Smallest victories by England in Tests

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 run18679.0v AustraliaAdelaide23 Jan 1993Test # 1210
2 runs28264.3v AustraliaBirmingham4 Aug 2005Test # 1758
3 runs29296.1v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982Test # 943
8 runs21650.5v AustraliaBrisbane25 Jan 2024Test # 2524
10 runs17768.0v AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894Test # 42
12 runs349151.5v AustraliaAdelaide1 Feb 1929Test # 179
12 runs17546.4v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998Test # 1436
13 runs111107.0x4v AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887Test # 25
14 runs311110.5v AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013Test # 2090
17 runs23161.3v BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021Test # 2410
18 runs13036.1v AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981Test # 905
19 runs12432.1v AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997Test # 1377
22 runs28681.3v BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016Test # 2225
22 runs19374.5v IndiaLord's10 Jul 2025Test # 2594
23 runs21975.0v South AfricaLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
25 runs23188.3v PakistanLeeds8 Jul 1971Test # 689
26 runs22688.3v West IndiesPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
26 runs355102.1v PakistanMultan9 Dec 2022Test # 2480
28 runs23169.2v IndiaHyderabad25 Jan 2024Test # 2525
29 runs15167.0v AustraliaBirmingham30 Jul 1981Test # 906
30 runs25175.3v AustraliaSydney27 Feb 1931Test # 208
30 runs303106.2v West IndiesLeeds10 Jul 1969Test # 655
31 runs19454.2v IndiaBirmingham1 Aug 2018Test # 2314
32 runs13277.1x5v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Feb 1899Test # 58
35 runs9947.0v ZimbabwePort of Spain16 Mar 2000Test # 1490
38 runs22353.4x8v AustraliaSydney17 Dec 1954Test # 392
38 runs479188.1v New ZealandNottingham7 Jun 1973Test # 722
38 runs12035.5v IndiaBridgetown27 Mar 1997Test # 1363
40 runs21973.0v PakistanProvidence12 May 2011Test # 1992
42 runs32786.4v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)23 Nov 2018Test # 2329
49 runs38494.4v AustraliaThe Oval27 Jul 2023Test # 2515
52 runs20172.4v South AfricaBridgetown18 Apr 1992Test # 1188
53 runs12944.4v South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
55 runs26056.0v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1976Test # 780
57 runs30174.0v Sri LankaPallekele14 Nov 2018Test # 2326
60 runs455132.5v West IndiesManchester7 Jun 2007Test # 1835
60 runs24569.4v IndiaSouthampton30 Aug 2018Test # 2317
62 runs22362.6x8v AustraliaSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
66 runs11126.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1896Test # 52
69 runs15369.2x4v AustraliaSydney26 Jan 1883Test # 12
70 runs363102.1v AustraliaSydney23 Feb 1912Test # 120
70 runs20256.2v South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
71 runs222110.0x4v AustraliaSydney25 Feb 1887Test # 26
71 runs18357.4v South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
72 runs29678.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jun 1995Test # 1299
74 runs29968.3v AustraliaChester-le-Street9 Aug 2013Test # 2093
74 runs34396.3v PakistanRawalpindi1 Dec 2022Test # 2478
77 runs32559.3v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Jan 2005Test # 1734
77 runs24554.3v BangladeshMirpur13 Nov 2012Test # 2057
87 runs312101.1v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1927Test # 169
89 runs34285.2v AustraliaManchester8 Jun 1972Test # 698
91 runs396109.4v South AfricaJohannesburg1 Jan 1914Test # 132
92 runs24487.4v South AfricaThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
93 runs429139.2v AustraliaNottingham13 Jun 1930Test # 194
93 runs20549.2x8v AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
