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Cricket Records in 1900s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 runs	124	49.4	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902	Test # 73
Australia	32 runs	211	65.3	v England	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
Australia	49 runs	279	105.1	v England	Sydney	21 Feb 1908	Test # 100
England	53 runs	129	44.4	v South Africa	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
Australia	126 runs	214	37.5	v England	Leeds	1 Jul 1909	Test # 103
Australia	143 runs	339	60.5	v England	Sheffield	3 Jul 1902	Test # 72
England	157 runs	329	72.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
Australia	159 runs	245	22.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
England	213 runs	402	72.4	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905	Test # 83
Australia	216 runs	495	117.1	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904	Test # 80
Australia	218 runs	320	22.5	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
Australia	229 runs	405	79.5	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
South Africa	243 runs	440	78.4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
Australia	245 runs	429	63.4	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908	Test # 98
Australia	308 runs	495	68.1	v England	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	263	66.5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1902	Test # 74
South Africa	1 wicket	284	112.5	v England	Johannesburg	2 Jan 1906	Test # 88
England	1 wicket	282	121.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
Australia	2 wickets	274	98.3	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907	Test # 96
Australia	4 wickets	315	134.0	v England	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902	Test # 67
England	4 wickets	159	59.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Mar 1906	Test # 91
England	5 wickets	194	95.5	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903	Test # 78
Australia	7 wickets	118	36.3	v England	Sydney	14 Feb 1902	Test # 68
South Africa	9 wickets	32	10.5	v England	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
Australia	9 wickets	41	15.4	v England	Lord's	14 Jun 1909	Test # 102
Australia	10 wickets	59	9.5	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
England	10 wickets	105	32.2	v Australia	Birmingham	27 May 1909	Test # 101

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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 9-11, 1909 [Test # 105]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 26-28, 1909 [Test # 104]

England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 1-3, 1909 [Test # 103]