Highest totals in 1940s in Tests
Highest totals
Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
674 | 151.3x8 | 3.33 | 1 | v India | Adelaide | won | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
659/8d | 173.0x8 | 2.85 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
645 | 158.6x8 | 3.04 | 1 | v England | Brisbane | won | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
631 | 183.4 | 3.43 | 1 | v India | Delhi | draw | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
629/6d | 206.0 | 3.05 | 1 | v India | Brabourne | draw | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
608 | 149.5x8 | 3.04 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | draw | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
582 | 176.3 | 3.29 | 1 | v India | Chennai | won | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
575/8d | 128.0x8 | 3.36 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | won | 6 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
554/8d | 215.0 | 2.57 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord's | won | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
551 | 226.2 | 2.43 | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | draw | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
536 | 113.3x8 | 3.54 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | draw | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
533 | 196.3 | 2.71 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | draw | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
526/7d | 126.0x8 | 3.13 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | won | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
509 | 216.2 | 2.35 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | won | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
497 | 146.0 | 3.40 | 2 | v England | Port of Spain | draw | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
496 | 192.1 | 2.58 | 1 | v Australia | Leeds | lost | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
490 | 146.4 | 3.34 | 2 | v England | Kingston | won | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
487 | 118.4x8 | 3.08 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | draw | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
484 | 159.4 | 3.03 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
482 | 117.2 | 4.10 | 2 | v New Zealand | The Oval | draw | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
478 | 151.3 | 3.15 | 2 | v South Africa | Manchester | won | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
460/7d | 130.2 | 3.52 | 3 | v England | Lord's | won | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
460 | 153.0x8 | 2.25 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
458 | 136.2 | 3.35 | 2 | v England | Leeds | won | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
454 | 158.4 | 2.86 | 2 | v West Indies | Delhi | draw | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
441 | 183.0 | 2.40 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | lost | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
440/9d | 128.0 | 3.43 | 2 | v New Zealand | Manchester | draw | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
428 | 169.4 | 2.52 | 2 | v India | Lord's | won | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
427 | 190.0 | 2.24 | 1 | v South Africa | The Oval | draw | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
423/7 | 141.0 | 3.00 | 4 | v England | The Oval | draw | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
413 | 113.4x8 | 2.72 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | won | 24 Dec 1949 | Test # 318 | |
404/3 | 114.1 | 3.53 | 4 | v England | Leeds | won | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
395 | 141.4x8 | 2.09 | 2 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | won | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
394 | 94.1x8 | 3.13 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | won | 1 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
389 | 158.2 | 2.45 | 2 | v England | The Oval | won | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
382/8d | 115.0x8 | 2.49 | 1 | v India | Brisbane | won | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
381 | 109.1x8 | 2.61 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | lost | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
379 | 105.7x8 | 2.68 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | draw | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
379 | 143.5x8 | 1.97 | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | lost | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
372 | 127.3 | 2.91 | 1 | v New Zealand | Leeds | draw | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
371 | 106.4x8 | 2.61 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
366 | 115.2 | 3.17 | 1 | v India | Eden Gardens | draw | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
365/8d | 107.0 | 3.41 | 3 | v Australia | Leeds | lost | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
365 | 97.3x8 | 2.81 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | draw | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
363 | 171.5 | 2.11 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | draw | 8 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
362 | 143.3 | 2.52 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | draw | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
356 | 119.2x8 | 2.23 | 2 | v England | Cape Town | draw | 1 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
355/8 | 107.0 | 3.31 | 4 | v West Indies | Brabourne | draw | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
351/9d | 106.0 | 3.31 | 3 | v England | Bridgetown | draw | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
351 | 108.5x8 | 2.42 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | draw | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
350 | 129.3 | 2.70 | 1 | v England | Lord's | won | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
348/7 | 110.0 | 3.16 | 3 | v England | Manchester | draw | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
345/9d | 102.4 | 3.36 | 1 | v England | Christchurch | draw | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
345 | 112.1 | 3.07 | 1 | v England | The Oval | draw | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
341 | 118.3 | 2.87 | 2 | v England | Leeds | draw | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
340/8d | 125.1x8 | 2.03 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
339 | 166.1 | 2.04 | 1 | v England | Manchester | lost | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
336/9d | 105.3 | 3.18 | 3 | v India | Eden Gardens | draw | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
336 | 153.0 | 2.19 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | lost | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
333/3 | 132.0 | 2.52 | 3 | v West Indies | Brabourne | draw | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
333 | 102.4x8 | 2.43 | 3 | v Australia | Cape Town | lost | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
331 | 127.2 | 2.59 | 1 | v England | The Oval | draw | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
331 | 123.0x8 | 2.01 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 6 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
327 | 142.2 | 2.29 | 2 | v England | Lord's | lost | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
325/6d | 77.0 | 4.22 | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | draw | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
325/3 | 136.0 | 2.38 | 4 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | draw | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
317/7d | 154.0 | 2.05 | 2 | v South Africa | Leeds | won | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
315 | 104.4x8 | 2.26 | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | draw | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
313/9d | 103.1 | 3.03 | 1 | v New Zealand | Lord's | draw | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
310/7 | 100.0x8 | 2.32 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | draw | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
308/9d | 97.0 | 3.17 | 3 | v England | The Oval | draw | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
308 | 91.2x8 | 2.53 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | draw | 1 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
306/5 | 103.0 | 2.97 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord's | draw | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
302 | 131.0 | 2.30 | 2 | v England | The Oval | draw | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
297/8d | 105.4 | 2.81 | 1 | v England | Georgetown | won | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
296 | 124.0 | 2.38 | 1 | v England | Bridgetown | draw | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
294 | 129.0 | 2.27 | 1 | v India | Manchester | draw | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
293 | 128.2 | 2.28 | 1 | v England | Manchester | draw | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
291/9d | 69.0x8 | 3.16 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 1 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
286 | 104.2 | 2.74 | 1 | v India | Brabourne | draw | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
280 | 94.3x8 | 2.22 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 28 Feb 1947 | Test # 283 | |
278 | 75.4x8 | 2.76 | 2 | v Australia | Cape Town | lost | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
277 | 92.5x8 | 2.24 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | lost | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
276/3d | 96.0x8 | 2.15 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | draw | 1 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
275 | 81.1 | 3.38 | 3 | v England | Lord's | lost | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
275 | 113.2 | 2.42 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | draw | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
273 | 142.2 | 1.91 | 2 | v West Indies | Brabourne | draw | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
272 | 109.0 | 2.49 | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | draw | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
270/2 | 91.0x8 | 2.22 | 3 | v England | Johannesburg | draw | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
267/4d | 68.0 | 3.92 | 3 | v New Zealand | Leeds | draw | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
267 | 84.4 | 3.15 | 3 | v England | Manchester | lost | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
267 | 107.3 | 2.48 | 3 | v India | Brabourne | draw | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
265/7d | 83.0 | 3.19 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | draw | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
263 | 106.4 | 2.46 | 3 | v West Indies | Georgetown | lost | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
257/9d | 85.0x8 | 2.26 | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | draw | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
255/4d | 65.0x8 | 2.94 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | won | 1 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
255 | 96.1x8 | 1.98 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
253 | 76.0x8 | 2.49 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 28 Feb 1947 | Test # 283 | |
253/7d | 78.2x8 | 2.42 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | draw | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
253 | 110.2 | 2.29 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | draw | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 |
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