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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best bowling figures in a match

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	ERH Toshack	19.3x8	7	31	11	1.20	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
🥇 1	AV Bedser	51.0	13	93	11	1.82	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
🥇 1	AV Bedser	61.2	14	145	11	2.36	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
🥇 1	W Ferguson	73.2	9	229	11	3.12	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
5	HHH Johnson	65.5	24	96	10	1.45	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
5	DVP Wright	71.2	16	175	10	2.45	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
7	RR Lindwall	41.1	8	70	9	1.70	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
7	KR Miller	33.0x8	7	77	9	1.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
7	ERH Toshack	37.4x8	13	99	9	1.98	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
7	RR Lindwall	34.0x8	4	109	9	2.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
7	WA Johnston	84.0	23	183	9	2.17	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
7	DVP Wright	51.0x8	5	198	9	2.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
7	JC Laker	67.0	21	198	9	2.95	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
14	WJ O'Reilly	19.0	6	33	8	1.73	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
14	WA Johnston	32.1x8	9	65	8	1.51	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
14	IWG Johnson	19.7x8	1	94	8	3.54	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
14	RR Lindwall	37.5x8	10	99	8	1.97	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
14	RR Lindwall	50.4	16	131	8	2.58	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
14	IWG Johnson	59.1x8	19	134	8	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
14	W Ferguson	55.0	11	139	8	2.52	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
14	L Amarnath	81.0	26	167	8	2.06	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
14	WJ Edrich	57.5	13	172	8	2.97	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
14	CL McCool	55.4x8	6	182	8	2.45	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
14	AMB Rowan	70.0x8	9	232	8	2.48	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
25	HJ Butler	52.0	24	66	7	1.26	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
25	NBF Mann	39.4x8	14	72	7	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
25	J Trim	43.0	12	76	7	1.76	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
25	R Pollard	52.0	26	87	7	1.67	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
25	L Amarnath	41.0x8	6	130	7	2.37	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
25	AV Bedser	54.0	10	133	7	2.46	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
25	MH Mankad	67.0	21	146	7	2.17	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
25	TE Bailey	46.2	5	155	7	3.34	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
25	DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	3.49	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
25	NBF Mann	60.7x8	18	160	7	1.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
25	KR Miller	63.0	18	163	7	2.58	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
25	CN McCarthy	48.1x8	5	164	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
25	VI Smith	78.1	25	189	7	2.41	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
25	R Howorth	71.0	16	192	7	2.70	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
39	ERH Toshack	29.0	18	18	6	0.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
39	J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	1.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
39	PEW Jones	26.0	8	58	6	2.23	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
39	WA Johnston	43.3	16	60	6	1.37	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
39	CN McCarthy	21.0x8	4	63	6	2.25	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
39	LJ Johnson	35.2x8	10	74	6	1.57	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
39	JDC Goddard	38.2	13	74	6	1.93	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
39	WA Johnston	22.0x8	1	77	6	2.62	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
39	CL McCool	34.4x8	5	78	6	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
39	J Cowie	30.0	4	83	6	2.76	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
39	AV Bedser	31.5x8	7	90	6	2.13	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
39	IWG Johnson	32.2x8	6	91	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
39	RR Lindwall	40.1x8	9	112	6	2.09	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
39	CL McCool	32.4x8	4	112	6	2.58	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
39	PEW Jones	55.4	12	116	6	2.08	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
39	DT Ring	41.0x8	9	120	6	2.19	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
39	NBF Mann	36.0x8	4	128	6	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
39	MH Mankad	58.0	12	131	6	2.25	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
39	AMB Rowan	61.2x8	8	145	6	1.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
39	R Howorth	76.0	28	149	6	1.96	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
39	DG Phadkar	60.2	15	156	6	2.58	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
39	TB Burtt	72.0	19	160	6	2.22	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
39	TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	3.60	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
39	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	4.06	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
39	TE Bailey	41.3	6	169	6	4.07	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
39	Ghulam Ahmed	60.2	5	181	6	3.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
39	AMB Rowan	63.0	10	187	6	2.96	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
39	L Tuckett	84.0	21	195	6	2.32	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
39	NBF Mann	91.0	35	195	6	2.14	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
39	AV Bedser	65.3x8	8	275	6	3.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
69	K Cranston	18.1	6	36	5	1.98	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
69	WA Johnston	30.0x8	9	48	5	1.20	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
69	ERH Toshack	38.1	17	63	5	1.65	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
69	RR Lindwall	27.4x8	4	65	5	1.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
69	KR Miller	26.0x8	4	67	5	1.93	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
69	DCS Compton	28.2x8	4	77	5	2.04	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
69	RO Jenkins	20.0x8	1	94	5	3.52	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
69	DVP Wright	35.0x8	6	101	5	2.16	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
69	AV Bedser	54.0x8	12	104	5	1.44	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
69	CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	3.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
69	NWD Yardley	40.0x8	4	117	5	2.19	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
69	L Tuckett	50.0	8	119	5	2.38	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
69	SN Banerjee	45.3	8	127	5	2.79	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
69	J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	2.95	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
69	WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	2.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
69	L Amarnath	61.0	18	133	5	2.18	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
69	WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
69	ERH Toshack	66.0x8	19	135	5	1.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
69	RR Lindwall	54.0	12	136	5	2.51	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
69	AMB Rowan	57.0x8	11	139	5	1.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
69	MH Mankad	47.3	10	142	5	2.98	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
69	HJ Butler	40.0	6	149	5	3.72	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
69	B Dooland	48.0x8	6	153	5	2.39	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
69	TB Burtt	54.3	18	153	5	2.80	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
69	WE Hollies	64.2	17	156	5	2.42	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
69	AV Bedser	58.5	16	159	5	2.70	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
69	DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	2.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
69	WA Johnston	67.0	17	181	5	2.70	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
69	SA Banerjee	51.0	3	181	5	3.54	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
69	AV Bedser	77.0	20	212	5	2.75	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
69	W Ferguson	96.0	22	231	5	2.40	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
69	DVP Wright	58.0x8	5	255	5	3.29	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281

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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