Best bowling figures in an innings in 1940s in Tests - West Indies
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 34.2 | 4 | 92 | 6 | 2.67 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 14.2 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 2.16 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 34.5 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 1.17 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 31.0 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 1.77 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 41.0 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 2.07 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 40.0 | 6 | 116 | 5 | 2.90 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 39.0 | 5 | 137 | 5 | 3.51 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3.00 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 1.77 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 25.2 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 2.13 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 57.0 | 8 | 126 | 4 | 2.21 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1.53 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 1.75 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 19.0 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 1.68 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 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 | |
| 33.0 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 1.54 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 23.0 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 2.26 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 2.37 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 32.0 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 2.03 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 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 | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 28.4 | 5 | 90 | 3 | 3.13 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 10.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.60 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1.28 | West Indies | 4 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 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 | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1.33 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 24.4 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 1.37 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 1.80 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 38.0 | 14 | 53 | 2 | 1.39 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 2.34 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 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 | |
| 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.09 | West Indies | 4 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1.50 | West Indies | 4 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 3.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 4 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 | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1.50 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1.47 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 14.4 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2.11 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 28.0 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 1.32 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 2.92 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 1.52 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 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 | |
| 24.0 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 1.79 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 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 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 2.33 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 27.0 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 1.81 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3.71 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 4.33 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 2.39 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 26.0 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 2.11 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 28.0 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 2.14 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 23.3 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 2.72 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 26.0 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 2.61 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 37.0 | 14 | 72 | 1 | 1.94 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 30.0 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 2.76 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 39.0 | 14 | 105 | 1 | 2.69 | West Indies | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 27.0 | 1 | 116 | 1 | 4.29 | West Indies | 4 | v India | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 |
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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]