Winning despite meagre individual contributions

17-May-2011

Lowest individual top-score by the winning team in a Test
Lowest individual top-score by both teams in a Test
Most modest best-bowling figures in an innings by the winning side in a Test
Most modest best-bowling figures in a match by the winning side in a Test
Most modest best-bowling figures in an innings by both teams in a Test
Most modest best-bowling figures in a match by both teams in a Test

Lowest individual top-score by the winning team in a Test
Team	HS	Inns	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
Australia	22	22	167	8.35	v England	Lord's	Jul 16, 1888	Test 28
New Zealand	32	19	234	14.62	v India	Hamilton	Dec 19, 2002	Test 1633
England	33	22	212	10.60	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 28, 1887	Test 25
England	35	21	180	10.00	v Australia	The Oval	Aug 11, 1890	Test 34
England	38	11	170	17.00	v Australia	Manchester	Aug 30, 1888	Test 30
Australia	42	10	150	16.66	v South Africa	Melbourne	Feb 12, 1932	Test 216
England	42	14	221	22.10	v New Zealand	Dunedin	Mar 11, 1955	Test 401
West Indies	42	14	224	20.36	v Australia	Port of Spain	Apr 21, 1995	Test 1296
England	42*	22	274	13.70	v Australia	Sydney	Feb 25, 1887	Test 26
Pakistan	42*	22	292	14.60	v England	The Oval	Aug 12, 1954	Test 390
England	43	16	149	11.46	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Jan 8, 1935	Test 238
England	44	22	234	11.70	v Australia	Sydney	Feb 10, 1888	Test 27
England	45	22	226	11.30	v Australia	The Oval	Aug 10, 1896	Test 52
England	45	22	335	17.63	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 1, 1923	Test 149
England	45	21	293	16.27	v West Indies	Lord's	Jun 29, 2000	Test 1503
England	46	15	202	16.83	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	Mar 12, 1889	Test 31
Australia	46	22	371	18.55	v England	Leeds	Jul 1, 1909	Test 103
West Indies	47	17	321	22.92	v Australia	Adelaide	Dec 22, 1951	Test 343
England	47	16	397	30.53	v New Zealand	Christchurch	Mar 15, 1963	Test 542
Pakistan	47	22	343	17.15	v India	Bangalore	Mar 13, 1987	Test 1073
New Zealand	47*	17	312	22.28	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	Mar 11, 1983	Test 951
England	48	22	375	18.75	v Australia	Birmingham	Jul 30, 1981	Test 906
Australia	49	18	356	23.73	v England	Sydney	Feb 17, 1882	Test 6
England	49	15	239	19.91	v New Zealand	Christchurch	Jan 10, 1930	Test 186
West Indies	49	22	282	14.10	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	Mar 16, 2000	Test 1490
West Indies	49	22	336	16.80	v Pakistan	Providence	May 12, 2011	Test 1992
South Africa	49*	19	351	21.93	v England	Cape Town	Mar 7, 1910	Test 109

Lowest individual top-score by both teams in a Test (qualification: excluding draws)
Team	Team	HS	Inns	Runs	Ave	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
England	Australia	24	44	281	7.02	Lord's	Jul 16, 1888	Test 28
Australia	England	33	44	413	10.32	Sydney	Jan 28, 1887	Test 25
England	Australia	38	33	316	10.53	Manchester	Aug 30, 1888	Test 30
England	Australia	39	43	366	9.63	The Oval	Aug 11, 1890	Test 34
New Zealand	India	39	41	465	12.91	Hamilton	Dec 19, 2002	Test 1633
Australia	South Africa	42	32	219	7.55	Melbourne	Feb 12, 1932	Test 216
Australia	England	42*	44	490	12.25	Sydney	Feb 25, 1887	Test 26
Australia	England	44	44	348	8.70	Sydney	Feb 10, 1888	Test 27
West Indies	England	44	35	287	9.89	Bridgetown	Jan 8, 1935	Test 238
South Africa	England	46	37	398	12.43	Port Elizabeth	Mar 12, 1889	Test 31
England	Australia	47	44	378	9.45	The Oval	Aug 10, 1896	Test 52
England	Australia	48	44	696	17.40	Birmingham	Jul 30, 1981	Test 906
New Zealand	England	49	37	449	14.03	Christchurch	Jan 10, 1930	Test 186
West Indies	Pakistan	52	44	649	16.22	Providence	May 12, 2011	Test 1992
South Africa	England	53	44	510	12.75	Port Elizabeth	Feb 13, 1896	Test 47
England	Pakistan	53	44	557	13.92	The Oval	Aug 12, 1954	Test 390
England	South Africa	54	44	402	10.05	Leeds	Jul 29, 1907	Test 94
England	Australia	55	44	343	8.57	The Oval	Aug 28, 1882	Test 9
Australia	England	56	44	643	16.07	Sydney	Feb 20, 1885	Test 19
Australia	England	57	44	872	21.80	Melbourne	Jan 1, 1892	Test 35
England	Australia	57	36	494	15.93	Leeds	Jul 27, 1972	Test 701
India	England	59	44	641	16.86	Chennai	Jan 14, 1977	Test 793

