Team Smallest Margins - England

Smallest victories in 1920s in Tests - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	12 runs	349	151.5	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
England	87 runs	312	101.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
England	109 runs	344	117.1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
England	289 runs	415	52.3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
England	675 runs	742	25.3	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	173	88.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
England	3 wickets	332	159.5	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
England	5 wickets	184	52.4	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
England	8 wickets	15	7.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
England	9 wickets	60	22.2	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
England	10 wickets	54	21.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168

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