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England cricket team Test results (1946–1959)

International cricket, which had been suspended since 1939 due to the Second World War, resumed in 1946. From then until the end of 1959, the England cricket team, which represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket,[a] played 115 Test matches, resulting in 45 victories, 39 draws and 31 defeats.[3] During this period, England faced Pakistan for the first time, when they toured England in 1954. During that tour, they became the first team to win a Test match on their first visit to England.[4] England were the dominant team in international cricket during the 1950s;[5] they did not lose a Test series between March 1951 and December 1958,[6] and featured an array of stars such as Colin Cowdrey, Denis Compton, Fred Trueman, Brian Statham and Jim Laker.[7]

Black and white photo of Denis Compton
Denis Compton was one of England's top batsmen between 1940 and 1959, scoring over 5,000 runs.[1]

England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 35 matches against them—followed by South Africa. England won more matches than they lost against India, New Zealand and South Africa, but against Australia they won seven and lost seventeen Ashes matches, while against the West Indies they won six and lost seven. They faced newcomers Pakistan in just four matches, winning one, losing one and drawing the others.[8] England won 16 matches by an innings, with their largest victory being by an innings and 248 runs against New Zealand in 1958. Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in 1956–57 against South Africa, when they won by 312 runs, while they won by ten wickets on four occasions. Conversely, England suffered their largest ever defeat, losing to Australia by an innings and 332 runs during the 1946–47 Ashes series.[9]

Key edit

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. (Eng.) Match number for England (i.e. 300 was England's 300th Test match)
No. (Ove.) Match number overall (i.e. 300 was the 300th Test match)
Opposition The team England was playing against
Venue The cricket ground where the match was played
(H) Home ground
(A) Away ground
Start date Starting date of the Test match
Result Result of the match for England
Series (result) What series the match was part of, with the result listed in brackets;
England's tally first (i.e. (2–1) means that England won two matches, and their opponents won one match)

