Batting Most Runs Career

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1948	10	20	2	1021	184	56.72	1784+	37.10	4	4	1	79+	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1948	10	20	-	781	119	39.05	1528+	32.26	2	5	-	59+	3
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1948	9	17	1	759	122*	47.43	1342+	36.81	1	6	1	41+	1
C Washbrook (ENG)	1946-1948	9	18	1	719	143	42.29	1027+	36.02	2	4	1	32+	4
VS Hazare (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	1	429	145	47.66	1192	35.98	2	1	-	47	0
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1948	10	19	2	402	61	23.64	764+	36.25	-	2	1	28+	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1948	4	8	2	314	123	52.33	765	41.04	1	3	1	34	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	-	306	116	30.60	770	39.74	2	-	3	26	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1948	10	19	4	282	79	18.80	389+	33.67	-	1	3	28+	2
TG Evans (ENG)	1946-1948	9	17	4	278	50	21.38	412+	36.89	-	1	1	18+	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	215	114	53.75	-	0.00	1	1	1	-	0
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1947	5	10	-	184	60	18.40	570	32.28	-	1	3	14	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1947	4	8	-	168	37	21.00	504	33.33	-	-	-	13	3
EAB Rowan (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	162	67	40.50	-	0.00	-	2	-	-	0
HR Adhikari (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	1	156	51	17.33	600	26.00	-	1	1	13	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	-	140	46	14.00	258	54.26	-	-	2	12	0
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	-	130	34	13.00	299	43.47	-	-	1	18	0
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1947-1948	2	4	-	119	67	29.75	373	31.90	-	1	1	11	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1948	3	6	1	114	63	22.80	108+	62.03	-	1	1	6+	0
CT Sarwate (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	-	100	36	10.00	459	21.78	-	-	2	5	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	96	75	24.00	-	0.00	-	1	1	-	0
JF Crapp (ENG)	1948-1948	3	6	1	88	37	17.60	-	0.00	-	-	1	6+	1
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	80	36	20.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	75	35	18.75	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
NBF Mann (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	75	46	18.75	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	1
JD Nel (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	75	38	18.75	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
G Kishenchand (IND)	1947-1948	4	8	-	69	44	8.62	288	23.95	-	-	4	6	0
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1948	6	10	4	64	15*	10.66	109+	43.11	-	-	2	7+	0
OE Wynne (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	59	33	14.75	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
HE Dollery (ENG)	1948-1948	2	3	-	38	37	12.66	-	0.00	-	-	1	0+	0
KM Rangnekar (IND)	1947-1948	3	6	-	33	18	5.50	78	42.30	-	-	2	4	0
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1947	2	4	-	32	24	8.00	93	34.40	-	-	-	2	0
PK Sen (IND)	1948-1948	3	6	1	29	13	5.80	68	42.64	-	-	1	5	0
WW Wade (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	-	28	11	7.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
K Rai Singh (IND)	1948-1948	1	2	-	26	24	13.00	32	81.25	-	-	-	1	1
PA Gibb (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	-	24	13	12.00	56	42.85	-	-	-	4	0
WM Wallace (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	24	14	12.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
A Coxon (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	19	19	9.50	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	0
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1947	2	3	1	19	18	9.50	29	65.51	-	-	1	1	1
VJ Scott (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	18	14	9.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
CS Nayudu (IND)	1947-1948	4	7	3	18	6	4.50	69	26.08	-	-	1	1	0
Amir Elahi (IND)	1947-1947	1	2	-	17	13	8.50	23	73.91	-	-	-	2	0
VI Smith (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	2	17	11*	8.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	0+	0
JA Young (ENG)	1948-1948	3	5	2	17	9	5.66	32+	40.62	-	-	1	2	0
CJ Barnett (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	14	8	7.00	60	23.33	-	-	-	1	0
LB Fishlock (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	-	14	14	7.00	41	34.14	-	-	1	1	0
EWT Tindill (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	14	13	7.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
JG Dewes (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	11	10	5.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
K Cranston (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	10	10	5.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	0
GM Emmett (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	10	10	5.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	0	0
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	9	6	4.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
DAN McRae (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	8	8	4.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	0
SW Sohoni (IND)	1947-1947	1	2	-	6	4	3.00	18	33.33	-	-	-	0	0
WM Anderson (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	5	4	2.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
C Burke (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	4	3	2.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	0	0
R Pollard (ENG)	1948-1948	2	2	1	3	3	3.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	0	0
JK Irani (IND)	1947-1947	2	3	2	3	2*	3.00	22	13.63	-	-	1	0	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	-	2	2	1.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	0	0
DC Cleverley (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	2	2	1*	0.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	0	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1946-1946	1	2	-	2	2	1.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	0	0
CN McCarthy (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	2	1	1*	0.50	-	0.00	-	-	2	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]