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Unique record by English batsmen

By Rajneesh Gupta
August 21, 2004 01:44 IST
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The fourth and final Test between England and West Indies at the Oval in London produced a very rare occurrence in Test cricket.

England made 470 in their first innings without a single batsman scoring a century. In fact the highest was only 72 (by Andrew Flintoff), but four batsmen scored fifties and all eleven moved into double figures with the lowest being 10 by number three Robert Key.

In the history of Test matches spanning 127 years and 1712 matches, there have been only ten instances of all eleven players of a side making a contribution of 10 or more in the same innings.

England now joins India with three such instances -- maximum in Test cricket. Australia and South Africa are the two other countries to have done so -- twice each.

The 10 instances are listed below in chronological order:

Total For Vs Venue Series Lowest Score
475 Eng Aus Melbourne 1894-95 11
385 SA Eng Johannesburg 1905-06 10
636 Eng Aus Sydney 1928-29 11
358 SA Aus Melbourne 1931-32 10*
575-8d Aus Ind Melbourne 1947-48 11
397 Ind Pak Calcutta 1952-53 11
359 Ind NZ Dunedin 1967-68 12
524-9d Ind NZ Kanpur 1976-77 10*
471 Aus SL Colombo SSC 1992-93 10*
470 Eng WI The Oval 2004 10

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