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1949 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	WA Johnston	32.1x8	9	65	8	1.51	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
🥇 1	AMB Rowan	70.0x8	9	232	8	2.48	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
🥉 3	J Trim	43.0	12	76	7	1.76	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
🥉 3	AV Bedser	54.0	10	133	7	2.46	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
🥉 3	TE Bailey	46.2	5	155	7	3.34	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
🥉 3	DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	3.49	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
🥉 3	NBF Mann	60.7x8	18	160	7	1.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
🥉 3	CN McCarthy	48.1x8	5	164	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
9	PEW Jones	26.0	8	58	6	2.23	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
9	IWG Johnson	32.2x8	6	91	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
9	CL McCool	32.4x8	4	112	6	2.58	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
9	PEW Jones	55.4	12	116	6	2.08	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
9	NBF Mann	36.0x8	4	128	6	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
9	MH Mankad	58.0	12	131	6	2.25	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
9	AMB Rowan	61.2x8	8	145	6	1.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
9	DG Phadkar	60.2	15	156	6	2.58	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
9	TB Burtt	72.0	19	160	6	2.22	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
9	TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	3.60	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
9	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	4.06	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
9	TE Bailey	41.3	6	169	6	4.07	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
21	RR Lindwall	27.4x8	4	65	5	1.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
21	KR Miller	26.0x8	4	67	5	1.93	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
21	DCS Compton	28.2x8	4	77	5	2.04	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
21	RO Jenkins	20.0x8	1	94	5	3.52	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
21	AV Bedser	54.0x8	12	104	5	1.44	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
21	SN Banerjee	45.3	8	127	5	2.79	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
21	J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	2.95	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
21	WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
21	AMB Rowan	57.0x8	11	139	5	1.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
21	TB Burtt	54.3	18	153	5	2.80	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
31	JC Laker	32.0	6	89	4	2.78	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
31	GE Gomez	48.3	22	95	4	1.95	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
31	J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	4.39	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
31	GO Rabone	42.0	11	172	4	4.09	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
35	JA Young	26.4	4	65	3	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
35	DS Atkinson	26.0	2	70	3	2.69	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
35	HL Jackson	39.0	14	72	3	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
35	RO Jenkins	19.0x8	2	80	3	3.15	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
35	WE Hollies	37.0	13	81	3	2.18	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
35	C Gladwin	40.0x8	13	82	3	1.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
35	C Gladwin	36.5x8	8	84	3	1.72	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
35	GE Gomez	47.0	13	85	3	1.80	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
35	JA Young	36.0	9	93	3	2.58	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
35	HJ Tayfield	28.0x8	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
35	KR Miller	28.0x8	3	97	3	2.59	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
35	J Cowie	36.0	8	98	3	2.72	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
35	J Trim	37.0	3	112	3	3.02	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
35	WA Johnston	41.0x8	5	123	3	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
35	AV Bedser	41.0x8	3	135	3	2.46	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
35	TE Bailey	37.1	8	139	3	3.73	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
35	L Tuckett	39.0x8	2	152	3	2.92	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
35	CN McCarthy	46.0x8	4	170	3	2.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
35	HB Cave	53.0	8	188	3	3.54	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
54	AJ Watkins	5.0x8	-	25	2	3.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
54	WJ Edrich	11.0	2	31	2	2.81	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
54	DCS Compton	14.0	-	56	2	4.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
54	JC Watkins	19.0x8	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
54	CN McCarthy	19.4x8	1	62	2	2.38	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
54	JA Young	34.0x8	12	66	2	1.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
54	WE Hollies	44.0	14	81	2	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
54	CN McCarthy	25.0x8	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
54	Ghulam Ahmed	37.0	7	92	2	2.48	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
54	NBF Mann	28.4x8	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
54	J Cowie	40.1	8	103	2	2.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
54	W Ferguson	31.0	3	111	2	3.58	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
54	FR Brown	39.0	7	114	2	2.92	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
54	IWG Johnson	36.0x8	6	152	2	3.16	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
54	JA Young	71.0x8	18	156	2	1.64	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
54	HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	5	172	2	3.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
70	DCS Compton	3.0	-	9	1	3.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
70	VS Hazare	7.0	2	13	1	1.85	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
70	CL McCool	9.0x8	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
70	B Sutcliffe	4.0	1	17	1	4.25	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
70	B Mitchell	10.0x8	1	28	1	2.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
70	DCS Compton	9.0	2	28	1	3.11	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
70	SJE Loxton	10.0x8	1	31	1	2.32	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
70	DCS Compton	7.0	-	33	1	4.71	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
70	JDC Goddard	14.0	4	34	1	2.42	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
70	AJ Watkins	10.0x8	-	36	1	2.70	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
70	B Mitchell	13.0x8	1	43	1	2.48	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
70	RO Jenkins	17.0x8	3	65	1	2.86	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
70	C Gladwin	28.0	5	67	1	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
70	OC Dawson	20.0x8	5	68	1	2.55	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
70	JC Watkins	14.0x8	2	69	1	3.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
70	LA Markham	13.0x8	1	72	1	4.15	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
70	C Gladwin	40.0x8	9	78	1	1.46	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
70	DB Close	42.0	14	85	1	2.02	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
70	MA Hanley	29.0x8	7	88	1	2.27	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
70	MH Mankad	33.0	4	93	1	2.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
70	HB Cave	34.0	3	102	1	3.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
70	DVP Wright	28.0	1	114	1	4.07	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
70	JDC Goddard	27.0	1	116	1	4.29	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
70	NR Chowdhury	37.0	6	130	1	3.51	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310

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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