England cricket team Test results (1960–1974)
Between 1960 and 1974 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket.[a] During that time England played 147 Test matches, resulting in 45 victories, 77 draws and 25 defeats.[3] Their win to loss ratio of 1.80 was the best in Test cricket during this period.[4] In the English summer of 1965, England played their last Test series against South Africa for almost 30 years, due to the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era. A 1968–69 series between the pair in South Africa was cancelled due to the D'Oliveira affair, a controversy over whether or not the England selectors would pick Basil D'Oliveira, a mixed-race player of South African origin. A later tour of England in 1970 was called off after pressure from the British Home Secretary, James Callaghan.[5]
England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 39 matches against them—followed by the West Indies. England won more matches than they lost against India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa, but against Australia they won eight and lost ten Ashes matches, while against the West Indies they won seven and lost nine.[6] England won 13 matches by an innings, which included their second largest victory ever, when they won by an innings and 285 runs against India in 1974.[7] Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in the 1970–71 Ashes series against Australia, when they won by 299 runs, while they won by ten wickets on three occasions. Conversely, England lost by an innings on four occasions, and their 1973 loss to the West Indies by an innings and 226 runs remains their second largest defeat in Test history.[7]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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No. (Eng.) | Match number for England (i.e. 300 was England's 300th Test match) |
No. (Ove.) | Match number overall (i.e. 300 was the 300th Test match) |
Opposition | The team England were playing against |
Venue | The cricket ground where the match was played |
(H) | Home ground |
(A) | Away ground |
Start date | Starting date of the Test match |
Result | Result of the match for England |
Series (result) | What series the match was part of, with the result listed in brackets; England's tally first (i.e. (2–1) means that England won two matches, and their opponents won one match) |
Matches
No. (Eng.) |
No. (Ove.) |
Opposition | Venue | Start date | Result | Series (result)[9] |
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359 | 485 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) | 6 January 1960 | Match drawn | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1959–60 (1–0) |
360 | 488 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 28 January 1960 | Won by 256 runs | |
361 | 489 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston (A) | 17 February 1960 | Match drawn | |
362 | 490 | West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown (A) | 9 March 1960 | Match drawn | |
363 | 491 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 25 March 1960 | Match drawn | |
364 | 492 | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 9 June 1960 | Won by 100 runs | South African cricket team in England in 1960 (3–0) |
365 | 493 | South Africa | Lord's, London (H) | 23 June 1960 | Won by an innings and 73 runs | |
366 | 494 | South Africa | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 7 July 1960 | Won by 8 wickets | |
367 | 495 | South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 21 July 1960 | Match drawn | |
368 | 496 | South Africa | The Oval, London (H) | 18 August 1960 | Match drawn | |
369 | 507 | Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 8 June 1961 | Match drawn | 1961 Ashes series (1–2) |
370 | 508 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 22 June 1961 | Lost by 5 wickets | |
371 | 509 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 6 July 1961 | Won by 8 wickets | |
372 | 510 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 27 July 1961 | Lost by 54 runs | |
373 | 511 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 17 August 1961 | Match drawn | |
374 | 512 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (A) | 21 October 1961 | Won by 5 wickets | English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0) |
375 | 513 | India | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (A) | 11 November 1961 | Match drawn | English cricket team in India in 1961–62 (0–2) |
376 | 514 | India | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) | 1 December 1961 | Match drawn | |
377 | 516 | India | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) | 13 December 1961 | Match drawn | |
378 | 518 | India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (A) | 30 December 1961 | Lost by 187 runs | |
379 | 520 | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (A) | 10 January 1962 | Lost by 128 runs | |
380 | 521 | Pakistan | Dacca Stadium, Dacca (A) | 19 January 1962 | Match drawn | English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0) |
381 | 522 | Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi (A) | 2 February 1962 | Match drawn | |
382 | 530 | Pakistan | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 31 May 1962 | Won by an innings and 24 runs | Pakistani cricket team in England in 1962 (4–0) |
383 | 531 | Pakistan | Lord's, London (H) | 21 June 1962 | Won by 9 wickets | |
384 | 532 | Pakistan | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 5 July 1962 | Won by an innings and 119 runs | |
385 | 533 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 26 July 1962 | Match drawn | |
386 | 534 | Pakistan | The Oval, London (H) | 16 August 1962 | Won by 10 wickets | |
387 | 535 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 30 November 1962 | Match drawn | 1962–63 Ashes series (1–1) |
388 | 536 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 29 December 1962 | Won by 7 wickets | |
389 | 537 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 11 January 1963 | Lost by 7 wickets | |
390 | 538 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 25 January 1963 | Match drawn | |
391 | 539 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 15 February 1963 | Match drawn | |
392 | 540 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 23 February 1963 | Won by an innings and 215 runs | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1962–63 (3–0) |
393 | 541 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington (A) | 1 March 1963 | Won by an innings and 47 runs | |
394 | 542 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) | 15 March 1963 | Won by 7 wickets | |
395 | 543 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 6 June 1963 | Lost by 10 wickets | West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 (1–3) |
396 | 544 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 20 June 1963 | Match drawn | |
397 | 545 | West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 4 July 1963 | Won by 217 runs | |
398 | 546 | West Indies | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 25 July 1963 | Lost by 221 runs | |
