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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	GE Tribe	25*	16	5	-	156.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
🥈 2	FAW Freer	28*	21	3	1	133.33	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
🥉 3	RR Lindwall	100	90	13	1	111.11	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
4	KR Miller	29	29	-	3	100.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
5	L Amarnath	46	47	5	-	97.87	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
6	L Hutton	37	39	6	-	94.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
7	D Tallon	92	108	10	-	85.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
8	RR Lindwall	31	39	3	2	79.48	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
9	KR Miller	34*	44	6	-	77.27	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
10	RR Lindwall	26	34	3	-	76.47	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
11	C Washbrook	25	33	4	-	75.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
12	DG Bradman	127*	169	13	-	75.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
13	RR Lindwall	35	47	2	-	74.46	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
14	AR Morris	124*	171	12	-	72.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
15	KR Miller	141*	198	9	1	71.21	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
16	AD Nourse	32	45	3	-	71.11	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
17	D Tallon	37	53	3	-	69.81	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
18	DG Bradman	201	296	21	1	67.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
19	D Tallon	30	46	1	-	65.21	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
20	JC Laker	63	97	6	-	64.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
21	AL Hassett	198*	305	16	-	64.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
22	DG Bradman	132	204	8	-	64.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
23	SG Barnes	64*	101	11	-	63.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
24	NWD Yardley	35	56	4	-	62.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
25	CL McCool	95	153	14	-	62.09	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
26	MH Mankad	116	187	13	-	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
27	RN Harvey	153	251	12	-	60.95	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
28	CL McCool	104*	174	8	-	59.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
29	DG Bradman	187	313	19	-	59.74	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
30	SG Barnes	31	52	4	-	59.61	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
31	DG Bradman	173*	292	29	-	59.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
32	TG Evans	29	49	2	-	59.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
33	DG Bradman	234	396	24	-	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
34	DG Bradman	33	56	-	-	58.92	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
35	DG Bradman	57*	97	4	-	58.76	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
36	AD Nourse	37	63	3	1	58.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
37	DW Begbie	48	83	6	1	57.83	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
38	JT Ikin	32	56	5	-	57.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
39	C Washbrook	41	72	1	-	56.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
40	SG Barnes	33	58	3	-	56.89	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
41	Gul Mohammad	28	50	4	-	56.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
42	DG Bradman	185	336	20	-	55.05	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
43	DG Bradman	89	162	13	-	54.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
44	DG Bradman	56*	102	4	-	54.90	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
45	AL Hassett	80	148	9	-	54.05	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
46	DG Bradman	63	117	7	-	53.84	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
47	KR Miller	67	125	3	1	53.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
48	DG Phadkar	51	97	4	-	52.57	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
49	AV Bedser	27*	52	2	-	51.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
50	SJE Loxton	80	155	6	-	51.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
51	DG Bradman	49	95	4	-	51.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
52	DW Begbie	37	72	3	-	51.38	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
53	KR Miller	79	154	6	1	51.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
54	RA Hamence	25	49	1	-	51.02	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
55	KR Miller	40	79	7	-	50.63	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
56	NWD Yardley	61	122	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
56	NWD Yardley	53*	106	6	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
56	C Washbrook	39	78	2	1	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
56	Gul Mohammad	34	68	7	-	50.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
56	CL McCool	27	54	2	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
56	AV Bedser	25	50	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
62	D Tallon	35	71	3	-	49.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
63	TG Evans	50	102	8	-	49.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
63	LJ Johnson	25*	51	1	-	49.01	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
65	AR Morris	155	317	8	-	48.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
66	DG Bradman	79	162	2	-	48.76	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
67	KR Miller	33	68	3	-	48.52	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
68	NWD Yardley	25	52	3	-	48.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
69	AR Morris	122	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
70	AR Morris	100*	210	7	-	47.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
71	B Dooland	29	61	3	-	47.54	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
72	L Hutton	76	161	7	-	47.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
73	WJ Edrich	46	98	6	-	46.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
74	AL Hassett	34	74	3	-	45.94	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
75	WA Brown	99	216	8	-	45.83	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
76	HR Adhikari	26	57	3	-	45.61	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
77	DG Phadkar	55*	124	7	-	44.35	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
78	DG Phadkar	123	284	15	-	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
79	DCS Compton	54	125	5	-	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
80	IWG Johnson	47	109	3	-	43.11	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
81	CT Sarwate	36	84	3	-	42.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
82	SG Barnes	71	166	6	-	42.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
83	DG Bradman	138	323	10	-	42.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
84	DCS Compton	76	178	5	-	42.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
85	DCS Compton	147	350	15	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
86	VS Hazare	74	179	7	-	41.34	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
87	DCS Compton	28	68	-	-	41.17	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
88	SG Barnes	30	73	2	-	41.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
89	AR Morris	57	139	6	-	41.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
90	IWG Johnson	52	127	5	-	40.94	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
91	L Hutton	74	181	11	-	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
92	C Washbrook	35	86	2	-	40.69	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
93	CL McCool	43	106	3	-	40.56	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
94	KR Miller	34	84	3	-	40.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
95	AL Hassett	48	119	3	-	40.33	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
96	SG Barnes	112	281	16	-	39.85	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
97	VS Hazare	145	372	17	-	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
98	SG Barnes	62	160	6	-	38.75	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
99	WR Hammond	37	96	2	1	38.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
100	AL Hassett	47	122	5	-	38.52	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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