Bowling Most Wickets Career - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AV Bedser	1946-1949	23	41	7548	-	231	2959	89	7/49	33.24	2.35	84.80	8	2
DVP Wright	1946-1949	17	31	4445	-	105	2238	58	7/105	38.58	3.02	76.63	1	4
WJ Edrich	1946-1949	20	32	2394	-	60	1291	35	4/68	36.88	3.23	68.40	3	0
JC Laker	1948-1949	8	14	2244	374.0	96	1109	31	7/103	35.77	2.96	72.38	2	1
WE Hollies	1947-1949	8	14	2282	380.2	114	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.08	0	3
NWD Yardley	1946-1948	16	18	1476	-	37	613	20	3/67	30.65	2.49	73.80	0	0
R Howorth	1947-1948	5	10	1536	256.0	61	635	19	6/124	33.42	2.48	80.84	0	1
K Cranston	1947-1948	8	13	1010	168.2	37	461	18	4/12	25.61	2.73	56.11	2	0
DCS Compton	1946-1949	28	40	2026	-	58	969	18	5/70	53.83	2.86	112.55	0	1
JA Young	1947-1949	8	14	2368	-	119	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.29	0	0
RO Jenkins	1948-1949	5	10	1063	132.7	21	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	0
TE Bailey	1949-1949	4	7	948	158.0	22	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	0	2
R Pollard	1946-1948	4	7	1102	183.4	63	378	15	5/24	25.20	2.05	73.46	0	1
C Gladwin	1947-1949	8	15	2129	-	89	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.93	0	0
HJ Butler	1947-1948	2	4	552	92.0	30	215	12	4/34	17.91	2.33	46.00	1	0
GOB Allen	1948-1948	3	5	270	45.0	1	205	5	2/82	41.00	4.55	54.00	0	0
AJ Watkins	1948-1949	7	9	362	-	6	179	4	2/16	44.75	2.96	90.50	0	0
MF Tremlett	1948-1948	3	5	492	82.0	13	226	4	2/98	56.50	2.75	123.00	0	0
TF Smailes	1946-1946	1	2	120	20.0	3	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	0	0
HL Jackson	1949-1949	1	2	234	39.0	14	72	3	2/47	24.00	1.84	78.00	0	0
WH Copson	1947-1947	1	2	342	57.0	24	112	3	3/46	37.33	1.96	114.00	0	0
A Coxon	1948-1948	1	2	378	63.0	13	172	3	2/90	57.33	2.73	126.00	0	0
TPB Smith	1946-1947	4	5	538	-	5	319	3	2/172	106.33	3.55	179.33	0	0
JT Ikin	1946-1948	12	11	572	-	12	354	3	1/38	118.00	3.71	190.66	0	0
FR Brown	1949-1949	2	4	324	54.0	8	157	2	2/71	78.50	2.90	162.00	0	0
AR Gover	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	3	56	1	1/56	56.00	2.66	126.00	0	0
WE Bowes	1946-1946	1	2	174	29.0	8	73	1	1/64	73.00	2.51	174.00	0	0
DB Close	1949-1949	1	2	252	42.0	14	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	0	0
GH Pope	1947-1947	1	2	218	36.2	12	85	1	1/49	85.00	2.33	218.00	0	0
JW Martin	1947-1947	1	2	270	45.0	6	129	1	1/111	129.00	2.86	270.00	0	0
W Voce	1946-1947	3	5	508	-	20	207	1	1/44	207.00	2.44	508.00	0	0

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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]