Bowling Best Figures Match - vs England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - vs England

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
W Ferguson	73.2	9	229	11	3.12	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
HHH Johnson	65.5	24	96	10	1.45	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
RR Lindwall	41.1	8	70	9	1.70	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
KR Miller	33.0x8	7	77	9	1.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
ERH Toshack	37.4x8	13	99	9	1.98	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
RR Lindwall	34.0x8	4	109	9	2.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
WA Johnston	84.0	23	183	9	2.17	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
RR Lindwall	50.4	16	131	8	2.58	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
IWG Johnson	59.1x8	19	134	8	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
W Ferguson	55.0	11	139	8	2.52	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
L Amarnath	81.0	26	167	8	2.06	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
CL McCool	55.4x8	6	182	8	2.45	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AMB Rowan	70.0x8	9	232	8	2.48	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	39.4x8	14	72	7	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
MH Mankad	67.0	21	146	7	2.17	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
NBF Mann	60.7x8	18	160	7	1.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
KR Miller	63.0	18	163	7	2.58	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
CN McCarthy	48.1x8	5	164	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
VI Smith	78.1	25	189	7	2.41	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WA Johnston	43.3	16	60	6	1.37	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
CN McCarthy	21.0x8	4	63	6	2.25	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JDC Goddard	38.2	13	74	6	1.93	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
CL McCool	34.4x8	5	78	6	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
J Cowie	30.0	4	83	6	2.76	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
RR Lindwall	40.1x8	9	112	6	2.09	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AMB Rowan	61.2x8	8	145	6	1.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
TB Burtt	72.0	19	160	6	2.22	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	3.60	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	4.06	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
AMB Rowan	63.0	10	187	6	2.96	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Tuckett	84.0	21	195	6	2.32	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NBF Mann	91.0	35	195	6	2.14	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
ERH Toshack	38.1	17	63	5	1.65	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
L Tuckett	50.0	8	119	5	2.38	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	2.95	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
L Amarnath	61.0	18	133	5	2.18	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
ERH Toshack	66.0x8	19	135	5	1.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
RR Lindwall	54.0	12	136	5	2.51	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AMB Rowan	57.0x8	11	139	5	1.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
B Dooland	48.0x8	6	153	5	2.39	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
TB Burtt	54.3	18	153	5	2.80	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WA Johnston	67.0	17	181	5	2.70	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
KR Miller	23.0	11	27	4	1.17	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
PEW Jones	34.2	7	83	4	2.41	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
NBF Mann	53.4	20	85	4	1.58	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
EAV Williams	48.0	15	95	4	1.97	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
WA Johnston	55.0	19	105	4	1.90	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AMB Rowan	48.0x8	8	123	4	1.92	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	4.39	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
RR Lindwall	64.0	16	163	4	2.54	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
GO Rabone	42.0	11	172	4	4.09	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
L Tuckett	55.0	5	174	4	3.16	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
J Trim	23.0	8	44	3	1.91	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JB Stollmeyer	24.0	8	47	3	1.95	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
JDC Goddard	35.0	10	67	3	1.91	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
EAV Williams	42.0	18	68	3	1.61	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
FAW Freer	20.0x8	3	74	3	2.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
IWG Johnson	37.0	14	75	3	2.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
SJE Loxton	36.0	6	84	3	2.33	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
OC Dawson	38.0	9	92	3	2.42	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
CL McCool	43.0x8	12	94	3	1.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
J Cowie	36.0	8	98	3	2.72	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
WA Johnston	59.5	16	101	3	1.68	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
ERH Toshack	53.0	25	101	3	1.90	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
CN McCarthy	26.0x8	1	102	3	2.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
NBF Mann	49.0	20	104	3	2.12	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
ESM Kentish	47.0	15	106	3	2.25	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
NBF Mann	30.0x8	2	107	3	2.67	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
RR Lindwall	36.0x8	3	123	3	2.56	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
JB Plimsoll	39.3	9	143	3	3.62	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AMB Rowan	59.2	14	145	3	2.44	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Tuckett	39.0x8	2	152	3	2.92	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	46.0x8	4	170	3	2.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
IWG Johnson	54.0	11	174	3	3.22	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
HB Cave	53.0	8	188	3	3.54	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
B Dooland	50.0x8	3	198	3	2.97	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
MH Mankad	20.0	7	28	2	1.40	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
KR Miller	21.3x8	3	42	2	1.47	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
EAV Williams	30.4	12	55	2	1.79	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
W Ferguson	17.4	2	56	2	3.16	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
CN McCarthy	19.4x8	1	62	2	2.38	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
GE Tribe	21.0x8	4	67	2	2.39	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
KR Miller	21.0x8	0	75	2	2.67	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	27.0x8	0	79	2	2.19	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
OC Dawson	23.5	4	82	2	3.44	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
ERH Toshack	47.0	22	88	2	1.87	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
KR Miller	38.1	7	96	2	2.51	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
J Cowie	40.1	8	103	2	2.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
VS Hazare	38.4	6	107	2	2.76	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
MH Mankad	52.5	12	118	2	2.23	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
ERH Toshack	42.0x8	10	127	2	2.26	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
OC Dawson	50.0	6	139	2	2.78	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
W Ferguson	70.0	21	143	2	2.04	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
B Sutcliffe	4.0	1	17	1	4.25	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
CS Nayudu	9.0	2	19	1	2.11	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
GE Gomez	8.0	2	22	1	2.75	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
B Mitchell	10.0x8	1	28	1	2.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
RR Lindwall	13.0	5	30	1	2.30	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
B Mitchell	13.0x8	1	43	1	2.48	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DT Ring	28.0	13	44	1	1.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303

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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]