, 46) - Nunn (70 p)
[# 12] 8 July 1950
South Africa - Australia 1-2
(0-0)
Friendly Match
Saint George's Park, Port Elizabeth
A. Finlay RSA
8,000
RSA: Aubrey Tyrell -
B. Mechanick, Gordon Frew - H. Klonner, Harry Naish (c), R. Dow -
Ron Montgomery, Ray Botha, Johnny Classens, Harold Paton, Jackie
Carr
Coach: J. Barbour
AUS: Conquest, O'Neill, Drummond, Lawrie (c), Jack, Young,
Hulme, Nunn, F.Parsons, Johns, H.Robertson
Coach: Jack
Classens (54) - Parsons (64, 70)
[# 13] 23 July 1950
South Africa - Australia 0-2
(0-0)
Friendly Match
Hartley Vale, Cape Town
12,000
RSA: Aubrey Tyrell,
Ernie Dowell, Gordon Frew, H. Klonner, Harry Naish (c), W.
Bunton, Ray Botha, A. Luck, Johnny Classens, A. Butler, Jackie
Carr
Coach: J. Barbour
AUS: Conquest, Drummond, Lawrie (c), Young, Jack, Hulme,
Johns, F.Parsons, O'Neill, Nunn, H.Robertson
Coach: Jack
1953
[# 14] 22 November 1953
Portugal - South Africa 3-1
Friendly Match
National Stadium, Lisboa
Manuel Ascensi ESP
POR: Gomes, Mendes,
Vaz, Passos, A.Carvalho, Vasques, Cabrita, Hernâni da Silva
(Carlos Duarte), José Aguas (Diamantino da Silva), Matateu, R.de
Carvalho
Coach: do Carmo
RSA: Doug Rudham, B. Mechanick, Maurice Jacobson, R. Dow, Harry
Naish (c), Cliff Jacques, Johnny Classens, Keys, Hurley, Brian Gibson,
Arthur Roos
Coach: J. Barbour
Hernâni, José Aguas,
Matateu - Roos
1954
[# 15] 1 May 1954
South Africa - Israel 2-1
(1-1)
Friendly Match
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Cable RSA
22,000
RSA: Aubrey Tyrell,
Gordon Frew, Maurice Jacobson, Brian Gibson, Rufus Oelofse, Cliff Jacques,
Danny Le Roux, Harold Paton, Brian Peterse, Wally Warren, Arthur Roos
Coach: J. Barbour
ISR: Hodorov, Schweitzer, Schneor, Ben Dror, Litvak,
Balut, Goldstein, Rozenboim, Israeli, Glazer, Mirmovitch
Coach: Beit-Halevi
Warren (40), Roos (53) -
Glazer (42)
1955
[# 16] 3 September 1955
Australia - South Africa 0-3
(0-2)
Friendly Match
Cricket Ground, Brisbane
5,600
AUS: B.Henderson,
Jack, Duncan, Bignell, Marston, Sander, Nunn, Loughran, Kitching,
Lennard, Higgins
Coach: Brophy
RSA: Albert Uytenbogaardt, Gordon Frew (c), Maurice
Jacobson, Ken Ziesing, Roulf Oelofse, Cliff Jacques, Danny Le
Roux, Harold Paton, Peter Hughes, Ian Palmer, Les Fourie
Coach: J.E. Kennedy
Palmer, Paton, Hughes
[# 17] 10 September 1955
Australia - South Africa 0-2
(0-0)
Friendly Match
Olympic Park, Melbourne
3,000
AUS: B.Henderson,
Almond (McCartney 2), O'Neill, Bignall, Jack (c), Sander, Thomas,
Loughran, Kitching, Learmonth, Piercy
Coach: Brophy
RSA: Albert Uytenbogaardt, Gordon Frew (c), Maurice
Jacobson, Ken Ziesing, Roulf Oelofse, Cliff Jacques, Danny Le
Roux, Harold Paton, Peter Hughes, Ian Palmer, Les Fourie
Coach: J.E. Kennedy
Palmer (84), Hughes (86)
[# 18] 17 September 1955
Australia - South Africa 0-8
Friendly Match
Kensington Oval, Adelaide
AUS: Lord, Almond,
Wilson, Adair, Marston, O'Neill, Thomas, Loughran, De Paoli,
Murphy, Piercy
Coach: Brophy
RSA: Albert Uytenbogaardt, Gordon Frew (c), Maurice
Jacobson, Ken Ziesing, Roulf Oelofse, Cliff Jacques, Danny Le
Roux, Harold Paton, Peter Hughes, Mal Rufus, Ian Palmer
Coach: J.E. Kennedy
Rufus x2, Hughes x2, Paton x2, Jacques, Palmer
[# 19] 24 September 1955
Australia - South Africa 0-6
Friendly Match
Cricket Ground, Sydney
AUS: Lord, Almond,
Wendt, Bignall, Wilson, Sander, Burns, Peters, Mueller, Drain,
O'Neill
Coach: Brophy
RSA: Albert Uytenbogaardt, J. Hastie, Maurice Jacobson,
Ken Ziesing, Gordon Frew (c), Cliff Jacques, Danny Le Roux,
Harold Paton, Peter Hughes, Ian Palmer (Mal Rufus 40), Les Fourie
Coach: J.E. Kennedy
Hughes x2, Paton, Palmer, Le Roux, Wilson (og)
[# 20] 1 October 1955
Australia - South Africa 1-4
Friendly Match
Sports Ground, Newcastle
G. Muir AUS
2,907
AUS: B.Henderson,
Almond, O'Neill, Pettigrew, Warren, Sander, Stewart, Paddocks,
Garside, Vairy, Marshall
Coach: Brophy
RSA: Albert Uytenbogaardt, Gordon Frew (c), Maurice
Jacobson, Ken Ziesing, Roulf Oelofse, Cliff Jacques, Danny Le
Roux, Harold Paton, Peter Hughes, Brian Peterse, Les Fourie
Coach: J.E. Kennedy
Vairy (39) - Hughes x3, Le Roux
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