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1949 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	JA Young	11.0	6	14	-	0.95	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
🥈 2	JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
🥉 3	AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
4	CL McCool	9.0	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
5	C Gladwin	30.0	7	51	1	1.27	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
6	WA Johnston	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
7	C Gladwin	24.0	7	43	2	1.34	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
8	NBF Mann	15.0	5	27	-	1.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
9	NBF Mann	51.0	18	95	3	1.39	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
10	GE Gomez	21.0	8	30	2	1.42	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
11	IWG Johnson	18.2	6	37	3	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
11	AMB Rowan	34.0	10	69	4	1.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
13	RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
14	DB Close	25.0	12	39	1	1.56	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
14	TB Burtt	37.0	12	58	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
16	WE Hollies	18.0	8	29	-	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
17	AMB Rowan	30.0	5	65	1	1.62	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
18	WA Johnston	20.1	5	44	6	1.63	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
19	RR Lindwall	10.0	1	22	-	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
20	JA Young	23.0	6	52	2	1.69	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
21	GE Gomez	20.3	12	35	3	1.70	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
22	C Gladwin	30.5	6	70	3	1.71	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
23	HL Jackson	27.0	11	47	2	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
24	PEW Jones	16.0	5	28	2	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
24	J Trim	16.0	5	28	3	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
26	WE Hollies	17.0	6	30	2	1.76	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
27	J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	1.77	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
28	CN McCarthy	17.4	1	42	2	1.80	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
29	C Gladwin	16.0	6	39	1	1.82	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
30	KR Miller	11.0	1	27	-	1.84	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
31	OC Dawson	13.0	3	33	-	1.90	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
31	JA Young	48.0	9	122	-	1.90	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
33	AMB Rowan	31.2	3	80	5	1.92	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
34	NBF Mann	10.0	3	26	-	1.95	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
35	WE Hollies	26.0	6	52	2	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
35	KR Miller	15.0	3	40	5	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
37	AV Bedser	16.0	3	43	1	2.01	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
38	C Gladwin	10.0	2	27	-	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
38	AV Bedser	34.0	5	92	-	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
40	RR Lindwall	12.0	2	33	-	2.06	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
41	PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	2.07	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
41	MH Mankad	26.0	4	54	3	2.07	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
41	DCS Compton	25.2	3	70	5	2.07	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
44	HL Jackson	12.0	3	25	1	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
44	AMB Rowan	60.0	9	167	5	2.08	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
46	MA Hanley	11.0	3	31	-	2.11	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
46	PEW Jones	14.4	4	31	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
46	GE Gomez	26.0	5	55	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
49	GE Gomez	28.0	10	60	1	2.14	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
50	NBF Mann	8.0	1	23	2	2.15	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
51	RO Jenkins	9.0	2	26	-	2.16	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
52	WA Johnston	24.0	2	70	3	2.18	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
53	SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	2.20	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
54	JC Watkins	19.0	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
55	WE Hollies	25.0	6	57	-	2.28	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
55	AMB Rowan	23.0	1	70	1	2.28	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
57	WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
58	J Trim	30.0	3	69	3	2.30	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
59	WA Johnston	17.0	3	53	-	2.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
60	RR Lindwall	8.0	1	25	-	2.34	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
60	DS Atkinson	23.0	2	54	2	2.34	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
62	JA Young	22.0	6	52	1	2.36	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
63	MA Hanley	18.0	4	57	1	2.37	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
64	AV Bedser	17.0	-	54	1	2.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
64	KR Miller	17.0	3	54	3	2.38	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
64	CN McCarthy	35.7	3	114	5	2.38	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
64	AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	2.38	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
64	FR Brown	18.0	4	43	-	2.38	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
69	C Gladwin	28.0	5	67	1	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
70	MH Mankad	32.0	8	77	3	2.40	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
71	NBF Mann	28.4	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
71	Ghulam Ahmed	14.0	3	34	-	2.42	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
73	JA Young	26.4	4	65	3	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
73	L Amarnath	16.0	4	39	-	2.43	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
75	J Cowie	26.1	5	64	2	2.44	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
76	TB Burtt	39.3	16	97	5	2.45	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
77	HJ Tayfield	28.0	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
78	Ghulam Ahmed	23.0	4	58	2	2.52	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
78	DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	2.52	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
80	AV Bedser	24.0	3	81	2	2.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
80	CL McCool	21.0	3	71	1	2.53	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
82	AV Bedser	22.0	8	56	-	2.54	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
83	WE Hollies	20.0	7	51	1	2.55	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
84	AV Bedser	23.0	4	59	3	2.56	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
85	DG Phadkar	31.0	7	82	2	2.64	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
86	RO Jenkins	15.0	2	53	3	2.65	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
87	CL McCool	11.4	1	41	5	2.67	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
88	JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	2.68	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
89	CN McCarthy	25.0	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
89	AJ Watkins	10.0	-	36	1	2.70	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
89	DB Close	17.0	2	46	-	2.70	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
92	J Cowie	36.0	8	98	3	2.72	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
93	CN McCarthy	26.0	2	95	1	2.74	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
94	Ghulam Ahmed	32.0	3	88	-	2.75	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
94	TE Bailey	26.1	7	72	3	2.75	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
96	TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	2.76	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
97	J Cowie	14.0	3	39	-	2.78	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
98	NBF Mann	28.0	3	105	4	2.81	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
98	CN McCarthy	20.0	2	75	2	2.81	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
98	MH Mankad	33.0	4	93	1	2.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310

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