High scores in 1940s in Tests
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
234 | 397 | 396 | 24 | - | 59.09 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
234 | 649 | 667 | 17 | - | 35.08 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
208 | 354 | - | 20 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
206 | 355 | - | 26 | - | 0.00 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
206 | 300 | - | 25 | - | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 13 Aug 1949 | Test # 317 | |
205* | 315 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
201 | 272 | 296 | 21 | 1 | 67.90 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
198* | 340 | 305 | 16 | - | 64.91 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
196 | 406 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
195 | 295 | - | 18 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
194 | - | - | 18 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
191 | 317 | - | 22 | 3 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
189* | 420 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
189 | 361 | - | 26 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
187 | 316 | 313 | 19 | - | 59.74 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
185 | 288 | 336 | 20 | - | 55.05 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
184 | 413 | 478 | 19 | - | 38.49 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
182 | 291 | - | 33 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
178 | 240 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
173* | 255 | 292 | 29 | - | 59.24 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
163 | 290 | - | 19 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
162 | 188 | - | 24 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
160 | - | - | 11 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
158 | 290 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
156* | 370 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
155 | 364 | 317 | 8 | - | 48.89 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
153 | 250 | 251 | 12 | - | 60.95 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
152 | 245 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
149 | 244 | - | 15 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
147 | 286 | 350 | 15 | - | 42.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
145* | 324 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 08 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
145 | 313 | 372 | 17 | - | 38.97 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
143 | 317 | - | 22 | - | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
141* | 270 | 198 | 9 | 1 | 71.21 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
141 | - | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
141 | 277 | - | 14 | 2 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
140 | 354 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
138 | 290 | 323 | 10 | - | 42.72 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
137 | 354 | 383 | 20 | 1 | 35.77 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
136* | 230 | - | 12 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
134* | - | - | 18 | - | 0.00 | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
133 | 315 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
132 | 199 | 204 | 8 | - | 64.70 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
131* | 215 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 03 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
129* | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
128 | 315 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | India | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 | |
128 | 392 | 395 | 10 | 1 | 32.40 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
128 | 194 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
127* | 178 | 169 | 13 | - | 75.14 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
125 | 350 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
124* | 193 | 171 | 12 | - | 72.51 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
123 | 250 | 284 | 15 | - | 43.30 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
123 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
122* | 300 | 356 | 5 | - | 34.26 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 28 Feb 1947 | Test # 283 | |
122 | 268 | 255 | 12 | 2 | 47.84 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
122 | 285 | - | 14 | - | 0.00 | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 04 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
121 | 225 | - | 11 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
120 | 381 | - | 14 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
120 | 345 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
119 | 314 | 379 | 7 | - | 31.39 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
117 | 253 | - | 13 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
116 | 167 | - | 11 | - | 0.00 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
116 | 182 | 187 | 13 | - | 62.03 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
116 | 271 | 303 | 14 | - | 38.28 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
116 | 195 | - | 11 | - | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
115 | 144 | - | 13 | 2 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 05 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
115 | 195 | - | 17 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
114* | 245 | - | 10 | - | 0.00 | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
114 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
114 | 240 | - | 13 | - | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
114 | 270 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
113 | 109 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
112 | 245 | 299 | 8 | 1 | 37.45 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
112 | 230 | 281 | 16 | - | 39.85 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
112 | - | - | 13 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
112 | 188 | - | 17 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
112 | - | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
112 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 | |
112 | 270 | - | - | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 | Test # 318 | |
111 | 301 | 309 | 6 | - | 35.92 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1948 | Test # 295 | |
111 | 314 | - | 13 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
111 | - | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
109 | 230 | - | 5 | 3 | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
108 | 164 | - | 11 | 2 | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
107 | - | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
107 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
107 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
106 | - | - | 9 | - | 0.00 | India | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
105 | 209 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
104* | 183 | 174 | 8 | - | 59.77 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
104* | 160 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
104 | 255 | - | 7 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 09 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
103* | 284 | 353 | 10 | - | 29.17 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
103* | 180 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
103 | 137 | - | 11 | 3 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
101 | - | - | 7 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
101 | - | - | 5 | - | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
101 | 245 | - | 14 | - | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
101 | 170 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 |
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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:
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]