#lowest total

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New Zealand 26 All Out — Lowest Test Total in History, Auckland 1955

New Zealand vs England

1955-03-28

On 28 March 1955 at Eden Park, New Zealand were dismissed for 26 in their second innings against England — the lowest team total in the history of Test cricket. Bob Appleyard took 4 for 7 and Brian Statham 3 for 9 in 27 overs of disciplined seam and off-spin. The score eclipsed South Africa's 30 from 1924 and remains the record more than seventy years on.

#new-zealand#england#auckland

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Australia 36 All Out — Edgbaston 1902, Rhodes 7-17 in 90 Minutes

England, Australia

1902-05-29

On 29 May 1902 at Edgbaston, on a damp pitch, Wilfred Rhodes (7 for 17) and George Hirst (3 for 15) bowled Australia out for 36 — for almost a century the lowest total in Test cricket. The remarkable bowling, taking 90 minutes, is part of the Edgbaston Test legend; the match was eventually drawn after a thunderstorm washed out two days.

#wilfred-rhodes#george-hirst#australia