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Cricket Records in 1920s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	11 runs	375	111.2x8	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
England	12 runs	349	151.5	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
Australia	81 runs	372	106.3x8	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
England	87 runs	312	101.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
England	109 runs	344	117.1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
Australia	119 runs	490	106.2	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
South Africa	168 runs	387	100.0	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
Australia	193 runs	605	96.7x8	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
Australia	219 runs	422	52.2	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1921	Test # 142
England	289 runs	415	52.3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
Australia	307 runs	454	44.4x8	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
Australia	377 runs	659	102.5	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	Test # 135
England	675 runs	742	25.3	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	173	88.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
England	3 wickets	332	159.5	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
South Africa	4 wickets	153	49.2	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
Australia	5 wickets	286	134.1	v England	Melbourne	8 Mar 1929	Test # 180
England	5 wickets	184	52.4	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
Australia	8 wickets	211	64.2	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
Australia	8 wickets	129	30.3	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
South Africa	8 wickets	69	23.3	v England	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
England	8 wickets	15	7.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
Australia	9 wickets	93	34.2	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
England	9 wickets	60	22.2	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
Australia	10 wickets	28	6.1	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
Australia	10 wickets	1	0.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
England	10 wickets	54	21.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168

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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 South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]

England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]

England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]