Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1890s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	10 runs	177	68.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	Test # 42
England	32 runs	132	77.1x5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
Australia	54 runs	213	82.2	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1892	Test # 35
England	66 runs	111	26.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
Australia	72 runs	229	66.2	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1892	Test # 36
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
England	210 runs	246	22.4x5	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
England	288 runs	319	18.4x5	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
Australia	382 runs	526	67.1	v England	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895	Test # 44

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 wickets	95	51.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1890	Test # 34
Australia	3 wickets	125	84.3x5	v England	Manchester	16 Jul 1896	Test # 51
England	6 wickets	297	88.1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
England	6 wickets	109	47.1x5	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
Australia	6 wickets	275	62.4	v England	Sydney	26 Feb 1898	Test # 57
England	7 wickets	136	75.0x5	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 1890	Test # 33
Australia	8 wickets	115	39.4	v England	Melbourne	29 Jan 1898	Test # 56
England	9 wickets	95	28.0	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897	Test # 53
Australia	10 wickets	26	11.0x5	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1899	Test # 61

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 14-16, 1899 [Test # 64]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 17-19, 1899 [Test # 63]

England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jun 29-Jul 1, 1899 [Test # 62]