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Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Innings in match	Team	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	LO Fleetwood-Smith	87.0	11	298	1	3.42	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	lost	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
🥈 2	OC Scott	80.2	13	266	5	3.31	1	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	03 Apr 1930	Test # 193
🥉 3	IAR Peebles	71.0	8	204	6	2.87	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
4	WJ O'Reilly	59.0	9	189	7	3.20	1	Australia	v England	Manchester	draw	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
5	CL Vincent	42.0	5	188	2	4.47	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
6	WJ O'Reilly	85.0	26	178	3	2.09	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	lost	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
7	N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
8	RWV Robins	42.0	1	172	1	4.09	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
9	GOB Allen	34.0	5	170	4	5.00	1	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
10	GAE Paine	56.0	12	168	5	3.00	1	England	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
11	CV Grimmett	53.0	13	167	6	3.15	3	Australia	v England	Lord's	won	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
12	LN Constantine	40.0	4	165	4	4.12	3	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	lost	01 Feb 1930	Test # 189
12	XC Balaskas	44.0	4	165	4	3.75	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
14	WE Bowes	38.0	2	164	4	4.31	1	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
14	WJ O'Reilly	56.0	11	164	3	2.92	1	Australia	v England	Nottingham	draw	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
16	MS Nichols	34.0	4	161	2	3.55	2	England	v West Indies	The Oval	draw	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
17	JC White	51.0	7	158	3	3.09	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
18	XC Balaskas	51.0	4	157	1	3.07	2	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	lost	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
18	N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
20	JA Dunning	43.0	5	156	2	3.62	2	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	draw	31 Mar 1933	Test # 226
20	RTD Perks	30.5	6	156	5	3.82	2	England	v West Indies	The Oval	draw	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
22	HC Griffith	58.0	6	155	2	2.67	1	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	03 Apr 1930	Test # 193
23	CL Vincent	55.0	16	154	4	2.80	3	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
24	MW Tate	65.1	12	153	1	2.34	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
24	LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	3.12	1	Australia	v England	Nottingham	draw	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
24	DVP Wright	39.0	6	153	4	3.92	2	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
27	IAR Peebles	55.0	9	150	3	2.72	1	England	v Australia	Manchester	draw	25 Jul 1930	Test # 197
27	IAR Peebles	42.4	6	150	4	3.51	3	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	draw	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
27	Q McMillan	33.0	3	150	4	4.54	3	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
27	MG Waite	72.0	16	150	1	2.08	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	lost	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
31	MW Tate	64.0	16	148	1	2.31	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
31	EP Nupen	51.0	7	148	3	2.90	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	draw	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
33	DVP Wright	32.0	7	146	3	3.42	3	England	v South Africa	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
34	JB Robertson	55.0	11	143	3	2.60	2	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	lost	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
35	AJ Bell	40.0	2	142	5	3.55	2	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
35	FT Badcock	54.0	11	142	3	2.62	1	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	draw	24 Mar 1933	Test # 225
35	WE Bowes	50.0	13	142	6	2.84	2	England	v Australia	Leeds	draw	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
35	FA Ward	30.0	2	142	-	4.73	1	Australia	v England	Nottingham	draw	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
35	DVP Wright	37.0	6	142	2	2.87	1	England	v South Africa	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
40	AJ Bell	46.5	6	140	5	2.98	2	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	lost	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
41	G Gladstone	42.0	5	139	1	3.30	1	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	03 Apr 1930	Test # 193
41	H Larwood	33.0	3	139	1	4.21	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	draw	11 Jul 1930	Test # 196
41	LO Fleetwood-Smith	33.5	2	139	2	4.10	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	draw	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
44	FA Ward	36.0	3	138	2	2.87	1	Australia	v England	Brisbane	lost	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
45	RJD Jamshedji	35.0	4	137	3	3.91	2	India	v England	Mumbai	lost	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
46	HD Read	35.0	13	136	4	3.88	1	England	v South Africa	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
47	CV Grimmett	56.2	16	135	5	2.39	2	Australia	v England	Leeds	draw	11 Jul 1930	Test # 196
47	CV Grimmett	66.2	18	135	4	2.03	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
47	K Farnes	43.0	6	135	3	3.13	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	draw	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
50	HC Griffith	33.0	4	133	4	4.03	1	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
50	B Mitchell	37.0	4	133	1	2.69	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
52	H Larwood	48.0	6	132	1	2.75	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
52	FA Ward	42.0	8	132	2	2.35	1	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	18 Dec 1936	Test # 256
52	ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
55	TW Wall	36.0	3	131	-	3.63	1	Australia	v England	Manchester	draw	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
56	HH Alexander	35.0	1	129	1	3.68	2	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
56	EL McCormick	26.0	3	129	3	4.96	3	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
56	LO Fleetwood-Smith	41.4	10	129	4	2.33	2	Australia	v England	Adelaide	won	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
59	FR Martin	45.0	6	128	1	2.84	1	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	03 Apr 1930	Test # 193
59	GOB Allen	25.0	1	128	1	5.12	1	England	v Australia	Sydney	won	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
61	WE Merritt	34.0	2	127	2	3.73	1	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	draw	21 Feb 1930	Test # 191
61	H Verity	41.0	5	127	1	2.32	1	England	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
61	N Gordon	29.0	-	127	2	3.28	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
61	H Verity	37.5	10	127	3	2.53	2	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
65	RWV Robins	37.0	5	126	2	3.40	3	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	draw	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
65	FT Badcock	59.0	16	126	2	2.13	2	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	draw	31 Mar 1933	Test # 226
65	XC Balaskas	38.0	1	126	4	3.31	1	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
68	OC Scott	24.0	1	125	1	5.20	1	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
68	Q McMillan	29.0	2	125	5	4.31	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	won	04 Mar 1932	Test # 218
68	M Nissar	28.0	5	125	2	4.46	2	India	v England	Manchester	draw	25 Jul 1936	Test # 253
71	MW Tate	39.0	9	124	5	3.17	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	draw	11 Jul 1930	Test # 196
71	RC Blunt	46.0	9	124	-	2.69	2	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	draw	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
71	ACB Langton	38.0	5	124	2	3.26	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
71	LO Fleetwood-Smith	25.6	2	124	5	3.61	4	Australia	v England	Melbourne	won	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
75	H Verity	43.0	7	123	-	2.86	1	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
75	W Voce	29.0	3	123	3	3.18	1	England	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
77	CV Grimmett	57.0	20	122	1	2.14	1	Australia	v England	Manchester	draw	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
78	LN Constantine	39.0	9	121	3	3.10	2	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	draw	11 Jan 1930	Test # 187
78	L Amar Singh	41.0	8	121	2	2.95	2	India	v England	Manchester	draw	25 Jul 1936	Test # 253
80	W Voce	27.0	1	120	2	4.44	1	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	11 Jan 1930	Test # 187
80	AJ Bell	42.0	5	120	4	2.85	1	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
80	WJ O'Reilly	67.4	27	120	4	1.77	2	Australia	v England	Brisbane	lost	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
80	M Nissar	26.0	2	120	5	4.61	1	India	v England	The Oval	lost	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
80	W Voce	29.0	2	120	3	3.10	3	England	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
85	WE Merritt	28.0	1	119	2	4.25	1	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	draw	14 Feb 1930	Test # 190
85	L Amar Singh	36.0	5	119	1	3.30	2	India	v England	Mumbai	lost	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
87	TW Wall	29.4	2	118	3	3.97	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	won	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
87	CV Grimmett	64.0	22	118	1	1.84	2	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	02 Dec 1932	Test # 220
87	J Cowie	41.0	10	118	4	2.87	1	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	draw	26 Jun 1937	Test # 260
90	WJ O'Reilly	67.0	32	117	3	1.74	2	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	02 Dec 1932	Test # 220
90	TB Mitchell	23.0	1	117	-	5.08	2	England	v Australia	Leeds	draw	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
90	ACB Langton	39.0	3	117	1	3.00	1	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	draw	15 Jun 1935	Test # 242
90	ACB Langton	30.7	3	117	3	2.84	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
94	CV Grimmett	47.0	11	116	7	2.46	1	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	won	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
95	GOB Allen	34.0	7	115	-	3.38	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
95	XC Balaskas	24.0	-	115	-	3.59	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
97	NA Quinn	37.0	5	114	2	3.08	2	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
97	WE Hollies	46.0	11	114	1	2.47	1	England	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
99	IB Cromb	37.0	7	113	3	3.05	2	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	draw	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
99	NA Quinn	38.3	6	113	2	2.93	1	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212

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Additional Information

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