Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories in 1961 in Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	30 runs	197	79.3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
Australia	54 runs	256	71.4	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
India	187 runs	421	116.2	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
West Indies	222 runs	464	72.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	258	111.7x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
Australia	5 wickets	69	20.5	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
England	5 wickets	208	59.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
England	8 wickets	59	23.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509

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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:

Gloucestershire vs Hampshire at Bristol, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 26, 2025 [List A]

Essex vs Gloucestershire at Chelmsford, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 24, 2025 [List A]

Gloucestershire vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 22, 2025 [List A]