Team Smallest Margins - England

Smallest victories in 1970s in Tests - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	25 runs	231	88.3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
England	26 runs	226	88.3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
England	38 runs	479	188.1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
England	113 runs	296	85.1	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	174 runs	280	27.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
England	200 runs	284	38.5	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	6 wickets	207	88.5	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
England	7 wickets	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	138	52.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
England	7 wickets	118	30.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
England	7 wickets	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
England	8 wickets	89	25.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
England	9 wickets	20	10.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	9 wickets	79	29.1	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
England	9 wickets	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
England	10 wickets	16	3.4	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1977	Test # 791

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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