Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
Pakistan	71 runs	382	92.4x8	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
India	153 runs	279	60.2	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
West Indies	198 runs	293	43.4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
India	222 runs	387	51.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	5 wickets	228	83.6x8	v Australia	Christchurch	8 Mar 1974	Test # 735
England	7 wickets	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Pakistan	8 wickets	32	7.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
England	9 wickets	20	10.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	9 wickets	79	29.1	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
West Indies	9 wickets	141	36.5	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
England	9 wickets	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
West Indies	10 wickets	19	7.2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867

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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:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]