Largest margins in in Tests by Innings, runs & wickets in 1940s

By an innings
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inns & 332 runs--v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946Test # 279
inns & 226 runs--v IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947Test # 290
inns & 193 runs--v IndiaChennai27 Jan 1949Test # 310
inns & 177 runs--v IndiaMelbourne6 Feb 1948Test # 295
inns & 149 runs--v EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948Test # 303
inns & 103 runs--v New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946Test # 275
inns & 85 runs--v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949Test # 318
inns & 33 runs--v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946Test # 280
inns & 16 runs--v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948Test # 294
By runs
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Overs
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Match Date
Scorecard
409 runs59678.1v EnglandLord's24 Jun 1948Test # 300
233 runs35925.7x8v IndiaMelbourne1 Jan 1948Test # 292
By wickets
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