Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DCS Compton	184	413	478	19	0	38.49	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DCS Compton	147	286	350	15	0	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	145*	324	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
VS Hazare	145	313	372	17	0	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
C Washbrook	143	317	-	22	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DG Phadkar	123	250	284	15	0	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Hutton	122*	300	356	5	0	34.26	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
WJ Edrich	119	314	379	7	0	31.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
MH Mankad	116	182	187	13	0	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
VS Hazare	116	271	303	14	0	38.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AD Nourse	114	270	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
C Washbrook	112	245	299	8	1	37.45	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
MH Mankad	111	301	309	6	0	35.92	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WJ Edrich	111	314	-	13	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DCS Compton	103*	284	353	10	0	29.17	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
L Hutton	94	236	274	7	0	34.30	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WJ Edrich	89	173	237	10	0	37.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
C Washbrook	85*	208	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Hutton	81	187	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	79	177	-	8	2	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
L Hutton	76	144	161	7	0	47.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	76	175	178	5	0	42.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
HJ Tayfield	75	158	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
VS Hazare	74	176	179	7	0	41.34	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
L Hutton	74	168	181	11	0	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WJ Edrich	71	202	236	6	0	30.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
J Hardstaff	67	156	191	5	0	35.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
EAB Rowan	67	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
DCS Compton	66	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
C Washbrook	65	178	188	5	0	34.57	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
C Washbrook	65	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AD Nourse	65	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
L Hutton	64	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
JC Laker	63	101	97	6	0	64.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	62	235	207	1	1	29.95	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	61	122	122	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
JT Ikin	60	174	214	3	0	28.03	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	60	179	174	8	0	34.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
EAB Rowan	60	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
L Hutton	57	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DG Phadkar	56*	152	168	5	0	33.33	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Phadkar	55*	120	124	7	0	44.35	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DCS Compton	54	120	125	5	0	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WJ Edrich	54	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
NWD Yardley	53*	89	106	6	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DCS Compton	53	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	53	138	-	8	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
DG Phadkar	51	101	97	4	0	52.57	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
HR Adhikari	51	198	210	5	0	24.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
TG Evans	50	124	102	8	0	49.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
MH Mankad	49	139	156	4	0	31.41	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JT Ikin	48	142	144	2	0	33.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
TG Evans	47*	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
WJ Edrich	46	92	98	6	0	46.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
L Amarnath	46	55	47	5	0	97.87	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
NBF Mann	46	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
G Kishenchand	44	137	181	4	0	24.30	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
NWD Yardley	44	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
J Hardstaff	43	101	127	6	0	33.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	41	87	72	1	0	56.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Hutton	40	178	168	3	0	23.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
L Hutton	39	112	128	2	0	30.46	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
C Washbrook	39	87	78	2	1	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DCS Compton	39	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
HR Adhikari	38	179	202	1	0	18.81	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JD Nel	38	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WR Hammond	37	64	96	2	1	38.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Hutton	37	24	39	6	0	94.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
C Washbrook	37	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
HE Dollery	37	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AV Bedser	37	145	-	7	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
JF Crapp	37	115	-	4	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
CT Sarwate	36	91	84	3	0	42.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
AD Nourse	36	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JC Watkins	36	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NWD Yardley	35	50	56	4	0	62.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
JE Cheetham	35	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JC Watkins	35	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
Gul Mohammad	34	50	68	7	0	50.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
TG Evans	34	76	-	4	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
OE Wynne	33	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
WR Hammond	32	132	145	3	0	22.06	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
JT Ikin	32	42	56	5	0	57.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WJ Edrich	32	170	-	5	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
EAB Rowan	32	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
L Hutton	30	147	124	1	0	24.19	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
NWD Yardley	29	125	114	4	0	25.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
TG Evans	29	54	49	2	0	59.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
Gul Mohammad	29	88	83	2	0	34.93	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DCS Compton	29	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
Gul Mohammad	28	53	50	4	0	56.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JC Laker	28	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	28	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
AV Bedser	27*	54	52	2	0	51.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
JE Cheetham	27	-	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WR Hammond	26	77	80	3	0	32.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
CT Sarwate	26	179	160	0	0	16.25	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
HR Adhikari	26	54	57	3	0	45.61	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
NWD Yardley	25	48	52	3	0	48.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AV Bedser	25	49	50	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281

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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:

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]