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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	DG Bradman	234	397	396	24	-	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
🥇 1	SG Barnes	234	649	667	17	-	35.08	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
🥉 3	DCS Compton	208	354	-	20	-	-	England	v South Africa	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
4	MP Donnelly	206	355	-	26	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	2	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
4	L Hutton	206	300	-	25	-	-	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	2	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
6	J Hardstaff	205*	315	-	16	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
7	DG Bradman	201	272	296	21	1	67.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
8	AL Hassett	198*	340	305	16	-	64.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
9	AR Morris	196	406	-	16	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
10	C Washbrook	195	295	-	18	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
11	ED Weekes	194	-	-	18	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	1	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
12	WJ Edrich	191	317	-	22	3	-	England	v South Africa	Manchester	2	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
13	B Mitchell	189*	420	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
14	A Melville	189	364	-	16	1	-	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	1	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
14	WJ Edrich	189	361	-	26	1	-	England	v South Africa	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
16	DG Bradman	187	316	313	19	-	59.74	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
17	DG Bradman	185	288	336	20	-	55.05	Australia	v India	Brisbane	1	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
18	DCS Compton	184	413	478	19	-	38.49	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
19	AR Morris	182	291	-	33	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
20	RN Harvey	178	240	-	16	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
21	DG Bradman	173*	255	292	29	-	59.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
22	DCS Compton	163	290	-	19	-	-	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	3	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
23	ED Weekes	162	188	-	24	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	1	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
24	JB Stollmeyer	160	-	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
25	L Hutton	158	290	-	16	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
26	EAB Rowan	156*	370	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	3	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
27	AR Morris	155	364	317	8	-	48.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
28	RN Harvey	153	250	251	12	-	60.95	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
29	CL Walcott	152	245	-	12	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	1	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
30	AD Nourse	149	244	-	15	1	-	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	1	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
31	DCS Compton	147	286	350	15	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
32	DCS Compton	145*	324	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
33	VS Hazare	145	313	372	17	-	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	3	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
34	C Washbrook	143	317	-	22	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
35	KR Miller	141*	270	198	9	1	71.21	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
36	ED Weekes	141	-	-	15	-	-	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
36	SG Barnes	141	277	-	14	2	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	3	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
38	SC Griffith	140	354	-	15	-	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
39	DG Bradman	138	290	323	10	-	42.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
40	AL Hassett	137	354	383	20	1	35.77	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
41	FG Mann	136*	230	-	12	1	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
42	VS Hazare	134*	-	-	18	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	3	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
43	JDB Robertson	133	315	-	15	-	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
44	DG Bradman	132	199	204	8	-	64.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
45	FMM Worrell	131*	215	-	15	-	-	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	1	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
46	AD Nourse	129*	-	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
47	VM Merchant	128	315	-	12	-	-	India	v England	The Oval	1	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
47	AL Hassett	128	392	395	10	1	32.40	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
47	ED Weekes	128	194	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	1	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
50	DG Bradman	127*	178	169	13	-	75.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	3	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
51	WW Wade	125	350	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
52	AR Morris	124*	193	171	12	-	72.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	4	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
53	DG Phadkar	123	250	284	15	-	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	2	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
53	L Hutton	123	-	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
55	L Hutton	122*	300	356	5	-	34.26	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
56	AR Morris	122	268	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
56	VS Hazare	122	285	-	14	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
58	JDB Robertson	121	225	-	11	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	3	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
59	B Mitchell	120	381	-	14	-	-	South Africa	v England	The Oval	2	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
59	B Mitchell	120	345	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
61	WJ Edrich	119	314	379	7	-	31.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
62	A Melville	117	253	-	13	-	-	South Africa	v England	Lord's	2	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
63	WA Hadlee	116	167	-	11	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	1	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
63	MH Mankad	116	182	187	13	-	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	2	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
63	VS Hazare	116	271	303	14	-	38.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	2	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
63	DCS Compton	116	195	-	11	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	1	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
67	AD Nourse	115	144	-	13	2	-	South Africa	v England	Manchester	3	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
67	DCS Compton	115	195	-	17	-	-	England	v South Africa	Manchester	2	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
69	HR Adhikari	114*	245	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	2	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
70	DCS Compton	114	-	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
70	DCS Compton	114	240	-	13	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	1	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
70	AD Nourse	114	270	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
73	DCS Compton	113	109	-	15	-	-	England	v South Africa	The Oval	3	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
74	C Washbrook	112	245	299	8	1	37.45	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
74	SG Barnes	112	230	281	16	-	39.85	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
74	AG Ganteaume	112	-	-	13	-	-	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	2	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
74	RN Harvey	112	188	-	17	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	2	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
74	RS Modi	112	-	-	12	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	3	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
74	AD Nourse	112	-	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
74	AL Hassett	112	270	-	-	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
81	MH Mankad	111	301	309	6	-	35.92	India	v Australia	Melbourne	2	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
81	WJ Edrich	111	314	-	13	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
81	AJ Watkins	111	-	-	15	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
84	AF Rae	109	230	-	5	3	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
85	CL Walcott	108	164	-	11	2	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	3	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
86	GM Carew	107	-	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	2	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
86	W Place	107	-	-	-	-	-	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
86	RJ Christiani	107	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	1	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
89	S Mushtaq Ali	106	-	-	9	-	-	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	4	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
90	AR Morris	105	209	-	14	1	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
91	CL McCool	104*	183	174	8	-	59.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
91	A Melville	104*	160	-	15	-	-	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	4	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
93	AF Rae	104	255	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	1	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
94	DCS Compton	103*	284	353	10	-	29.17	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
94	C Washbrook	103*	180	-	12	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
96	RT Simpson	103	137	-	11	3	-	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	2	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
97	GE Gomez	101	-	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	1	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
97	ED Weekes	101	-	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	3	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
97	L Hutton	101	245	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	1	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
97	B Sutcliffe	101	170	-	12	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	3	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316

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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