3 innings and collective batting average of 8, is Indian team batting in pre-world war era?

[Trichromatic]

Look at these numbers. These are averages of team excluding openers at home in a series.

 

And then look at the years 

 

1945

1888

1887

1882

1992

1891

2017

1895

1886

1954

1898

1876

 

Overall figures

Players	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
Australia in New Zealand Test Match, 1945/46
9	1	18	2	72	14	4.50	0	0	6
England in South Africa Test Series, 1888/89
12	2	36	3	179	26*	5.42	0	0	9
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1887/88
10	1	18	2	104	25*	6.50	0	0	3
Australia in England Test Match, 1882
10	1	18	2	109	26	6.81	0	0	5
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Match, 1992/93
9	1	18	2	109	19	6.81	0	0	5
England in South Africa Test Match, 1891/92
9	1	18	2	115	21	7.18	0	0	6
Australia in India Test Series, 2016/17
10	2	27	3	196	31	8.16	0	0	4
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
20	3	54	6	426	41	8.87	0	0	8
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1886/87
15	2	36	4	313	31	9.78	0	0	4
England in New Zealand Test Series, 1954/55
13	2	36	4	314	74	9.81	0	2	11
England in South Africa Test Series, 1898/99
14	2	36	4	376	106	11.75	1	0	9
England in Australia Test Series, 1876/77
13	2	36	4	394	35	12.31	0	0	4