| That the West Indies scored four of their lowest | | | | Gillespie were required to bowl as the Windies batted |
| five Test innings totals between 1999 and 2004 gives | | | | for only 19.1 overs. |
| a clear indication of how far they fell from being | | | | 53 - W.I. versus Pakistan at Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| world champions in the 80s and early 90s. Indeed, | | | | (1986) |
| the West Indies struggled in all departments of the | | | | Even at the height of their prowess, the West Indies |
| game - batting, bowling, fielding and even | | | | managed to strike a low point. Chasing 240 to win on |
| administration. Somewhat surprisingly, two of the | | | | a wearing Faisalabad pitch, the Windies were spun |
| regional team's lowest ever totals were in the | | | | out by Abdul Qadir (6/16) as Pakistan eased to a |
| Caribbean. | | | | 186-run victory. History shows that the Caribbean |
| 47 - W.I. versus England at Sabina Park, Jamaica | | | | side fielded their strongest team as well, with |
| (2004) | | | | Greenidge, Haynes, Richardson, Richards and Dujon - |
| What promised to be an interesting Test match | | | | all legends in their own right - failing collectively. |
| turned out to be a farce when the West Indies took | | | | 54 - W.I. versus England at Lord's, England (2000) |
| up the willow in the second innings. England had a | | | | The 2000 tour of England was abysmal for the |
| slender 28-run lead on first innings, which the West | | | | Caribbean team. It started brightly, with an innings |
| Indies barely managed to erase on a Sabina Park | | | | victory at Edgbaston, but the second match at Lords |
| pitch without demons. First innings centurion, Devon | | | | broke the back of the regional team. After a first |
| Smith (12), and redoubtable wicketkeeper, Ridley | | | | innings lead of 133, the Windies contrived to make |
| Jacobs (15), were the only batsmen to cross double | | | | the match exciting by succumbing to Andy Caddick |
| figures in that abysmal innings. The West Indies | | | | on a lively Lord's pitch. Only Ridley Jacobs (12) made |
| collapsed to 21/5 and never recovered, falling to their | | | | double figures as the Windies crumbled to 54, |
| lowest total in Test match history. | | | | allowing England to pinch victory by a mere two |
| 51 - W.I. versus Australia at Queen's Park Oval, | | | | wickets. |
| Trinidad (1999) | | | | 61 - W.I. versus England at Leeds, England (2000) |
| The first match of the epic 1999 series between the | | | | After their embarrassment at Lord's, the Windies |
| regional team and the Aussies was notable only for | | | | managed to get even worse. Their two-day test |
| what was then the West Indies' lowest total ever. | | | | defeat at Leeds was the result of their poor |
| Facing a stiff target of 364 runs for victory, the | | | | second-innings effort of 61. Three batsmen got to |
| "collapso cricketers" did not even pretend to make a | | | | double figures as England bowlers Andy Caddick and |
| fist of it. Ridley Jacobs (19) was the only batsman to | | | | Darren Gough shared nine wickets between |
| fetch double figures. Only Glenn McGrath and Jason | | | | themselves. |