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1947 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

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	ERH Toshack	17.0x8	6	29	6	22.66	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
4	RR Lindwall	22.0x8	3	63	7	25.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
5	VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	26.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
6	J Cowie	30.0	4	83	6	30.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
7	DVP Wright	29.0x8	4	105	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
8	WJ Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	34.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
9	CL McCool	21.4x8	5	44	5	34.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
10	DVP Wright	32.2	6	80	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
11	HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	42.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
12	L Tuckett	37.0	9	68	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
13	RR Lindwall	23.0x8	5	52	4	46.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
14	DVP Wright	39.0	10	95	5	46.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
15	WJ Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	52.75	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
16	B Dooland	27.0x8	5	69	4	54.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
17	L Tuckett	47.0	8	115	5	56.40	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
18	AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	58.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
19	WE Hollies	55.2	16	123	5	66.40	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
20	ERH Toshack	36.0x8	6	76	4	72.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
21	L Tuckett	50.0	5	148	4	75.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
21	NBF Mann	50.0	20	68	4	75.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
23	VI Smith	51.0	15	143	4	76.50	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
24	L Amarnath	39.0x8	10	84	4	78.00	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
25	NBF Mann	64.0	28	93	4	96.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289

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