Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 1940s in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1949	23	41	7548	-	231	2959	89	7/49	33.24	2.35	84.80	8	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1950	17	32	3688	-	110	1342	70	7/38	19.17	2.18	52.68	2	5
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1949	17	31	4445	-	105	2238	58	7/105	38.58	3.02	76.63	1	4
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1950	11	22	3113	-	129	1000	54	6/44	18.51	1.92	57.64	4	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1950	18	31	2852	-	81	1028	48	7/60	21.41	2.16	59.41	1	2
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	23	3140	-	155	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1950	15	25	3386	-	128	1237	41	6/42	30.17	2.19	82.58	3	1
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1950	12	22	3818	-	177	1253	40	6/59	31.32	1.96	95.45	4	1
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1949	13	18	3866	-	113	1666	40	5/101	41.65	2.58	96.65	1	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1949	10	17	3744	-	88	1465	36	5/80	40.69	2.34	104.00	2	2
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1949	20	32	2394	-	60	1291	35	4/68	36.88	3.23	68.40	3	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1949	7	14	2286	381.0	76	1010	33	6/92	30.60	2.65	69.27	1	3
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1949	8	14	2244	374.0	96	1109	31	7/103	35.77	2.96	72.38	2	1
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	11	16	2190	-	38	817	30	5/41	27.23	2.23	73.00	-	3
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1949	13	17	2526	-	91	959	29	5/96	33.06	2.27	87.10	2	2
J Cowie (NZ)	1946-1949	6	7	1189	198.1	35	574	26	6/40	22.07	2.89	45.73	1	3
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1949	8	14	2282	380.2	114	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.08	-	3
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	7	12	1709	213.5	20	767	23	6/43	33.34	2.69	74.30	-	2
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1949	8	10	1311	-	35	665	22	7/159	30.22	3.04	59.59	1	1
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1949	6	12	1354	225.4	51	562	21	5/85	26.76	2.49	64.47	2	1
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1948	16	18	1476	-	37	613	20	3/67	30.65	2.49	73.80	-	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	9	17	1723	287.1	90	638	20	5/31	31.90	2.22	86.15	-	1
R Howorth (ENG)	1947-1948	5	10	1536	256.0	61	635	19	6/124	33.42	2.48	80.84	-	1
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2
K Cranston (ENG)	1947-1948	8	13	1010	168.2	37	461	18	4/12	25.61	2.73	56.11	2	-
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	40	2026	-	58	969	18	5/70	53.83	2.86	112.55	-	1
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1949	9	12	1599	266.3	96	485	17	3/35	28.52	1.81	94.05	-	-
TB Burtt (NZ)	1947-1949	5	7	1257	209.3	51	623	17	6/162	36.64	2.97	73.94	1	2
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	8	14	2368	-	119	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.29	-	-
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	10	1063	132.7	21	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1949	4	7	948	158.0	22	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	-	2
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1948	4	7	1102	183.4	63	378	15	5/24	25.20	2.05	73.46	-	1
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	8	15	2129	-	89	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.93	-	-
J Trim (WI)	1948-1949	3	6	618	103.0	23	232	13	4/48	17.84	2.25	47.53	1	-
HJ Butler (ENG)	1947-1948	2	4	552	92.0	30	215	12	4/34	17.91	2.33	46.00	1	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1949	13	18	1646	-	38	820	11	4/29	74.54	2.98	149.63	1	-
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	395	65.5	24	96	10	5/41	9.60	1.45	39.50	-	2
OC Dawson (SA)	1947-1949	9	15	1294	-	41	578	10	2/57	57.80	2.68	129.40	-	-
EAV Williams (WI)	1948-1948	3	6	724	120.4	45	218	9	3/51	24.22	1.80	80.44	-	-
B Dooland (AUS)	1947-1948	3	5	880	110.0	9	419	9	4/69	46.55	2.85	97.77	1	-
CR Rangachari (IND)	1948-1948	4	4	846	-	11	493	9	5/107	54.77	3.49	94.00	1	1
VI Smith (SA)	1947-1950	6	8	1235	-	36	620	9	4/143	68.88	3.01	137.22	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	114	19.0	6	33	8	5/14	4.12	1.73	14.25	-	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1949	3	5	776	129.2	15	361	8	4/94	45.12	2.79	97.00	1	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1948	2	3	496	-	22	164	7	3/17	23.42	1.98	70.85	-	-
