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Lowest individual top-score by the winning team in a Test
TeamHS Inns Runs Ave OppositionGround Start Date Scorecard
Australia22 22 167 8.35 v EnglandLord's Jul 16, 1888 Test 28
New Zealand 3219 234 14.62 v India HamiltonDec 19, 2002 Test 1633
England 33 22212 10.60 v Australia Sydney Jan 28, 1887Test 25
England 35 21 18010.00 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
England42 14 221 22.10 v New ZealandDunedin Mar 11, 1955 Test 401
West Indies 4214 224 20.36 v Australia Port of SpainApr 21, 1995 Test 1296
England 42* 22274 13.70 v Australia Sydney Feb 25, 1887Test 26
Pakistan 42* 22 29214.60 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
England45 22 226 11.30 v AustraliaThe Oval Aug 10, 1896 Test 52
England 4522 335 17.63 v South Africa Cape TownJan 1, 1923 Test 149
England 45 21293 16.27 v West Indies Lord's Jun 29, 2000Test 1503
England 46 15 20216.83 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
England47 16 397 30.53 v New ZealandChristchurch Mar 15, 1963 Test 542
Pakistan 4722 343 17.15 v India BangaloreMar 13, 1987 Test 1073
New Zealand 47* 17312 22.28 v Sri Lanka Wellington Mar 11, 1983Test 951
England 48 22 37518.75 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 Indies49 22 282 14.10 v ZimbabwePort of Spain Mar 16, 2000 Test 1490
West Indies 4922 336 16.80 v Pakistan ProvidenceMay 12, 2011 Test 1992
South Africa 49* 19351 21.93 v England Cape Town Mar 7, 1910Test 109

Lowest individual top-score by both teams in a Test (qualification: excluding draws)
TeamTeam HS Inns Runs Ave Ground Start Date Scorecard
EnglandAustralia 24 44 281 7.02 Lord's Jul 16, 1888 Test 28
Australia England33 44 413 10.32 SydneyJan 28, 1887 Test 25
England Australia 3833 316 10.53 Manchester Aug 30, 1888Test 30
England Australia 39 43366 9.63 The Oval Aug 11, 1890 Test 34
New Zealand India 39 41 46512.91 Hamilton Dec 19, 2002 Test 1633
Australia South Africa 42 32 219 7.55 Melbourne Feb 12, 1932 Test 216
AustraliaEngland 42* 44 490 12.25 Sydney Feb 25, 1887 Test 26
Australia England44 44 348 8.70 SydneyFeb 10, 1888 Test 27
West Indies England 4435 287 9.89 Bridgetown Jan 8, 1935Test 238
South Africa England 46 37398 12.43 Port Elizabeth Mar 12, 1889 Test 31
England Australia 47 44 3789.45 The Oval Aug 10, 1896 Test 52
England Australia 48 44 696 17.40 Birmingham Jul 30, 1981 Test 906
New ZealandEngland 49 37 449 14.03 Christchurch Jan 10, 1930 Test 186
West Indies Pakistan52 44 649 16.22 ProvidenceMay 12, 2011 Test 1992
South Africa England 5344 510 12.75 Port Elizabeth Feb 13, 1896Test 47
England Pakistan 53 44557 13.92 The Oval Aug 12, 1954 Test 390
England South Africa 54 44 40210.05 Leeds Jul 29, 1907 Test 94
England Australia 55 44 343 8.57 The Oval Aug 28, 1882 Test 9
AustraliaEngland 56 44 643 16.07 Sydney Feb 20, 1885 Test 19
Australia England57 44 872 21.80 MelbourneJan 1, 1892 Test 35
England Australia 5736 494 15.93 Leeds Jul 27, 1972Test 701
India England 59 44641 16.86 Chennai Jan 14, 1977 Test 793

Most modest best-bowling figures in an innings by the winning side in a Test
Team BBIWkts Ave Opposition Ground Start DateScorecard
England 2/42 733.57 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
Australia3/78 16 24.56 v England PerthNov 29, 2002 Test 1629
India 3/69 1827.77 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 Africa3/61 18 27.61 v Australia JohannesburgMar 4, 1994 Test 1252
Australia 3/57 2034.50 v England Adelaide Jan 16, 1925 Test 160
West Indies 3/56 18 33.11 v New Zealand Auckland Feb 27, 1969 Test 648
Australia3/52 18 24.33 v England SydneyFeb 17, 1883 Test 13
