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Smallest 1st innings lead resulting in an innings win - Tests
Team Lead Margin Opposition
3rd inns Ground Start Date Scorecard
England 46 inns & 20 runs v New Zealand 26Auckland Mar 25, 1955 Test 402
West Indies 74
inns & 23 runs v England 51 Kingston Feb 4, 2009Test 1906
West Indies 87 inns & 10 runs
v Pakistan 77 Lahore Nov 7, 1986 Test 1056
England 91 inns & 21 runs v Australia
70 Manchester Aug 30, 1888 Test 30
England
98 inns & 13 runs v New Zealand 85 ManchesterJul 24, 1958 Test 457
England 100
inns & 39 runs v West Indies 61 Leeds Aug 17, 2000 Test 1508
New Zealand 114 inns & 33 runs v India
81 Wellington Feb 13, 1976 Test 772
Australia
117 inns & 72 runs v South Africa 45 MelbourneFeb 12, 1932 Test 216
Pakistan 121
inns & 20 runs v Sri Lanka 101 Kandy Feb 23, 1986 Test 1037
Pakistan 125 inns & 1 runs v New Zealand
124 Karachi Oct 13, 1955 Test 413
Sri Lanka
130 inns & 16 runs v New Zealand 114 GalleJun 3, 1998 Test 1416
Australia 134
inns & 21 runs v South Africa 113 Sydney Jan 2, 1998 Test 1393
Australia 136 inns & 13 runs v England
123 Sydney Jan 5, 1951 Test 329
West Indies
136 inns & 46 runs v India 90 KolkataDec 10, 1983 Test 971
England 137
inns & 5 runs v West Indies 132 Leeds Jul 25, 1957 Test 442
Pakistan 143 inns & 64 runs v New Zealand
79 Rawalpindi Mar 27, 1965 Test 585
England
143 inns & 1 runs v New Zealand 142 LeedsJul 5, 1973 Test 724
England 145
inns & 30 runs v West Indies 115 Manchester Jul 21, 1928 Test 174
South Africa 146 inns & 16 runs v England
130 Cape Town Mar 30, 1906 Test 92
England
150 inns & 5 runs v Australia 145 Lord'sJul 21, 1884 Test 15
England 150
inns & 33 runs v South Africa 117 Cape Town Mar 21, 1896 Test 49
England 153 inns & 5 runs v South Africa
148 Nottingham Jun 9, 1955 Test 407
West Indies
153 inns & 64 runs v England 89 BirminghamJul 6, 1995 Test 1300
England 156
inns & 38 runs v Australia 118 Lord's Jun 22, 1934 Test 234
Australia 157 inns & 103 runs v New Zealand
54 Wellington Mar 29, 1946 Test 275
South Africa
158 inns & 12 runs v New Zealand 146 ChristchurchFeb 27, 1932 Test 217
Australia 158
inns & 5 runs v India 153 Chennai Oct 19, 1956 Test 431
West Indies 159 inns & 56 runs v England
103 The Oval Aug 12, 1950 Test 326
New Zealand
160 inns & 52 runs v Bangladesh 108 HamiltonDec 18, 2001 Test 1577
India 163
inns & 27 runs v New Zealand 136 Mumbai (BS) Dec 2, 1955 Test 417
South Africa 163 inns & 37 runs v England
126 Cape Town Jan 2, 2000 Test 1482
Pakistan
168 inns & 29 runs v West Indies 139 RawalpindiNov 29, 1997 Test 1389
South Africa 179
inns & 48 runs v Bangladesh 131 Centurion Nov 26, 2008 Test 1895
England 180 inns & 27 runs v Australia
153 Melbourne Jan 19, 1883 Test 11
Pakistan
181 inns & 13 runs v New Zealand 168 RawalpindiNov 28, 1996 Test 1342
England 182
inns & 42 runs v Australia 140 Leeds Jul 12, 1956 Test 427
Sri Lanka 182 inns & 96 runs v Bangladesh
86 Colombo (RPS) Sep 12, 2005 Test 1764
Australia
183 inns & 88 runs v South Africa 95 ManchesterMay 27, 1912 Test 121
West Indies 186
inns & 32 runs v England 154 St John's Apr 12, 1990 Test 1144
England 188 inns & 9 runs v Pakistan
179 Lord's May 17, 2001 Test 1546
India
191 inns & 8 runs v England 183 ChennaiFeb 6, 1952 Test 348
Australia 193
inns & 55 runs v India 138 Chennai Jan 13, 1960 Test 486
South Africa 194 inns & 64 runs v Sri Lanka
130 Johannesburg Nov 8, 2002 Test 1624
South Africa
195 inns & 59 runs v New Zealand 136 CenturionNov 16, 2007 Test 1848
England 199
inns & 27 runs v West Indies 172 Lord's Jun 24, 1933 Test 227
England 200 inns & 71 runs v West Indies
129 The Oval Aug 11, 1928 Test 175
England
200 inns & 71 runs v New Zealand 129 LeedsJul 3, 1958 Test 456
New Zealand 200
inns & 25 runs v Sri Lanka 175 Christchurch Mar 4, 1983 Test 950
Australia 200 inns & 27 runs v West Indies
173 Perth Dec 1, 2000 Test 1520
Zimbabwe
200 inns & 32 runs v Bangladesh 168 BulawayoApr 19, 2001 Test 1543

Largest 1st innings lead without an innings win - Tests
Team Bat Lead Result Margin
Opposition 3rd inns Ground Start Date Scorecard
England 1st 563 drawn v West Indies no f/o Kingston Apr 3, 1930 Test 193
Pakistan 1st 476 drawn v England
315/4 The Oval Aug 6, 1987 Test 1079
West Indies
