England vs South Africa Records

Test Matches Records

Team Largest Margins IN England

Largest margins in Tests by Innings, runs & wickets for England vs South Africa IN England

By an innings

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	inns & 92 runs	-	-	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
England	inns & 85 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Manchester	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
England	inns & 73 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
England	inns & 62 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122
England	inns & 32 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
England	inns & 18 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
England	inns & 18 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
South Africa	inns & 12 runs	-	-	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
South Africa	inns & 12 runs	-	-	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
England	inns & 5 runs	-	-	v South Africa	Nottingham	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	356 runs	456	45.5	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
South Africa	340 runs	474	44.2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
England	239 runs	492	77.1	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
South Africa	224 runs	481	142.1	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
England	211 runs	331	36.4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
South Africa	191 runs	401	61.4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
England	177 runs	380	62.5	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
England	174 runs	334	58.2	v South Africa	Leeds	8 Jul 1912	Test # 124
South Africa	157 runs	309	67.0	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
England	100 runs	310	84.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
South Africa	94 runs	319	98.0	v England	Nottingham	5 Aug 1965	Test # 595
England	92 runs	244	87.4	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
South Africa	71 runs	186	65.2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
England	71 runs	183	57.4	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
England	70 runs	202	56.2	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
England	53 runs	129	44.4	v South Africa	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
South Africa	51 runs	346	82.5	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
England	23 runs	219	75.0	v South Africa	Leeds	6 Aug 1998	Test # 1422

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]