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
RR Lindwall	16.5	4	38	7	1.71	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	2.08	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
ERH Toshack	2.3	1	2	5	0.63	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	0.88	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	2.07	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	3.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
IWG Johnson	5.7	0	35	4	4.46	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	1.57	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WA Johnston	10.0	1	44	4	3.30	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	1.77	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
IWG Johnson	14.0	1	59	4	3.16	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
IWG Johnson	23.1	5	64	4	2.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	3.51	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	2.98	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
W Ferguson	57.0	8	126	4	2.21	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
LJ Johnson	5.2	2	8	3	1.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DT Ring	5.0	1	17	3	2.55	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
J Trim	16.0	5	28	3	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
JDC Goddard	13.0	3	34	3	2.61	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
GE Gomez	20.3	12	35	3	1.70	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
TF Smailes	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
RJ Christiani	23.0	1	52	3	2.26	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
GE Gomez	32.0	10	65	3	2.03	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
LJ Johnson	30.0	8	66	3	1.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
W Ferguson	29.0	8	66	3	2.27	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
J Trim	30.0	3	69	3	2.30	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
CL McCool	18.0	2	71	3	2.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
PEW Jones	28.4	5	90	3	3.13	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
DT Ring	36.0	8	103	3	2.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	5.0	2	11	2	1.65	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	7.0	0	15	2	1.60	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	9.0	3	25	2	2.08	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
SG Barnes	6.0	1	25	2	3.12	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
PEW Jones	16.0	5	28	2	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
GE Gomez	21.0	8	30	2	1.42	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
GE Gomez	24.0	9	32	2	1.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	12.0	0	33	2	2.06	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
KR Miller	9.0	1	39	2	3.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DVP Wright	17.0	4	53	2	3.11	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
DS Atkinson	23.0	2	54	2	2.34	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
AV Bedser	32.0	6	60	2	1.87	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
SJE Loxton	19.0	1	61	2	2.40	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
R Pollard	25.0	10	63	2	2.52	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
RR Lindwall	25.0	5	66	2	1.98	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DVP Wright	20.0	3	68	2	3.40	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
W Ferguson	20.0	2	72	2	3.60	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
FJ Cameron	27.0	3	74	2	2.74	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
GE Gomez	39.0	14	76	2	1.94	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
JB Stollmeyer	15.0	0	80	2	5.33	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
KR Miller	6.0	2	5	1	0.62	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
RR Lindwall	3.0	0	9	1	2.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	3.0	0	10	1	2.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
SJE Loxton	4.0	1	10	1	1.87	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	5.0	1	13	1	1.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DS Atkinson	3.0	0	16	1	5.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
JDC Goddard	15.0	7	18	1	1.20	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
JDC Goddard	12.2	7	19	1	1.54	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
DS Atkinson	14.0	5	21	1	1.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
KR Miller	6.0	1	26	1	3.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
JDC Goddard	8.0	1	26	1	3.25	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
KR Miller	7.0	0	29	1	3.10	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
KR Miller	10.0	2	30	1	2.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
PEW Jones	14.4	4	31	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
GE Gomez	28.0	12	37	1	1.32	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDC Goddard	23.0	11	41	1	1.78	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
DS Atkinson	14.0	3	42	1	3.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
JT Ikin	10.0	1	43	1	4.30	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
W Voce	20.0	3	44	1	2.20	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
GE Gomez	29.0	10	47	1	1.62	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
PEW Jones	17.0	3	48	1	2.82	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
FJ Cameron	27.0	10	49	1	1.81	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
SG Barnes	18.0	4	51	1	2.12	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
PEW Jones	12.0	2	52	1	4.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
GE Gomez	26.0	5	55	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
AR Gover	21.0	3	56	1	2.66	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
TPB Smith	21.0	4	58	1	2.76	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
GE Gomez	28.0	10	60	1	2.14	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
RR Lindwall	21.0	6	61	1	2.17	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WE Bowes	25.0	7	64	1	2.56	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
ERH Toshack	18.0	2	66	1	2.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
B Dooland	12.0	0	68	1	4.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
ERH Toshack	25.0	8	73	1	2.19	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JDC Goddard	30.0	7	83	1	2.76	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
CL McCool	28.0	2	102	1	2.73	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Ferguson	39.0	14	105	1	2.69	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDC Goddard	27.0	1	116	1	4.29	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311

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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]