1st 473 drawn v Pakistan 657/8dBridgetown Jan 17, 1958 Test 446
West Indies 1st
466 drawn v England 422/5 St John'sApr 10, 2004 Test 1696
Australia 1st 445
won 277 runs v England no f/o Brisbane Nov 23, 2006Test 1817
Sri Lanka 1st 418 drawn
v England 251/6 Galle Dec 18, 2007 Test 1854
Sri Lanka 2nd 415 drawn
v India DNB Colombo (RPS) Aug 2, 1997 Test 1374
Australia 1st 400 won 10 wickets
v South Africa 452 Sydney Jan 2, 2002 Test 1582
England 1st 399 won 675 runs
v Australia no f/o Brisbane Nov 30, 1928 Test 176
India 1st 394 drawn v West Indies
179/3 Delhi Jan 24, 1979 Test 842
England
2nd 390 drawn v New Zealand 16/0Auckland Mar 31, 1933 Test 226
West Indies 1st
386 drawn v New Zealand 17/1 AucklandFeb 15, 1952 Test 350
England 1st 386
won 6 wickets v India 510 Leeds Jun 8, 1967Test 618
Australia 2nd 384 drawn
v England 229/6 Leeds Jul 20, 1934 Test 236
England 2nd 383 won 8 wickets
v Australia 397 Sydney Dec 14, 1928 Test 177
Australia 1st 380 won 562 runs
v England no f/o The Oval Aug 18, 1934 Test 237
England 2nd 380 won 9 wickets
v India 412 Chennai Jan 13, 1985 Test 1008
India 1st 373 drawn v West Indies
294/7 Gros Islet Jun 10, 2006 Test 1806
South Africa
1st 369 drawn v England 369/9Manchester Jul 2, 1998 Test 1420
England 2nd
368 won 7 wickets v Australia 476 AdelaideJan 12, 1912 Test 118
England 2nd 368
drawn v India 390/5 Manchester Jul 25, 1936Test 253
England 2nd 360 won
9 wickets v Australia 477 Birmingham Jun 5, 1997 Test 1368
England 1st 359 drawn
v Sri Lanka 537/9 Lord's May 11, 2006 Test 1802
West Indies 1st 356 drawn v India
333/3 Mumbai (BS) Dec 9, 1948 Test 305
West Indies
1st 355 drawn v South Africa 269/4Georgetown Mar 31, 2005 Test 1745
Australia 2nd
353 drawn v Pakistan 82/3 BrisbaneNov 25, 1983 Test 969
England 1st 346
drawn v South Africa 393/3d Lord's Jul 10, 2008Test 1880
Australia 2nd 344 won
8 wickets v England 441 Nottingham Jun 10, 1948 Test 299
Australia 1st 341 drawn
v England 538 The Oval Aug 28, 1975 Test 763
England 1st 340 drawn v Australia
46/2 Birmingham May 29, 1902 Test 70
Australia
1st 340 won 382 runs v West Indies no f/oSydney Feb 14, 1969 Test 646
Pakistan 2nd
340 won 8 wickets v India 465 LahoreOct 27, 1978 Test 832
England 1st 337
drawn v New Zealand 35/0 Christchurch Mar 24, 1933Test 225
West Indies 2nd 335 won
10 wickets v England 436 Nottingham Jul 20, 1950 Test 325
Pakistan 2nd 331 lost
v England 298/4 The Oval Aug 17, 2006 Test 1814
Sri Lanka 1st 329 won 8 wickets
v Zimbabwe 338 Kandy Jan 7, 1998 Test 1394
West Indies 1st 326 won 289 runs
v England no f/o Georgetown Feb 21, 1930 Test 192
Australia 1st 326 drawn v New Zealand
48/3 Wellington Mar 18, 2005 Test 1742
South Africa
1st 325 drawn v England 551Nottingham Jun 7, 1947 Test 285
Zimbabwe 2nd
324 drawn v Bangladesh 125/3 DhakaNov 8, 2001 Test 1566
Australia 1st 324
won 213 runs v New Zealand no f/o Adelaide Nov 26, 2004Test 1723
England 2nd 323 drawn
v India 318/4 Lord's Aug 2, 1979 Test 852
Sri Lanka 2nd 323 drawn
v New Zealand 671/4 Wellington Jan 31, 1991 Test 1162
Australia 2nd 321 drawn v England
401/4 Birmingham Jun 8, 1961 Test 507
England
1st 319 won 9 wickets v New Zealand 413Birmingham May 27, 1965 Test 591
India 1st
319 drawn v England no f/o The OvalAug 9, 2007 Test 1842
South Africa 2nd 319
won 10 wickets v England 327 Leeds Jul 18, 2008Test 1881
England 1st 318 won
10 wickets v West Indies 318 The Oval Aug 19, 2004 Test 1712
England 1st 314 won 9 wickets
v Australia 408 Sydney Dec 13, 1897 Test 53
England 1st 314 won 9 wickets
v South Africa 327 Cape Town Mar 11, 1910 Test 110
South Africa 1st 314 won 9 wickets
v Zimbabwe 391 Harare Sep 7, 2001 Test 1562
England 1st 305 won 7 wickets
v India 369 Lord's Jun 10, 1982 Test 928
Australia 2nd 304 won 7 wickets
v England 375 Lord's Jun 27, 1930 Test 195
South Africa 1st 303 won 10 wickets
v West Indies 348 Centurion Jan 16, 2004 Test 1682
England 2nd 302 won 8 wickets
v India 378 Lord's Jun 19, 1952 Test 352

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1906: West Indies v England at Kingston, The Wisden Trophy 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2009
• ODI # 2819: Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 4th ODI, Feb 10, 2009
• T20I # 81: Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, 2nd T20I, Jan 13, 2009