Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Aggregates
J C Laker - Progressive Bowling Average and Aggregate for Matches 1 to 41
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Match Date Versus Ground Inns  Batsman Dismissed Overs Wickets   S/R E/R Wkts Avg
1 21/01/1948 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st C L Walcott (b) 37.0 7/103   31.71 2.78 1 14.71
        G A Headley (b)           2  
        G E Gomez (b)           3  
        R J Christiani (lbw)           4  
        E A V Williams (c J T Ikin)           5  
        W Ferguson (b)           6  
        B B M Gaskin (c J T Ikin)           7  
      2nd E D C Weekes (b) 30.0 2/95   44.67 2.96 8 22.00
        J D C Goddard (c J T Ikin)           9  
2 11/02/1948 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st G M Carew (lbw) 36.0 2/108   56.18 2.97 10 27.82
        G E Gomez (lbw)           11  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   56.18 2.97   27.82
3 03/03/1948 West Indies Bourda 1st E A V Williams (b) 36.0 2/94   64.15 2.88 12 30.77
        W Ferguson (c G O B Allen)           13  
      2nd J D C Goddard (lbw) 9.0 2/34   59.20 2.93 14 28.93
        G M Carew (c G O B Allen)           15  
4 27/03/1948 West Indies Sabina Park 1st R J Christiani (c & b) 36.4 3/103   61.56 2.91 16 29.83
        K R Rickards (b)           17  
        W Ferguson (c J Hardstaff)           18  
      2nd   2.0 0/11   62.22 2.94   30.44
5 10/06/1948 Australia Trent Bridge 1st A R Morris (b) 55.0 4/138   65.91 2.84 19 31.18
        S G Barnes (c †T G Evans)           20  
        K R Miller (c W J Edrich)           21  
        I W Johnson (b)           22  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   65.91 2.84   31.18
6 24/06/1948 Australia Lord's 1st   7.0 0/17   67.82 2.83   31.95
      2nd K R Miller (c A V Bedser) 31.2 2/111   70.00 2.91 23 33.92
        R R Lindwall (st T G Evans)           24  
7 22/07/1948 Australia Headingley 1st R N Harvey (b) 30.0 3/113   68.89 2.99 25 34.33
        I W Johnson (c K Cranston)           26  
        R A Saggers (st T G Evans)           27  
      2nd   32.0 0/93   76.00 2.98   37.78
8 13/08/1949 New Zealand Kennington Oval 1st   3.0 0/11   76.67 2.99   38.19
      2nd J R Reid (c D V P Wright) 29.0 4/78   72.39 2.97 28 35.77
        G O Rabone (lbw)           29  
        T B Burtt (c D C S Compton)           30  
        J Cowie (c D V P Wright)           31  
9 08/06/1950 West Indies Old Trafford 1st   17.0 0/43   75.68 2.95   37.16
      2nd J B Stollmeyer (c sub) 14.0 1/43   75.94 2.95 32 37.34
10 05/07/1951 South Africa Old Trafford 1st R A McLean (b) 27.0 1/47   78.55 2.88 33 37.64
      2nd C B van Ryneveld (b) 19.0 3/42   75.17 2.85 34 35.67
        E A B Rowan (c J T Ikin)           35  
        G M Fullerton (c R Tattersall)           36  
11 16/08/1951 South Africa Kennington Oval 1st W R Endean (c F R Brown) 37.0 4/64   73.20 2.76 37 33.70
        C B van Ryneveld (st D V Brennan)           38  
        J E Cheetham (lbw)           39  
        R A McLean (c P B H May)           40  
      2nd C B van Ryneveld (lbw) 28.0 6/55   67.30 2.72 41 30.50
        A D Nourse (b)           42  
        E A B Rowan (lbw)           43  
        P N F Mansell (lbw)           44  
        R A McLean (c F A Lowson)           45  
        M G Melle (b)           46  
12 05/06/1952 India Headingley 1st D G Phadkar (c A J Watkins) 22.3 4/39   64.62 2.68 47 28.84
        G S Ramchand (c A J Watkins)           48  
        S G Shinde (c P B H May)           49  
        Ghulam Ahmed (b)           50  
      2nd   13.0 0/17   66.18 2.65   29.18
13 19/06/1952 India Lord's 1st   12.0 0/21   67.62 2.63   29.60
      2nd M H Mankad (b) 39.0 4/102   66.94 2.63 51 29.30
        V L Manjrekar (b)           52  
        D G Phadkar (b)           53  
        M K Mantri (c D C S Compton)           54  