94 runs428136.1v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1894Test # 43
98 runs55093.3v New ZealandChristchurch13 Mar 2002Test # 1594
100 runs31084.0v South AfricaBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
103 runs506135.5v AustraliaManchester13 Aug 1981Test # 907
106 runs26361.1v AustraliaAdelaide26 Jan 1995Test # 1284
106 runs18834.4v PakistanBridgetown30 Apr 2017Test # 2260
109 runs344117.1v South AfricaDurban16 Feb 1923Test # 152
113 runs29685.1v IndiaManchester6 Jun 1974Test # 739
113 runs31356.4v PakistanBirmingham29 Jul 1982Test # 931
113 runs31270.1v West IndiesManchester16 Jul 2020Test # 2389
114 runs34591.4v New ZealandBirmingham5 Jul 1990Test # 1147
115 runs27856.4v West IndiesLeeds6 Jun 1991Test # 1171
115 runs522107.0v AustraliaLord's16 Jul 2009Test # 1925
117 runs43490.4v ZimbabweBulawayo21 Oct 2017Test # 2279
118 runs46494.3v IndiaThe Oval7 Sep 2018Test # 2318
120 runs356104.5v PakistanPort of Spain5 Feb 1958Test # 448
120 runs25444.0v PakistanMultan25 Jan 2025Test # 2578
121 runs553118.5v New ZealandNapier22 Mar 2008Test # 1868
123 runs359104.5v IndiaKingston13 Apr 1962Test # 529
124 runs34567.3v New ZealandLord's21 May 2015Test # 2162
125 runs36688.6x8v AustraliaBrisbane6 Dec 1968Test # 642
126 runs20969.2x4v AustraliaSydney10 Feb 1888Test # 27
126 runs438100.3v New ZealandWellington13 Mar 2008Test # 1867
127 runs34769.2v New ZealandLord's11 Aug 1983Test # 959
128 runs24031.3x8v AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1954Test # 393
128 runs23349.0v ZimbabweBulawayo12 Nov 2003Test # 1669
128 runs38974.5v South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2007Test # 1856
130 runs26553.4v New ZealandManchester24 Jul 1937Test # 261
130 runs386110.0v South AfricaKingston19 Apr 2001Test # 1544
131 runs20433.4x8v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1956Test # 434
132 runs410112.4v IndiaBirmingham13 Jul 1967Test # 620
134 runs44286.5v EnglandLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
135 runs39977.0v AustraliaThe Oval12 Sep 2019Test # 2362
137 runs423103.3v Sri LankaLord's22 Aug 1991Test # 1176
138 runs24247.1v IndiaAhmedabad12 Nov 1983Test # 967
139 runs393108.3v EnglandNottingham30 Jun 1966Test # 607
140 runs457129.3v EnglandKingston15 Jan 1954Test # 380
140 runs44277.2v PakistanKingston15 Apr 1977Test # 803
141 runs34370.5v PakistanBirmingham3 Aug 2016Test # 2212
142 runs27279.5v IndiaBridgetown7 Feb 1953Test # 366
143 runs18215.4v IrelandLord's24 Jul 2019Test # 2352
147 runs19419.1v EnglandPort of Spain25 Mar 1994Test # 1257
155 runs40888.3v IndiaKingston18 May 2002Test # 1604
156 runs30250.4v PakistanFaisalabad8 Dec 1980Test # 888
157 runs32972.5v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1904Test # 81
158 runs34659.3v IndiaLord's25 Jun 1932Test # 219
158 runs414105.1v EnglandThe Oval26 Jul 1973Test # 725
158 runs37470.0v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000Test # 1509
161 runs39181.1v AustraliaThe Oval19 Aug 1993Test # 1231
164 runs35691.4v EnglandBridgetown5 Apr 1990Test # 1143
165 runs511129.0v New ZealandNottingham25 Aug 1983Test # 960
166 runs32846.1x8v AustraliaW.A.C.A15 Dec 1978Test # 836
166 runs33542.0v BangladeshKingston12 Jul 2018Test # 2312
167 runs380112.2v West IndiesPort of Spain1 Feb 1930Test # 189
167 runs32347.5v PakistanLeeds4 Aug 2006Test # 1813
168 runs38379.0v New ZealandAuckland30 Jan 1992Test # 1185
169 runs40463.0v AustraliaW.A.C.A2 Dec 1988Test # 1110
169 runs41270.3v AustraliaCardiff8 Jul 2015Test # 2170
170 runs568109.4v IndiaLord's25 Jul 2002Test # 1610
170 runs23922.3v New ZealandLord's16 May 2013Test # 2088
171 runs548145.1v IndiaManchester23 Jul 1959Test # 477
172 runs37569.4v EnglandThe Oval9 Aug 1984Test # 993
174 runs33458.2v South AfricaLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
174 runs28027.0x8v New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978Test # 818
