Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DVP Wright	51.0x8	5	198	9	2.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
L Amarnath	41.0x8	6	130	7	2.37	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	1.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
NBF Mann	36.0x8	4	128	6	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AV Bedser	65.3x8	8	275	6	3.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	40.0x8	4	117	5	2.19	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	2.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
AV Bedser	58.5	16	159	5	2.70	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	2.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
AV Bedser	77.0	20	212	5	2.75	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DVP Wright	58.0x8	5	255	5	3.29	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	1.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
NWD Yardley	28.0	8	71	4	2.53	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
L Amarnath	39.0x8	10	84	4	1.61	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
AV Bedser	55.0	24	108	4	1.96	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AV Bedser	49.0x8	11	124	4	1.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	2.50	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
CR Rangachari	41.0x8	5	141	4	2.57	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
NWD Yardley	44.0x8	7	170	4	2.89	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
MH Mankad	55.0x8	8	209	4	2.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	10.0x8	2	14	3	1.05	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
R Pollard	42.0	17	59	3	1.40	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
WJ Edrich	26.0x8	3	79	3	2.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
NWD Yardley	30.0	7	82	3	2.73	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
HJ Tayfield	28.0x8	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
WJ Edrich	25.0x8	2	107	3	3.21	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
MH Mankad	34.0x8	3	113	3	2.49	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WJ Edrich	28.3x8	3	136	3	3.59	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
AV Bedser	52.2	6	148	3	2.82	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	45.0x8	7	165	3	2.75	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
A Coxon	63.0	13	172	3	2.73	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DVP Wright	41.4x8	1	201	3	3.63	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
JC Laker	62.0	19	206	3	3.32	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
C Burke	11.0	2	30	2	2.72	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
NWD Yardley	17.0	6	32	2	1.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
JC Watkins	19.0x8	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JA Young	35.0	17	67	2	1.91	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
DG Phadkar	15.0x8	0	74	2	3.70	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
CN McCarthy	25.0x8	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	28.4x8	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
MH Mankad	33.0x8	2	107	2	2.43	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Phadkar	25.0x8	2	108	2	3.24	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
VS Hazare	21.3x8	1	110	2	3.85	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JA Young	51.0	16	118	2	2.31	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
DVP Wright	40.3	12	123	2	3.03	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
JC Laker	38.2	9	128	2	3.33	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AV Bedser	41.0x8	5	159	2	2.90	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
R Pollard	60.0	12	159	2	2.65	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
MH Mankad	43.0x8	8	170	2	2.96	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
TPB Smith	37.0x8	1	172	2	3.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	5	172	2	3.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CT Sarwate	5.0x8	1	16	1	2.40	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
NWD Yardley	9.0x8	0	23	1	1.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Amarnath	14.0x8	4	31	1	1.66	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
MH Mankad	9.0x8	0	31	1	2.58	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WJ Edrich	9.0	3	35	1	3.88	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
WJ Edrich	9.0	1	38	1	4.22	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WJ Edrich	10.0	0	54	1	5.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DG Phadkar	9.0x8	0	58	1	4.83	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
AV Bedser	31.2	9	61	1	1.94	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
VS Hazare	14.0x8	1	63	1	3.37	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JC Watkins	14.0x8	2	69	1	3.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
L Amarnath	23.0x8	1	79	1	2.57	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
K Cranston	21.1	1	79	1	3.73	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
CT Sarwate	18.0x8	1	82	1	3.41	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DCS Compton	18.0	3	97	1	5.38	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JA Young	70.0	31	107	1	1.52	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AV Bedser	46.0x8	7	153	1	2.49	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DVP Wright	46.0x8	8	169	1	2.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280

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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]