The lowest ever score recorded in an innings is 26 by New Zealand against England at Aukland on 25th Mar 1955.
New Zealand scored 200 in the first innings with Reid top scoring with 73 runs. In reply, England made 246 giving them a lead of 46 runs.
The New Zealand second innings saw their worst ever batting collapses and they were bundled out for 26 giving England a win by 1 innings and 20 runs.
The best partnership that New Zealand managed was 8 runs for the 6th wicket. Sutcliffe was the only batsman who could reach double figures and he scored 11 runs. 5 batsmen failed to open thir account in that innings.
The lowest score for India in tests is 42, again against the England team at the Lord's on 20 June 1974.
England, batting first, piled on 629 runs where DL Amiss, MH Denness and AW Greig scored centuries. In reply India could manage 302 in their first innings with Farookh Engineer top scoring with 86.
India following on, made only 42 in the second innings which lasted merely 17 overs. Eknath Solkar, unbeaten on 18 was the top scorer and only batsman to reach double figures for india. Arnold took 4 Indin wickets whereas CM Old took 5 wickets
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