Best bowling figures in an innings in 1940s in Tests - vs India
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 16.5 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 1.71 | Australia | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1.68 | England | 1 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 25.0 | 4 | 52 | 7 | 2.08 | England | 4 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1.27 | Australia | 3 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 | Australia | 2 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 27.0 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0.88 | England | 2 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 41.0 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 2.07 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3.00 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 5.7 | - | 35 | 4 | 4.46 | Australia | 4 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 1.57 | England | 2 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3.30 | Australia | 4 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 1.77 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 3.16 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 23.1 | 5 | 64 | 4 | 2.07 | Australia | 2 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 19.2 | 4 | 68 | 4 | 3.51 | England | 1 | v India | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 32.1 | 3 | 96 | 4 | 2.98 | England | 3 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 57.0 | 8 | 126 | 4 | 2.21 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 5.2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1.14 | Australia | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0.86 | Australia | 3 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2.55 | Australia | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 1.75 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2.61 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 20.3 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 1.70 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 15.0 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 2.93 | England | 3 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 23.0 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 2.26 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 32.0 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 2.03 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 30.0 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 1.65 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 29.0 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 2.27 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 30.0 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 2.30 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 2.95 | Australia | 1 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 28.4 | 5 | 90 | 3 | 3.13 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 36.0 | 8 | 103 | 3 | 2.14 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1.65 | Australia | 2 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 7.0 | - | 15 | 2 | 1.60 | Australia | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1.59 | Australia | 2 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 10.7 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1.31 | Australia | 3 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 13.0 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1.26 | Australia | 3 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1.17 | Australia | 1 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2.08 | Australia | 1 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3.12 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1.75 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 1.42 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1.33 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 1.45 | Australia | 1 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 12.0 | - | 33 | 2 | 2.06 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.25 | Australia | 2 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 3.11 | England | 1 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 2.34 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 32.0 | 6 | 60 | 2 | 1.87 | England | 1 | v India | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 2.40 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 25.0 | 10 | 63 | 2 | 2.52 | England | 4 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 1.98 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 3.40 | England | 3 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 3.60 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 27.0 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 2.74 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 39.0 | 14 | 76 | 2 | 1.94 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 15.0 | - | 80 | 2 | 5.33 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.62 | Australia | 3 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 3.0 | - | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | Australia | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 3.0 | - | 10 | 1 | 2.50 | Australia | 4 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.87 | Australia | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
| 9.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.91 | Australia | 3 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1.95 | Australia | 3 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | Australia | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 3.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1.20 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 12.2 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1.54 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1.50 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | Australia | 2 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 7.0 | - | 29 | 1 | 3.10 | Australia | 4 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2.25 | Australia | 3 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1.87 | Australia | 1 | v India | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 | |
| 14.4 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2.11 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 28.0 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 1.32 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 23.0 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 1.78 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | England | 3 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 2.20 | England | 2 | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 1.62 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 2.82 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 27.0 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 1.81 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 2.12 | Australia | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 4.33 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 26.0 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 2.11 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 2.66 | England | 1 | v India | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 2.76 | England | 1 | v India | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
| 28.0 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 2.14 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 2.17 | Australia | 2 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 2.56 | England | 1 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 2.75 | Australia | 2 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 12.0 | - | 68 | 1 | 4.25 | Australia | 2 | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 25.0 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 2.19 | Australia | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 30.0 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 2.76 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 28.0 | 2 | 102 | 1 | 2.73 | Australia | 2 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 39.0 | 14 | 105 | 1 | 2.69 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 27.0 | 1 | 116 | 1 | 4.29 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 |
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