Most modest best-bowling figures in an innings by the winning side in a Test
Team	BBI	Wkts	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
England	2/42	7	33.57	v South Africa	Centurion	Jan 14, 2000	Test 1483
England	3/107	8	74.62	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 14, 1968	Test 635
Australia	3/78	16	24.56	v England	Perth	Nov 29, 2002	Test 1629
India	3/69	18	27.77	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 19, 2002	Test 1599
Sri Lanka	3/65	18	30.05	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	Jan 14, 1998	Test 1395
South Africa	3/61	18	27.61	v Australia	Johannesburg	Mar 4, 1994	Test 1252
Australia	3/57	20	34.50	v England	Adelaide	Jan 16, 1925	Test 160
West Indies	3/56	18	33.11	v New Zealand	Auckland	Feb 27, 1969	Test 648
Australia	3/52	18	24.33	v England	Sydney	Feb 17, 1883	Test 13
England	3/50	19	25.26	v South Africa	Lord's	Jun 28, 1924	Test 154
Australia	3/50	19	21.89	v West Indies	St John's	Apr 3, 1999	Test 1454
Pakistan	3/50	17	25.58	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	Mar 12, 2000	Test 1489
Australia	3/45	18	29.38	v England	Manchester	Jul 16, 1896	Test 51
Australia	3/45	19	23.94	v England	Sydney	Dec 17, 1920	Test 135
Australia	3/44	17	24.05	v Zimbabwe	Harare	Oct 14, 1999	Test 1463
Australia	3/44	17	28.29	v South Africa	Melbourne	Dec 26, 2001	Test 1580
England	3/42	20	24.80	v South Africa	The Oval	Aug 7, 2008	Test 1885
West Indies	3/41	20	26.25	v England	Leeds	Jul 22, 1976	Test 780
New Zealand	3/41	18	37.77	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	Feb 15, 2010	Test 1953
England	3/40	19	24.84	v West Indies	The Oval	Aug 18, 1966	Test 609
South Africa	3/40	17	29.00	v India	Cape Town	Jan 2, 1997	Test 1349
India	3/40	19	31.42	v England	Chennai	Dec 11, 2008	Test 1898
England	3/39	20	20.05	v Australia	Sydney	Feb 12, 1971	Test 679
Australia	3/39	14	53.64	v Pakistan	Melbourne	Dec 29, 1972	Test 705
Australia	3/38	19	22.52	v England	Sydney	Jan 2, 2007	Test 1826
England	3/36	18	31.33	v India	Manchester	Jul 23, 1959	Test 477
West Indies	3/36	20	19.40	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Dec 16, 2002	Test 1632
Australia	3/33	14	44.50	v South Africa	Sydney	Jan 2, 2006	Test 1780
South Africa	3/32	18	16.83	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	May 1, 2003	Test 1642
India	3/30	20	21.00	v England	Kolkata	Jan 29, 1993	Test 1211
South Africa	3/29	19	26.15	v Australia	Durban	Mar 15, 2002	Test 1595
Australia	3/27	19	22.57	v England	Brisbane	Nov 26, 1954	Test 391
England	3/27	18	31.11	v Pakistan	Lahore	Oct 21, 1961	Test 512
New Zealand	3/27	20	14.60	v Pakistan	Lahore	Oct 30, 1969	Test 663
Australia	3/25	18	25.66	v South Africa	Durban	Mar 6, 2009	Test 1913
Australia	3/25	18	27.22	v Pakistan	Hobart	Jan 14, 2010	Test 1947
South Africa	3/24	20	21.95	v Australia	Durban	Feb 5, 1970	Test 671
West Indies	3/24	16	20.25	v India	Bangalore	Nov 22, 1974	Test 745
South Africa	3/24	17	26.58	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	Jul 30, 2000	Test 1505
India	3/23	16	29.93	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	Jun 7, 2001	Test 1548
England	3/17	20	17.90	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	May 25, 2006	Test 1803
Australia	3/17	20	20.35	v West Indies	Brisbane	Nov 26, 2009	Test 1936
England	3/13	19	21.94	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 28, 1955	Test 396
South Africa	3/12	19	22.68	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	Feb 24, 1967	Test 617
West Indies	3/11	18	19.50	v England	Port of Spain	Jan 24, 1935	Test 239
England	3/10	20	25.30	v Pakistan	Leeds	Jul 8, 1971	Test 689
Australia	3/8	20	19.00	v India	Melbourne	Feb 6, 1948	Test 295
South Africa	3/1	19	16.05	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	Nov 8, 2002	Test 1624

