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1948 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	IWG Johnson	5.7x8	-	35	4	11.75	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
🥈 2	CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
🥉 3	RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	16.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
4	JDC Goddard	14.2	5	31	5	17.20	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
5	RR Lindwall	16.5x8	4	38	7	19.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
6	WA Johnston	10.0x8	1	44	4	20.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
7	ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	24.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
8	AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
9	IWG Johnson	14.0x8	1	59	4	28.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
10	WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	30.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
11	JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	31.71	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
12	RR Lindwall	27.4	7	70	5	33.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
13	W Ferguson	34.2	4	92	6	34.33	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
14	CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	35.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
15	HHH Johnson	31.0	11	55	5	37.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
16	K Cranston	25.0	5	78	4	37.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
17	PEW Jones	25.2	6	54	4	38.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
18	R Howorth	41.0	8	124	6	41.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
19	WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	41.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
20	HHH Johnson	34.5	13	41	5	41.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
21	L Amarnath	21.0x8	3	78	4	42.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
22	WA Johnston	29.0	5	95	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
23	SA Banerjee	30.0	3	120	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
24	IWG Johnson	23.1x8	5	64	4	46.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
25	W Ferguson	39.0	5	137	5	46.80	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
26	W Ferguson	40.0	6	116	5	48.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
27	NBF Mann	37.4x8	14	59	6	50.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
28	DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
29	Ghulam Ahmed	35.2	5	94	4	53.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
30	AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
31	RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
32	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
33	KR Miller	44.0	10	125	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
34	WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	67.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
35	MH Mankad	37.0x8	4	135	4	74.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
36	CR Rangachari	41.0x8	5	141	4	82.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
37	JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	82.50	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
38	W Ferguson	57.0	8	126	4	85.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
39	AMB Rowan	44.0x8	8	108	4	88.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
40	WA Johnston	59.0	12	147	4	88.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299

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Minimum of 4 wickets
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures