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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	NBF Mann	20.0	13	10	-	0.50	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
🥈 2	DCS Compton	16.0	11	11	1	0.51	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
🥉 3	ERH Toshack	10.0	5	6	2	0.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
🥉 3	J Trim	10.0	6	6	2	0.60	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
🥉 3	R Pollard	10.0	8	6	-	0.60	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
6	ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	0.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
7	ERH Toshack	16.5	11	17	3	0.76	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
8	WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
9	R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	0.88	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
10	FJ Cameron	10.0	3	9	-	0.90	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
11	WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
12	JA Young	11.0	6	14	-	0.95	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
13	IWG Johnson	30.1	12	42	6	1.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
14	DG Phadkar	10.0	2	14	3	1.05	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
15	KR Miller	14.0	7	15	-	1.07	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
16	KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
16	C Gladwin	20.0	6	29	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
18	JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
19	KR Miller	11.0	3	17	2	1.15	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
20	C Gladwin	50.0	24	58	2	1.16	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
20	WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	1.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
22	HHH Johnson	34.5	13	41	5	1.17	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
22	IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
24	NBF Mann	37.4	14	59	6	1.18	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
25	DVP Wright	20.0	9	24	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
25	JDC Goddard	15.0	7	18	1	1.20	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
25	AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
28	HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	1.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
29	RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	1.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
30	WA Johnston	16.0	4	20	2	1.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
30	CL McCool	9.0	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
32	IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
33	C Gladwin	30.0	7	51	1	1.27	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
33	ERH Toshack	18.0	11	23	-	1.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
33	ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
36	CL McCool	24.0	9	41	1	1.28	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
36	JDC Goddard	14.0	4	18	2	1.28	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
38	RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
38	C Gladwin	12.0	3	21	3	1.31	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
38	WA Johnston	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
38	WA Johnston	8.0	4	14	-	1.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
38	JA Young	60.0	28	79	1	1.31	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
43	GE Gomez	28.0	12	37	1	1.32	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
44	HJ Butler	24.0	9	32	3	1.33	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
44	GE Gomez	24.0	9	32	2	1.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
46	C Gladwin	24.0	7	43	2	1.34	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
47	NBF Mann	15.0	5	27	-	1.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
47	NBF Mann	14.0	8	19	2	1.35	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
49	NBF Mann	50.0	20	68	4	1.36	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
49	AV Bedser	27.0	7	49	2	1.36	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
51	EAV Williams	24.4	12	34	2	1.37	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
52	W Ferguson	38.0	14	53	2	1.39	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
52	NBF Mann	51.0	18	95	3	1.39	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
54	MH Mankad	20.0	7	28	2	1.40	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
55	AV Bedser	19.0	12	27	-	1.42	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
55	GE Gomez	21.0	8	30	2	1.42	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
55	AV Bedser	14.0	6	20	-	1.42	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
58	AV Bedser	22.0	6	42	1	1.43	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
58	RR Lindwall	12.0	4	23	-	1.43	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
60	WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	1.44	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
61	NBF Mann	64.0	28	93	4	1.45	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
61	WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	1.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
61	WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
64	WA Johnston	45.5	13	67	3	1.46	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
64	KR Miller	15.0	6	22	2	1.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
66	ERH Toshack	30.0	13	59	1	1.47	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
66	EAV Williams	21.0	8	31	1	1.47	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
66	JA Young	21.0	12	31	1	1.47	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
69	DCS Compton	31.0	10	46	2	1.48	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
70	IWG Johnson	12.0	4	24	-	1.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
70	DS Atkinson	14.0	5	21	1	1.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
70	BBM Gaskin	10.0	4	15	1	1.50	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
73	KR Miller	15.3	2	31	1	1.51	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
74	JDC Goddard	25.0	9	38	1	1.52	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
74	IWG Johnson	18.2	6	37	3	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
74	AMB Rowan	34.0	10	69	4	1.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
74	DCS Compton	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
78	IWG Johnson	25.0	8	51	1	1.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
78	W Ferguson	15.0	5	23	3	1.53	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
78	CL McCool	21.4	5	44	5	1.53	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
81	JDC Goddard	12.2	7	19	1	1.54	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
81	EAV Williams	33.0	15	51	3	1.54	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
81	RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
84	DB Close	25.0	12	39	1	1.56	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
84	NBF Mann	60.0	22	94	1	1.56	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
84	TB Burtt	37.0	12	58	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
87	IWG Johnson	42.0	15	66	1	1.57	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
87	DT Ring	28.0	13	44	1	1.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
87	AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	1.57	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
90	ERH Toshack	36.0	6	76	4	1.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
90	GE Tribe	9.0	2	19	-	1.58	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
92	WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
93	WE Hollies	20.0	7	32	-	1.60	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
93	SJE Loxton	10.0	2	16	-	1.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
95	WE Hollies	18.0	8	29	-	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
95	L Amarnath	39.0	10	84	4	1.61	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
95	CL McCool	19.0	3	41	-	1.61	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
95	PEW Jones	21.0	7	34	-	1.61	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
99	GE Gomez	29.0	10	47	1	1.62	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
99	AMB Rowan	30.0	5	65	1	1.62	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309

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