Bowling Best Figures Innings - Australia

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RR Lindwall	16.5	4	38	7	1.71	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
KR Miller	22.0	4	60	7	2.04	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
RR Lindwall	22.0	3	63	7	2.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	1.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
IWG Johnson	30.1	12	42	6	1.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WA Johnston	20.1	5	44	6	1.63	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
ERH Toshack	20.7	2	82	6	2.94	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
ERH Toshack	2.3	1	2	5	0.63	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	1.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	1.44	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	1.98	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
KR Miller	15.0	3	40	5	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CL McCool	11.4	1	41	5	2.67	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CL McCool	21.4	5	44	5	1.53	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	27.4	7	70	5	2.53	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CL McCool	32.4	4	109	5	2.51	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	0.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
IWG Johnson	5.7	0	35	4	4.46	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	1.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WA Johnston	10.0	1	44	4	3.30	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RR Lindwall	23.0	5	52	4	1.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
IWG Johnson	14.0	1	59	4	3.16	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
IWG Johnson	23.1	5	64	4	2.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
B Dooland	27.0	5	69	4	1.91	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
ERH Toshack	36.0	6	76	4	1.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WA Johnston	29.0	5	95	4	3.27	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	2.47	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
KR Miller	44.0	10	125	4	2.84	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WA Johnston	59.0	12	147	4	2.49	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
LJ Johnson	5.2	2	8	3	1.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
ERH Toshack	16.5	11	17	3	0.76	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
DT Ring	5.0	1	17	3	2.55	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WJ O'Reilly	7.0	1	19	3	2.71	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
IWG Johnson	18.2	6	37	3	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	19.0	8	38	3	2.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
RR Lindwall	25.0	3	50	3	2.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
IWG Johnson	14.0	0	54	3	2.89	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	17.0	3	54	3	2.38	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
SJE Loxton	26.0	4	55	3	2.11	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RR Lindwall	23.0	9	61	3	2.65	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
LJ Johnson	30.0	8	66	3	1.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	45.5	13	67	3	1.46	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
WA Johnston	24.0	2	70	3	2.18	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CL McCool	18.0	2	71	3	2.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
IWG Johnson	35.0	13	72	3	2.05	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CL McCool	23.0	2	73	3	2.38	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DT Ring	36.0	8	103	3	2.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
B Dooland	33.0	1	133	3	3.02	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
KR Miller	8.0	5	5	2	0.62	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
KR Miller	6.0	2	6	2	1.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
ERH Toshack	10.0	5	6	2	0.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
RR Lindwall	5.0	2	11	2	1.65	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	7.0	0	15	2	1.60	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
KR Miller	11.0	3	17	2	1.15	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	16.0	4	20	2	1.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WA Johnston	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	15.0	6	22	2	1.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
KR Miller	9.0	3	25	2	2.08	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
SG Barnes	6.0	1	25	2	3.12	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	12.0	0	33	2	2.06	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
KR Miller	9.0	1	39	2	3.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
KR Miller	11.0	0	41	2	2.79	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WA Johnston	22.0	4	43	2	1.95	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
RR Lindwall	12.0	1	46	2	2.87	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
GE Tribe	12.0	2	48	2	3.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
FAW Freer	13.0	2	49	2	2.82	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CL McCool	19.0	3	53	2	2.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RR Lindwall	17.1	4	60	2	2.62	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
SJE Loxton	19.0	1	61	2	2.40	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	33.0	15	62	2	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
RR Lindwall	20.0	1	64	2	2.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RR Lindwall	25.0	5	66	2	1.98	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
ERH Toshack	41.0	20	75	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
RR Lindwall	38.0	10	79	2	2.07	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RR Lindwall	26.0	6	84	2	3.23	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
IWG Johnson	33.0	9	89	2	2.69	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
IWG Johnson	29.0	7	92	2	2.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CL McCool	0.2	0	0	1	0.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
KR Miller	6.0	2	5	1	0.62	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
RR Lindwall	3.0	0	9	1	2.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	3.0	0	10	1	2.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
SJE Loxton	4.0	1	10	1	1.87	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
KR Miller	6.0	1	11	1	1.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	8.0	1	13	1	1.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
RR Lindwall	5.0	1	13	1	1.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
ERH Toshack	4.0	1	14	1	2.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
CL McCool	9.0	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	9.0	3	16	1	1.77	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
FAW Freer	7.0	1	25	1	2.67	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
SJE Loxton	6.0	0	25	1	3.12	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319

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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]