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1948-1950	6	12	674	-	14	263	7	3/55	37.57	2.34	96.28	-	-
LJ Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	282	35.2	10	74	6	3/8	12.33	1.57	47.00	-	-
GF Cresswell (NZ)	1949-1949	1	1	248	41.2	6	168	6	6/168	28.00	4.06	41.33	-	1
SN Banerjee (IND)	1949-1949	1	2	273	45.3	8	127	5	4/54	25.40	2.79	54.60	1	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1949	6	6	342	57.0	10	180	5	3/32	36.00	3.15	68.40	-	-
SA Banerjee (IND)	1948-1949	1	2	306	51.0	3	181	5	4/120	36.20	3.54	61.20	1	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1948-1948	3	5	270	45.0	1	205	5	2/82	41.00	4.55	54.00	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1949	4	8	564	94.0	17	224	5	2/54	44.80	2.38	112.80	-	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1950	2	3	568	71.0	8	265	5	3/93	53.00	2.79	113.60	-	-
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1949	7	9	362	-	6	179	4	2/16	44.75	2.96	90.50	-	-
MF Tremlett (ENG)	1948-1948	3	5	492	82.0	13	226	4	2/98	56.50	2.75	123.00	-	-
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	5	522	87.0	22	327	4	3/116	81.75	3.75	130.50	-	-
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	846	141.0	19	465	4	3/103	116.25	3.29	211.50	-	-
TF Smailes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	120	20.0	3	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	-	-
HL Jackson (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	234	39.0	14	72	3	2/47	24.00	1.84	78.00	-	-
FAW Freer (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	160	20.0	3	74	3	2/49	24.66	2.77	53.33	-	-
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1949	9	5	228	38.0	1	106	3	3/52	35.33	2.78	76.00	-	-
ESM Kentish (WI)	1948-1948	1	2	282	47.0	15	106	3	2/38	35.33	2.25	94.00	-	-
WH Copson (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	342	57.0	24	112	3	3/46	37.33	1.96	114.00	-	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1950	2	3	264	33.0	5	125	3	2/56	41.66	2.84	88.00	-	-
SG Barnes (AUS)	1946-1948	12	8	366	-	8	134	3	2/25	44.66	2.19	122.00	-	-
JB Plimsoll (SA)	1947-1947	1	2	237	39.3	9	143	3	3/128	47.66	3.62	79.00	-	-
A Coxon (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	378	63.0	13	172	3	2/90	57.33	2.73	126.00	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1947-1949	10	7	380	-	4	181	3	1/8	60.33	2.85	126.66	-	-
FJ Cameron (WI)	1948-1949	5	7	786	131.0	34	278	3	2/74	92.66	2.12	262.00	-	-
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1947	4	5	538	-	5	319	3	2/172	106.33	3.55	179.33	-	-
CT Sarwate (IND)	1946-1949	8	9	580	-	3	347	3	1/16	115.66	3.58	193.33	-	-
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1948	12	11	572	-	12	354	3	1/38	118.00	3.71	190.66	-	-
C Burke (NZ)	1946-1946	1	1	66	11.0	2	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.72	33.00	-	-
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1949	2	4	324	54.0	8	157	2	2/71	78.50	2.90	162.00	-	-
BBM Gaskin (WI)	1948-1948	2	4	474	79.0	24	158	2	1/15	79.00	2.00	237.00	-	-
GE Tribe (AUS)	1946-1947	3	6	760	95.0	9	330	2	2/48	165.00	2.60	380.00	-	-
AR Gover (ENG)	1946-1946	1	1	126	21.0	3	56	1	1/56	56.00	2.66	126.00	-	-
LA Markham (SA)	1949-1949	1	2	104	13.0	1	72	1	1/34	72.00	4.15	104.00	-	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	2	174	29.0	8	73	1	1/64	73.00	2.51	174.00	-	-
RH Scott (NZ)	1947-1947	1	1	138	23.0	3	74	1	1/74	74.00	3.21	138.00	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1949	1	2	252	42.0	14	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	-	-
GH Pope (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	218	36.2	12	85	1	1/49	85.00	2.33	218.00	-	-
MA Hanley (SA)	1949-1949	1	2	232	29.0	7	88	1	1/57	88.00	2.27	232.00	-	-
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1949	5	4	156	26.0	2	95	1	1/17	95.00	3.65	156.00	-	-
JW Martin (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	270	45.0	6	129	1	1/111	129.00	2.86	270.00	-	-
NR Chowdhury (IND)	1949-1949	1	1	222	37.0	6	130	1	1/130	130.00	3.51	222.00	-	-
SG Shinde (IND)	1946-1948	2	2	234	39.0	2	134	1	1/66	134.00	3.43	234.00	-	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1948	3	5	420	70.0	10	156	1	1/55	156.00	2.22	420.00	-	-
CS Nayudu (IND)	1946-1948	6	6	252	-	3	164	1	1/19	164.00	3.90	252.00	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1947	3	5	508	-	20	207	1	1/44	207.00	2.44	508.00	-	-

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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]