Team Smallest Margins - vs England

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - vs England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	55 runs	320	114.0	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
West Indies	134 runs	442	86.5	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
India	138 runs	241	26.2	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
West Indies	172 runs	375	69.4	v England	The Oval	9 Aug 1984	Test # 993
Australia	210 runs	402	55.2	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
West Indies	240 runs	411	79.1	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
India	279 runs	408	63.3	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
West Indies	298 runs	523	91.2	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	2 wickets	208	68.4	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980	Test # 880
Pakistan	3 wickets	65	30.3	v England	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
Australia	4 wickets	132	54.1	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
Australia	4 wickets	127	46.0	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
New Zealand	5 wickets	101	27.1	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
India	5 wickets	134	42.0	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
Australia	6 wickets	216	85.3	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Australia	6 wickets	118	40.2	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Australia	7 wickets	188	60.5	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
West Indies	7 wickets	93	30.3	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
Australia	8 wickets	103	38.4	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
Australia	8 wickets	83	23.5	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
West Indies	8 wickets	128	32.3	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
India	8 wickets	48	15.1	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
New Zealand	8 wickets	74	24.0	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
West Indies	8 wickets	225	91.0	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
West Indies	9 wickets	342	66.1	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
Australia	9 wickets	78	32.5	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1989	Test # 1124
Pakistan	10 wickets	76	13.1	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 1982	Test # 932
West Indies	10 wickets	5	1.0	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
West Indies	10 wickets	39	5.5	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
West Indies	10 wickets	65	14.3	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]