Most modest best-bowling figures in a match by the winning side in a Test
Team	BBM	Wkts	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
England	2/42	7	33.57	v South Africa	Centurion	Jan 14, 2000	Test 1483
England	3/140	8	74.62	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 14, 1968	Test 635
Australia	4/130	14	44.50	v South Africa	Sydney	Jan 2, 2006	Test 1780
England	4/125	10	49.10	v Pakistan	The Oval	Aug 17, 2006	Test 1814
South Africa	4/90	18	32.00	v England	Birmingham	Jul 30, 2008	Test 1883
Australia	4/80	19	19.84	v New Zealand	Christchurch	Mar 19, 1982	Test 926
South Africa	4/74	17	26.58	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	Jul 30, 2000	Test 1505
England	4/55	20	20.05	v Australia	Sydney	Feb 12, 1971	Test 679

Most modest best-bowling figures in an innings by both teams in a Test (qualification: excluding draws)
Team	Team	BBI	Wkts	Ave	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	West Indies	3/56	32	36.90	Auckland	Feb 27, 1969	Test 648
South Africa	England	3/53	14	33.78	Centurion	Jan 14, 2000	Test 1483
England	South Africa	3/50	21	47.47	Lord's	Jun 28, 1924	Test 154
Australia	England	3/45	34	37.23	Sydney	Dec 17, 1920	Test 135
Australia	South Africa	3/44	27	35.59	Melbourne	Dec 26, 2001	Test 1580
England	West Indies	3/40	27	36.07	The Oval	Aug 18, 1966	Test 609
South Africa	India	3/40	29	43.03	Cape Town	Jan 2, 1997	Test 1349
India	England	3/40	33	36.18	Chennai	Dec 11, 2008	Test 1898
Australia	England	3/39	40	21.60	Sydney	Feb 12, 1971	Test 679
Australia	Pakistan	3/39	26	61.19	Melbourne	Dec 29, 1972	Test 705
Australia	England	3/38	28	30.50	Sydney	Jan 2, 2007	Test 1826
Australia	England	3/34	34	25.47	Sydney	Feb 17, 1883	Test 13
Australia	England	3/27	26	38.88	Brisbane	Nov 26, 1954	Test 391
South Africa	Australia	3/25	33	33.96	Durban	Mar 6, 2009	Test 1913
Australia	Pakistan	3/25	30	40.53	Hobart	Jan 14, 2010	Test 1947
South Africa	Australia	3/24	29	35.65	Durban	Feb 5, 1970	Test 671
Sri Lanka	South Africa	3/24	36	25.36	Kandy	Jul 30, 2000	Test 1505
Zimbabwe	India	3/23	28	34.75	Bulawayo	Jun 7, 2001	Test 1548
India	England	3/19	32	26.78	Kolkata	Jan 29, 1993	Test 1211
Australia	West Indies	3/17	28	31.28	Brisbane	Nov 26, 2009	Test 1936
Australia	India	3/8	26	36.42	Melbourne	Feb 6, 1948	Test 295
South Africa	Sri Lanka	3/1	29	22.93	Johannesburg	Nov 8, 2002	Test 1624

