England vs South Africa Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins IN England

Smallest victories for England vs South Africa in Tests IN England

By runs

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

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	145	30.3	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
England	4 wickets	163	62.1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
England	5 wickets	184	52.4	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
South Africa	5 wickets	281	80.0	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
England	6 wickets	197	52.5	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
England	7 wickets	129	36.5	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
England	8 wickets	49	14.4	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
England	8 wickets	204	35.3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
England	8 wickets	247	87.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
England	9 wickets	60	22.2	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
England	9 wickets	139	51.3	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
England	9 wickets	110	22.2	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
England	9 wickets	130	22.3	v South Africa	The Oval	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
England	10 wickets	13	4.3	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
England	10 wickets	26	12.1	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
England	10 wickets	43	15.4	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
England	10 wickets	16	3.5	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
South Africa	10 wickets	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
South Africa	10 wickets	9	1.1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881

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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]