Individual Most Matches Career

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most matches

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	2664	208	61.95	11	18	5/70	53.83	1	21	-
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	2443	206	51.97	6	-	-	0.00	-	18	-
TG Evans (ENG)	1946-1949	27	746	74	22.60	-	-	-	0.00	-	48	18
C Washbrook (ENG)	1946-1949	25	1962	195	47.85	4	-	-	0.00	-	8	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1949	23	451	79	15.55	-	89	7/49	33.24	2	16	-
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1949	20	1699	191	53.09	5	35	4/68	36.88	-	20	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1950	18	878	141*	43.90	1	48	7/60	21.41	2	19	-
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1950	17	1162	198*	58.10	4	-	-	0.00	-	19	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1950	17	450	100	25.00	1	70	7/38	19.17	5	7	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1949	17	97	15*	8.08	-	58	7/105	38.58	4	4	-
AR Morris (AUS)	1946-1950	16	1474	196	67.00	7	-	-	0.00	-	7	-
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1948	16	697	99	27.88	-	20	3/67	30.65	-	11	-
DG Bradman (AUS)	1946-1948	15	1903	234	105.72	8	-	-	0.00	-	11	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1950	15	275	66	16.17	-	41	6/42	30.17	1	8	-
D Tallon (AUS)	1946-1948	15	340	92	22.66	-	-	-	0.00	-	40	8
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1949	13	503	62	21.86	-	29	5/96	33.06	2	6	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1949	13	1095	145	49.77	4	11	4/29	74.54	-	5	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1949	13	573	116	23.87	2	40	5/101	41.65	1	11	-
SG Barnes (AUS)	1946-1948	12	998	234	66.53	3	3	2/25	44.66	-	13	-
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1948	12	358	60	17.90	-	3	1/38	118.00	-	14	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1950	12	256	46	14.22	-	40	6/59	31.32	1	2	-
AD Nourse (SA)	1947-1950	12	1372	149	68.60	5	-	-	0.00	-	6	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	73	20*	14.60	-	47	6/29	21.04	4	4	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1950	11	94	29	18.80	-	54	6/44	18.51	2	4	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	11	405	104*	40.50	1	30	5/41	27.23	3	10	-
HR Adhikari (IND)	1947-1949	10	410	114*	29.28	1	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1947-1949	10	1072	189*	59.55	3	3	1/8	60.33	-	12	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1949	10	185	38*	20.55	-	36	5/80	40.69	2	5	-
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1949	9	469	107	36.07	1	3	3/52	35.33	-	11	2
OC Dawson (SA)	1947-1949	9	293	55	20.92	-	10	2/57	57.80	-	10	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	9	312	46*	34.66	-	20	5/31	31.90	1	8	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1949	9	488	101	40.66	1	17	3/35	28.52	-	5	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	131	40*	11.90	-	19	5/68	51.57	2	9	-
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1949	9	585	152	45.00	2	-	-	0.00	-	20	7
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1949	9	1072	194	82.46	5	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
K Cranston (ENG)	1947-1948	8	209	45	14.92	-	18	4/12	25.61	-	3	-
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	8	170	51*	28.33	-	15	3/21	38.06	-	2	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1947	8	366	79	30.50	-	-	-	0.00	-	9	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1949	8	24	18*	8.00	-	24	5/123	35.29	3	1	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1949	8	223	63	18.58	-	31	7/103	35.77	1	1	-
RS Modi (IND)	1946-1949	8	697	112	49.78	1	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1949	8	554	123	46.16	1	22	7/159	30.22	1	2	-
CT Sarwate (IND)	1946-1949	8	174	37	12.42	-	3	1/16	115.66	-	-	-
PK Sen (IND)	1948-1949	8	92	22	10.22	-	-	-	0.00	-	12	2
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	8	28	10*	5.60	-	17	3/65	44.52	-	5	-
JF Crapp (ENG)	1948-1949	7	319	56	29.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	7	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1949	7	148	75	24.66	-	33	6/92	30.60	3	8	-
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1946-1948	7	566	205*	47.16	1	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	7	6	3	1.00	-	23	6/43	33.34	2	2	-
