Team Smallest Margins IN England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches IN England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	25 runs	231	88.3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
England	38 runs	479	188.1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
West Indies	55 runs	260	56.0	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	113 runs	296	85.1	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
West Indies	158 runs	414	105.1	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
West Indies	231 runs	435	78.4	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
West Indies	425 runs	552	63.5	v England	Manchester	8 Jul 1976	Test # 779

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	4 wickets	173	101.0	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Australia	5 wickets	242	92.2	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
England	7 wickets	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	138	52.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
England	7 wickets	118	30.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
Australia	8 wickets	81	26.5	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
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

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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]