5 lowest Test innings of all time

#2 30 - South Africa vs England, Port Elizabeth (1896)

George Lohmann

Yes, a team like South Africa features four times in the list of lowest ever Test scores. In the first Test of the 1895/1896 Test series, England who were put into bat first, scored 185 and despite South Africa got off to a decent start, they bowled the hosts out for 93 taking an important lead.

In the second innings, England fared better than the first innings as they made 226 setting South Africa a target of 319. But they were never in the contest as they were shot out for just 30. While only one batsman in the top 7 was out for a duck, only one batsman touch double digits. South Africa lost the game and eventually lost the series. George Lohmann took 15 wickets in that Test match.