399 | 547 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 22 August 1963 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
400 | 551 | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (A) | 10 January 1964 | Match drawn | English cricket team in India in 1963–64 (0–0) |
401 | 552 | India | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (A) | 21 January 1964 | Match drawn | |
402 | 554 | India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (A) | 29 January 1964 | Match drawn | |
403 | 556 | India | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) | 8 February 1964 | Match drawn | |
404 | 557 | India | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) | 15 February 1964 | Match drawn | |
405 | 561 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 4 June 1964 | Match drawn | 1964 Ashes series (0–1) |
406 | 562 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 18 June 1964 | Match drawn | |
407 | 563 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 2 July 1964 | Lost by 7 wickets | |
408 | 564 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 23 July 1964 | Match drawn | |
409 | 565 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 13 August 1964 | Match drawn | |
410 | 571 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 4 December 1964 | Won by an innings and 104 runs | English cricket team in South Africa in 1964–65 (1–0) |
411 | 572 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) | 23 December 1964 | Match drawn | |
412 | 573 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) | 1 January 1965 | Match drawn | |
413 | 575 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) | 22 January 1965 | Match drawn | |
414 | 578 | South Africa | St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth (A) | 12 February 1965 | Match drawn | |
415 | 591 | New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 27 May 1965 | Won by 9 wickets | New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965 (3–0) |
416 | 592 | New Zealand | Lord's, London (H) | 17 June 1965 | Won by 7 wickets | |
417 | 593 | New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 8 July 1965 | Won by an innings and 187 runs | |
418 | 594 | South Africa | Lord's, London (H) | 22 July 1965 | Match drawn | South African cricket team in England in 1965 (0–1) |
419 | 595 | South Africa | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 5 August 1965 | Lost by 94 runs | |
420 | 596 | South Africa | The Oval, London (H) | 26 August 1965 | Match drawn | |
421 | 597 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 10 December 1965 | Match drawn | 1965–66 Ashes series (1–1) |
422 | 598 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 30 December 1965 | Match drawn | |
423 | 599 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 7 January 1966 | Won by an innings and 93 runs | |
424 | 600 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 28 January 1966 | Lost by an innings and 9 runs | |
425 | 601 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 11 February 1966 | Match drawn | |
426 | 602 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) | 25 February 1966 | Match drawn | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1965–66 (0–0) |
427 | 603 | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin (A) | 4 March 1966 | Match drawn | |
428 | 604 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 11 March 1966 | Match drawn | |
429 | 605 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 2 June 1966 | Lost by an innings and 40 runs | West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 (1–3) |
430 | 606 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 16 June 1966 | Match drawn | |
431 | 607 | West Indies | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 30 June 1966 | Lost by 139 runs | |
432 | 608 | West Indies | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 4 August 1966 | Lost by an innings and 55 runs | |
433 | 609 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 18 August 1966 | Won by an innings and 34 runs | |
434 | 618 | India | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 8 June 1967 | Won by 6 wickets | Indian cricket team in England in 1967 (3–0) |
435 | 619 | India | Lord's, London (H) | 22 June 1967 | Won by an innings and 124 runs | |
436 | 620 | India | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 13 July 1967 | Won by 132 runs | |
437 | 621 | Pakistan | Lord's, London (H) | 27 July 1967 | Match drawn | Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967 (2–0) |
438 | 622 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 10 August 1967 | Won by 10 wickets | |
439 | 623 | Pakistan | The Oval, London (H) | 24 August 1967 | Won by 8 wickets | |
440 | 627 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 19 January 1968 | Match drawn | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1967–68 (1–0) |
441 | 629 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston (A) | 8 February 1968 | Match drawn | |
442 | 633 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) | 29 February 1968 | Match drawn | |
443 | 635 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 14 March 1968 | Won by 7 wickets | |
444 | 636 | West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown (A) | 28 March 1968 | Match drawn | |
445 | 637 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 6 June 1968 | Lost by 159 runs | 1968 Ashes series (1–1) |
446 | 638 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 20 June 1968 | Match drawn | |
447 | 639 | Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 11 July 1968 | Match drawn | |
448 | 640 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 25 July 1968 | Match drawn | |
449 | 641 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 22 August 1968 | Won by 226 runs | |
450 | 647 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (A) | 21 February 1969 | Match drawn | English cricket team in Pakistan in 1968–69 (0–0) |
451 | 649 | Pakistan | Dacca Stadium, Dacca (A) | 28 February 1969 | Match drawn | |
452 | 650 | Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi (A) | 6 March 1969 | Match drawn | |
453 | 653 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 12 June 1969 | Won by 10 wickets | West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0) |
454 | 654 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 26 June 1969 | Match drawn | |
455 | 655 | West Indies | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 10 July 1969 | Won by 30 runs | |
456 | 656 | New Zealand | Lord's, London (H) | 24 July 1969 | Won by 230 runs | New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0) |
457 | 657 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 7 August 1969 | Match drawn | |
458 | 658 | New Zealand | The Oval, London (H) | 21 August 1969 | Won by 8 wickets | |
459 | 674 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 27 November 1970 | Match drawn | 1970–71 Ashes series (2–0) |
460 | 675 | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth (A) | 11 December 1970 | Match drawn | |
