High scores in 1940s in Tests IN England
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Innings in match | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 208 | 354 | - | 20 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 1 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 206 | 355 | - | 26 | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 2 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 206 | 300 | - | 25 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 205* | 315 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v India | Lord's | 2 | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 196 | 406 | - | 16 | - | - | Australia | v England | The Oval | 2 | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
| 191 | 317 | - | 22 | 3 | - | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 2 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 189* | 420 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 4 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 1 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 189 | 361 | - | 26 | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 1 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 184 | 413 | 478 | 19 | - | 38.49 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 3 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 182 | 291 | - | 33 | - | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 4 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 173* | 255 | 292 | 29 | - | 59.24 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 4 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 163 | 290 | - | 19 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 3 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 149 | 244 | - | 15 | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 1 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 145* | 324 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 1 | 8 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
| 143 | 317 | - | 22 | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 1 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 141 | 277 | - | 14 | 2 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 3 | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 138 | 290 | 323 | 10 | - | 42.72 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 2 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 137 | 354 | 383 | 20 | 1 | 35.77 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 2 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 128 | 315 | - | 12 | - | - | India | v England | The Oval | 1 | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 121 | 225 | - | 11 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 3 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 120 | 381 | - | 14 | - | - | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 2 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 117 | 253 | - | 13 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 2 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 116 | 195 | - | 11 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 1 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 115 | 144 | - | 13 | 2 | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 3 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 115 | 195 | - | 17 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 2 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 114 | 240 | - | 13 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 1 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 113 | 109 | - | 15 | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 3 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 112 | 188 | - | 17 | - | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 2 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 111 | 314 | - | 13 | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 1 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 105 | 209 | - | 14 | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 1 | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 104* | 160 | - | 15 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 4 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 103* | 180 | - | 12 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 3 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 103 | 137 | - | 11 | 3 | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 2 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 101 | 245 | - | 14 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 1 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 101 | 170 | - | 12 | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 3 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 100 | 277 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 2 | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
| 100 | 185 | - | 14 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 99 | 250 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 3 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 97 | 150 | - | 12 | - | - | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 4 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 96 | 135 | - | 8 | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 2 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 93 | 243 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 1 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 93 | 135 | - | 8 | 5 | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 2 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 93 | 150 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 1 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 93 | 130 | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 3 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 89 | 185 | 162 | 13 | - | 54.93 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 3 | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 88 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 1 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 85* | 208 | - | 11 | - | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 3 | 8 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
| 83 | 213 | - | 6 | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 1 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 82 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 4 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 81 | 187 | - | - | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 1 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 80 | 253 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 3 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 80 | 223 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 1 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 80 | 166 | - | 6 | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 3 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 79 | 177 | - | 8 | 2 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 1 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 78 | 170 | - | 9 | - | - | India | v England | Manchester | 2 | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 78 | 158 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 2 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 77 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 2 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 75 | 190 | - | 10 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 2 | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
| 75 | 170 | - | 12 | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 1 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 74 | 76 | - | 14 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 3 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 74 | 168 | 181 | 11 | - | 40.88 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 3 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 74 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 3 | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 73 | 192 | - | 6 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 2 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 72* | 120 | - | 4 | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 2 | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 71* | 130 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v India | Manchester | 3 | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 70 | 105 | - | - | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 3 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 69 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | England | v India | Manchester | 1 | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 68 | 140 | - | - | - | - | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 67 | 180 | - | 3 | - | - | England | v India | Manchester | 1 | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 66 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 66 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 3 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 65 | 135 | - | 1 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 2 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 65 | 140 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 1 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 65 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 64* | 87 | 101 | 11 | - | 63.36 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 4 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 64 | - | - | - | - | - | England | v Australia | The Oval | 3 | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
| 64 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 2 | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 63 | 85 | - | 7 | 1 | - | India | v England | Lord's | 3 | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 63 | 101 | 97 | 6 | - | 64.94 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 62 | 177 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 1 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 62 | 153 | 160 | 6 | - | 38.75 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 2 | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 62 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 3 | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 61 | 159 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 2 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 61 | 126 | - | - | - | - | Australia | v England | The Oval | 2 | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
| 60 | 156 | - | - | - | - | England | v India | Lord's | 2 | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 60 | 133 | - | 9 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 1 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 60 | 110 | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 1 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 59 | 110 | - | - | - | - | India | v England | The Oval | 1 | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 59 | 150 | - | 2 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 3 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 59 | 110 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 3 | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 59 | 134 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 1 | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 58 | 102 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 3 | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 58 | - | - | - | 2 | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 2 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 58 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 3 | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
| 57* | - | - | - | - | - | India | v England | Lord's | 1 | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 57 | 205 | - | 1 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 2 | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 57 | 139 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 3 | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
| 57 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 57 | 90 | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 2 | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 |
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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:
Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town, Australia tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]
Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg, Australia tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]
New Zealand vs England at The Oval, New Zealand tour of England 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]