Most runs in 1940s in Tests
Most runs
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
1946-1949 | 28 | 48 | 5 | 2664 | 208 | 61.95 | 2130+ | 35.77 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 127+ | 1 | |
1946-1949 | 28 | 51 | 4 | 2443 | 206 | 51.97 | 1585+ | 36.71 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 112+ | 4 | |
1946-1949 | 25 | 46 | 5 | 1962 | 195 | 47.85 | 1146+ | 37.52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 60+ | 6 | |
1946-1948 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1903 | 234 | 105.72 | 3459 | 55.01 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 144+ | 1 | |
1946-1949 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 1699 | 191 | 53.09 | 1528+ | 32.26 | 5 | 9 | - | 120+ | 8 | |
1946-1950 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1474 | 196 | 67.00 | 1696+ | 44.33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 90+ | 4 | |
1947-1950 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1372 | 149 | 68.60 | 108+ | 63.88 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21+ | 4 | |
1946-1950 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1162 | 198* | 58.10 | 1993+ | 41.24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 82+ | 3 | |
1946-1949 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1095 | 145 | 49.77 | 1192+ | 35.98 | 4 | 4 | - | 47+ | 1 | |
1948-1949 | 9 | 13 | - | 1072 | 194 | 82.46 | - | 0.00 | 5 | 2 | - | 90+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1072 | 189* | 59.55 | 158+ | 29.11 | 3 | 6 | - | 2+ | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 998 | 234 | 66.53 | 1844+ | 40.18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 84+ | 2 | |
1946-1950 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 878 | 141* | 43.90 | 1141+ | 49.86 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 45+ | 13 | |
1946-1949 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 746 | 74 | 22.60 | 418+ | 37.32 | - | 2 | 2 | 37+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 697 | 112 | 49.78 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | - | 12+ | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 697 | 99 | 27.88 | 764+ | 36.25 | - | 4 | 1 | 30+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 608 | 189 | 55.27 | - | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31+ | 1 | |
1948-1949 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 585 | 152 | 45.00 | - | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | - | 12+ | 3 | |
1946-1949 | 13 | 24 | - | 573 | 116 | 23.87 | 770+ | 39.74 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26+ | 1 | |
1947-1949 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 571 | 133 | 51.90 | - | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | - | 15+ | 1 | |
1946-1948 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 566 | 205* | 47.16 | 373+ | 31.90 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33+ | 1 | |
1947-1949 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 554 | 123 | 46.16 | 765+ | 41.04 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34+ | 0 | |
1948-1950 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 534 | 178 | 89.00 | 268+ | 61.94 | 3 | - | - | 32+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 506 | 160 | 63.25 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | - | 16+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 503 | 62 | 21.86 | 258+ | 54.26 | - | 3 | 3 | 12+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 488 | 101 | 40.66 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 5 | 8 | - | 481 | 101 | 60.12 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | - | 21+ | 0 | |
1948-1950 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 156* | 48.10 | 77+ | 29.87 | 1 | 3 | - | 1+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 9 | 13 | - | 469 | 107 | 36.07 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | |
1949-1949 | 4 | 6 | - | 462 | 206 | 77.00 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | - | 44+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 451 | 79 | 15.55 | 426+ | 33.56 | - | 1 | 5 | 31+ | 3 | |
1946-1950 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 450 | 100 | 25.00 | 431+ | 63.10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35+ | 4 | |
1948-1950 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 435 | 125 | 36.25 | 232+ | 30.60 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7+ | 1 | |
1947-1949 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 410 | 114* | 29.28 | 600+ | 26.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13+ | 0 | |
1946-1950 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 405 | 104* | 40.50 | 604+ | 52.64 | 1 | 1 | - | 30+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 376 | 136* | 37.60 | 67+ | 47.76 | 1 | - | - | 30+ | 2 | |
1948-1949 | 5 | 7 | - | 374 | 109 | 53.42 | - | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | - | 12+ | 3 | |
1946-1947 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 366 | 79 | 30.50 | 504+ | 33.33 | - | 2 | - | 23+ | 4 | |
1948-1950 | 6 | 6 | - | 360 | 101 | 60.00 | 155+ | 51.61 | 1 | 2 | - | 34+ | 5 | |
1946-1948 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 358 | 60 | 17.90 | 570+ | 32.28 | - | 1 | 3 | 20+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 5 | 9 | - | 346 | 106 | 38.44 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 340 | 92 | 22.66 | 391+ | 59.59 | - | 2 | 1 | 22+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 335 | 93 | 27.91 | - | 0.00 | - | 3 | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 319 | 56 | 29.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 3 | 1 | 6+ | 1 | |
