Records / 1930s / Test matches / Smallest victories (including ties)

By runs
Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	28 runs	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
West Indies	30 runs	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1931	Test # 208
England	93 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
Australia	111 runs	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
England	130 runs	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
Australia	148 runs	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
South Africa	157 runs	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
England	158 runs	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
England	167 runs	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Feb 1930	Test # 189
Australia	169 runs	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
England	202 runs	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
West Indies	217 runs	v England	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935	Test # 239
Australia	238 runs	v England	Nottingham	8 Jun 1934	Test # 233
West Indies	289 runs	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930	Test # 192
England	322 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1936	Test # 255
England	338 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
Australia	365 runs	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1937	Test # 257
Australia	562 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237

By wickets
Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	4 wickets	v West Indies	Bridgetown	8 Jan 1935	Test # 238
Australia	5 wickets	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
England	6 wickets	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
Australia	7 wickets	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
England	8 wickets	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930	Test # 186
South Africa	8 wickets	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
England	8 wickets	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
England	8 wickets	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
England	9 wickets	v India	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
Australia	9 wickets	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
England	9 wickets	v India	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
England	9 wickets	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
Australia	10 wickets	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
Australia	10 wickets	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
England	10 wickets	v Australia	Sydney	2 Dec 1932	Test # 220

Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]