14 17/07/1952 India Old Trafford 1st   2.0 0/7   67.17 2.63   29.43
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   67.17 2.63   29.43
15 14/08/1952 India Kennington Oval 1st   2.0 0/3   67.39 2.62   29.48
16 09/07/1953 Australia Old Trafford 1st A K Davidson (st T G Evans) 17.0 1/42   68.02 2.62 55 29.71
      2nd A R Morris (c L Hutton) 9.0 2/11   66.58 2.60 56 28.86
        K R Miller (st T G Evans)           57  
17 23/07/1953 Australia Headingley 1st   9.0 0/33   67.53 2.62   29.44
      2nd A R Morris (st T G Evans) 2.0 1/17   66.57 2.63 58 29.22
18 15/08/1953 Australia Kennington Oval 1st A K Davidson (c W J Edrich) 5.0 1/34   65.95 2.67 59 29.31
      2nd A L Hassett (lbw) 16.5 4/75   63.37 2.71 60 28.63
        G B Hole (lbw)           61  
        K R Miller (c F S Trueman)           62  
        R R Lindwall (c D C S Compton)           63  
19 06/02/1954 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st B H Pairaudeau (c L Hutton) 30.1 4/81   62.28 2.71 64 28.13
        D S E Atkinson (c †T G Evans)           65  
        C L Walcott (st T G Evans)           66  
        F M King (b)           67  
      2nd   30.0 0/62   64.97 2.68   29.06
20 24/02/1954 West Indies Bourda 1st R J Christiani (c W Watson) 21.0 2/32   64.91 2.65 68 28.68
        S Ramadhin (b)           69  
      2nd J B Stollmeyer (c D C S Compton) 36.0 2/56   66.13 2.60 70 28.66
        C L Walcott (lbw)           71  
21 17/03/1954 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st C L Walcott (c & b) 50.0 2/154   68.42 2.63 72 29.99
        C A McWatt (b)           73  
      2nd did not bowl   0/0   68.42 2.63   29.99
22 30/03/1954 West Indies Sabina Park 1st   4.0 0/13   68.75 2.63   30.16
      2nd G E Gomez (lbw) 50.0 4/71   69.08 2.56 74 29.52
        C A McWatt (c J H Wardle)           75  
        C L Walcott (c T W Graveney)           76  
        S Ramadhin (c & b)           77  
23 10/06/1954 Pakistan Lord's 1st Imtiaz Ahmed (b) 22.0 1/17   69.88 2.52 78 29.36
      2nd Hanif Mohammad (lbw) 10.2 1/22   69.78 2.52 79 29.27
24 13/08/1955 South Africa Kennington Oval 1st J H B Waite (c G A R Lock) 23.0 2/28   69.77 2.48 80 28.89
        P N F Mansell (lbw)           81  
      2nd W R Endean (lbw) 37.4 5/56   68.34 2.45 82 27.86
        R A McLean (lbw)           83  
        J E Cheetham (lbw)           84  
        J H B Waite (b)           85  
        P S Heine (c T W Graveney)           86  
25 07/06/1956 Australia Trent Bridge 1st J W Burke (c G A R Lock) 29.1 4/58   67.24 2.43 87 27.27
        K R Miller (lbw)           88  
        I W Johnson (c T E Bailey)           89  
        R R Lindwall (c T E Bailey)           90  
      2nd C C McDonald (c G A R Lock) 30.0 2/29   67.74 2.39 91 26.99
        K R Miller (lbw)           92  
26 21/06/1956 Australia Lord's 1st J W Burke (st T G Evans) 29.1 3/47   67.44 2.37 93 26.63
        K D Mackay (c T E Bailey)           94  
        G R A Langley (c T E Bailey)           95  
      2nd   7.0 0/17   67.88 2.37   26.81
27 12/07/1956 Australia Headingley 1st P J P Burge (lbw) 29.0 5/58   66.23 2.36 96 26.05
        K D Mackay (c T E Bailey)           97  
        R G Archer (b)           98  
        R Benaud (c A S M Oakman)           99  
        K R Miller (b)           100  
      2nd J W Burke (b) 41.3 6/55   64.83 2.32 101 25.09
        K R Miller (c F S Trueman)           102  
        P J P Burge (lbw)           103  
        R Benaud (b)           104  
        I W Johnson (c A S M Oakman)           105  
        K D Mackay (b)           106  
28 26/07/1956 Australia Old Trafford 1st C C McDonald (c G A R Lock) 16.4 9/37   60.63 2.32 107 23.45
        R N Harvey (b)           108  
        I D Craig (lbw)           109  
        K D Mackay (c A S M Oakman)           110  
        K R Miller (c A S M Oakman)           111  
        R Benaud (c J B Statham)           112  
        R G Archer (st T G Evans)           113  
