Bowling Most 4wi Career - England

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) in 1940s in Tests - England

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
AV Bedser	1946-1949	23	41	7548	-	231	2959	89	7/49	33.24	2.35	84.80	8	2	2	10
DVP Wright	1946-1949	17	31	4445	-	105	2238	58	7/105	38.58	3.02	76.63	1	4	1	5
JC Laker	1948-1949	8	14	2244	374.0	96	1109	31	7/103	35.77	2.96	72.38	2	1	-	3
WE Hollies	1947-1949	8	14	2282	380.2	114	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.08	-	3	-	3
WJ Edrich	1946-1949	20	32	2394	-	60	1291	35	4/68	36.88	3.23	68.40	3	-	-	3
TE Bailey	1949-1949	4	7	948	158.0	22	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	-	2	-	2
K Cranston	1947-1948	8	13	1010	168.2	37	461	18	4/12	25.61	2.73	56.11	2	-	-	2
HJ Butler	1947-1948	2	4	552	92.0	30	215	12	4/34	17.91	2.33	46.00	1	-	-	1
RO Jenkins	1948-1949	5	10	1063	132.7	21	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	-	-	1
R Pollard	1946-1948	4	7	1102	183.4	63	378	15	5/24	25.20	2.05	73.46	-	1	-	1
R Howorth	1947-1948	5	10	1536	256.0	61	635	19	6/124	33.42	2.48	80.84	-	1	-	1
DCS Compton	1946-1949	28	40	2026	-	58	969	18	5/70	53.83	2.86	112.55	-	1	-	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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]