| Winner | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | inns & 98 runs | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 |
| South Africa | inns & 74 runs | v England | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2010 | Test # 1948 |
| South Africa | inns & 12 runs | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
| Winner | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 340 runs | v England | Nottingham | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2264 |
| South Africa | 280 runs | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
| England | 241 runs | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 | Test # 2196 |
| England | 239 runs | v South Africa | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 | Test # 2266 |
| England | 211 runs | v South Africa | Lord's | 6 Jul 2017 | Test # 2262 |
| South Africa | 196 runs | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 |
| England | 177 runs | v South Africa | Manchester | 4 Aug 2017 | Test # 2268 |
| England | 77 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 |
| South Africa | 51 runs | v England | Lord's | 16 Aug 2012 | Test # 2053 |
| Winner | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 wickets | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 |
| England | 7 wickets | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 |
| England | 7 wickets | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 | Test # 2199 |
| England | 6 wickets | v South Africa | The Oval | 7 Aug 2008 | Test # 1885 |
| South Africa | 5 wickets | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Aug 4-7, 2017
[Test # 2268] |
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England v South Africa at The Oval, 3rd Test, Jul 27-31, 2017
[Test # 2266] |
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England v South Africa at Nottingham, 2nd Test, Jul 14-17, 2017
[Test # 2264] |