West Indies hit a new low

The West Indies were routed for a paltry 47 in their second innings in the first Test against England at Kingston, Jamaica. Fast bowler Stephen Harmison, with figures of 7 for 12, just ran through West Indies batting line-up. This total is the West Indies' lowest total in Test cricket and also the joint tenth lowest total in Test history. The Windies' previous lowest was 51 against Australia at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, in 1998-99.

The lowest totals recorded by each Test team:

For	Total	Vs	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
Aus	36	Eng	1st	1st	Birmingham	1902
Eng	45	Aus	1st	1st	Sydney	1886-87
SA	30	Eng	2nd	1st	Port Elizabeth	1895-96
	30	Eng	1st	1st	Birmingham	1924
WI	47	Eng	2nd	1st	Kingston	2003-04
NZ	26	Eng	2nd	2nd	Auckland	1954-55
Ind	42*	Eng	2nd	2nd	Lord's	1974
Pak	53*	Aus	2nd	2nd	Sharjah	2002-03
SL	71	Pak	1st	3rd	Kandy	1994-95
Zim	63	WI	2nd	1st	Port-of-Spain	1999-00
Ban	87	WI	2nd	1st	Dhaka	2002-03

Lowest totals in Test cricket:

Total	For	Vs	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
26	NZ	Eng	2nd	2nd	Auckland	1954-55
30	SA	Eng	1st	1st	Birmingham	1924
30	SA	Eng	2nd	1st	Port Elizabeth	1895-96
35	SA	Eng	2nd	2nd	Cape Town	1898-99
36	Aus	Eng	1st	1st	Birmingham	1902
36	SA	Aus	1st	5th	Melbourne	1931-32
42	Aus	Eng	1st	1st	Sydney	1887-88
42	NZ	Aus	1st	1st	Wellington	1945-46
42*	Ind	Eng	2nd	2nd	Lord's	1974
43	SA	Eng	2nd	2nd	Cape Town	1888-89
44	Aus	Eng	2nd	3rd	The Oval	1896
45	Eng	Aus	1st	1st	Sydney	1886-87
45	SA	Aus	2nd	5th	Melbourne	1931-32
46	Eng	WI	2nd	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1993-94
47	NZ	Eng	1st	2nd	Lord's	1958
47	SA	Eng	1st	2nd	Cape Town	1888-89
47	WI	Eng	2nd	1st	Kingston	2003-04

* batted one man short

Best seven-wicket hauls in Test cricketHarmison's

figures are the third best in Test history for a bowler claiming at least seven wickets in an innings. In fact, both performances better than Harmison's came more than 100 years ago.

The best bowling performances of all time:

Figures	Balls	Bowler	For	Vs	Inns	Test	Series
7-8	49	G A Lohmann	Eng	SA	2nd	1st	1895-96
8-11	58	J Briggs	Eng	SA	2nd	2nd	1888-89
7-12	75	S J Harmison	Eng	WI	2nd	1st	2003-04
7-17	46	M A Noble	Aus	Eng	1st	2nd	1901-02
7-17	77	J Briggs	Eng	SA	1st	2nd	1888-89
7-17	66	W Rhodes	Eng	Aus	1st	1st	1902
9-28	72	G A Lohmann	Eng	SA	1st	2nd	1895-96
7-22	94	M D Marshall	WI	Eng	2nd	3rd	1988
7-23	120	H Ironmonger	Aus	WI	1st	4th	1930-31
7-23	97	S K Warne	Aus	Pak	1st	1st	1995-96
7-23	67	R J Hadlee	NZ	Ind	2nd	3rd	1975-76
7-23	68	H J Tayfield	SA	Aus	1st	3rd	1949-50
7-25	130	G R Hazlitt	Aus	Eng	2nd	3rd	1912
7-25	108	C E L Ambrose	WI	Aus	1st	5th	1992-93

West Indies hit a new low

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