Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	21.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	26.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DVP Wright	29.0x8	4	105	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
L Amarnath	21.0x8	3	78	4	42.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
NBF Mann	28.0x8	3	105	4	56.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	64.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	67.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
DVP Wright	43.6x8	4	167	5	70.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
MH Mankad	37.0x8	4	135	4	74.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
L Amarnath	39.0x8	10	84	4	78.00	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
CR Rangachari	41.0x8	5	141	4	82.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JC Laker	55.0	14	138	4	82.50	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]