Most modest best-bowling figures in a match by both teams in a Test (qualification: excluding draws)
Team	Team	BBM	Wkts	Ave	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
South Africa	England	3/53	14	33.78	Centurion	Jan 14, 2000	Test 1483
Australia	South Africa	4/127	26	48.42	Sydney	Jan 2, 2006	Test 1780
England	Australia	5/181	31	53.22	Leeds	Jul 22, 1948	Test 302
Sri Lanka	South Africa	5/171	36	25.36	Kandy	Jul 30, 2000	Test 1505
New Zealand	Bangladesh	5/168	27	54.55	Hamilton	Feb 15, 2010	Test 1953
Australia	Pakistan	5/151	26	61.19	Melbourne	Dec 29, 1972	Test 705
Australia	South Africa	5/129	27	35.59	Melbourne	Dec 26, 2001	Test 1580
South Africa	Australia	5/128	37	31.62	Johannesburg	Mar 4, 1994	Test 1252
Australia	England	5/127	24	35.00	Perth	Nov 29, 2002	Test 1629
Pakistan	West Indies	5/118	27	27.44	Lahore	Mar 26, 1959	Test 473
England	Pakistan	5/116	24	39.04	The Oval	Aug 17, 2006	Test 1814
Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	5/115	29	30.89	Harare	Nov 26, 1999	Test 1473
West Indies	Australia	5/113	35	35.68	Bridgetown	Jun 12, 2008	Test 1879
England	West Indies	5/106	27	36.07	The Oval	Aug 18, 1966	Test 609
New Zealand	Zimbabwe	5/106	27	30.55	Wellington	Feb 19, 1998	Test 1401
Zimbabwe	India	5/100	28	34.75	Bulawayo	Jun 7, 2001	Test 1548
Zimbabwe	South Africa	5/86	23	57.60	Harare	Sep 7, 2001	Test 1562
Pakistan	West Indies	5/86	34	32.55	Sharjah	Feb 7, 2002	Test 1588
Pakistan	West Indies	5/82	27	32.37	Rawalpindi	Nov 29, 1997	Test 1389
Australia	West Indies	5/81	28	31.28	Sydney	Feb 27, 1931	Test 208
India	England	5/81	33	36.18	Chennai	Dec 11, 2008	Test 1898
South Africa	Australia	5/81	33	33.96	Durban	Mar 6, 2009	Test 1913
South Africa	England	5/78	32	33.96	Port Elizabeth	Dec 17, 2004	Test 1728
Australia	England	5/77	26	38.88	Brisbane	Nov 26, 1954	Test 391
Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	5/76	24	33.08	Colombo (PSS)	Jul 3, 2007	Test 1838
Pakistan	West Indies	5/74	33	37.12	Sharjah	Jan 31, 2002	Test 1587
New Zealand	England	5/73	26	29.15	Wellington	Mar 1, 1963	Test 541
England	Zimbabwe	5/68	30	26.60	Lord's	May 22, 2003	Test 1646
England	New Zealand	5/67	31	31.16	Lord's	Jun 17, 1965	Test 592
South Africa	Australia	5/66	27	30.59	Port Elizabeth	Mar 3, 1950	Test 322
England	India	5/66	31	30.06	Manchester	Jun 6, 1974	Test 739
West Indies	South Africa	5/66	36	22.19	St John's	Apr 6, 2001	Test 1542
South Africa	England	5/65	29	20.89	Cape Town	Mar 30, 1906	Test 92
Australia	West Indies	5/63	26	20.57	Sydney	Jan 1, 1931	Test 201
Australia	South Africa	5/61	30	26.70	Lord's	Jul 15, 1912	Test 125
Australia	England	5/57	30	26.80	Melbourne	Feb 13, 1959	Test 468
Australia	West Indies	5/57	28	31.28	Brisbane	Nov 26, 2009	Test 1936
England	India	5/53	28	27.21	Leeds	Jul 2, 1959	Test 476
South Africa	Zimbabwe	5/53	22	29.50	Cape Town	Mar 4, 2005	Test 1737
West Indies	England	5/51	21	55.33	Port of Spain	Mar 14, 1968	Test 635
New Zealand	Bangladesh	5/51	22	26.81	Wellington	Dec 26, 2001	Test 1579
New Zealand	South Africa	5/49	26	32.26	Wellington	Mar 6, 1953	Test 368
South Africa	England	5/48	29	27.41	Port Elizabeth	Feb 27, 1914	Test 134
India	Australia	5/44	29	26.37	Mumbai	Feb 27, 2001	Test 1531
England	New Zealand	5/37	23	33.52	The Oval	Jul 29, 1931	Test 210
South Africa	Sri Lanka	5/20	29	22.93	Johannesburg	Nov 8, 2002	Test 1624

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1992: West Indies v Pakistan at Providence, 1st Test, May 12-15, 2011
• ODI # 3156: West Indies v Pakistan at Providence, 5th ODI, May 5, 2011
• T20I # 199: West Indies v Pakistan at Gros Islet, Only T20I, Apr 21, 2011

Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites