Lowest totals by Australia at home in Tests

Australia is one of the strongest cricket countries in the world and is the current ICC World Test Championship and ICC World Cup Champions. The team has dominated every format of cricket, be it Test, ODI, or T20. The mindset Australian players carried over the years made them a cricket-dominant nation. The players they have trained always come up with something extraordinary in cricketing skills. When they play these games at their suitable pitches, on their home ground, it provides the challenge for the other team to beat the Australian team at their place. Apart from this, they also have faced some losses in their home ground. Check out the lowest totals in test cricket by Australia at home.

Lowest totals by Australia at home in Tests

Australia, 42 vs England, 10 Feb 1888

The only test match played between England and Australia, where the England team dominated the game with a bowling attack. Sydney has seen the lowest total of the Australian team for the first time. This only test match was played in 1888. Australia won the toss and elected to bowl. In return, both of the batting innings for England went well, and they settled up with Australia at 42 runs.

Australia, 58 vs England, 29 May 1936

Another bowling dominance by the England team at the Australian home ground. England reduced the Australian team by 58 runs in the second inning and won the match by 322 runs. The match has been played in 1936. With the captains Gubby Allen and Donald Bradman.

Australia, 76 vs. West Indies, 9 Nov 1984

Perth has seen one of the lowest totals by Australia at home; the West Indies won the match by 112 runs by defeating Australia with top-notch strikes. They scored 416 runs in the first inning; the West Indies didn’t get a chance to bat again as they stopped the Australians at 76 runs in the first Australian batting inning. Michael Holing, the West Indies player, won the player of the match award for the performance he gave with the ball and took 7 wickets.

Australia, 80 vs England, 18 Dec 1936

The 2nd test at Sydney between two giant teams of test cricket, England and Australia, witnessed a double century by English batsman Wally Hammond, who scored 231* runs not out. England stopped the Australian team at just 80 runs in the first and settled down in the second inning at 324 runs. Australia defeats the match by an inning and 22 runs.

Australia, 82 vs. England, 10 Feb 1888

Australia, 82 vs West Indies, 22 Dec 1951

The 3rd test match played between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide in the year 1951 was won by the West Indies by 6 wickets. This match was a great head-to-head competition between two teams. Ends up with a loss to Australia with one of their lowest totals on home ground. West Indies defeated Australia by 82 runs.