England 3/50 1925.26 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
Pakistan3/50 17 25.58 v Sri Lanka KarachiMar 12, 2000 Test 1489
Australia 3/45 1829.38 v England Manchester Jul 16, 1896 Test 51
Australia 3/45 19 23.94 v England Sydney Dec 17, 1920 Test 135
Australia3/44 17 24.05 v Zimbabwe HarareOct 14, 1999 Test 1463
Australia 3/44 1728.29 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 Indies3/41 20 26.25 v England LeedsJul 22, 1976 Test 780
New Zealand 3/41 1837.77 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 Africa3/40 17 29.00 v India Cape TownJan 2, 1997 Test 1349
India 3/40 1931.42 v England Chennai Dec 11, 2008 Test 1898
England 3/39 20 20.05 v Australia Sydney Feb 12, 1971 Test 679
Australia3/39 14 53.64 v Pakistan MelbourneDec 29, 1972 Test 705
Australia 3/38 1922.52 v England Sydney Jan 2, 2007 Test 1826
England 3/36 18 31.33 v India Manchester Jul 23, 1959 Test 477
West Indies3/36 20 19.40 v Bangladesh ChittagongDec 16, 2002 Test 1632
Australia 3/33 1444.50 v South Africa Sydney Jan 2, 2006 Test 1780
South Africa 3/32 18 16.83 v Bangladesh Dhaka May 1, 2003 Test 1642
India3/30 20 21.00 v England KolkataJan 29, 1993 Test 1211
South Africa 3/29 1926.15 v Australia Durban Mar 15, 2002 Test 1595
Australia 3/27 19 22.57 v England Brisbane Nov 26, 1954 Test 391
England3/27 18 31.11 v Pakistan LahoreOct 21, 1961 Test 512
New Zealand 3/27 2014.60 v Pakistan Lahore Oct 30, 1969 Test 663
Australia 3/25 18 25.66 v South Africa Durban Mar 6, 2009 Test 1913
Australia3/25 18 27.22 v Pakistan HobartJan 14, 2010 Test 1947
South Africa 3/24 2021.95 v Australia Durban Feb 5, 1970 Test 671
West Indies 3/24 16 20.25 v India Bangalore Nov 22, 1974 Test 745
South Africa3/24 17 26.58 v Sri Lanka KandyJul 30, 2000 Test 1505
India 3/23 1629.93 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo Jun 7, 2001 Test 1548
England 3/17 20 17.90 v Sri Lanka Birmingham May 25, 2006 Test 1803
Australia3/17 20 20.35 v West Indies BrisbaneNov 26, 2009 Test 1936
England 3/13 1921.94 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 Indies3/11 18 19.50 v England Port of SpainJan 24, 1935 Test 239
England 3/10 2025.30 v Pakistan Leeds Jul 8, 1971 Test 689
Australia 3/8 20 19.00 v India Melbourne Feb 6, 1948 Test 295
South Africa3/1 19 16.05 v Sri Lanka JohannesburgNov 8, 2002 Test 1624

Most modest best-bowling figures in a match by the winning side in a Test
Team BBM Wkts Ave OppositionGround Start Date Scorecard
England2/42 7 33.57 v South Africa CenturionJan 14, 2000 Test 1483
England 3/140 874.62 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
England4/125 10 49.10 v Pakistan The OvalAug 17, 2006 Test 1814
South Africa 4/90 1832.00 v England Birmingham Jul 30, 2008 Test 1883
Australia 4/80 19 19.84 v New Zealand Christchurch Mar 19, 1982 Test 926
South Africa4/74 17 26.58 v Sri Lanka KandyJul 30, 2000 Test 1505
England 4/55 2020.05 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 TeamBBI Wkts Ave Ground Start DateScorecard
New Zealand West Indies 3/5632 36.90 Auckland Feb 27, 1969 Test 648
South Africa England 3/53 14 33.78 Centurion Jan 14, 2000 Test 1483
EnglandSouth Africa 3/50 21 47.47 Lord'sJun 28, 1924 Test 154
Australia England 3/4534 37.23 Sydney Dec 17, 1920 Test 135
Australia South Africa 3/44 27 35.59 Melbourne Dec 26, 2001 Test 1580
EnglandWest Indies 3/40 27 36.07 The OvalAug 18, 1966 Test 609
South Africa India 3/4029 43.03 Cape Town Jan 2, 1997 Test 1349
India England 3/40 33 36.18 Chennai Dec 11, 2008 Test 1898
AustraliaEngland 3/39 40 21.60 SydneyFeb 12, 1971 Test 679
Australia Pakistan 3/3926 61.19 Melbourne Dec 29, 1972 Test 705
