ENGLAND IN SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

E1948
England in South Africa Test Series
16 Dec 1948 – 05 Mar 1949
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SERIES WINNEREngland2-0 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in England in South Africa Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.71
21#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSAthol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.08
24#1 · wkts
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.9416
  2. 5Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.6316
  3. 6Cliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.4511
  4. 7Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.119
  5. 8Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.007
  6. 9Allan Watkins5 mat · avg 37.254
  7. 10Jack Young2 mat · avg 55.504
  8. 11Lindsay Tuckett4 mat · avg 79.004
  9. 12Bruce Mitchell4 mat · avg 58.673
  10. 13Ossie Dawson4 mat · avg 76.502
  11. 14Fish Markham1 mat · avg 72.001
  12. 15Martin Hanley1 mat · avg 88.001

Best figures

Test
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
6/59#2
BEST FIGURESCuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.71
6/43#1
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.00
5/70#3
  1. 4Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.085/80
  2. 5Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.634/39
  3. 6Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.944/48
  4. 7Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.114/72
  5. 8Cliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.453/21
  6. 9Lindsay Tuckett4 mat · avg 79.003/109
  7. 10Allan Watkins5 mat · avg 37.252/16
  8. 11Jack Young2 mat · avg 55.502/34
  9. 12Bruce Mitchell4 mat · avg 58.671/8
  10. 13Fish Markham1 mat · avg 72.001/34
  11. 14Ossie Dawson4 mat · avg 76.501/35
  12. 15Martin Hanley1 mat · avg 88.001/57

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Jack Young2 mat · avg 55.50
2.11#2 · econ
BEST ECONCliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.45
2.01#1 · econ
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
2.59#3 · econ
  1. 4Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.632.68
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.082.86
  3. 6Martin Hanley1 mat · avg 88.003.03
  4. 7Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.003.13
  5. 8Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.713.48
  6. 9Ossie Dawson4 mat · avg 76.503.57
  7. 10Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.113.67
  8. 11Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.943.72
  9. 12Allan Watkins5 mat · avg 37.253.73
  10. 13Bruce Mitchell4 mat · avg 58.673.83
  11. 14Lindsay Tuckett4 mat · avg 79.004.27
  12. 15Fish Markham1 mat · avg 72.005.54

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.71
26.71#2 · avg
BEST AVGTufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
25.29#1 · avg
Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.94
30.94#3 · avg
  1. 4Cliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.4531.45
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.0833.08
  3. 6Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.6334.63
  4. 7Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.1135.11
  5. 8Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.0044.00

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.94
49.94#2 · SR
BEST SRCuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.71
46.05#1 · SR
Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.11
57.33#3 · SR
  1. 4Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.2958.53
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.0869.33
  3. 6Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.6377.56
  4. 7Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.0084.29
  5. 8Cliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.4593.73

Most maidens

Test
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
42#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSCliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.45
47#1 · mdns
Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.08
40#3 · mdns
  1. 4Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.6337
  2. 5Jack Young2 mat · avg 55.5030
  3. 6Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.9421
  4. 7Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.0020
  5. 8Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.7115
  6. 9Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.1111
  7. 10Ossie Dawson4 mat · avg 76.508
  8. 11Martin Hanley1 mat · avg 88.007
  9. 12Allan Watkins5 mat · avg 37.254
  10. 13Bruce Mitchell4 mat · avg 58.673
  11. 14Lindsay Tuckett4 mat · avg 79.002
  12. 15Fish Markham1 mat · avg 72.001

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 25.29
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wAthol Rowan5 mat · avg 33.08
5#1 · 3w
Roly Jenkins5 mat · avg 30.94
4#3 · 3w
  1. 4Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 26.713
  2. 5Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 34.632
  3. 6Cliff Gladwin5 mat · avg 31.452
  4. 7Doug Wright3 mat · avg 35.112
  5. 8Denis Compton5 mat · avg 44.001
  6. 9Lindsay Tuckett4 mat · avg 79.001
bowling battle

England vs South Africa

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsSouth Africa
67Wickets73
2.84Economy3.22
0Dot balls0
170Maidens118
113-wkt hauls13

Best bowling figures

1Cuan McCarthySA · match 1 · Durban6/43
2Tufty MannSA · match 1 · Durban6/59
3Denis ComptonENG · match 3 · Cape Town5/70
4Athol RowanSA · match 3 · Cape Town5/80
5Cuan McCarthySA · match 4 · Johannesburg5/114
6Athol RowanSA · match 5 · Port Elizabeth5/167
7Sir Alec BedserENG · match 1 · Durban4/39
8Roly JenkinsENG · match 3 · Cape Town4/48
9Sir Alec BedserENG · match 5 · Port Elizabeth4/61
10Tufty MannSA · match 5 · Port Elizabeth4/65