5 lowest Test innings of all time

#3 30 - South Africa vs England, Birmingham (1924)

Arthur Gilligan

Birmingham witnessed a 36 all out when Australia lost the plot completely in their batting innings in the 1902 Ashes Test match. But more than two decades later, South Africa registered the then joint-lowest total by any team in the history of Test cricket.

In the first Test of South Africa’s tour of England in 1924 which comprised of 5 Tests, the hosts put on 438 on the board after they were put in by South Africa. South Africa though, in reply, crumbled against England new-ball bowlers Maurice Tate (4/12) and Arthur Gilligan (6/7) as the two of them wreaked havoc.

In fact, none of the South African batsmen could reach the double figures mark and the highest score in that innings was 7 which was made by skipper Herbie Taylor. In the second essay, they were all out for 390 and lost the Test match by an innings and 18 runs.