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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	202 runs	416	67.3x8	v West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 wicket	260	97.0x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
Australia	3 wickets	236	85.7x8	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Nov 1951	Test # 340
West Indies	5 wickets	139	59.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Feb 1952	Test # 349
West Indies	6 wickets	233	73.5x8	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
Australia	7 wickets	136	34.3x8	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
England	8 wickets	76	19.2	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]