Matches edit

England Test cricket results between 1940 and 1959[10]
No.
(Eng.) 		No.
(Ove.) 		Opposition Venue Start date Result Series (result)[6]
244 276   India Lord's, London (H) 22 June 1946 Won by 10 wickets Indian cricket team in England in 1946 (1–0)
245 277   India Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 20 July 1946 Match drawn
246 278   India The Oval, London (H) 17 August 1946 Match drawn
247 279   Australia The Gabba, Brisbane (A) 29 November 1946 Lost by an innings and 332 runs 1946–47 Ashes series (0–3)
248 280   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 13 December 1946 Lost by an innings and 33 runs
249 281   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 1 January 1947 Match drawn
250 282   Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 31 January 1947 Match drawn
251 283   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 28 February 1947 Lost by 5 wickets
252 284   New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 21 March 1947 Match drawn English cricket team in New Zealand in 1946–47 (0–0)
253 285   South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 June 1947 Match drawn South African cricket team in England in 1947 (3–0)
254 286   South Africa Lord's, London (H) 21 June 1947 Won by 10 wickets
255 287   South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 5 July 1947 Won by 7 wickets
256 288   South Africa Headingley, Leeds (H) 26 July 1947 Won by 10 wickets
257 289   South Africa The Oval, London (H) 16 August 1947 Match drawn
258 293   West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) 21 January 1948 Match drawn English cricket team in the West Indies in 1947–48 (0–2)
259 296   West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 11 February 1948 Match drawn
260 297   West Indies Bourda, Georgetown (A) 3 March 1948 Lost by 7 wickets
261 298   West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 27 March 1948 Lost by 10 wickets
262 299   Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 10 June 1948 Lost by 8 wickets 1948 Ashes series (0–4)
263 300   Australia Lord's, London (H) 24 June 1948 Lost by 409 runs
264 301   Australia Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 8 July 1948 Match drawn
265 302   Australia Headingley, Leeds (H) 22 July 1948 Lost by 7 wickets
266 303   Australia The Oval, London (H) 14 August 1948 Lost by an innings and 149 runs
267 306   South Africa Kingsmead, Durban (A) 16 December 1948 Won by 2 wickets English cricket team in South Africa in 1948–49 (2–0)
268 307   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 27 December 1948 Match drawn
269 309   South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) 1 January 1949 Match drawn
270 312   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 12 February 1949 Match drawn
271 313   South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth (A) 5 March 1949 Won by 3 wickets
272 314   New Zealand Headingley, Leeds (H) 11 June 1949 Match drawn New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949 (0–0)
273 315   New Zealand Lord's, London (H) 25 June 1949 Match drawn
274 316   New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 23 July 1949 Match drawn
275 317   New Zealand The Oval, London (H) 13 August 1949 Match drawn
276 323   West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 8 June 1950 Won by 202 runs West Indian cricket team in England in 1950 (1–3)
277 324   West Indies Lord's, London (H) 24 June 1950 Lost by 326 runs
278 325   West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 20 July 1950 Lost by 10 wickets
279 326   West Indies The Oval, London (H) 12 August 1950 Lost by an innings and 56 runs
280 327   Australia The Gabba, Brisbane (A) 1 December 1950 Lost by 70 runs 1950–51 Ashes series (1–4)
281 328   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 22 December 1950 Lost by 28 runs
282 329   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 5 January 1951 Lost by an innings and 13 runs
283 330   Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 2 February 1951 Lost by 274 runs
284 331   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 23 February 1951 Won by 8 wickets
285 332   New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 17 March 1951 Match drawn English cricket team in New Zealand in 1950–51 (1–0)
286 333   New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington (A) 24 March 1951 Won by 6 wickets
287 334   South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 June 1951 Lost by 71 runs South African cricket team in England in 1951 (3–1)
288 335   South Africa Lord's, London (H) 21 June 1951 Won by 10 wickets
289 336   South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 5 July 1951 Won by 9 wickets
290 337   South Africa Headingley, Leeds (H) 26 July 1951 Match drawn
291 338   South Africa The Oval, London (H) 16 August 1951 Won by 4 wickets
292 339   India Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) 2 November 1951 Match drawn English cricket team in India in 1951–52 (1–1)
293 342   India Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (A) 14 December 1951 Match drawn
294 344   India Eden Gardens, Calcutta (A) 30 December 1951 Match drawn
295 346   India Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) 12 January 1952 Won by 8 wickets
296 348   India M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (A) 6 February 1952 Lost by an innings and 8 runs
297 351   India Headingley, Leeds (H) 5 June 1952 Won by 7 wickets Indian cricket team in England in 1952 (3–0)
298 352   India Lord's, London (H) 19 June 1952 Won by 8 wickets
299 353   India Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 17 July 1952 Won by an innings and 207 runs
300 354   India The Oval, London (H) 14 August 1952 Match drawn
301 372   Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 11 June 1953 Match drawn 1953 Ashes series (1–0)
302 373   Australia Lord's, London (H) 25 June 1953 Match drawn
303 374   Australia Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 9 July 1953 Match drawn
304 375   Australia Headingley, Leeds (H) 23 July 1953 Match drawn
305 376   Australia The Oval, London (H) 15 August 1953 Won by 8 wickets
306 380   West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 15 January 1954 Lost by 140 runs English cricket team in the West Indies in 1953–54 (2–2)
307 383   West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) 6 February 1954 Lost by 181 runs
308 384   West Indies Bourda, Georgetown (A) 24 February 1954 Won by 9 wickets