177 runs38062.5v South AfricaManchester4 Aug 2017Test # 2268
179 runs39678.5v AustraliaKingston3 Mar 1965Test # 580
181 runs495139.4v EnglandBridgetown6 Feb 1954Test # 383
181 runs513124.0v BangladeshChattogram12 Mar 2010Test # 1954
185 runs29729.4v AustraliaMelbourne1 Jan 1904Test # 79
189 runs460110.1v New ZealandThe Oval14 Jul 1983Test # 957
189 runs438137.4v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
190 runs48386.4v Sri LankaLord's29 Aug 2024Test # 2546
191 runs36550.5v AustraliaAdelaide7 Dec 1984Test # 1002
191 runs46677.1v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
196 runs45896.3v IndiaLord's21 Jul 2011Test # 2000
197 runs546102.2v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 2009Test # 1931
198 runs29343.4v AustraliaPort of Spain15 Apr 1978Test # 823
200 runs28438.5v IndiaChennai14 Jan 1977Test # 793
201 runs40477.1v IndiaWankhede23 Jan 1975Test # 753
201 runs33438.0v BangladeshNorth Sound22 Nov 2024Test # 2562
202 runs45269.2v IndiaChennai10 Feb 1934Test # 232
202 runs38681.2v West IndiesManchester8 Jun 1950Test # 323
203 runs444101.1v IndiaKanpur12 Dec 1958Test # 461
204 runs37053.5v PakistanPort of Spain16 Apr 1993Test # 1220
205 runs34377.3v New ZealandBirmingham5 Jun 1958Test # 454
205 runs36667.0x8v AustraliaAdelaide27 Jan 1979Test # 843
208 runs44682.2v West IndiesBridgetown8 Apr 1994Test # 1258
210 runs24622.4x5v South AfricaCape Town1 Apr 1899Test # 59
210 runs47879.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jul 2004Test # 1707
211 runs33136.4v South AfricaLord's6 Jul 2017Test # 2262
211 runs46285.1v Sri LankaGalle6 Nov 2018Test # 2324
212 runs35758.2v AustraliaGeorgetown14 Apr 1965Test # 588
212 runs31348.2v IndiaWankhede18 Mar 2006Test # 1791
213 runs40272.4v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905Test # 83
217 runs32565.5v EnglandPort of Spain24 Jan 1935Test # 239
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket26366.5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1902Test # 74
1 wicket282121.4v AustraliaMelbourne1 Jan 1908Test # 97
1 wicket17388.3v South AfricaCape Town1 Jan 1923Test # 149
1 wicket308120.1v AustraliaBridgetown26 Mar 1999Test # 1453
1 wicket21691.0v PakistanSt John's25 May 2000Test # 1497
1 wicket359125.4v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019Test # 2357
1 wicket16856.5v PakistanKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
2 wickets9551.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890Test # 34
2 wickets12828.0x8v South AfricaDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
2 wickets20868.4v EnglandNottingham5 Jun 1980Test # 880
2 wickets26677.0v PakistanBridgetown22 Apr 1988Test # 1097
2 wickets24975.1v South AfricaCenturion14 Jan 2000Test # 1483
2 wickets18869.5v West IndiesLord's29 Jun 2000Test # 1503
3 wickets22158.4v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 1910Test # 108
3 wickets332159.5v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928Test # 178
3 wickets17223.7x8v South AfricaGqeberha5 Mar 1949Test # 313
3 wickets21980.2v PakistanLeeds26 Aug 1982Test # 933
3 wickets28298.2v EnglandPort of Spain5 Feb 1998Test # 1398
3 wickets225108.0v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Feb 1998Test # 1399
3 wickets16171.1v Sri LankaKandy7 Mar 2001Test # 1532
3 wickets418128.5v AustraliaSt John's9 May 2003Test # 1645
3 wickets12931.5v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005Test # 1762
3 wickets27782.1v PakistanManchester5 Aug 2020Test # 2391
3 wickets395127.3v BangladeshChattogram3 Feb 2021Test # 2407
3 wickets25150.0v AustraliaLeeds6 Jul 2023Test # 2509
4 wickets12152.1x4v AustraliaMelbourne31 Mar 1877Test # 2
4 wickets10677.2x4v AustraliaManchester5 Jul 1886Test # 22
4 wickets15959.1v South AfricaCape Town24 Mar 1906Test # 91
4 wickets7316.3v West IndiesBridgetown8 Jan 1935Test # 238
