Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ERH Toshack	2.3x8	1	2	5	3.80	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
K Cranston	7.0	3	12	4	10.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
IWG Johnson	5.7x8	-	35	4	11.75	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	14.40	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	16.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
JDC Goddard	14.2	5	31	5	17.20	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
RO Jenkins	9.0x8	-	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
CL McCool	11.4x8	1	41	5	18.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
RR Lindwall	16.5x8	4	38	7	19.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
NBF Mann	9.7x8	-	65	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
WA Johnston	10.0x8	1	44	4	20.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	21.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	21.42	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
ERH Toshack	17.0x8	6	29	6	22.66	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
KR Miller	15.0x8	3	40	5	24.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	24.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
RR Lindwall	15.4x8	2	32	5	24.80	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	25.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
KR Miller	22.0x8	4	60	7	25.14	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
RR Lindwall	22.0x8	3	63	7	25.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	26.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	20.1x8	5	44	6	26.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
ERH Toshack	20.7x8	2	82	6	27.83	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
IWG Johnson	14.0x8	1	59	4	28.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	28.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	29.00	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
J Cowie	30.0	4	83	6	30.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	30.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	30.33	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	31.71	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	32.40	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	32.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
DVP Wright	29.0x8	4	105	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	27.4	7	70	5	33.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	34.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
W Ferguson	34.2	4	92	6	34.33	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
CL McCool	21.4x8	5	44	5	34.40	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	35.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	36.75	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
HHH Johnson	31.0	11	55	5	37.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
K Cranston	25.0	5	78	4	37.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
PEW Jones	25.2	6	54	4	38.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
DVP Wright	32.2	6	80	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	39.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	39.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
IWG Johnson	30.1x8	12	42	6	40.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
R Howorth	41.0	8	124	6	41.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	41.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	41.33	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
HHH Johnson	34.5	13	41	5	41.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	42.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
L Amarnath	21.0x8	3	78	4	42.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
WA Johnston	29.0	5	95	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	43.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	44.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
L Tuckett	37.0	9	68	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	45.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
SA Banerjee	30.0	3	120	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
RR Lindwall	23.0x8	5	52	4	46.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
IWG Johnson	23.1x8	5	64	4	46.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	46.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
DVP Wright	39.0	10	95	5	46.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
W Ferguson	39.0	5	137	5	46.80	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
TB Burtt	39.3	16	97	5	47.40	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
W Ferguson	40.0	6	116	5	48.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	48.25	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	49.20	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
NBF Mann	37.4x8	14	59	6	50.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	31.2x8	3	80	5	50.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	51.60	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
CL McCool	32.4x8	4	109	5	52.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
TB Burtt	35.0	7	102	4	52.50	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
WJ Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	52.75	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
Ghulam Ahmed	35.2	5	94	4	53.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
B Dooland	27.0x8	5	69	4	54.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
MH Mankad	46.0	15	101	5	55.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
NBF Mann	28.0x8	3	105	4	56.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
L Tuckett	47.0	8	115	5	56.40	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
CN McCarthy	35.7x8	3	114	5	57.40	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	58.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Amarnath	51.0	17	96	5	61.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
KR Miller	44.0	10	125	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WE Hollies	55.2	16	123	5	66.40	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	67.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
AMB Rowan	34.0x8	10	69	4	68.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Amarnath	57.0	18	118	5	68.40	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	69.60	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	70.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
ERH Toshack	36.0x8	6	76	4	72.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
MH Mankad	37.0x8	4	135	4	74.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]