Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1940s in Tests - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DVP Wright	29.0	4	105	7	2.71	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	1.90	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	2.33	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
DVP Wright	43.6	4	167	5	2.86	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
VS Hazare	13.2	3	29	4	1.64	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
L Amarnath	21.0	3	78	4	2.78	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	2.25	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Amarnath	39.0	10	84	4	1.61	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	2.32	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
NBF Mann	28.0	3	105	4	2.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
MH Mankad	37.0	4	135	4	2.73	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	2.50	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
CR Rangachari	41.0	5	141	4	2.57	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DG Phadkar	10.0	2	14	3	1.05	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WJ Edrich	10.3	2	50	3	3.61	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
L Amarnath	20.0	3	52	3	1.95	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
R Pollard	32.0	9	53	3	1.65	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
NWD Yardley	20.0	-	67	3	2.51	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WJ Edrich	26.0	3	79	3	2.27	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AV Bedser	31.2	4	92	3	2.93	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
HJ Tayfield	28.0	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
AV Bedser	30.0	6	97	3	2.42	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AV Bedser	31.0	4	99	3	2.39	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	31.0	7	101	3	2.44	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WJ Edrich	25.0	2	107	3	3.21	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
MH Mankad	34.0	3	113	3	2.49	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
AV Bedser	44.2	12	113	3	2.54	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
JC Laker	30.0	8	113	3	3.76	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DVP Wright	32.0	3	131	3	3.07	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DVP Wright	32.4	1	152	3	3.50	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AV Bedser	34.3	4	176	3	3.84	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NBF Mann	8.0	1	23	2	2.15	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
C Burke	11.0	2	30	2	2.72	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
NWD Yardley	17.0	6	32	2	1.88	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
NWD Yardley	15.0	4	35	2	2.33	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
NWD Yardley	13.0	4	36	2	2.76	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
NWD Yardley	17.0	6	38	2	2.23	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	14.3	4	46	2	3.17	England	4	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AV Bedser	27.0	7	49	2	1.36	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
NWD Yardley	20.0	4	50	2	1.87	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
JC Watkins	19.0	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
DG Phadkar	15.0	-	74	2	3.70	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AV Bedser	22.0	4	75	2	2.55	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
A Coxon	35.0	10	90	2	2.57	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CN McCarthy	25.0	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	28.4	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
DVP Wright	22.0	1	93	2	3.17	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
R Pollard	38.0	6	104	2	2.73	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
MH Mankad	33.0	2	107	2	2.43	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
VS Hazare	21.3	1	110	2	3.85	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JC Laker	31.2	6	111	2	3.54	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
JA Young	51.0	16	118	2	2.31	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
DVP Wright	26.0	2	124	2	3.57	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
HJ Tayfield	37.0	4	141	2	2.85	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AV Bedser	41.0	5	159	2	2.90	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
MH Mankad	43.0	8	170	2	2.96	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
TPB Smith	37.0	1	172	2	3.48	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CT Sarwate	5.0	1	16	1	2.40	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
NWD Yardley	9.0	-	23	1	1.91	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	7.0	3	27	1	3.85	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
DG Phadkar	10.0	1	28	1	2.10	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
K Cranston	7.1	-	28	1	3.90	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
L Amarnath	14.0	4	31	1	1.66	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
MH Mankad	9.0	-	31	1	2.58	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
JA Young	21.0	12	31	1	1.47	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
JA Young	14.0	5	36	1	2.57	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
WJ Edrich	9.0	1	38	1	4.22	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WJ Edrich	8.0	-	43	1	5.37	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
NWD Yardley	13.0	1	44	1	3.38	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DVP Wright	21.3	8	54	1	2.51	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DG Phadkar	9.0	-	58	1	4.83	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JC Watkins	12.0	2	59	1	3.68	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AV Bedser	31.2	9	61	1	1.94	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
VS Hazare	14.0	1	63	1	3.37	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
NWD Yardley	13.0	-	69	1	3.98	England	4	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DVP Wright	19.0	4	69	1	3.63	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
L Amarnath	23.0	1	79	1	2.57	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JA Young	60.0	28	79	1	1.31	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DG Phadkar	15.0	1	80	1	4.00	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
CT Sarwate	18.0	1	82	1	3.41	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
A Coxon	28.0	3	82	1	2.92	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DCS Compton	15.0	3	82	1	5.46	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	34.0	6	112	1	3.29	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AV Bedser	46.0	7	153	1	2.49	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DVP Wright	46.0	8	169	1	2.75	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280

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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]