4 wickets16362.1v South AfricaThe Oval16 Aug 1951Test # 338
4 wickets17225.2v IndiaKingston23 Feb 1983Test # 949
4 wickets305146.4v New ZealandChristchurch14 Feb 1997Test # 1355
4 wickets7424.3v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001Test # 1537
4 wickets28471.3v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2004Test # 1704
4 wickets20064.2v EnglandSouthampton8 Jul 2020Test # 2388
5 wickets5733.3x4v AustraliaThe Oval6 Sep 1880Test # 4
5 wickets19495.5v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903Test # 78
5 wickets18452.4v South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1929Test # 183
5 wickets13959.0v New ZealandChristchurch8 Feb 1952Test # 349
5 wickets9430.4x8v AustraliaAdelaide28 Jan 1955Test # 396
5 wickets20859.0v PakistanLahore21 Oct 1961Test # 512
5 wickets34569.0x8v New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1969Test # 648
5 wickets23661.1v AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1982Test # 919
5 wickets12338.4v AustraliaLeeds13 Jun 1985Test # 1017
5 wickets27685.3v IndiaDelhi25 Nov 1987Test # 1080
5 wickets14331.4v West IndiesThe Oval8 Aug 1991Test # 1175
5 wickets19146.1v West IndiesLord's17 May 2012Test # 2043
5 wickets20663.2v New ZealandKingston2 Aug 2012Test # 2052
5 wickets19262.4v EnglandBridgetown1 May 2015Test # 2160
5 wickets15343.5v PakistanSharjah30 Oct 2016Test # 2229
5 wickets32291.2v EnglandLeeds25 Aug 2017Test # 2271
5 wickets27778.5v New ZealandLord's2 Jun 2022Test # 2464
5 wickets29950.0v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022Test # 2465
5 wickets20557.2v Sri LankaManchester21 Aug 2024Test # 2545
5 wickets37182.0v IndiaLeeds20 Jun 2025Test # 2587
6 wickets29788.1v AustraliaMelbourne1 Mar 1895Test # 46
6 wickets10947.1x5v AustraliaLord's22 Jun 1896Test # 50
6 wickets16079.4v AustraliaBrisbane10 Feb 1933Test # 223
6 wickets8845.2v New ZealandWellington24 Mar 1951Test # 333
6 wickets23373.5x8v AustraliaAdelaide22 Dec 1951Test # 343
6 wickets19264.1v IndiaBrabourne13 Dec 1966Test # 610
6 wickets12547.3v IndiaLeeds8 Jun 1967Test # 618
6 wickets20788.5v IndiaDelhi20 Dec 1972Test # 703
6 wickets20574.0v PakistanPort of Spain4 Mar 1977Test # 799
6 wickets9942.4v PakistanLeeds23 Jul 1992Test # 1192
6 wickets9435.5v West IndiesManchester27 Jul 1995Test # 1301
6 wickets8723.5v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1996Test # 1346
6 wickets18749.2v Sri LankaSt John's13 Jun 1997Test # 1369
6 wickets17641.3v PakistanKarachi7 Dec 2000Test # 1521
6 wickets31573.2v AustraliaLeeds16 Aug 2001Test # 1556
6 wickets7827.2v Sri LankaBirmingham25 May 2006Test # 1803
6 wickets25368.3v Sri LankaPort of Spain3 Apr 2008Test # 1872
6 wickets29488.0v New ZealandManchester23 May 2008Test # 1876
6 wickets19752.5v South AfricaThe Oval7 Aug 2008Test # 1885
6 wickets16443.3v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
7 wickets13675.0x5v AustraliaLord's21 Jul 1890Test # 33
7 wickets10942.2v AustraliaAdelaide12 Jan 1912Test # 118
7 wickets12936.5v South AfricaManchester5 Jul 1947Test # 287
7 wickets7820.0v EnglandGeorgetown3 Mar 1948Test # 297
7 wickets12555.0v IndiaLeeds5 Jun 1952Test # 351
7 wickets176101.0v IndiaPort of Spain4 Apr 1962Test # 528
7 wickets23464.2x8v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1962Test # 536
7 wickets17359.3v New ZealandChristchurch15 Mar 1963Test # 542
7 wickets21660.5v New ZealandLord's17 Jun 1965Test # 592
7 wickets21552.4v West IndiesPort of Spain14 Mar 1968Test # 635
7 wickets13237.5v EnglandPort of Spain2 Feb 1974Test # 731
7 wickets18981.2v AustraliaNottingham28 Jul 1977Test # 806
7 wickets13852.3v New ZealandThe Oval27 Jul 1978Test # 828
7 wickets11830.5v New ZealandLord's24 Aug 1978Test # 830
7 wickets17053.5x8v AustraliaBrisbane1 Dec 1978Test # 834
7 wickets17158.1v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
