Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches IN England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
K Cranston	7.0	3	12	4	10.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	16.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	21.42	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	24.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	25.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	29.00	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	30.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	30.33	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	32.40	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	32.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
RR Lindwall	27.4	7	70	5	33.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	34.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DVP Wright	32.2	6	80	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	39.00	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	41.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	41.33	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	42.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
J Cowie	28.0	1	123	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
WA Johnston	29.0	5	95	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	43.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
L Tuckett	37.0	9	68	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
TB Burtt	45.0	11	162	6	45.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	46.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
DVP Wright	39.0	10	95	5	46.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
TB Burtt	39.3	16	97	5	47.40	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	48.25	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
J Cowie	43.0	6	127	5	51.60	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
TB Burtt	35.0	7	102	4	52.50	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
WJ Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	52.75	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
MH Mankad	46.0	15	101	5	55.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
L Tuckett	47.0	8	115	5	56.40	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Amarnath	51.0	17	96	5	61.20	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
KR Miller	44.0	10	125	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WE Hollies	55.2	16	123	5	66.40	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	67.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
L Amarnath	57.0	18	118	5	68.40	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	69.60	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
L Tuckett	50.0	5	148	4	75.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NBF Mann	50.0	20	68	4	75.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
VI Smith	51.0	15	143	4	76.50	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	82.50	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WA Johnston	59.0	12	147	4	88.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
NBF Mann	64.0	28	93	4	96.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]