List of Lowest Test Scores by Major Test Playing Nations

Lowest Test Score

Test cricket is inarguably the pinnacle of cricket. It is about surviving for hours and hours and slowly grinding your opposition down. Occasionally, you get to see a total so low that it boggles the mind just how much pain the batsmen went through.

Let’s take a look at the teams that have scored the lowest totals in Test cricket:

NO international cricket team has scored a lower innings total in Test cricket than New Zealand. They got all out for just 26 in a Test against England on March 25, 1955. The match was played in Auckland under the old playing conditions.

The next four entries on the list are of South Africa. Three out of their four lowest scores, 30, 30, and 35 came against England, in 1896, 1924, 1899 and 1932 respectively. Another low-score innings was against Australia in Melbourne in 1932.

Australia’s lowest Test score

Australia have long ruled the world of cricket. However, like every other side, they had their bad days on the field as well. One of such innings came against archrivals against England. pursuing England’s total of 376/9d, Australia were bundled out for just 36 in the first innings. The Test match was played in Birmingham on May 29, 1902. Following are Australia’s top five lowest scores in Test cricket:

England’s Lowest Test Score

England is the birthplace of cricket. Therefore, the English team is technically one the oldest cricket team in the world. Being the inventors of the game, they dominated cricket for decades until their competitors learnt the art and beat them at their own game. In one of such incidents, Australia got better of England and got them wrapped up for just 45 runs. The match was played in Sydney on January 28, 1887. This is England’s lowest Test score thus far. The next four entries are as under:

Lowest Test Score of England

India’s Lowest Test Score

Indians learnt the art of cricket from Englishmen during the colonial era. They had their own Test team ready by 1932 when they played their first Test match against England at Lord’s. However, their lowest Test score did not come until December 17, 2020. It was for the first time in history that the Indian team got bundled out for less than 40 runs in Test cricket. The total, too, came against Australia in Adelaide.

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New Zealand’s Lowest Test Score

As mentioned above, New Zealand hold the most unwanted record of the lowest Test score in the history of Test cricket. They got all out for just 26 in a Test against England on March 25, 1955. The match was played in Auckland under the old playing conditions.

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