Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - 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
RO Jenkins	9.0x8	0	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	21.42	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	25.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	29.00	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
TE Bailey	30.2	5	84	6	30.33	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	31.71	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
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
DVP Wright	29.0x8	4	105	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
WJ Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	34.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
K Cranston	25.0	5	78	4	37.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
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
DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
R Howorth	41.0	8	124	6	41.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	42.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
JC Laker	29.0	6	78	4	43.50	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
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
AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	48.25	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
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
AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	58.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
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
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	69.60	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	70.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
AV Bedser	38.0x8	9	61	4	76.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	82.50	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299

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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]