Bowling Most Wickets Career - vs New Zealand

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - vs New Zealand

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1949	4	7	948	158.0	22	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	0	2
AV Bedser (ENG)	1947-1949	3	5	744	124.0	24	310	11	4/74	28.18	2.50	67.63	2	0
WE Hollies (ENG)	1949-1949	4	7	1050	175.0	54	385	10	5/133	38.50	2.20	105.00	0	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	114	19.0	6	33	8	5/14	4.12	1.73	14.25	0	1
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	174	29.0	18	18	6	4/12	3.00	0.62	29.00	1	0
JA Young (ENG)	1949-1949	2	3	376	62.4	13	158	6	3/65	26.33	2.52	62.66	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1947-1949	5	7	198	33.0	2	126	5	1/6	25.20	3.81	39.60	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	192	32.0	6	89	4	4/78	22.25	2.78	48.00	1	0
HL Jackson (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	234	39.0	14	72	3	2/47	24.00	1.84	78.00	0	0
R Pollard (ENG)	1947-1947	1	1	178	29.4	8	73	3	3/73	24.33	2.46	59.33	0	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1947-1949	5	7	228	38.0	5	132	3	2/18	44.00	3.47	76.00	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1946	1	1	36	6.0	2	6	2	2/6	3.00	1.00	18.00	0	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	102	17.0	4	29	2	1/13	14.50	1.70	51.00	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
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1946	1	1	2	0.2	0	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	0
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1947	1	1	24	4.0	0	12	1	1/12	12.00	3.00	24.00	0	0
C Gladwin (ENG)	1949-1949	1	1	168	28.0	5	67	1	1/67	67.00	2.39	168.00	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
DVP Wright (ENG)	1947-1949	2	3	246	41.0	2	175	1	1/93	175.00	4.26	246.00	0	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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]