By Admin 
Ashes Record: The Ashes, cricket’s oldest and most prestigious bilateral series, has always been a center of excitement and records. This series remains in the headlines due to the great matches between the batsmen and bowlers. However, in the initial phase, there were many such matches where the runs scored were so low that it was recorded in the records. Today we look at the matches with the lowest match aggregate in Ashes history, in which the total run count of both the teams was very low.
Lord’s Test of 1888
The lowest scoring match in Ashes history was played at Lord’s on 16 July 1888. England and Australia together scored only 291 runs. A total of 40 wickets fell in the match and the run rate was only 2.2. This match best reflects the difficulty of the pitch and bowling of those days. No team could reach 150.
manchester test 1888
A few days after the Lord’s Test, on 30 August 1888, both the teams together scored 323 runs in Manchester. A total of 30 wickets fell in this match and the run rate was only 2.45. This match was also entirely in the name of the bowlers, where the batsmen could not stay on the crease.
sydney test 1888
This test held in Sydney on 10 February 1888 became new history. England and Australia together had scored 374 runs. Not only this, all 40 wickets fell in this match. Run rate is only 1.98, i.e. not even two runs per over!
The Oval 1890
In 1890, England and Australia once again played a low-scoring match at The Oval. Both the teams together scored 389 runs and a total of 38 wickets fell in the match. During this period, the run rate was only 2.01, which was again proof of the dominance of the bowlers.
The Oval 1896
Australia and England came face to face once again in 1896 in Australia. In this match also, a total of 392 runs were scored and 40 wickets fell. The run rate in the match was 2.24. This match perfectly encapsulates the pitches of the early Ashes Tests – slow, bouncy and a bowler’s paradise.