1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

By runs

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
Australia233 runs35925.7x8v IndiaMelbourne1 Jan 1948Test # 292
🥈 2
Australia409 runs59678.1v EnglandLord's24 Jun 1948Test # 300

By wickets

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
England2 wickets12828.0x8v South AfricaDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
🥈 2
England3 wickets17223.7x8v South AfricaGqeberha5 Mar 1949Test # 313
🥉 3
Australia5 wickets21452.2x8v EnglandSydney28 Feb 1947Test # 283
4
England7 wickets12936.5v South AfricaManchester5 Jul 1947Test # 287
4
West Indies7 wickets7820.0v EnglandGeorgetown3 Mar 1948Test # 297
4
Australia7 wickets404114.1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948Test # 302
7
Australia8 wickets9828.3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948Test # 299
7
Australia8 wickets8620.0x8v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1949Test # 319
9
England10 wickets4816.5v IndiaLord's22 Jun 1946Test # 276
9
England10 wickets2612.1v South AfricaLord's21 Jun 1947Test # 286
9
England10 wickets4315.4v South AfricaLeeds26 Jul 1947Test # 288
9
West Indies10 wickets7411.0v EnglandKingston27 Mar 1948Test # 298

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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