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	376	136*	37.60	1	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
KG Viljoen (SA)	1947-1949	7	335	93	27.91	-	-	-	0.00	-	-	-
WW Wade (SA)	1948-1950	7	435	125	36.25	1	-	-	0.00	-	11	2
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1949	7	308	111	30.80	1	4	2/16	44.75	-	7	-
WA Brown (AUS)	1946-1948	6	268	99	38.28	-	-	-	0.00	-	6	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1946-1949	6	82	45	16.40	-	26	6/40	22.07	3	-	-
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1946-1948	6	140	34	11.66	-	-	-	0.00	-	1	-
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1946-1949	6	318	116	35.33	1	-	-	0.00	-	4	-
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1950	6	534	178	89.00	3	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1949	6	38	10*	7.60	-	21	5/85	26.76	1	2	-
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1948-1950	6	360	101	60.00	1	7	3/55	37.57	-	-	-
A Melville (SA)	1947-1949	6	608	189	55.27	3	-	-	0.00	-	6	-
CS Nayudu (IND)	1946-1948	6	39	13	5.57	-	1	1/19	164.00	-	1	-
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1947-1949	6	571	133	51.90	2	-	-	0.00	-	4	-
EAB Rowan (SA)	1948-1950	6	481	156*	48.10	1	-	-	0.00	-	4	-
VJ Scott (NZ)	1946-1949	6	214	60	21.40	-	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
VI Smith (SA)	1947-1950	6	29	11*	4.14	-	9	4/143	68.88	-	1	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1949	6	506	160	63.25	1	5	3/32	36.00	-	3	-
WM Wallace (NZ)	1946-1949	6	177	58	19.66	-	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
TB Burtt (NZ)	1947-1949	5	155	36	31.00	-	17	6/162	36.64	2	-	-
FJ Cameron (WI)	1948-1949	5	151	75*	25.16	-	3	2/74	92.66	-	-	-
R Howorth (ENG)	1947-1948	5	145	45*	18.12	-	19	6/124	33.42	1	2	-
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	86	29	14.33	-	16	4/48	30.93	-	1	-
S Mushtaq Ali (IND)	1946-1949	5	346	106	38.44	1	-	-	0.00	-	4	-
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1949	5	374	109	53.42	2	-	-	0.00	-	4	-
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1949	5	481	101	60.12	1	1	1/17	95.00	-	5	-
OE Wynne (SA)	1948-1950	5	172	50	17.20	-	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1949	4	79	45	19.75	-	5	2/54	44.80	-	5	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1949	4	219	93	73.00	-	16	6/84	37.43	2	-	-
CJ Barnett (ENG)	1947-1948	4	77	33	15.40	-	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	44	14*	11.00	-	4	3/103	116.25	-	3	-
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1949-1949	4	462	206	77.00	1	-	-	0.00	-	7	-
KC Ibrahim (IND)	1948-1949	4	169	85	21.12	-	-	-	0.00	-	-	-
G Kishenchand (IND)	1947-1948	4	69	44	8.62	-	-	-	0.00	-	1	-
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1948	4	13	10*	13.00	-	15	5/24	25.20	1	3	-
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	148	39*	29.60	-	4	3/116	81.75	-	3	-
CR Rangachari (IND)	1948-1948	4	8	8*	2.66	-	9	5/107	54.77	1	-	-
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1947	4	33	24	6.60	-	3	2/172	106.33	-	1	-
AH Kardar (IND)	1946-1946	3	80	43	16.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	1	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1948-1948	3	94	36	18.80	-	5	2/82	41.00	-	3	-
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1949	3	108	48	27.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	2	-
GM Carew (WI)	1948-1949	3	170	107	34.00	1	-	-	0.00	-	1	-
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1950	3	95	35	15.83	-	-	-	0.00	-	3	-
HE Dollery (ENG)	1947-1948	3	64	37	12.80	-	-	-	0.00	-	-	-
B Dooland (AUS)	1947-1948	3	76	29	19.00	-	9	4/69	46.55	-	3	-
DV Dyer (SA)	1947-1947	3	96	62	16.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	-	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1949	3	31	11	10.33	-	8	4/94	45.12	-	3	-
PA Gibb (ENG)	1946-1946	3	108	60	21.60	-	-	-	0.00	-	3	1
SC Griffith (ENG)	1948-1949	3	157	140	31.40	1	-	-	0.00	-	5	-
RA Hamence (AUS)	1947-1948	3	81	30*	27.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	1	-
TA Harris (SA)	1947-1949	3	100	60	25.00	-	-	-	0.00	-	1	-

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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]