Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	2.76	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	3.63	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	1.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	0.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	2.38	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	2.68	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
WJ O'Reilly	7.0	1	19	3	2.71	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
AV Bedser	23.0	4	59	3	2.56	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
JA Young	26.4	4	65	3	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
TE Bailey	26.1	7	72	3	2.75	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
R Pollard	29.4	8	73	3	2.46	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
KR Miller	6.0	2	6	2	1.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
ERH Toshack	10.0	5	6	2	0.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
WJ Edrich	9.0	2	18	2	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WE Hollies	17.0	6	30	2	1.76	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
JA Young	14.0	3	41	2	2.92	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
HL Jackson	27.0	11	47	2	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
WE Hollies	26.0	6	52	2	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
FR Brown	21.0	3	71	2	3.38	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	2.0	0	6	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
RR Lindwall	8.0	1	13	1	1.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
RR Lindwall	9.0	3	16	1	1.77	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
DCS Compton	8.0	2	23	1	2.87	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
HL Jackson	12.0	3	25	1	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DCS Compton	6.0	0	28	1	4.66	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DCS Compton	8.0	0	28	1	3.50	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
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
DB Close	25.0	12	39	1	1.56	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
WE Hollies	20.0	7	51	1	2.55	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
JA Young	22.0	6	52	1	2.36	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
C Gladwin	28.0	5	67	1	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
TE Bailey	16.0	0	71	1	4.43	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DVP Wright	22.0	1	93	1	4.22	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]