Best strike rates in an innings in 1940 in FC+LA+T20s
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 3.2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6.66 | Bihar | v Bengal | Jamshedpur | 30 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | - | 20 | 4 | 9.00 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 2.3x8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9.50 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9.60 | Sthn Punjab | v Rajputana | Ajmer | 10 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.4x8 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10.40 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 11.00 | United Prov | v Central Ind | Allahabad | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 5.5 | - | 32 | 3 | 11.66 | Maharashtra | v United Prov | Poona | 24 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 12.00 | Bengal | v Bihar | Jamshedpur | 30 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | - | 15 | 2 | 12.00 | Nawanagar | v Western Ind | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12.00 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.3 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 12.60 | Sthn Punjab | v Delhi | Patiala | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.2 | - | 55 | 5 | 13.60 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 13.75 | Madras | v Hyderabad | Chennai | 30 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 14.00 | Nawanagar | v Western Ind | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 14.57 | Sthn Punjab | v Rajputana | Ajmer | 10 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | - | 18 | 2 | 15.00 | Maharashtra | v Western Ind | Pune | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15.00 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 5.1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 15.50 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.0x8 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16.00 | Victoria | v Queensland | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.4 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 16.40 | Nawanagar | v Western Ind | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 16.50 | NWFP (India) | v Northern Ind | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 19.5 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 17.00 | Western Ind | v Nawanagar | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 17.00 | Madras | v Hyderabad | Chennai | 30 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 17.00 | United Prov | v Central Ind | Allahabad | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.0x8 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 17.33 | NSW | v Queensland | Sydney | 26 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 18.00 | Sthn Punjab | v Delhi | Patiala | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 18.00 | Madras | v Mysore | Chennai | 14 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 18.00 | Madras | v Hyderabad | Chennai | 30 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 12.0x8 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 19.20 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | - | 66 | 4 | 19.50 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.0x8 | - | 90 | 4 | 20.00 | Queensland | v NSW | Sydney | 26 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 5.0x8 | - | 11 | 2 | 20.00 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 20.50 | NWFP (India) | v Northern Ind | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 37 | 2 | 21.00 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 21.1 | 1 | 76 | 6 | 21.16 | NWFP (India) | v Sthn Punjab | Patiala | 29 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.5x8 | - | 63 | 4 | 21.25 | Victoria | v NSW | Sydney | 26 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.0x8 | - | 39 | 4 | 22.00 | South Aust | v Victoria | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 22.00 | Sthn Punjab | v Delhi | Patiala | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 22.80 | Sthn Punjab | v NWFP (India) | Patiala | 29 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 22.80 | Bengal | v Bihar | Jamshedpur | 30 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 23.00 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 23.66 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 24.00 | Delhi | v Sthn Punjab | Patiala | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 24.00 | NWFP (India) | v Sthn Punjab | Patiala | 29 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.0x8 | - | 39 | 3 | 24.00 | NSW | v Qld-Vic | Brisbane | 22 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.0x8 | - | 37 | 3 | 24.00 | NSW | v Qld-Vic | Brisbane | 22 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.0x8 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 24.00 | Qld-Vic | v NSW | Brisbane | 22 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 24.00 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 24.00 | Maharashtra | v Western Ind | Pune | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 24.00 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.0x8 | - | 10 | 2 | 24.00 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.0x8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 24.00 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 6.0x8 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 24.00 | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 24.00 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 24.00 | Madras | v Hyderabad | Chennai | 30 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 18.1x8 | - | 72 | 6 | 24.16 | Queensland | v South Aust | Brisbane | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | - | 86 | 4 | 25.50 | Nawanagar | v Western Ind | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 16.0x8 | - | 80 | 5 | 25.60 | NSW | v Qld-Vic | Brisbane | 22 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.0x8 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 26.00 | South Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 13 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 26.00 | Western Ind | v Nawanagar | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 26.00 | Madras | v Mysore | Chennai | 14 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.6x8 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 26.00 | NSW | v Queensland | Sydney | 26 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 26.25 | United Prov | v Central Ind | Allahabad | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 20.0x8 | - | 131 | 6 | 26.66 | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.3x8 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 27.66 | Queensland | v South Aust | Brisbane | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 13.7x8 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 27.75 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 20.7x8 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 27.83 | Canterbury | v Otago | Christchurch | 25 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 28.00 | Sthn Punjab | v Rajputana | Ajmer | 10 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 28.00 | Western Ind | v Nawanagar | Jamnagar | 8 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 28.00 | NWFP (India) | v Northern Ind | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 28.00 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.4x8 | - | 46 | 3 | 28.00 | NSW | v Qld-Vic | Brisbane | 22 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 9.2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 28.00 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 7.0x8 | - | 34 | 2 | 28.00 | Victoria | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.5x8 | - | 63 | 3 | 28.33 | Queensland | v NSW | Sydney | 26 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 28.50 | Sthn Punjab | v NWFP (India) | Patiala | 29 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.2x8 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 28.50 | Queensland | v NSW | Brisbane | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 56 | 5 | 28.80 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 22.0x8 | - | 118 | 6 | 29.33 | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 14.5 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 29.66 | United Prov | v Bengal | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 105 | 4 | 30.00 | Maharashtra | v Sthn Punjab | Pune | 17 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 30.00 | Hyderabad | v Madras | Chennai | 30 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 30.00 | Maharashtra | v Baroda | Pune | 21 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 30.00 | NWFP (India) | v Northern Ind | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 30.00 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 30.00 | Western Ind | v Maharashtra | Pune | 6 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 30.00 | Bengal | v United Prov | Eden Gardens | 7 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.3x8 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 30.33 | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 30.3 | 5 | 103 | 6 | 30.50 | Maharashtra | v Baroda | Pune | 21 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 30.66 | NWFP (India) | v Northern Ind | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 11.4x8 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 30.66 | Victoria | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 31.20 | Maharashtra | v Sthn Punjab | Pune | 17 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 31.50 | Sthn Punjab | v NWFP (India) | Patiala | 29 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 15.6x8 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 31.50 | NSW | v Queensland | Brisbane | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 31.50 | Northern Ind | v NWFP (India) | Peshawar | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 32.00 | Maharashtra | v Sthn Punjab | Pune | 17 Feb 1940 | First-class | |
| 12.0x8 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 32.00 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 6 Dec 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0x8 | - | 26 | 2 | 32.00 | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 13 Jan 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0x8 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 32.00 | Queensland | v NSW | Brisbane | 15 Nov 1940 | First-class | |
| 8.0x8 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 32.00 | Otago | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 25 Dec 1940 | First-class |
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Minimum of 2 wicketsPerformances in matches that overlap years 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:
New South Wales vs Queensland at Sydney, Other Australia Domestic , Dec 26-30, 1940 [First-class]
South Australia vs Victoria at Adelaide, Other Australia Domestic , Dec 25-28, 1940 [First-class]
Otago vs Canterbury at Christchurch, Other NZ Domestic , Dec 25-27, 1940 [First-class]