England's Wally Hammond was the leading run-scorer in Tests between 1920 and 1939.[1]
The England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket.[lower-alpha 1] Between 1920 and 1939, when competitive cricket was interrupted by the Second World War, England played 120 Test matches, resulting in 41 victories, 49 draws and 30 defeats.[3] During this period, England faced India, New Zealand and the West Indies for the first time in Test cricket, having previously only played against Australia and South Africa. The emergence of Don Bradman as an extraordinary batsman for Australia led to England employing Bodyline tactics during the 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia.[4] The tactic, which involved bowling fast deliveries aimed at the batsman, created antagonism between the two teams.[5] The England team of the era featured some of the country's best batsmen; Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond and Len Hutton were all included in the ESPNcricinfo "all-time England XI" in 2009.[6]
England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 49 matches against them—followed by South Africa. England won more matches than they lost against every team except Australia, against whom they won 15 matches and lost 22. They did not lose any matches against newcomers India or New Zealand, while against the West Indies they won 8 matches and lost 3.[7] England won 14 matches by an innings, with their largest victory being by an innings and 579 runs against Australia during the 1938 Ashes series,[8] the largest margin of victory by any team in Test cricket.[9] Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in the 1928–29 Ashes series against Australia, when they won by 675 runs, which is also an all-time record for any team,[10] while they won by ten wickets on two occasions.[8] Conversely, England suffered their largest defeat by runs alone, losing to Australia by 562 runs during the 1934 Ashes series, which ranks behind England's 675 runs victory as the second highest margin of victory by runs.[10]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No. (Eng.) | Match number for England (i.e. 150 was England's 150th Test match) |
| No. (Ove.) | Match number overall (i.e. 150 was the 150th 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
| No. (Eng.) |
No. (Ove.) |
Opposition | Venue | Start Date | Result | Series (result)[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 135 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 17 December 1920 | Lost by 377 runs | 1920–21 Ashes series (0–5) |
| 125 | 136 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 31 December 1920 | Lost by an innings and 91 runs | |
| 126 | 137 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 14 January 1921 | Lost by 119 runs | |
| 127 | 138 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 11 February 1921 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 128 | 139 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 25 February 1921 | Lost by 9 wickets | |
| 129 | 140 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 28 May 1921 | Lost by 10 wickets | 1921 Ashes series (0–3) |
| 130 | 141 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 11 June 1921 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 131 | 142 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 2 July 1921 | Lost by 219 runs | |
| 132 | 143 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 23 July 1921 | Match drawn | |
| 133 | 144 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 13 August 1921 | Match drawn | |
| 134 | 148 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 23 December 1922 | Lost by 168 runs | English cricket team in South Africa in 1922–23 (2–1) |
| 135 | 149 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) | 1 January 1923 | Won by 1 wicket | |
| 136 | 150 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 18 January 1923 | Match drawn | |
| 137 | 151 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 9 February 1923 | Match drawn | |
| 138 | 152 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 16 February 1923 | Won by 109 runs | |
| 139 | 153 | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 14 June 1924 | Won by an innings and 18 runs | South African cricket team in England in 1924 (3–0) |
| 140 | 154 | South Africa | Lord's, London (H) | 28 June 1924 | Won by an innings and 18 runs | |
| 141 | 155 | South Africa | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 12 July 1924 | Won by 9 wickets | |
| 142 | 156 | South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 26 July 1924 | Match drawn | |
| 143 | 157 | South Africa | The Oval, London (H) | 16 August 1924 | Match drawn | |
| 144 | 158 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 19 December 1924 | Lost by 193 runs | 1924–25 Ashes series (1–4) |
| 145 | 159 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 1 January 1925 | Lost by 81 runs | |
| 146 | 160 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 16 January 1925 | Lost by 11 runs | |
| 147 | 161 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 13 February 1925 | Won by an innings and 29 runs | |
| 148 | 162 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 27 February 1925 | Lost by 307 runs | |
