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
WJ O'Reilly	19.0	6	33	8	1.73	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
AV Bedser	54.0	10	133	7	2.46	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
TE Bailey	46.2	5	155	7	3.34	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
ERH Toshack	29.0	18	18	6	0.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
TE Bailey	41.3	6	169	6	4.07	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
JC Laker	32.0	6	89	4	2.78	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
JA Young	26.4	4	65	3	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
HL Jackson	39.0	14	72	3	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
R Pollard	29.4	8	73	3	2.46	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
WE Hollies	37.0	13	81	3	2.18	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
JA Young	36.0	9	93	3	2.58	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
TE Bailey	37.1	8	139	3	3.73	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
KR Miller	6.0	2	6	2	1.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
RR Lindwall	17.0	4	29	2	1.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
WJ Edrich	11.0	2	31	2	2.81	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
DCS Compton	14.0	0	56	2	4.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
WE Hollies	44.0	14	81	2	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
FR Brown	39.0	7	114	2	2.92	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
CL McCool	0.2	0	0	1	0.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
DCS Compton	3.0	0	9	1	3.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
NWD Yardley	4.0	0	12	1	3.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
DCS Compton	9.0	2	28	1	3.11	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
DCS Compton	7.0	0	33	1	4.71	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
WJ Edrich	11.0	2	35	1	3.18	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
C Gladwin	28.0	5	67	1	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DB Close	42.0	14	85	1	2.02	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DVP Wright	28.0	1	114	1	4.07	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317

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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]