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New Zealand vs Australia 1953

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>  New Zealand 25 (R. McKay 2, G. Davidson, J. Edwards, D. White tries; D. White 4, J. Bond goals) defeated Australia 5 (F. Ashton try; N. Pidding goal) at Addington Showgrounds.
Date: Sat, 27th June.   Halftime: New Zealand 7-5.   Referee: Wally Wilkinson.   Crowd: 5,509.
New Zealand: White, Edwards, McKay, Baxter, Hough; Sorensen, Haig; Bond, Davidson, McLennan, Neilson, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Australia: Churchill, Carlson, Wells, McCaffery, Pidding; Banks, Holman; Bull, Kearney, Gill, Davies, Ashton, Crocker.
>  New Zealand 12 (R. McKay, B. Neilson tries; D. White 3 goals) defeated Australia 11 (K. McCaffery 2, B. Carlson tries; N. Pidding goal) at Basin Reserve.
Date: Sat, 4th July.   Halftime: Australia 8-2.   Referee: Wally Wilkinson.   Crowd: 5,394.
New Zealand: White, Paskell, McKay, Baxter, Edwards; Sorensen, Haig; McLennan, Davidson, Bond, Neilson, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Australia: Churchill, Pidding, McCaffery, Wells, Carlson; Banks, Hawick; Bull, Kearney, Gill, Davies, Crocker, Cowie.
>  Australia 18 (H. Wells 2, B. Banks, N. Pidding tries; N. Pidding 3 goals) defeated New Zealand 16 (J. Edwards, F. Mulcare, B. Neilson, D. White tries; D. White 2 goals) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sat, 18th July.   Halftime: New Zealand 8-2.   Referee: Rolly Avery.   Crowd: 16,033.
New Zealand: White, Edwards, Baxter, McKay, Bakalich; Eastlake, Haig; Bond, Davidson, McLennan, Neilson, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Australia: Churchill, McGovern, Wells, McCaffery, Pidding; Banks, Hawick; Bull, Kearney, Gill, Davies, Drew, Crocker.