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1940s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	ERH Toshack	2.3x8	1	2	5	3.80	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
🥈 2	K Cranston	7.0	3	12	4	10.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
🥉 3	IWG Johnson	5.7x8	-	35	4	11.75	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
4	WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	14.40	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
5	PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
6	CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
7	RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	16.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
8	JDC Goddard	14.2	5	31	5	17.20	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
9	RO Jenkins	9.0x8	-	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
10	CL McCool	11.4x8	1	41	5	18.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
11	RR Lindwall	16.5x8	4	38	7	19.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
12	NBF Mann	9.7x8	-	65	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
13	WA Johnston	10.0x8	1	44	4	20.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
14	J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	21.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
15	AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	21.42	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
16	ERH Toshack	17.0x8	6	29	6	22.66	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
17	KR Miller	15.0x8	3	40	5	24.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
18	ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	24.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
19	RR Lindwall	15.4x8	2	32	5	24.80	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
20	AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	25.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
21	KR Miller	22.0x8	4	60	7	25.14	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
21	RR Lindwall	22.0x8	3	63	7	25.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
23	VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	26.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
24	WA Johnston	20.1x8	5	44	6	26.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
25	AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
26	ERH Toshack	20.7x8	2	82	6	27.83	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
27	IWG Johnson	14.0x8	1	59	4	28.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
28	ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	28.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
29	WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	29.00	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
30	J Cowie	30.0	4	83	6	30.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
30	WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	30.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
32	TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	30.33	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
33	JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	31.71	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
34	R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	32.40	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
35	TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	32.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
36	DVP Wright	29.0x8	4	105	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
37	RR Lindwall	27.4	7	70	5	33.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
38	WJ Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	34.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
39	W Ferguson	34.2	4	92	6	34.33	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
40	CL McCool	21.4x8	5	44	5	34.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
41	CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	35.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
42	SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	36.75	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
43	HHH Johnson	31.0	11	55	5	37.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
44	K Cranston	25.0	5	78	4	37.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
45	PEW Jones	25.2	6	54	4	38.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
46	DVP Wright	32.2	6	80	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
47	DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	39.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
47	AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	39.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
49	IWG Johnson	30.1x8	12	42	6	40.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
50	DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
51	J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
52	R Howorth	41.0	8	124	6	41.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
53	WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	41.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
54	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	41.33	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
55	HHH Johnson	34.5	13	41	5	41.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
56	HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	42.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
56	L Amarnath	21.0x8	3	78	4	42.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
56	J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
59	WA Johnston	29.0	5	95	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
59	JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	43.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
61	DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	44.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
62	L Tuckett	37.0	9	68	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
63	TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	45.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
63	SA Banerjee	30.0	3	120	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
65	RR Lindwall	23.0x8	5	52	4	46.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
66	IWG Johnson	23.1x8	5	64	4	46.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
67	AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	46.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
68	DVP Wright	39.0	10	95	5	46.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
68	W Ferguson	39.0	5	137	5	46.80	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
70	TB Burtt	39.3	16	97	5	47.40	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
71	W Ferguson	40.0	6	116	5	48.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
72	AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	48.25	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
73	PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	49.20	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
74	NBF Mann	37.4x8	14	59	6	50.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
74	AMB Rowan	31.2x8	3	80	5	50.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
76	J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	51.60	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
77	CL McCool	32.4x8	4	109	5	52.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
77	DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
79	TB Burtt	35.0	7	102	4	52.50	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
80	WJ Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	52.75	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
81	Ghulam Ahmed	35.2	5	94	4	53.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
82	B Dooland	27.0x8	5	69	4	54.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
82	AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
84	MH Mankad	46.0	15	101	5	55.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
85	NBF Mann	28.0x8	3	105	4	56.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
86	L Tuckett	47.0	8	115	5	56.40	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
87	CN McCarthy	35.7x8	3	114	5	57.40	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
88	AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	58.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
89	RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
90	L Amarnath	51.0	17	96	5	61.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
91	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
92	KR Miller	44.0	10	125	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
93	WE Hollies	55.2	16	123	5	66.40	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
94	WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	67.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
95	AMB Rowan	34.0x8	10	69	4	68.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
96	L Amarnath	57.0	18	118	5	68.40	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
97	WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	69.60	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
98	DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	70.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
99	ERH Toshack	36.0x8	6	76	4	72.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
100	MH Mankad	37.0x8	4	135	4	74.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292

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