Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DG Bradman	234	397	396	24	0	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
SG Barnes	234	649	667	17	0	35.08	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
MP Donnelly	206	355	-	26	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
AR Morris	196	406	-	16	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
B Mitchell	189*	420	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	189	364	-	16	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DG Bradman	187	316	313	19	0	59.74	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
AR Morris	182	291	-	33	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DG Bradman	173*	255	292	29	0	59.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
EAB Rowan	156*	370	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AR Morris	155	364	317	8	0	48.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
AD Nourse	149	244	-	15	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
KR Miller	141*	270	198	9	1	71.21	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
ED Weekes	141	-	-	15	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	141	277	-	14	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DG Bradman	138	290	323	10	0	42.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	137	354	383	20	1	35.77	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
FMM Worrell	131*	215	-	15	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
AD Nourse	129*	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
VM Merchant	128	315	-	12	0	0.00	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
AL Hassett	128	392	395	10	1	32.40	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WW Wade	125	350	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AR Morris	124*	193	171	12	0	72.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AR Morris	122	268	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
B Mitchell	120	381	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	120	345	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
A Melville	117	253	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WA Hadlee	116	167	-	11	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AD Nourse	115	144	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AG Ganteaume	112	-	-	13	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
RN Harvey	112	188	-	17	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AD Nourse	112	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
GM Carew	107	-	-	16	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
AR Morris	105	209	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CL McCool	104*	183	174	8	0	59.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
A Melville	104*	160	-	15	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Sutcliffe	101	170	-	12	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
RR Lindwall	100	113	90	13	1	111.11	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RJ Christiani	99	-	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
B Mitchell	99	397	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AD Nourse	97	150	-	12	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
FMM Worrell	97	195	-	9	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
FB Smith	96	135	-	8	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
CL McCool	95	156	153	14	0	62.09	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
KG Viljoen	93	243	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
SJE Loxton	93	135	-	8	5	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JR Reid	93	130	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
D Tallon	92	105	108	10	0	85.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DG Bradman	89	185	162	13	0	54.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
B Sutcliffe	88	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
EAB Rowan	86*	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
GE Gomez	86	-	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
B Mitchell	86	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
WW Wade	85	-	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
B Sutcliffe	82	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
B Mitchell	80	253	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
B Mitchell	80	223	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
MP Donnelly	80	166	-	6	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
KR Miller	79	160	154	6	1	51.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
DG Bradman	79	169	162	2	0	48.76	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
VM Merchant	78	170	-	9	0	0.00	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
AL Hassett	78	222	227	5	1	34.36	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
JB Stollmeyer	78	-	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
RR Lindwall	77	-	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
W Ferguson	75	105	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MP Donnelly	75	170	-	12	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
KR Miller	74	-	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AD Nourse	73	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
EAV Williams	72	63	-	-	3	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
SG Barnes	71	137	166	6	0	42.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
KR Rickards	67	-	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	64*	87	101	11	0	63.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
MP Donnelly	64	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
MH Mankad	63	85	-	7	1	0.00	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
DG Bradman	63	117	117	7	0	53.84	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
WW Wade	63	177	199	6	0	31.65	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
KG Viljoen	63	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
DV Dyer	62	177	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
GE Gomez	62	86	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
SG Barnes	62	153	160	6	0	38.75	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AR Morris	62	-	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AD Nourse	61	159	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
SG Barnes	61	126	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
TA Harris	60	133	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
VJ Scott	60	110	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
S Mushtaq Ali	59	110	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
A Melville	59	110	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
B Sutcliffe	58	133	-	7	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AD Nourse	58	102	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
KR Miller	58	-	-	-	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
WM Wallace	58	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
RS Modi	57*	-	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
AR Morris	57	162	139	6	0	41.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
AD Nourse	57	139	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
B Sutcliffe	57	90	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DG Bradman	56*	91	102	4	0	54.90	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
W Ferguson	56*	-	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
AD Nourse	56*	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
B Mitchell	56	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
OC Dawson	55	91	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289

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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]