Highest totals in 1880s in Tests - vs England
Highest totals
Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 551 | 311.0x4 | 2.65 | 1 | v England | The Oval | draw | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 | |
| 327 | 176.3x4 | 2.77 | 3 | v England | The Oval | lost | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 | |
| 320 | 237.0x4 | 2.02 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | draw | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
| 309 | 169.3x4 | 2.73 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 | |
| 300 | 163.1x4 | 2.75 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | draw | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 | |
| 291 | 169.0x4 | 2.58 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | won | 30 Dec 1882 | Test # 10 | |
| 279 | 274.1x4 | 1.52 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| 262 | 146.0x4 | 2.69 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| 262 | 172.0x4 | 2.28 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| 243 | 149.1x4 | 2.44 | 1 | v England | Adelaide | lost | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| 229 | 105.2x4 | 3.25 | 1 | v England | Lord's | lost | 21 Jul 1884 | Test # 15 | |
| 218 | 179.1x4 | 1.82 | 2 | v England | Sydney | lost | 26 Jan 1883 | Test # 12 | |
| 205 | 137.1x4 | 2.24 | 1 | v England | Manchester | lost | 5 Jul 1886 | Test # 22 | |
| 199/6 | 163.1x4 | 1.82 | 4 | v England | Sydney | won | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| 197 | 194.2x4 | 1.51 | 2 | v England | Sydney | won | 17 Feb 1882 | Test # 6 | |
| 191 | 116.1x4 | 2.46 | 3 | v England | Adelaide | lost | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
| 182 | 130.0x4 | 2.10 | 2 | v England | Manchester | draw | 10 Jul 1884 | Test # 14 | |
| 181 | 167.2x4 | 1.62 | 1 | v England | Sydney | won | 20 Feb 1885 | Test # 19 | |
| 169/5 | 107.1x4 | 2.36 | 4 | v England | Sydney | won | 17 Feb 1882 | Test # 6 | |
| 165 | 157.0x4 | 1.57 | 3 | v England | Sydney | won | 20 Feb 1885 | Test # 19 | |
| 163 | 106.0x4 | 2.30 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 21 Mar 1885 | Test # 21 | |
| 153 | 69.0x4 | 3.32 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 19 Jan 1883 | Test # 11 | |
| 150 | 110.0x4 | 2.04 | 4 | v England | Sydney | lost | 25 Feb 1887 | Test # 26 | |
| 149 | 75.1x4 | 2.97 | 2 | v England | The Oval | lost | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 | |
| 149 | 97.0x4 | 2.30 | 3 | v England | The Oval | lost | 12 Aug 1886 | Test # 24 | |
| 145 | 94.1x4 | 2.30 | 3 | v England | Lord's | lost | 21 Jul 1884 | Test # 15 | |
| 129 | 90.1x4 | 2.14 | 3 | v England | Gqeberha | lost | 12 Mar 1889 | Test # 31 | |
| 127/3 | 55.0x4 | 3.46 | 4 | v England | Melbourne | draw | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
| 126 | 111.1x4 | 1.69 | 3 | v England | Lord's | lost | 19 Jul 1886 | Test # 23 | |
| 126 | 114.3x4 | 1.64 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
| 125 | 102.1x4 | 1.83 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 21 Mar 1885 | Test # 21 | |
| 123 | 118.3x4 | 1.55 | 3 | v England | Manchester | lost | 5 Jul 1886 | Test # 22 | |
| 122 | 63.0x4 | 2.90 | 3 | v England | The Oval | won | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 | |
| 121 | 82.3x4 | 2.19 | 2 | v England | Lord's | lost | 19 Jul 1886 | Test # 23 | |
| 119 | 113.1x4 | 1.57 | 2 | v England | Sydney | lost | 28 Jan 1887 | Test # 25 | |
| 116 | 71.2x4 | 2.43 | 1 | v England | Lord's | won | 16 Jul 1888 | Test # 28 | |
| 114 | 98.2x4 | 1.73 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | lost | 19 Jan 1883 | Test # 11 | |
| 100 | 69.2x4 | 2.15 | 3 | v England | The Oval | lost | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 | |
| 97 | 107.0x4 | 1.35 | 4 | v England | Sydney | lost | 28 Jan 1887 | Test # 25 | |
| 84 | 55.1x4 | 2.28 | 2 | v England | Sydney | lost | 25 Feb 1887 | Test # 26 | |
| 84 | 75.2x4 | 1.66 | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | lost | 12 Mar 1889 | Test # 31 | |
| 83 | 69.2x4 | 1.79 | 4 | v England | Sydney | lost | 26 Jan 1883 | Test # 12 | |
| 82 | 69.2x4 | 1.76 | 4 | v England | Sydney | lost | 10 Feb 1888 | Test # 27 | |
| 81 | 52.2x4 | 2.31 | 2 | v England | Manchester | lost | 30 Aug 1888 | Test # 30 | |
| 80 | 90.3x4 | 1.32 | 1 | v England | The Oval | lost | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 | |
| 70 | 31.1x4 | 3.36 | 3 | v England | Manchester | lost | 30 Aug 1888 | Test # 30 | |
| 68 | 60.2x4 | 1.68 | 2 | v England | The Oval | lost | 12 Aug 1886 | Test # 24 | |
| 64/4 | 49.3x4 | 1.92 | 4 | v England | Sydney | won | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| 63 | 80.0x4 | 1.18 | 1 | v England | The Oval | won | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 | |
| 60 | 29.2x4 | 3.05 | 3 | v England | Lord's | won | 16 Jul 1888 | Test # 28 | |
| 58/1 | 53.1x4 | 1.63 | 4 | v England | Melbourne | won | 30 Dec 1882 | Test # 10 | |
| 47 | 47.1x4 | 1.49 | 2 | v England | Cape Town | lost | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| 43 | 28.2x4 | 2.26 | 3 | v England | Cape Town | lost | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| 42 | 37.3x4 | 1.66 | 2 | v England | Sydney | lost | 10 Feb 1888 | Test # 27 | |
| 38/2 | 24.3x4 | 2.30 | 4 | v England | Sydney | won | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 |
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