309 385   West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 17 March 1954 Match drawn
310 386   West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 30 March 1954 Won by 9 wickets
311 387   Pakistan Lord's, London (H) 10 June 1954 Match drawn Pakistani cricket team in England in 1954 (1–1)
312 388   Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 1 July 1954 Won by an innings and 129 runs
313 389   Pakistan Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 22 July 1954 Match drawn
314 390   Pakistan The Oval, London (H) 12 August 1954 Lost by 24 runs
315 391   Australia The Gabba, Brisbane (A) 26 November 1954 Lost by an innings and 154 runs 1954–55 Ashes series (3–1)
316 392   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 17 December 1954 Won by 38 runs
317 393   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 31 December 1954 Won by 128 runs
318 396   Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 28 January 1955 Won by 5 wickets
319 399   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 25 February 1955 Match drawn
320 401   New Zealand University Oval, Dunedin (A) 11 March 1955 Won by 8 wickets English cricket team in New Zealand in 1954–55 (2–0)
321 402   New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland (A) 25 March 1955 Won by an innings and 20 runs
322 407   South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 9 June 1955 Won by an innings and 5 runs South African cricket team in England in 1955 (3–2)
323 409   South Africa Lord's, London (H) 23 June 1955 Won by 71 runs
324 410   South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 7 July 1955 Lost by 3 wickets
325 411   South Africa Headingley, Leeds (H) 21 July 1955 Lost by 224 runs
326 412   South Africa The Oval, London (H) 13 August 1955 Won by 92 runs
327 425   Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 June 1956 Match drawn 1956 Ashes series (2–1)
328 426   Australia Lord's, London (H) 21 June 1956 Lost by 185 runs
329 427   Australia Headingley, Leeds (H) 12 July 1956 Won by an innings and 42 runs
330 428   Australia Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 26 July 1956 Won by an innings and 170 runs
331 429   Australia The Oval, London (H) 23 August 1956 Match drawn
332 434   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 24 December 1956 Won by 131 runs English cricket team in South Africa in 1956–57 (2–2)
333 435   South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) 1 January 1957 Won by 312 runs
334 436   South Africa Kingsmead, Durban (A) 25 January 1957 Match drawn
335 437   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 15 February 1957 Lost by 17 runs
336 438   South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth (A) 1 March 1957 Lost by 58 runs
337 439   West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 30 May 1957 Match drawn West Indian cricket team in England in 1957 (3–0)
338 440   West Indies Lord's, London (H) 20 June 1957 Won by an innings and 36 runs
339 441   West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 4 July 1957 Match drawn
340 442   West Indies Headingley, Leeds (H) 25 July 1957 Won by an innings and 5 runs
341 443   West Indies The Oval, London (H) 22 August 1957 Won by an innings and 237 runs
342 454   New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 5 June 1958 Won by 205 runs New Zealand cricket team in England in 1958 (4–0)
343 455   New Zealand Lord's, London (H) 19 June 1958 Won by an innings and 248 runs
344 456   New Zealand Headingley, Leeds (H) 3 July 1958 Won by an innings and 71 runs
345 457   New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 24 July 1958 Won by an innings and 13 runs
346 458   New Zealand The Oval, London (H) 21 August 1958 Match drawn
347 460   Australia The Gabba, Brisbane (A) 5 December 1958 Lost by 8 wickets 1958–59 Ashes series (0–4)
348 462   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 31 December 1958 Lost by 8 wickets
349 464   Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 9 January 1959 Match drawn
350 466   Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 30 January 1959 Lost by 10 wickets
351 468   Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 13 February 1959 Lost by 9 wickets
352 470   New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 27 February 1959 Won by an innings and 99 runs English cricket team in New Zealand in 1958–59 (1–0)
353 472   New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland (A) 14 March 1959 Match drawn
354 474   India Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 4 June 1959 Won by an innings and 59 runs Indian cricket team in England in 1959 (5–0)
355 475   India Lord's, London (H) 18 June 1959 Won by 8 wickets
356 476   India Headingley, Leeds (H) 2 July 1959 Won by an innings and 173 runs
357 477   India Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 23 July 1959 Won by 171 runs
358 478   India The Oval, London (H) 20 August 1959 Won by an innings and 27 runs

Summary edit

Team Total matches[3][8] Home matches[11][12] Away matches[13][14]
Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L
Australia 35 7 17 11 0.411 15 3 5 7 0.600 20 4 12 4 0.333
India 17 10 1 6 10.000 12 9 0 3 – 5 1 1 3 1.000
New Zealand 16 8 0 8 – 9 4 0 5 – 7 4 0 3 –
Pakistan 4 1 1 2 1.000 4 1 1 2 1.000 – – – – –
South Africa 25 13 5 7 2.600 15 9 3 3 3.000 10 4 2 4 2.000
West Indies 18 6 7 5 0.857 9 4 3 2 1.333 9 2 4 3 0.500
Total 115 45 31 39 1.451 64 30 12 22 2.500 51 15 19 17 0.789

Notes edit

  1. ^ The England cricket team represented Scotland until 1992, when they left the UK Cricket Council, and later joined the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an independent member.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Runs scored: England players in Test cricket between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The History of Cricket in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Leslie (1955). Pakistan in England, 1954. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Engel, Matthew (6 February 2015). "The trouble with being England cricket captain". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Ashes history – England stand out". BBC Sport. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Result margin: England losses in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Results: England in Test series between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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