Team Lowest Innings Totals

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Lowest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	42	39.0	1.07	1	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
England	52	42.1	1.23	1	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
New Zealand	54	32.2	1.67	3	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
India	58	21.3x8	2.03	2	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
India	67	24.2x8	2.07	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
India	98	49.7x8	1.47	3	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
Australia	107	46.2x8	1.73	2	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
England	111	50.2	2.20	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
India	125	25.7x8	3.62	4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
South Africa	137	56.2x8	1.82	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
England	141	61.5x8	1.71	2	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
India	144	63.3	2.26	3	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
South Africa	161	53.5x8	2.25	1	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
England	165	79.0	2.08	1	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
India	170	82.0	2.07	2	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
England	172	43.7x8	2.94	3	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
South Africa	175	97.1	1.80	1	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
South Africa	184	80.0	2.30	3	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
England	186	60.4x8	2.30	3	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
England	186	78.1	2.37	4	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
England	188	105.3	1.78	3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
India	188	70.0x8	2.01	1	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
South Africa	191	65.1x8	2.19	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
India	193	88.4	2.17	2	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
India	200	76.1	2.62	1	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
England	208	113.1	1.83	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
England	215	102.4	2.09	2	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
South Africa	219	89.3x8	1.83	3	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
Australia	221	93.0	2.37	2	v England	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
England	227	128.5	1.76	1	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
India	245	99.0	2.47	2	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
South Africa	252	127.2	1.97	3	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
England	253	99.4x8	1.90	2	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
England	253	110.2	2.29	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
Australia	253	76.0x8	2.49	2	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
England	255	96.1x8	1.98	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
England	263	106.4	2.46	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
West Indies	267	107.3	2.48	3	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
South Africa	267	84.4	3.15	3	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
India	272	109.0	2.49	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
India	273	142.2	1.91	2	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
England	275	113.2	2.42	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
India	275	81.1	3.38	3	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
India	277	92.5x8	2.24	3	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
South Africa	278	75.4x8	2.76	2	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
England	280	94.3x8	2.22	1	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
West Indies	286	104.2	2.74	1	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
New Zealand	293	128.2	2.28	1	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
England	294	129.0	2.27	1	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
West Indies	296	124.0	2.38	1	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
South Africa	302	131.0	2.30	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
England	308	91.2x8	2.53	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
South Africa	315	104.4x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
South Africa	327	142.2	2.29	2	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
India	331	123.0x8	2.01	2	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
India	331	127.2	2.59	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
South Africa	333	102.4x8	2.43	3	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
England	336	153.0	2.19	3	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
South Africa	339	166.1	2.04	1	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
New Zealand	341	118.3	2.87	2	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
New Zealand	345	112.1	3.07	1	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
Australia	350	129.3	2.70	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
England	351	108.5x8	2.42	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
South Africa	356	119.2x8	2.23	2	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
England	362	143.3	2.52	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
England	363	171.5	2.11	1	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jul 1948	Test # 301
Australia	365	97.3x8	2.81	1	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
West Indies	366	115.2	3.17	1	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
England	371	106.4x8	2.61	3	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
England	372	127.3	2.91	1	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
South Africa	379	143.5x8	1.97	1	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
England	379	105.7x8	2.68	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
India	381	109.1x8	2.61	2	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
Australia	389	158.2	2.45	2	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
Australia	394	94.1x8	3.13	1	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
England	395	141.4x8	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
Australia	413	113.4x8	2.72	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
England	427	190.0	2.24	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
England	428	169.4	2.52	2	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
England	441	183.0	2.40	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
India	454	158.4	2.86	2	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
Australia	458	136.2	3.35	2	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
England	460	153.0x8	2.25	1	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
England	478	151.3	3.15	2	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
England	482	117.2	4.10	2	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
New Zealand	484	159.4	3.03	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
Australia	487	118.4x8	3.08	2	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
West Indies	490	146.4	3.34	2	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
England	496	192.1	2.58	1	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
West Indies	497	146.0	3.40	2	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
Australia	509	216.2	2.35	2	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
South Africa	533	196.3	2.71	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
Australia	536	113.3x8	3.54	3	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test # 281
England	551	226.2	2.43	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
West Indies	582	176.3	3.29	1	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
England	608	149.5x8	3.04	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
West Indies	631	183.4	3.43	1	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
Australia	645	158.6x8	3.04	1	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
Australia	674	151.3x8	3.33	1	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]