Australia England 3/38 28 30.50 Sydney Jan 2, 2007 Test 1826
AustraliaEngland 3/34 34 25.47 SydneyFeb 17, 1883 Test 13
Australia England 3/2726 38.88 Brisbane Nov 26, 1954 Test 391
South Africa Australia 3/25 33 33.96 Durban Mar 6, 2009 Test 1913
AustraliaPakistan 3/25 30 40.53 HobartJan 14, 2010 Test 1947
South Africa Australia 3/2429 35.65 Durban Feb 5, 1970 Test 671
Sri Lanka South Africa 3/24 36 25.36 Kandy Jul 30, 2000 Test 1505
ZimbabweIndia 3/23 28 34.75 BulawayoJun 7, 2001 Test 1548
India England 3/1932 26.78 Kolkata Jan 29, 1993 Test 1211
Australia West Indies 3/17 28 31.28 Brisbane Nov 26, 2009 Test 1936
AustraliaIndia 3/8 26 36.42 MelbourneFeb 6, 1948 Test 295
South Africa Sri Lanka 3/129 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 TeamBBM Wkts Ave Ground Start DateScorecard
South Africa England 3/5314 33.78 Centurion Jan 14, 2000 Test 1483
Australia South Africa 4/127 26 48.42 Sydney Jan 2, 2006 Test 1780
EnglandAustralia 5/181 31 53.22 LeedsJul 22, 1948 Test 302
Sri Lanka South Africa 5/17136 25.36 Kandy Jul 30, 2000 Test 1505
New Zealand Bangladesh 5/168 27 54.55 Hamilton Feb 15, 2010 Test 1953
AustraliaPakistan 5/151 26 61.19 MelbourneDec 29, 1972 Test 705
Australia South Africa 5/12927 35.59 Melbourne Dec 26, 2001 Test 1580
South Africa Australia 5/128 37 31.62 Johannesburg Mar 4, 1994 Test 1252
AustraliaEngland 5/127 24 35.00 PerthNov 29, 2002 Test 1629
Pakistan West Indies 5/11827 27.44 Lahore Mar 26, 1959 Test 473
England Pakistan 5/116 24 39.04 The Oval Aug 17, 2006 Test 1814
ZimbabweSri Lanka 5/115 29 30.89 HarareNov 26, 1999 Test 1473
West Indies Australia 5/11335 35.68 Bridgetown Jun 12, 2008 Test 1879
England West Indies 5/106 27 36.07 The Oval Aug 18, 1966 Test 609
New ZealandZimbabwe 5/106 27 30.55 WellingtonFeb 19, 1998 Test 1401
Zimbabwe India 5/10028 34.75 Bulawayo Jun 7, 2001 Test 1548
Zimbabwe South Africa 5/86 23 57.60 Harare Sep 7, 2001 Test 1562
PakistanWest Indies 5/86 34 32.55 SharjahFeb 7, 2002 Test 1588
Pakistan West Indies 5/8227 32.37 Rawalpindi Nov 29, 1997 Test 1389
Australia West Indies 5/81 28 31.28 Sydney Feb 27, 1931 Test 208
IndiaEngland 5/81 33 36.18 ChennaiDec 11, 2008 Test 1898
South Africa Australia 5/8133 33.96 Durban Mar 6, 2009 Test 1913
South Africa England 5/78 32 33.96 Port Elizabeth Dec 17, 2004 Test 1728
AustraliaEngland 5/77 26 38.88 BrisbaneNov 26, 1954 Test 391
Sri Lanka Bangladesh 5/7624 33.08 Colombo (PSS) Jul 3, 2007 Test 1838
Pakistan West Indies 5/74 33 37.12 Sharjah Jan 31, 2002 Test 1587
New ZealandEngland 5/73 26 29.15 WellingtonMar 1, 1963 Test 541
England Zimbabwe 5/6830 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 AfricaAustralia 5/66 27 30.59 Port ElizabethMar 3, 1950 Test 322
England India 5/6631 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 AfricaEngland 5/65 29 20.89 Cape TownMar 30, 1906 Test 92
Australia West Indies 5/6326 20.57 Sydney Jan 1, 1931 Test 201
Australia South Africa 5/61 30 26.70 Lord's Jul 15, 1912 Test 125
AustraliaEngland 5/57 30 26.80 MelbourneFeb 13, 1959 Test 468
Australia West Indies 5/5728 31.28 Brisbane Nov 26, 2009 Test 1936
England India 5/53 28 27.21 Leeds Jul 2, 1959 Test 476
South AfricaZimbabwe 5/53 22 29.50 Cape TownMar 4, 2005 Test 1737
West Indies England 5/5121 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 ZealandSouth Africa 5/49 26 32.26 WellingtonMar 6, 1953 Test 368
South Africa England 5/4829 27.41 Port Elizabeth Feb 27, 1914 Test 134
India Australia 5/44 29 26.37 Mumbai Feb 27, 2001 Test 1531
EnglandNew Zealand 5/37 23 33.52 The OvalJul 29, 1931 Test 210
South Africa Sri Lanka 5/2029 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