1946-1949 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 318 | 116 | 35.33 | - | 0.00 | 1 | - | - | 19+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 312 | 46* | 34.66 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 1 | |
1948-1949 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 308 | 111 | 30.80 | 63+ | 20.63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 294 | 131* | 147.00 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | - | 15+ | 1 | |
1947-1949 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 293 | 55 | 20.92 | 90+ | 30.00 | - | 1 | 1 | 2+ | 0 | |
1946-1950 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 275 | 66 | 16.17 | 460+ | 37.39 | - | 2 | 4 | 13+ | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 6 | 7 | - | 268 | 99 | 38.28 | 399+ | 36.34 | - | 2 | - | 10+ | 0 | |
1947-1950 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 256 | 46 | 14.22 | 29+ | 48.27 | - | - | 2 | 0+ | 2 | |
1946-1946 | 3 | 5 | - | 245 | 128 | 49.00 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 223 | 63 | 18.58 | 108+ | 62.03 | - | 2 | 2 | 6+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 219 | 93 | 73.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 2 | - | 4+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 6 | 10 | - | 214 | 60 | 21.40 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | - | 3+ | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 8 | 14 | - | 209 | 45 | 14.92 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 96 | 63.66 | - | 0.00 | - | 2 | - | 1+ | 2 | |
1947-1949 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 185 | 38* | 20.55 | 124+ | 16.12 | - | - | 3 | 2+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 6 | 9 | - | 177 | 58 | 19.66 | - | 0.00 | - | 2 | - | 4+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 4 | - | 176 | 103 | 44.00 | 28+ | 17.85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11+ | 3 | |
1946-1949 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 174 | 37 | 12.42 | 459+ | 21.78 | - | - | 4 | 5+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 2 | 4 | - | 173 | 93 | 43.25 | - | 0.00 | - | 2 | - | 11+ | 0 | |
1948-1950 | 5 | 10 | - | 172 | 50 | 17.20 | 81+ | 11.11 | - | 1 | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 170 | 107 | 34.00 | - | 0.00 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 170 | 51* | 28.33 | 11+ | 63.63 | - | 1 | - | 1+ | 2 | |
1948-1949 | 4 | 8 | - | 169 | 85 | 21.12 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 5 | - | 157 | 140 | 31.40 | - | 0.00 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 155 | 36 | 31.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 6+ | 1 | |
1948-1949 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 151 | 75* | 25.16 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | 1 | 12+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 39* | 29.60 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 3+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 148 | 75 | 24.66 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | 2 | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 145 | 45* | 18.12 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 107 | 28.80 | - | 0.00 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 6 | 12 | - | 140 | 34 | 11.66 | 299+ | 43.47 | - | - | 1 | 18+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 131 | 40* | 11.90 | 82+ | 4.87 | - | - | 3 | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 1 | - | 112 | 112 | 112.00 | - | 0.00 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 3 | 5 | - | 112 | 72 | 22.40 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | 1 | 7+ | 4 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 4 | - | 108 | 48 | 27.00 | 155+ | 54.83 | - | - | - | 9+ | 1 | |
1946-1946 | 3 | 5 | - | 108 | 60 | 21.60 | 56+ | 42.85 | - | 1 | 1 | 4+ | 0 | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 3 | - | 106 | 87 | 35.33 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 60 | 25.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | - | 9+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 3 | 4 | - | 99 | 46 | 24.75 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 1+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 97 | 15* | 8.08 | 110+ | 42.72 | - | - | 5 | 7+ | 0 | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 4 | - | 96 | 75 | 24.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 3 | 6 | - | 96 | 62 | 16.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | - | - | 0 | |
1949-1950 | 3 | 6 | - | 95 | 35 | 15.83 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 36 | 18.80 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1950 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 29 | 18.80 | 85+ | 56.47 | - | - | - | 5+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 92 | 22 | 10.22 | 68+ | 42.64 | - | - | 1 | 5+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 5 | 6 | - | 86 | 29 | 14.33 | 98+ | 27.55 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1946-1949 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 45 | 16.40 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 4+ | 1 | |
