Test matches

1949 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	PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
🥈 2	RO Jenkins	9.0x8	-	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
🥉 3	CL McCool	11.4x8	1	41	5	18.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
4	NBF Mann	9.7x8	-	65	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
5	KR Miller	15.0x8	3	40	5	24.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
6	RR Lindwall	15.4x8	2	32	5	24.80	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
7	WA Johnston	20.1x8	5	44	6	26.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
8	TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	30.33	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
9	TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	32.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
10	SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	36.75	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
11	DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	39.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
12	DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
13	J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
14	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	41.33	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
15	J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
16	JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	43.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
17	DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	44.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
18	TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	45.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
19	AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	46.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
20	TB Burtt	39.3	16	97	5	47.40	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
21	PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	49.20	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
22	AMB Rowan	31.2x8	3	80	5	50.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
23	J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	51.60	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
24	TB Burtt	35.0	7	102	4	52.50	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
25	NBF Mann	28.0x8	3	105	4	56.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
26	CN McCarthy	35.7x8	3	114	5	57.40	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
27	AMB Rowan	34.0x8	10	69	4	68.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
28	WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	69.60	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
29	AV Bedser	38.0x8	9	61	4	76.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
30	AMB Rowan	60.0x8	9	167	5	96.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313

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Additional Information

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