International (Test) Match 2 of 3 match series
Attendance: 5,394
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Referee: Wally Wilkinson
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
27 Jun 1953New Zealand25 - 5Australia1953
2 Jul 1952Australia9 - 19New Zealand1952
28 Jun 1952Australia25 - 49New Zealand1952
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Des White   3   6
2 Cyril Paskell        
3 Ron McKay 1     3
4 Tommy Baxter        
5 Jimmy Edwards        
6 Bill Sorensen        
7 Jimmy Haig        
8 Bill McLennan        
9 George Davidson        
10 John Bond        
11 Bob Neilson 1     3
12 Frank Mulcare        
13 Alister Atkinson        
Total:        
 2 3 0 12
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Clive Churchill        
2 Noel Pidding   1   2
3 Ken McCaffery 2     6
4 Harry Wells        
5 Brian Carlson 1     3
6 Bob Banks        
7 Greg Hawick        
8 Roy Bull        
9 Ken Kearney        
10 Charlie Gill        
11 Brian Davies        
12 Mick Crocker        
13 Les Cowie        
Total:        
 3 1 0 11



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.