1947-1948 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 30* | 27.00 | 232 | 34.91 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 4 | - | 80 | 36 | 20.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | |
1946-1946 | 3 | 5 | - | 80 | 43 | 16.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 45 | 19.75 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 33 | 15.40 | 60+ | 23.33 | - | - | - | 1+ | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 29 | 19.00 | 255 | 29.80 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 4 | - | 75 | 38 | 18.75 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 20* | 14.60 | 126+ | 32.53 | - | - | 1 | 4+ | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 2 | 3 | - | 70 | 35 | 23.33 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 4 | 8 | - | 69 | 44 | 8.62 | 288 | 23.95 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 1 | - | 67 | 67 | 67.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 1 | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 3 | 5 | - | 64 | 37 | 12.80 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1946-1946 | 3 | 5 | - | 55 | 22 | 11.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 29* | 16.33 | 18+ | 33.33 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 2 | 4 | - | 46 | 14 | 11.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 14* | 11.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 3+ | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 2 | - | 43 | 31 | 21.50 | 107 | 40.18 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 2 | 2 | - | 43 | 22 | 21.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 3+ | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5.57 | 69+ | 26.08 | - | - | 1 | 1+ | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 19.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 10* | 7.60 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 25* | 17.50 | 27 | 129.62 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 4 | 5 | - | 33 | 24 | 6.60 | 93+ | 34.40 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 3 | 6 | - | 33 | 18 | 5.50 | 78 | 42.30 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 10.33 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 1 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 1 | - | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1950 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 11* | 4.14 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 3 | 0+ | 0 | |
1946-1946 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28* | 0.00 | 21 | 133.33 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
1946-1946 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9.33 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 10* | 5.60 | 32+ | 40.62 | - | - | 3 | 2+ | 0 | |
1946-1948 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 13.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 2 | - | 26 | 26 | 13.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 2 | - | 26 | 24 | 13.00 | 32 | 81.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25* | 0.00 | 51 | 49.01 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
1946-1946 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1949 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18* | 8.00 | 13+ | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 0+ | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 2 | 3 | - | 22 | 14 | 7.33 | 41+ | 34.14 | - | - | 1 | 1+ | 0 | |
1948-1949 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10.50 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9* | 7.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 0+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 1 | - | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 11 | 10.00 | 26+ | 42.30 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | - | 20 | 13 | 10.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18* | 6.66 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 0+ | 1 | |
1948-1950 | 3 | 2 | - | 19 | 14 | 9.50 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 2 | - | 19 | 19 | 9.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 6.33 | 29+ | 65.51 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 10 | 8.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 13 | 8.50 | 23 | 73.91 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
1948-1948 | 2 | 3 | - | 17 | 10 | 5.66 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8* | 16.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
1947-1948 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 15.00 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | - | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | |
1946-1947 | 2 | 3 | - | 15 | 13 | 5.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 | 8 | 6.50 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
1946-1948 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10* | 13.00 | 0+ | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0+ | 0 | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12* | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 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:
Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town, Australia tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]
Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg, Australia tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]
New Zealand vs England at The Oval, New Zealand tour of England 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]