461 | 676 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 9 January 1971 | Won by 299 runs | |
462 | 677 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 21 January 1971 | Match drawn | |
463 | 678 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 29 January 1971 | Match drawn | |
464 | 679 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 12 February 1971 | Won by 62 runs | |
465 | 681 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) | 25 February 1971 | Won by 8 wickets | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1970–71 (1–0) |
466 | 682 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 5 March 1971 | Match drawn | |
467 | 687 | Pakistan | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 3 June 1971 | Match drawn | Pakistani cricket team in England in 1971 (1–0) |
468 | 688 | Pakistan | Lord's, London (H) | 17 June 1971 | Match drawn | |
469 | 689 | Pakistan | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 8 July 1971 | Won by 25 runs | |
470 | 690 | India | Lord's, London (H) | 22 July 1971 | Match drawn | Indian cricket team in England in 1971 (0–1) |
471 | 691 | India | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 5 August 1971 | Match drawn | |
472 | 692 | India | The Oval, London (H) | 19 August 1971 | Lost by 4 wickets | |
473 | 698 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 8 June 1972 | Won by 89 runs | 1972 Ashes series (2–2) |
474 | 699 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 22 June 1972 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
475 | 700 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 13 July 1972 | Match drawn | |
476 | 701 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 27 July 1972 | Won by 9 wickets | |
477 | 702 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 10 August 1972 | Lost by 5 wickets | |
478 | 703 | India | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) | 20 December 1972 | Won by 6 wickets | English cricket team in India in 1972–73 (1–2) |
479 | 706 | India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (A) | 30 December 1972 | Lost by 28 runs | |
480 | 708 | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (A) | 12 January 1973 | Lost by 4 wickets | |
481 | 709 | India | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) | 25 January 1973 | Match drawn | |
482 | 711 | India | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (A) | 6 February 1973 | Match drawn | |
483 | 715 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (A) | 2 March 1973 | Match drawn | English cricket team in Pakistan in 1972–73 (0–0) |
484 | 717 | Pakistan | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (A) | 16 March 1973 | Match drawn | |
485 | 719 | Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi (A) | 24 March 1973 | Match drawn | |
486 | 722 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 7 June 1973 | Won by 38 runs | New Zealand cricket team in England in 1973 (2–0) |
487 | 723 | New Zealand | Lord's, London (H) | 21 June 1973 | Match drawn | |
488 | 724 | New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 5 July 1973 | Won by an innings and 1 run | |
489 | 725 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 26 July 1973 | Lost by 158 runs | West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 (0–2) |
490 | 726 | West Indies | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 9 August 1973 | Match drawn | |
491 | 727 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 23 August 1973 | Lost by an innings and 226 runs | |
492 | 731 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 2 February 1974 | Lost by 7 wickets | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1973–74 (1–1) |
493 | 732 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston (A) | 16 February 1974 | Match drawn | |
494 | 734 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) | 6 March 1974 | Match drawn | |
495 | 737 | West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown (A) | 22 March 1974 | Match drawn | |
496 | 738 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 30 March 1974 | Won by 26 runs | |
497 | 739 | India | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 6 June 1974 | Won by 113 runs | Indian cricket team in England in 1974 (3–0) |
498 | 740 | India | Lord's, London (H) | 20 June 1974 | Won by an innings and 285 runs | |
499 | 741 | India | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 4 July 1974 | Won by an innings and 78 runs | |
500 | 742 | Pakistan | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 25 July 1974 | Match drawn | Pakistani cricket team in England in 1974 (0–0) |
501 | 743 | Pakistan | Lord's, London (H) | 8 August 1974 | Match drawn | |
502 | 744 | Pakistan | The Oval, London (H) | 22 August 1974 | Match drawn | |
503 | 746 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 29 November 1974 | Lost by 166 runs | 1974–75 Ashes series (1–4) |
504 | 748 | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth (A) | 13 December 1974 | Lost by 9 wickets | |
505 | 749 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 26 December 1974 | Match drawn |
Summary
Team | Total matches[3][6] | Home matches[10][11] | Away matches[12][13] | ||||||||||||
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Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | |
Australia | 39 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 0.800 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.666 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1.000 |
India | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.400 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.000 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.250 |
New Zealand | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
Pakistan | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | – | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
South Africa | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4.000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
West Indies | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0.777 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.500 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3.000 |
Total | 147 | 45 | 25 | 77 | 1.800 | 76 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 1.937 | 71 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 1.555 |
Notes
- ^ The England cricket team represented Scotland until 1992, when they left the UK Cricket Council and later joined the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an independent member.[2]
References
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- ^ "The History of Cricket in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Overall figures: Win/loss ratio in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Williamson, Martin (14 July 2012). "When politics killed a tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Result Margin: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Results: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.