Bowling Most Wickets Career IN England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches IN England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1949	12	22	3690	615.0	151	1434	53	7/49	27.05	2.33	69.62	5	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1948	5	9	1337	222.5	57	530	27	6/20	19.62	2.37	49.51	1	2
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1948	5	10	1856	309.2	91	630	27	5/36	23.33	2.03	68.74	3	1
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1949	8	16	1757	292.5	70	871	26	5/80	33.50	2.97	67.57	0	2
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1949	14	23	1405	234.1	45	773	25	4/68	30.92	3.30	56.20	3	0
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1949	8	14	2282	380.2	114	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.08	0	3
TB Burtt (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	1173	195.3	50	568	17	6/162	33.41	2.90	69.00	1	2
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1949	4	7	948	158.0	22	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	0	2
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1947	5	10	1979	329.5	127	603	15	4/68	40.20	1.82	131.93	2	0
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1947	5	10	1512	252.0	45	664	15	5/68	44.26	2.63	100.80	1	2
J Cowie (NZ)	1949-1949	4	5	883	147.1	23	451	14	5/127	32.21	3.06	63.07	1	1
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1948	5	7	829	138.1	43	301	13	4/125	23.15	2.17	63.76	1	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	942	157.0	50	330	13	5/96	25.38	2.10	72.46	0	2
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	6	10	1528	254.4	89	535	13	3/65	41.15	2.10	117.53	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1949	4	7	1124	187.2	48	561	13	4/78	43.15	2.99	86.46	2	0
K Cranston (ENG)	1947-1948	4	7	620	103.2	24	265	12	4/12	22.08	2.56	51.66	1	0
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1948	3	6	924	154.0	55	305	12	5/24	25.41	1.98	77.00	0	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1947	5	8	1526	254.2	48	671	12	3/92	55.91	2.63	127.16	0	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	839	139.5	40	292	11	5/101	26.54	2.08	76.27	0	1
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1948-1948	4	7	1039	173.1	70	364	11	5/40	33.09	2.10	94.45	0	1
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1949	17	26	1110	185.0	38	583	11	2/32	53.00	3.15	100.90	0	0
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1948	10	9	540	90.0	22	229	9	2/32	25.44	2.54	60.00	0	0
VI Smith (SA)	1947-1947	4	6	931	155.1	36	439	9	4/143	48.77	2.82	103.44	1	0
OC Dawson (SA)	1947-1947	5	10	953	158.5	33	425	8	2/57	53.12	2.67	119.12	0	0
HJ Butler (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	312	52.0	24	66	7	4/34	9.42	1.26	44.57	1	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	4	8	1098	183.0	60	427	7	3/72	61.00	2.33	156.85	0	0
R Howorth (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	456	76.0	28	149	6	3/64	24.83	1.96	76.00	0	0
GF Cresswell (NZ)	1949-1949	1	1	248	41.2	6	168	6	6/168	28.00	4.06	41.33	0	1
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	3	5	756	126.0	42	225	4	2/58	56.25	1.78	189.00	0	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	5	522	87.0	22	327	4	3/116	81.75	3.75	130.50	0	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	846	141.0	19	465	4	3/103	116.25	3.29	211.50	0	0
TF Smailes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	120	20.0	3	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	0	0
HL Jackson (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	234	39.0	14	72	3	2/47	24.00	1.84	78.00	0	0
WH Copson (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	342	57.0	24	112	3	3/46	37.33	1.96	114.00	0	0
JB Plimsoll (SA)	1947-1947	1	2	237	39.3	9	143	3	3/128	47.66	3.62	79.00	0	0
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1948-1948	3	6	378	63.0	11	148	3	3/55	49.33	2.34	126.00	0	0
A Coxon (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	378	63.0	13	172	3	2/90	57.33	2.73	126.00	0	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1949	2	4	324	54.0	8	157	2	2/71	78.50	2.90	162.00	0	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	388	64.4	12	179	2	2/100	89.50	2.76	194.00	0	0
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1948	1	1	168	28.0	13	44	1	1/44	44.00	1.57	168.00	0	0
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	156	26.0	8	46	1	1/44	46.00	1.76	156.00	0	0
CS Nayudu (IND)	1946-1946	2	3	108	18.0	3	47	1	1/19	47.00	2.61	108.00	0	0
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1946	2	2	72	12.0	1	54	1	1/43	54.00	4.50	72.00	0	0
AR Gover (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	3	56	1	1/56	56.00	2.66	126.00	0	0
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	4	58	1	1/58	58.00	2.76	126.00	0	0
SG Shinde (IND)	1946-1946	1	1	138	23.0	2	66	1	1/66	66.00	2.86	138.00	0	0
WE Bowes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	174	29.0	8	73	1	1/64	73.00	2.51	174.00	0	0
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	252	42.0	14	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	0	0
GH Pope (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	218	36.2	12	85	1	1/49	85.00	2.33	218.00	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1949-1949	4	4	156	26.0	2	95	1	1/17	95.00	3.65	156.00	0	0
JW Martin (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	270	45.0	6	129	1	1/111	129.00	2.86	270.00	0	0

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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]