        L V Maddocks (b)           114  
        I W Johnson (b)           115  
      2nd R N Harvey (c M C Cowdrey) 51.2 10/53   58.24 2.27 116 22.00
        J W Burke (c G A R Lock)           117  
        I D Craig (lbw)           118  
        K D Mackay (c A S M Oakman)           119  
        K R Miller (b)           120  
        R G Archer (c A S M Oakman)           121  
        C C McDonald (c A S M Oakman)           122  
        R Benaud (b)           123  
        R R Lindwall (c G A R Lock)           124  
        L V Maddocks (lbw)           125  
29 23/08/1956 Australia Kennington Oval 1st J W Burke (b) 32.0 4/80   57.92 2.27 126 21.94
        I W Johnson (b)           127  
        A K Davidson (c P B H May)           128  
        R G Archer (c F H Tyson)           129  
      2nd J W Burke (lbw) 18.0 3/8   57.42 2.25 130 21.50
        I D Craig (c G A R Lock)           131  
        I W Johnson (c G A R Lock)           132  
30 24/12/1956 South Africa Wanderers Stadium 1st W R Endean (c M C Cowdrey) 21.0 1/33   58.26 2.22 133 21.59
      2nd J C Watkins (b) 2.0 1/5   57.94 2.22 134 21.46
31 01/01/1957 South Africa Newlands 1st D J McGlew (c M C Cowdrey) 28.0 1/65   59.17 2.21 135 21.79
      2nd R A McLean (lbw) 14.1 2/7   59.13 2.18 136 21.52
        N A T Adcock (b)           137  
32 25/01/1957 South Africa Kingsmead 1st   12.0 0/47   59.83 2.19   21.86
      2nd H J Keith (c sub) 18.0 2/29   60.01 2.18 138 21.76
        W R Endean (c & b)           139  
33 15/02/1957 South Africa Wanderers Stadium 1st C B van Ryneveld (c M C Cowdrey) 15.0 1/49   60.44 2.18 140 21.95
      2nd A J Pithey (b) 7.0 1/26   60.40 2.18 141 21.98
34 01/03/1957 South Africa St George's Park 1st C A R Duckworth (lbw) 14.0 1/37   60.77 2.18 142 22.08
      2nd A J Pithey (b) 14.0 1/26   61.13 2.17 143 22.11
35 30/05/1957 West Indies Edgbaston 1st C L Walcott (c †T G Evans) 54.0 4/119   61.67 2.17 144 22.32
        O G Smith (lbw)           145  
        D S E Atkinson (c J B Statham)           146  
        J D C Goddard (c G A R Lock)           147  
      2nd C L Walcott (c G A R Lock) 24.0 2/13   61.81 2.15 148 22.11
        O G Smith (lbw)           149  
36 04/07/1957 West Indies Trent Bridge 1st G S A Sobers (b) 62.0 3/101   63.03 2.13 150 22.34
        C L Walcott (c & b)           151  
        R Gilchrist (c D W Richardson)           152  
      2nd C L Walcott (c †T G Evans) 43.0 1/98   64.31 2.13 153 22.83
37 25/07/1957 West Indies Headingley 1st C L Walcott (c M C Cowdrey) 17.0 2/24   64.14 2.12 154 22.69
        R B Kanhai (lbw)           155  
      2nd F C M Alexander (b) 6.2 1/16   63.97 2.12 156 22.65
38 22/08/1957 West Indies Kennington Oval 1st C L Walcott (b) 23.0 3/39   63.63 2.12 157 22.47
        E D C Weekes (c F S Trueman)           158  
        O G Smith (c P B H May)           159  
      2nd F C M Alexander (b) 17.0 2/38   63.47 2.12 160 22.42
        S Ramadhin (b)           161  
39 05/06/1958 New Zealand Edgbaston 1st A R MacGibbon (c †T G Evans) 5.0 1/9   63.27 2.12 162 22.34
      2nd A R MacGibbon (c M C Cowdrey) 9.0 1/14   63.21 2.12 163 22.29
40 19/06/1958 New Zealand Lord's 1st W R Playle (c T W Graveney) 12.0 4/13   62.13 2.11 164 21.83
        N S Harford (c & b)           165  
        J W D'Arcy (c F S Trueman)           166  
        E C Petrie (c F S Trueman)           167  
      2nd J C Alabaster (b) 13.0 1/24   62.22 2.11 168 21.85
41 03/07/1958 New Zealand Headingley 1st L S M Miller (c M J K Smith) 22.0 5/17   61.18 2.09 169 21.31
        N S Harford (c M C Cowdrey)           170  
        B Sutcliffe (b)           171  
        A R MacGibbon (b)           172  
        H B Cave (c C A Milton)           173  
      2nd J R Reid (c F S Trueman) 36.0 3/27   61.37 2.06 174 21.10
        W R Playle (b)           175  
        H B Cave (c M C Cowdrey)           176  

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