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High team scores despite a lot of ducks

Travis Basevi
Travis Basevi
03-Jul-2012
Highest team totals including 3 ducks - Tests
Team Score Inns Ducks 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
India 627 11 3 1 2 2 drawn v SA Chennai Mar 26, 2008 Test 1870
England 589 11 3 3 2 2 won v Aus Melbourne Feb 9, 1912 Test 119
Australia 564 11 3 0 2 3 won v Eng Melbourne Jan 1, 1937 Test 257
England 529 11 3 2 2 2 won v Aus Melbourne Feb 8, 1975 Test 755
Sri Lanka 528 11 3 2 1 2 won v Pak Lahore Mar 6, 2002 Test 1592
Highest team totals including 4 ducks - Tests
Team Score Inns Ducks 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
West Indies 501 11 4 1 2 1 drawn v India Georgetown Apr 11, 2002 Test 1598
Sri Lanka 472 11 4 1 2 1 won v Pak Galle Jun 22, 2012 Test 2046
Pakistan 456 11 4 0 2 2 drawn v India Kolkata Nov 30, 2007 Test 1850
Australia 451 11 4 0 2 2 won v Pak Perth Nov 26, 1999 Test 1472
England 446 11 4 0 2 1 won v Pak Lord's Aug 26, 2010 Test 1971
Highest team totals including 5 ducks - Tests
Team Score Inns Ducks 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
South Africa 429 11 5 1 2 2 won v Ban Centurion Nov 26, 2008 Test 1895
South Africa 390 11 5 4 1 2 drawn v Eng Johannesburg Dec 24, 1938 Test 267
England 313 11 5 4 0 4 lost v WI Bridgetown Feb 6, 1954 Test 383
Australia 310 11 5 2 1 4 lost v Pak Melbourne Mar 10, 1979 Test 849
India 277 11 5 1 1 3 lost v Aus Adelaide Jan 23, 1948 Test 294
Highest team totals including 6 ducks - Tests
Team Score Inns Ducks 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
Pakistan 128 11 6 1 0 1 drawn v WI Karachi Dec 22, 1980 Test 890
South Africa 105 11 6 0 0 4 lost v India Ahmedabad Nov 20, 1996 Test 1338
Bangladesh 87 11 6 0 0 3 lost v WI Dhaka Dec 8, 2002 Test 1630
Highest team totals including 6 single-figure scores - Tests
Team Score Inns 0-9 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
West Indies 747 11 6 0 4 2 drawn v SA St John's Apr 29, 2005 Test 1750
Australia 617 11 6 2 2 1 drawn v Pak Faisalabad Mar 6, 1980 Test 878
Australia 575 11 6 3 2 2 won v Pak Brisbane Nov 5, 1999 Test 1467
West Indies 573 11 6 3 2 2 drawn v Aus Bridgetown May 5, 1965 Test 589
Pakistan 570 11 6 0 2 1 won v India Bangalore Mar 24, 2005 Test 1743
Highest team totals including 7 single-figure scores - Tests
Team Score Inns 0-9 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
England 494 11 7 2 1 1 drawn v Aus Lord's Jun 24, 1938 Test 264
Sri Lanka 438 11 7 2 1 3 won v Pak Faisalabad Oct 20, 2004 Test 1716
Australia 433 11 7 1 2 1 drawn v Eng Brisbane Nov 27, 1970 Test 674
Australia 426 11 7 1 2 1 won v Eng Brisbane Nov 25, 1994 Test 1275
Australia 419 11 7 0 2 2 won v Eng Melbourne Dec 26, 2006 Test 1824
Highest team totals including 8 single-figure scores - Tests
Team Score Inns 0-9 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
West Indies 390 11 8 2 1 1 lost v SL Colombo (SSC) Nov 29, 2001 Test 1572
Pakistan 345 11 8 2 1 2 won v WI Karachi Nov 15, 1990 Test 1154
India 329 11 8 1 1 1 won v SL Galle Jul 31, 2008 Test 1884
Pakistan 320 11 8 1 1 3 lost v SL Colombo (PSS) Jul 12, 2009 Test 1924
England 313 11 8 1 2 2 won v SA Johannesburg Dec 24, 1927 Test 168
Highest team totals including 9 single-figure scores - Tests
Team Score Inns 0-9 50 100 Inns# Result Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
Australia 262 11 9 1 1 2 won v Eng Sydney Mar 3, 1882 Test 7
Australia 198 11 9 2 0 3 lost v India Mumbai Nov 3, 1979 Test 860
Australia 184 11 9 0 1 3 won v Eng Sydney Jan 2, 1999 Test 1439
West Indies 181 11 9 2 0 2 lost v Aus Melbourne Dec 30, 1960 Test 500
England 176 11 9 2 0 1 lost v WI Port of Spain Mar 7, 1986 Test 1039

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2046: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jun 22-25, 2012
• ODI # 3281: England v Australia at The Oval, NatWest Series 2nd ODI, Jul 1, 2012
• T20I # 248: New Zealand v West Indies at Lauderhill, 2nd T20I, Jul 1, 2012


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