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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	New Zealand	42	39.0	1.07	1	v Australia	Wellington	lost	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
🥈 2	England	52	42.1	1.23	1	v Australia	The Oval	lost	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
🥉 3	New Zealand	54	32.2	1.67	3	v Australia	Wellington	lost	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
4	India	58	21.3x8	2.03	2	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
5	India	67	24.2x8	2.07	3	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
6	India	98	49.7x8	1.47	3	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
7	Australia	107	46.2x8	1.73	2	v India	Sydney	draw	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
8	England	111	50.2	2.20	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	lost	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
9	India	125	25.7x8	3.62	4	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
10	South Africa	137	56.2x8	1.82	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
11	England	141	61.5x8	1.71	2	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
12	India	144	63.3	2.26	3	v West Indies	Chennai	lost	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
13	South Africa	161	53.5x8	2.25	1	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
14	England	165	79.0	2.08	1	v Australia	Nottingham	lost	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
15	India	170	82.0	2.07	2	v England	Manchester	draw	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
16	England	172	43.7x8	2.94	3	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
17	South Africa	175	97.1	1.80	1	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
18	South Africa	184	80.0	2.30	3	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
19	England	186	60.4x8	2.30	3	v Australia	Sydney	lost	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
19	England	186	78.1	2.37	4	v Australia	Lord's	lost	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
21	England	188	105.3	1.78	3	v Australia	The Oval	lost	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
21	India	188	70.0x8	2.01	1	v Australia	Sydney	draw	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
23	South Africa	191	65.1x8	2.19	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
24	India	193	88.4	2.17	2	v West Indies	Brabourne	draw	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
25	India	200	76.1	2.62	1	v England	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
26	England	208	113.1	1.83	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
27	England	215	102.4	2.09	2	v Australia	Lord's	lost	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
28	South Africa	219	89.3x8	1.83	3	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
29	Australia	221	93.0	2.37	2	v England	Manchester	draw	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
30	England	227	128.5	1.76	1	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
31	India	245	99.0	2.47	2	v West Indies	Chennai	lost	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
32	South Africa	252	127.2	1.97	3	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
33	England	253	99.4x8	1.90	2	v South Africa	Durban	won	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
33	England	253	110.2	2.29	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
33	Australia	253	76.0x8	2.49	2	v England	Sydney	won	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
36	England	255	96.1x8	1.98	1	v Australia	Sydney	lost	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
37	England	263	106.4	2.46	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	lost	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
38	West Indies	267	107.3	2.48	3	v India	Brabourne	draw	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
38	South Africa	267	84.4	3.15	3	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
40	India	272	109.0	2.49	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	draw	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
41	India	273	142.2	1.91	2	v West Indies	Brabourne	draw	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
42	England	275	113.2	2.42	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
42	India	275	81.1	3.38	3	v England	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
44	India	277	92.5x8	2.24	3	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
45	South Africa	278	75.4x8	2.76	2	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
46	England	280	94.3x8	2.22	1	v Australia	Sydney	lost	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
47	West Indies	286	104.2	2.74	1	v India	Brabourne	draw	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
48	New Zealand	293	128.2	2.28	1	v England	Manchester	draw	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
49	England	294	129.0	2.27	1	v India	Manchester	draw	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
50	West Indies	296	124.0	2.38	1	v England	Bridgetown	draw	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
51	South Africa	302	131.0	2.30	2	v England	The Oval	draw	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
52	England	308	91.2x8	2.53	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
53	South Africa	315	104.4x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
54	South Africa	327	142.2	2.29	2	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
55	India	331	123.0x8	2.01	2	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
55	India	331	127.2	2.59	1	v England	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
57	South Africa	333	102.4x8	2.43	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
58	England	336	153.0	2.19	3	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
59	South Africa	339	166.1	2.04	1	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
60	New Zealand	341	118.3	2.87	2	v England	Leeds	draw	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
61	New Zealand	345	112.1	3.07	1	v England	The Oval	draw	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
62	Australia	350	129.3	2.70	1	v England	Lord's	won	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
63	England	351	108.5x8	2.42	2	v Australia	Melbourne	draw	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
64	South Africa	356	119.2x8	2.23	2	v England	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
65	England	362	143.3	2.52	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
66	England	363	171.5	2.11	1	v Australia	Manchester	draw	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
67	Australia	365	97.3x8	2.81	1	v England	Melbourne	draw	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
68	West Indies	366	115.2	3.17	1	v India	Eden Gardens	draw	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
69	England	371	106.4x8	2.61	3	v Australia	Sydney	lost	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
70	England	372	127.3	2.91	1	v New Zealand	Leeds	draw	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
71	South Africa	379	143.5x8	1.97	1	v England	Gqeberha	lost	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
71	England	379	105.7x8	2.68	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
73	India	381	109.1x8	2.61	2	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
74	Australia	389	158.2	2.45	2	v England	The Oval	won	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
75	Australia	394	94.1x8	3.13	1	v India	Melbourne	won	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
76	England	395	141.4x8	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	won	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
77	Australia	413	113.4x8	2.72	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
78	England	427	190.0	2.24	1	v South Africa	The Oval	draw	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
79	England	428	169.4	2.52	2	v India	Lord's	won	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
80	England	441	183.0	2.40	3	v Australia	Nottingham	lost	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
81	India	454	158.4	2.86	2	v West Indies	Delhi	draw	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
82	Australia	458	136.2	3.35	2	v England	Leeds	won	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
83	England	460	153.0x8	2.25	1	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
84	England	478	151.3	3.15	2	v South Africa	Manchester	won	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
85	England	482	117.2	4.10	2	v New Zealand	The Oval	draw	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
86	New Zealand	484	159.4	3.03	2	v England	Lord's	draw	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
87	Australia	487	118.4x8	3.08	2	v England	Adelaide	draw	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
88	West Indies	490	146.4	3.34	2	v England	Kingston	won	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
89	England	496	192.1	2.58	1	v Australia	Leeds	lost	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
90	West Indies	497	146.0	3.40	2	v England	Port of Spain	draw	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
91	Australia	509	216.2	2.35	2	v England	Nottingham	won	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
92	South Africa	533	196.3	2.71	1	v England	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
93	Australia	536	113.3x8	3.54	3	v England	Melbourne	draw	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
94	England	551	226.2	2.43	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
95	West Indies	582	176.3	3.29	1	v India	Chennai	won	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
96	England	608	149.5x8	3.04	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
97	West Indies	631	183.4	3.43	1	v India	Delhi	draw	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
98	Australia	645	158.6x8	3.04	1	v England	Brisbane	won	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
99	Australia	674	151.3x8	3.33	1	v India	Adelaide	won	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294

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