Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DG Bradman	234	397	396	24	-	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
SG Barnes	234	649	667	17	-	35.08	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DCS Compton	208	354	-	20	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
MP Donnelly	206	355	-	26	-	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
L Hutton	206	300	-	25	-	0.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
J Hardstaff	205*	315	-	16	-	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
DG Bradman	201	272	296	21	1	67.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AL Hassett	198*	340	305	16	-	64.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AR Morris	196	406	-	16	-	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
C Washbrook	195	295	-	18	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
ED Weekes	194	-	-	18	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
WJ Edrich	191	317	-	22	3	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
B Mitchell	189*	420	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	189	364	-	16	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WJ Edrich	189	361	-	26	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DG Bradman	187	316	313	19	-	59.74	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
DG Bradman	185	288	336	20	-	55.05	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
DCS Compton	184	413	478	19	-	38.49	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AR Morris	182	291	-	33	-	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RN Harvey	178	240	-	16	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
DG Bradman	173*	255	292	29	-	59.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DCS Compton	163	290	-	19	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
ED Weekes	162	188	-	24	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
JB Stollmeyer	160	-	-	11	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
L Hutton	158	290	-	16	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
EAB Rowan	156*	370	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AR Morris	155	364	317	8	-	48.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RN Harvey	153	250	251	12	-	60.95	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
CL Walcott	152	245	-	12	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AD Nourse	149	244	-	15	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DCS Compton	147	286	350	15	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	145*	324	-	16	-	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
VS Hazare	145	313	372	17	-	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
C Washbrook	143	317	-	22	-	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
KR Miller	141*	270	198	9	1	71.21	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
ED Weekes	141	-	-	15	-	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	141	277	-	14	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
SC Griffith	140	354	-	15	-	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
DG Bradman	138	290	323	10	-	42.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	137	354	383	20	1	35.77	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
FG Mann	136*	230	-	12	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
VS Hazare	134*	-	-	18	-	0.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDB Robertson	133	315	-	15	-	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
DG Bradman	132	199	204	8	-	64.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
FMM Worrell	131*	215	-	15	-	0.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
AD Nourse	129*	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
VM Merchant	128	315	-	12	-	0.00	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
AL Hassett	128	392	395	10	1	32.40	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
ED Weekes	128	194	-	16	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
DG Bradman	127*	178	169	13	-	75.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WW Wade	125	350	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AR Morris	124*	193	171	12	-	72.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DG Phadkar	123	250	284	15	-	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Hutton	123	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Hutton	122*	300	356	5	-	34.26	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
AR Morris	122	268	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
VS Hazare	122	285	-	14	-	0.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
JDB Robertson	121	225	-	11	1	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
B Mitchell	120	381	-	14	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	120	345	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
WJ Edrich	119	314	379	7	-	31.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
A Melville	117	253	-	13	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WA Hadlee	116	167	-	11	-	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
MH Mankad	116	182	187	13	-	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
VS Hazare	116	271	303	14	-	38.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DCS Compton	116	195	-	11	-	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
AD Nourse	115	144	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	115	195	-	17	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
HR Adhikari	114*	245	-	10	-	0.00	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
DCS Compton	114	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	114	240	-	13	-	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
AD Nourse	114	270	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
DCS Compton	113	109	-	15	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Washbrook	112	245	299	8	1	37.45	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
SG Barnes	112	230	281	16	-	39.85	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AG Ganteaume	112	-	-	13	-	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
RN Harvey	112	188	-	17	-	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RS Modi	112	-	-	12	-	0.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
AD Nourse	112	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AL Hassett	112	270	-	-	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
MH Mankad	111	301	309	6	-	35.92	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WJ Edrich	111	314	-	13	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AJ Watkins	111	-	-	15	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AF Rae	109	230	-	5	3	0.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
CL Walcott	108	164	-	11	2	0.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
GM Carew	107	-	-	16	-	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
W Place	107	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
RJ Christiani	107	-	-	-	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
S Mushtaq Ali	106	-	-	9	-	0.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
AR Morris	105	209	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CL McCool	104*	183	174	8	-	59.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
A Melville	104*	160	-	15	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AF Rae	104	255	-	7	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
DCS Compton	103*	284	353	10	-	29.17	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
C Washbrook	103*	180	-	12	-	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
RT Simpson	103	137	-	11	3	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
GE Gomez	101	-	-	7	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
ED Weekes	101	-	-	5	-	0.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
L Hutton	101	245	-	14	-	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
B Sutcliffe	101	170	-	12	-	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316

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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]