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1920s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	AA Mailey	76.2	9	236	13	3.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
🥇 1	JC White	124.5	37	256	13	2.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
🥉 3	G Geary	54.3	16	130	12	2.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
🥉 3	AP Freeman	71.4	25	171	12	2.38	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
5	CV Grimmett	31.3x8	5	82	11	1.96	Australia	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
5	AER Gilligan	34.3	10	90	11	2.60	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
5	AE Hall	62.3	20	112	11	1.79	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
5	MW Tate	89.0x8	19	228	11	1.92	England	v Australia	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
9	AP Freeman	51.4	23	93	10	1.80	England	v West Indies	Manchester	21 Jul 1928	Test # 174
9	AP Freeman	67.3	13	207	10	3.06	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
9	AA Mailey	61.3	6	302	10	4.91	Australia	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
12	GF Bissett	35.0	6	90	9	2.57	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
12	MW Tate	47.0	10	106	9	2.25	England	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
12	JM Blanckenberg	46.5	8	135	9	2.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
12	AE Hall	68.4	15	167	9	2.43	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
12	MW Tate	79.0x8	12	207	9	1.96	England	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
12	MW Tate	78.3x8	18	241	9	2.30	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
12	AA Mailey	76.4	9	266	9	3.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
12	CV Grimmett	84.1	11	298	9	3.54	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
20	H Larwood	21.4	4	62	8	2.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
20	EA McDonald	37.4	15	74	8	1.96	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
20	JM Gregory	32.0	1	101	8	3.15	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
20	JM Gregory	41.0	13	103	8	2.51	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
20	JM Gregory	44.1	11	105	8	2.37	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
20	GF Bissett	40.0	6	113	8	2.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
20	MW Tate	56.4	20	115	8	2.02	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
20	GF Bissett	48.5	10	136	8	2.78	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
20	EA McDonald	43.0	5	147	8	3.41	Australia	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
20	AS Kennedy	62.1	14	169	8	2.71	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
20	R Kilner	78.1x8	14	178	8	1.70	England	v Australia	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
20	TW Wall	75.0	13	189	8	2.52	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
32	GG Macaulay	50.0	16	83	7	1.66	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
32	MW Tate	34.0	8	86	7	2.52	England	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
32	G Geary	49.4	16	90	7	1.81	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
32	VWC Jupp	38.0	13	103	7	2.71	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
32	CL Vincent	55.1	14	115	7	2.08	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
32	AS Kennedy	74.1	28	122	7	1.64	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
32	AP Freeman	51.0	19	124	7	2.43	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
32	JM Gregory	47.3	8	139	7	2.92	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
32	MW Tate	41.5x8	8	145	7	2.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1925	Test # 161
32	VWC Jupp	52.0	13	146	7	2.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
32	CV Grimmett	68.0	21	147	7	2.16	Australia	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926	Test # 165
32	DPB Morkel	55.0	12	156	7	2.83	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
32	CL Vincent	58.0	10	162	7	2.79	South Africa	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
32	CH Parkin	60.0	10	169	7	2.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
32	DD Blackie	83.0	24	169	7	2.03	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
32	JM Blanckenberg	54.4	9	178	7	3.25	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
32	AE Hall	80.4	19	196	7	2.42	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
32	AA Mailey	59.2	6	208	7	3.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
32	JM Gregory	61.3x8	10	211	7	2.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
32	JM Gregory	56.7x8	4	226	7	2.98	Australia	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
32	AA Mailey	58.0x8	7	233	7	3.01	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
32	AA Mailey	63.0x8	2	308	7	3.66	Australia	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
54	C Kelleway	34.0	9	56	6	1.64	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
54	WW Armstrong	39.5	13	76	6	1.90	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
54	AP Freeman	39.4	15	77	6	1.94	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
54	W Rhodes	45.0	24	79	6	1.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
54	CP Carter	29.5	4	91	6	3.05	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
54	CG Macartney	48.3	20	91	6	1.87	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
54	EP Nupen	42.5	11	97	6	2.26	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
54	RK Tyldesley	60.0	28	102	6	1.70	England	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
54	HC Griffith	25.5	4	103	6	3.98	West Indies	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
54	EP Nupen	47.0	14	111	6	2.36	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
54	AER Gilligan	59.0	17	113	6	1.91	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
54	H Larwood	48.0	14	116	6	2.41	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
54	JM Blanckenberg	48.1	12	117	6	2.42	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
54	JM Gregory	56.1	9	126	6	2.24	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	Test # 135
54	AA Mailey	39.2	5	127	6	3.22	Australia	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
54	AA Mailey	40.0	1	129	6	3.22	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
54	AP Freeman	48.4	12	132	6	2.71	England	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
54	CP Carter	41.0	4	134	6	3.26	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
54	G Geary	101.0	41	136	6	1.34	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
54	AS Kennedy	51.5	12	138	6	2.66	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
54	NA Quinn	46.5	7	138	6	2.94	South Africa	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
54	CL Vincent	60.0	13	147	6	2.45	South Africa	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
54	SJ Staples	53.3	8	148	6	2.76	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
54	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	4.10	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
54	AJ Bell	49.0	9	159	6	3.24	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
54	AL Ochse	53.1	4	167	6	3.14	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
54	JC White	113.5	50	171	6	1.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
54	EA McDonald	41.1	2	172	6	4.17	Australia	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1921	Test # 142
54	AA Mailey	47.0	6	200	6	4.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	Test # 135
54	CV Grimmett	104.1	27	219	6	2.10	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
54	AA Mailey	74.2x8	9	259	6	2.61	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
85	CH Parkin	29.4	12	38	5	1.28	England	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1921	Test # 143
85	WR Hammond	29.2	11	57	5	1.94	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
85	SJ Snooke	35.0	9	58	5	1.65	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
85	H Larwood	53.4	23	69	5	1.28	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
85	R Kilner	29.0x8	4	70	5	1.81	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1925	Test # 161
85	HLE Promnitz	43.0	15	72	5	1.67	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
85	MW Tate	32.0	9	76	5	2.37	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
85	RWV Robins	43.0	9	79	5	1.83	England	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
85	PGH Fender	34.0	7	81	5	2.38	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
85	GG Macaulay	38.0	11	81	5	2.13	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
85	AS Kennedy	53.2	23	82	5	1.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
85	H Larwood	35.0	9	87	5	2.48	England	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
85	AS Kennedy	39.0	14	88	5	2.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
85	PGH Fender	21.0	1	92	5	4.38	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
85	WR Hammond	47.0	17	103	5	2.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
85	AE Hall	55.5	24	107	5	1.91	South Africa	v England	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures