Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1946	3	5	866	144.2	33	298	24	7/49	12.41	2.06	36.08	2	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1947-1948	5	10	908	113.4	23	304	18	7/38	16.88	2.00	50.44	-	1
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1949	5	10	1148	191.2	44	479	17	5/85	28.17	2.50	67.52	1	1
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1948	4	8	672	84.0	24	182	16	4/44	11.37	1.62	42.00	1	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1947-1948	4	7	744	93.0	21	261	16	4/35	16.31	2.10	46.50	3	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1949	5	10	1545	257.3	94	454	16	3/35	28.37	1.76	96.56	-	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1947-1948	2	4	499	62.3	17	170	13	6/29	13.07	2.04	38.38	-	2
J Trim (WI)	1949-1949	2	4	480	80.0	15	188	10	4/48	18.80	2.35	48.00	1	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1949	3	6	990	165.0	33	443	10	4/126	44.30	2.68	99.00	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1947-1948	5	9	576	72.0	14	223	9	2/25	24.77	2.32	64.00	-	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	5	9	824	137.2	41	351	9	3/34	39.00	2.55	91.55	-	-
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	312	52.0	26	87	7	5/24	12.42	1.67	44.57	-	1
LJ Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	282	35.2	10	74	6	3/8	12.33	1.57	47.00	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	328	41.0	9	120	6	3/17	20.00	2.19	54.66	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1949	4	8	564	94.0	17	224	5	2/54	44.80	2.38	112.80	-	-
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	116	19.2	4	68	4	4/68	17.00	3.51	29.00	1	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1946	2	4	246	41.0	7	150	4	2/53	37.50	3.65	61.50	-	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1947-1948	3	3	400	50.0	4	199	4	3/71	49.75	2.98	100.00	-	-
TF Smailes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	120	20.0	3	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	-	-
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	184	23.0	2	71	3	2/61	23.66	2.31	61.33	-	-
SG Barnes (AUS)	1948-1948	3	4	280	35.0	6	100	3	2/25	33.33	2.14	93.33	-	-
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1949	5	5	228	38.0	1	106	3	3/52	35.33	2.78	76.00	-	-
FJ Cameron (WI)	1948-1949	5	7	786	131.0	34	278	3	2/74	92.66	2.12	262.00	-	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1949	4	4	198	33.0	2	133	2	2/80	66.50	4.03	99.00	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	156	26.0	8	46	1	1/44	46.00	1.76	156.00	-	-
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1946	2	2	72	12.0	1	54	1	1/43	54.00	4.50	72.00	-	-
AR Gover (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	3	56	1	1/56	56.00	2.66	126.00	-	-
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	4	58	1	1/58	58.00	2.76	126.00	-	-
B Dooland (AUS)	1948-1948	1	1	96	12.0	-	68	1	1/68	68.00	4.25	96.00	-	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	174	29.0	8	73	1	1/64	73.00	2.51	174.00	-	-

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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]