Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1948	4	8	1296	216.0	43	567	23	6/92	24.65	2.62	56.34	-	3	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1948	9	16	2314	-	77	897	45	7/63	19.93	2.32	51.42	2	3	-
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	395	65.5	24	96	10	5/41	9.60	1.45	39.50	-	2	1
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	942	157.0	50	330	13	5/96	25.38	2.10	72.46	-	2	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1947-1949	5	6	1063	177.1	27	534	20	6/83	26.70	3.01	53.15	1	2	-
TB Burtt (NZ)	1947-1949	5	7	1257	209.3	51	623	17	6/162	36.64	2.97	73.94	1	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1949	5	9	1285	160.5	15	561	21	6/43	26.71	2.61	61.19	-	2	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1947	5	9	1456	182.0	27	491	18	5/44	27.27	2.02	80.88	-	2	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	9	17	2467	-	120	801	28	6/82	28.60	1.94	88.10	1	2	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1949	10	17	3744	-	88	1465	36	5/80	40.69	2.34	104.00	2	2	-
GF Cresswell (NZ)	1949-1949	1	1	248	41.2	6	168	6	6/168	28.00	4.06	41.33	-	1	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	839	139.5	40	292	11	5/101	26.54	2.08	76.27	-	1	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1948	4	8	899	149.5	49	287	11	5/31	26.09	1.91	81.72	-	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1948	10	17	1808	-	58	635	29	7/60	21.89	2.10	62.34	1	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1948	5	10	1856	309.2	91	630	27	5/36	23.33	2.03	68.74	3	1	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1948	8	14	2096	-	95	733	17	6/42	43.11	2.09	123.29	-	1	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1949	10	19	3302	-	169	1033	32	6/59	32.28	1.87	103.18	3	1	-
VJ Scott (NZ)	1947-1949	5	1	6	1.0	-	9	-	-	0.00	9.00	0.00	-	-	-
WM Wallace (NZ)	1947-1949	5	1	6	1.0	-	5	-	-	0.00	5.00	0.00	-	-	-
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1946-1946	1	1	12	2.0	-	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	-	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1949	2	1	12	2.0	-	14	-	-	0.00	7.00	0.00	-	-	-
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1949-1949	4	1	30	5.0	-	20	-	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	-	-	-
GA Headley (WI)	1948-1948	1	1	36	6.0	1	11	-	-	0.00	1.83	0.00	-	-	-
CT Sarwate (IND)	1946-1946	1	1	42	7.0	-	12	-	-	0.00	1.71	0.00	-	-	-
LR Pierre (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	42	7.0	-	28	-	-	0.00	4.00	0.00	-	-	-
AR Morris (AUS)	1946-1948	10	2	48	-	1	24	-	-	0.00	3.00	0.00	-	-	-
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1949	3	1	48	6.0	-	38	-	-	0.00	4.75	0.00	-	-	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1948	4	2	54	9.0	2	31	1	1/22	31.00	3.44	54.00	-	-	-
SG Barnes (AUS)	1946-1948	8	4	86	-	2	34	-	-	0.00	2.37	0.00	-	-	-
SW Sohoni (IND)	1946-1946	2	2	90	15.0	4	33	-	-	0.00	2.20	0.00	-	-	-
CA Snedden (NZ)	1947-1947	1	1	96	16.0	5	46	-	-	0.00	2.87	0.00	-	-	-
LA Markham (SA)	1949-1949	1	2	104	13.0	1	72	1	1/34	72.00	4.15	104.00	-	-	-
CS Nayudu (IND)	1946-1946	2	3	108	18.0	3	47	1	1/19	47.00	2.61	108.00	-	-	-
SG Shinde (IND)	1946-1946	1	1	138	23.0	2	66	1	1/66	66.00	2.86	138.00	-	-	-
RH Scott (NZ)	1947-1947	1	1	138	23.0	3	74	1	1/74	74.00	3.21	138.00	-	-	-
J Trim (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	138	23.0	8	44	3	2/6	14.66	1.91	46.00	-	-	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1948	2	2	144	24.0	8	47	3	3/32	15.66	1.95	48.00	-	-	-
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1949	5	4	156	26.0	2	95	1	1/17	95.00	3.65	156.00	-	-	-
FAW Freer (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	160	20.0	3	74	3	2/49	24.66	2.77	53.33	-	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1948	1	1	168	28.0	13	44	1	1/44	44.00	1.57	168.00	-	-	-
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	206	34.2	7	83	4	4/54	20.75	2.41	51.50	1	-	-
MA Hanley (SA)	1949-1949	1	2	232	29.0	7	88	1	1/57	88.00	2.27	232.00	-	-	-
JB Plimsoll (SA)	1947-1947	1	2	237	39.3	9	143	3	3/128	47.66	3.62	79.00	-	-	-
ESM Kentish (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	282	47.0	15	106	3	2/38	35.33	2.25	94.00	-	-	-
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1948-1948	3	6	378	63.0	11	148	3	3/55	49.33	2.34	126.00	-	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1947-1949	10	7	380	-	4	181	3	1/8	60.33	2.85	126.66	-	-	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	388	64.4	12	179	2	2/100	89.50	2.76	194.00	-	-	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1948	3	5	420	70.0	10	156	1	1/55	156.00	2.22	420.00	-	-	-
BBM Gaskin (WI)	1948-1948	2	4	474	79.0	24	158	2	1/15	79.00	2.00	237.00	-	-	-
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	5	522	87.0	22	327	4	3/116	81.75	3.75	130.50	-	-	-
EAV Williams (WI)	1948-1948	3	6	724	120.4	45	218	9	3/51	24.22	1.80	80.44	-	-	-
GE Tribe (AUS)	1946-1947	3	6	760	95.0	9	330	2	2/48	165.00	2.60	380.00	-	-	-
B Dooland (AUS)	1947-1947	2	4	784	98.0	9	351	8	4/69	43.87	2.68	98.00	1	-	-
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	846	141.0	19	465	4	3/103	116.25	3.29	211.50	-	-	-
VI Smith (SA)	1947-1947	4	6	931	155.1	36	439	9	4/143	48.77	2.82	103.44	1	-	-
OC Dawson (SA)	1947-1949	9	15	1294	-	41	578	10	2/57	57.80	2.68	129.40	-	-	-

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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]