Questions on sports go in the Game Room, even if factual. Exceptions might be if the question is, say, more about physics or physiology than sports itself.
Seriously, weren’t cricket run totals very low back then for some reason? In the Eton-Harrow match of 1805, they managed three innings in one day; Eton scored 122 in its innings, and Harrow 55 and 65 in its two. Was there a time where you had to run out every hit (like in baseball)?
When I saw the thread title, I assumed that the OP was talking about records of the ancient Olympic games. This site allows you to look up victors by Olympiad or by sport.