7 wickets6519.0v IndiaLord's10 Jun 1982Test # 928
7 wickets9330.3v EnglandPort of Spain7 Mar 1986Test # 1039
7 wickets7522.3v AustraliaBrisbane14 Nov 1986Test # 1057
7 wickets9734.4v Sri LankaLord's25 Aug 1988Test # 1103
7 wickets5818.4v IndiaKingston28 Apr 1989Test # 1120
7 wickets13029.2v PakistanFaisalabad23 Nov 1990Test # 1157
7 wickets15240.4v EnglandBirmingham25 Jul 1991Test # 1174
7 wickets20843.4v New ZealandBirmingham1 Jul 1999Test # 1455
7 wickets11121.3v BangladeshChattogram16 Dec 2002Test # 1632
7 wickets21242.4v Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
7 wickets16439.2v BangladeshDhaka21 Oct 2003Test # 1665
7 wickets9915.0v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Mar 2004Test # 1690
7 wickets28287.0v New ZealandLord's20 May 2004Test # 1700
7 wickets23165.4v West IndiesManchester12 Aug 2004Test # 1711
7 wickets14240.4v South AfricaGqeberha17 Dec 2004Test # 1728
7 wickets11021.4v West IndiesChester-le-Street15 Jun 2007Test # 1836
7 wickets4112.1v IndiaEden Gardens5 Dec 2012Test # 2065
7 wickets7422.4v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Jan 2016Test # 2199
7 wickets7424.2v Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
7 wickets8422.0v BangladeshNorth Sound16 Jun 2022Test # 2466
7 wickets29654.2v New ZealandLeeds23 Jun 2022Test # 2467
7 wickets37876.4v IndiaBirmingham1 Jul 2022Test # 2470
8 wickets6631.0x4v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1884Test # 17
8 wickets6621.1x4v South AfricaGqeberha12 Mar 1889Test # 31
8 wickets21967.1v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1911Test # 117
8 wickets157.0v AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928Test # 177
8 wickets6318.5v New ZealandChristchurch10 Jan 1930Test # 186
8 wickets16471.2v AustraliaSydney23 Feb 1933Test # 224
8 wickets9917.7x8v West IndiesLord's24 Jun 1939Test # 272
8 wickets9529.6x8v AustraliaMelbourne23 Feb 1951Test # 331
8 wickets7619.2v IndiaKanpur12 Jan 1952Test # 346
8 wickets7749.2v IndiaLord's19 Jun 1952Test # 352
8 wickets13263.5v AustraliaThe Oval15 Aug 1953Test # 376
8 wickets4915.2v New ZealandDunedin11 Mar 1955Test # 401
8 wickets31793.1v PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958Test # 452
8 wickets10827.2v IndiaLord's18 Jun 1959Test # 475
8 wickets4914.4v South AfricaNottingham7 Jul 1960Test # 494
8 wickets5923.0v AustraliaLeeds6 Jul 1961Test # 509
8 wickets25395.0v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1963Test # 547
8 wickets328.2v PakistanThe Oval24 Aug 1967Test # 623
8 wickets13852.3v New ZealandThe Oval21 Aug 1969Test # 658
8 wickets8925.0x8v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1971Test # 681
8 wickets12832.3v EnglandLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
8 wickets239.1v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 1984Test # 999
8 wickets12523.4v IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1984Test # 1004
8 wickets22591.0v EnglandThe Oval4 Aug 1988Test # 1102
8 wickets19648.0v IndiaBridgetown7 Apr 1989Test # 1118
8 wickets9526.2v EnglandKingston19 Feb 1994Test # 1250
8 wickets20435.3v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1994Test # 1266
8 wickets12133.5v IndiaBirmingham6 Jun 1996Test # 1327
8 wickets24787.0v South AfricaNottingham23 Jul 1998Test # 1421
8 wickets9320.0v West IndiesBridgetown1 Apr 2004Test # 1694
8 wickets16035.1v BangladeshLord's27 May 2010Test # 1958
8 wickets9419.4v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)3 Apr 2012Test # 2039
8 wickets12132.1v AustraliaBirmingham29 Jul 2015Test # 2173
8 wickets16728.1v PakistanKarachi17 Dec 2022Test # 2483
8 wickets10412.4v New ZealandChristchurch28 Nov 2024Test # 2564
9 wickets9528.0v AustraliaSydney13 Dec 1897Test # 53
9 wickets144.1v South AfricaCape Town11 Mar 1910Test # 110
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