Batting Most Runs Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - England

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DCS Compton	208	354	-	20	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
L Hutton	206	300	-	25	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
J Hardstaff	205*	315	-	16	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
C Washbrook	195	295	-	18	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
WJ Edrich	191	317	-	22	3	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
WJ Edrich	189	361	-	26	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	184	413	478	19	0	38.49	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DCS Compton	163	290	-	19	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	158	290	-	16	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	147	286	350	15	0	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	145*	324	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
C Washbrook	143	317	-	22	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
SC Griffith	140	354	-	15	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
FG Mann	136*	230	-	12	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
JDB Robertson	133	315	-	15	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
L Hutton	123	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Hutton	122*	300	356	5	0	34.26	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
JDB Robertson	121	225	-	11	1	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
WJ Edrich	119	314	379	7	0	31.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DCS Compton	116	195	-	11	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DCS Compton	115	195	-	17	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	114	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	114	240	-	13	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
DCS Compton	113	109	-	15	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Washbrook	112	245	299	8	1	37.45	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WJ Edrich	111	314	-	13	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AJ Watkins	111	-	-	15	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
W Place	107	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
DCS Compton	103*	284	353	10	0	29.17	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
C Washbrook	103*	180	-	12	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
RT Simpson	103	137	-	11	3	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
L Hutton	101	245	-	14	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
L Hutton	100	277	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WJ Edrich	100	185	-	14	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
NWD Yardley	99	250	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
J Hardstaff	98	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
C Washbrook	97	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Hutton	94	236	274	7	0	34.30	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
TE Bailey	93	150	-	16	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
WJ Edrich	89	173	237	10	0	37.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
L Hutton	87	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
C Washbrook	85*	208	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Hutton	83	213	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	83	189	234	7	0	35.47	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
L Hutton	81	187	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JDB Robertson	80	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
WR Hammond	79	123	-	10	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AV Bedser	79	177	-	8	2	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
WJ Edrich	78	158	-	10	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
L Hutton	76	144	161	7	0	47.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	76	175	178	5	0	42.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
C Washbrook	75	190	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	74	76	-	14	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	74	168	181	11	0	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	74	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
L Hutton	73	192	-	6	1	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
TE Bailey	72*	120	-	4	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DCS Compton	72	212	277	4	0	25.99	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DCS Compton	71*	130	-	7	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WJ Edrich	71	202	236	6	0	30.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	70	105	-	-	1	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WR Hammond	69	-	-	6	1	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
RT Simpson	68	140	-	-	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
L Hutton	67	180	-	3	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
J Hardstaff	67	156	191	5	0	35.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	66	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
L Hutton	66	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
C Washbrook	65	178	188	5	0	34.57	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	65	135	-	1	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	65	140	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
C Washbrook	65	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AJ Watkins	64*	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
J Hardstaff	64	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
JDB Robertson	64	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
L Hutton	64	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
J Hardstaff	63	-	-	6	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JC Laker	63	101	97	6	0	64.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	62	235	207	1	1	29.95	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	61	122	122	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
PA Gibb	60	156	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
JT Ikin	60	174	214	3	0	28.03	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	60	179	174	8	0	34.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
L Hutton	60	120	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
C Washbrook	59	150	-	2	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NWD Yardley	59	134	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	57	205	-	1	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	57	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
L Hutton	56	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
JF Crapp	56	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JC Laker	55	70	-	7	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
DCS Compton	54	120	125	5	0	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	54	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JF Crapp	54	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
NWD Yardley	53*	89	106	6	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DCS Compton	53	104	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
DCS Compton	53	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	53	138	-	8	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
C Washbrook	52	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
C Gladwin	51*	90	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
JDB Robertson	51*	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293

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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]