| 149 | 163 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 12 June 1926 | Match drawn | 1926 Ashes series (1–0) |
| 150 | 164 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 26 June 1926 | Match drawn | |
| 151 | 165 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 10 July 1926 | Match drawn | |
| 152 | 166 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 24 July 1926 | Match drawn | |
| 153 | 167 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 14 August 1926 | Won by 289 runs | |
| 154 | 168 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 24 December 1927 | Won by 10 wickets | English cricket team in South Africa in 1927–28 (2–2) |
| 155 | 169 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) | 31 December 1927 | Won by 87 runs | |
| 156 | 170 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 21 January 1928 | Match drawn | |
| 157 | 171 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 28 January 1928 | Lost by 4 wickets | |
| 158 | 172 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 4 February 1928 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 159 | 173 |  West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 23 June 1928 | Won by an innings and 58 runs | West Indian cricket team in England in 1928 (3–0) |
| 160 | 174 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 21 July 1928 | Won by an innings and 30 runs | |
| 161 | 175 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 11 August 1928 | Won by an innings and 71 runs | |
| 162 | 176 | Australia | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane (A) | 30 November 1928 | Won by 675 runs | 1928–29 Ashes series (4–1) |
| 163 | 177 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 14 December 1928 | Won by 8 wickets | |
| 164 | 178 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 29 December 1928 | Won by 3 wickets | |
| 165 | 179 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 1 February 1929 | Won by 12 runs | |
| 166 | 180 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 8 March 1929 | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 167 | 181 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) | 15 June 1929 | Match drawn | South African cricket team in England in 1929 (2–0) |
| 168 | 182 | South Africa | Lord's, London (H) | 29 June 1929 | Match drawn | |
| 169 | 183 | South Africa | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 13 July 1929 | Won by 5 wickets | |
| 170 | 184 | South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 27 July 1929 | Won by an innings and 32 runs | |
| 171 | 185 | South Africa | The Oval, London (H) | 17 August 1929 | Match drawn | |
| 172 | 186 |  New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) | 10 January 1930[lower-alpha 2] | Won by 8 wickets | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30 (1–0) |
| 173 | 187 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) | 11 January 1930[lower-alpha 2] | Match drawn | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30 (1–1) |
| 174 | 188 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington (A) | 24 January 1930 | Match drawn | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30 (1–0) |
| 175 | 189 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 1 February 1930 | Won by 167 runs | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30 (1–1) |
| 176 | 190 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 14 February 1930 | Match drawn | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30 (1–0) |
| 177 | 191 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 21 February 1930[lower-alpha 2] | Match drawn | |
| 178 | 192 | West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown (A) | 21 February 1930[lower-alpha 2] | Lost by 289 runs | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30 (1–1) |
| 179 | 193 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston (A) | 3 April 1930 | Match drawn | |
| 180 | 194 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 13 June 1930 | Won by 93 runs | 1930 Ashes series (1–2) |
| 181 | 195 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 27 June 1930 | Lost by 7 wickets | |
| 182 | 196 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 11 July 1930 | Match drawn | |
| 183 | 197 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 25 July 1930 | Match drawn | |
| 184 | 198 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 16 August 1930 | Lost by an innings and 39 runs | |
| 185 | 200 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 24 December 1930 | Lost by 28 runs | English cricket team in South Africa in 1930–31 (0–1) |
| 186 | 202 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) | 1 January 1931 | Match drawn | |
| 187 | 204 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 16 January 1931 | Match drawn | |
| 188 | 206 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 13 February 1931 | Match drawn | |
| 189 | 207 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 21 February 1931 | Match drawn | |
| 190 | 209 | New Zealand | Lord's, London (H) | 27 June 1931 | Match drawn | New Zealand cricket team in England in 1931 (1–0) |
| 191 | 210 | New Zealand | The Oval, London (H) | 29 July 1931 | Won by an innings and 26 runs | |
| 192 | 211 | New Zealand | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 15 August 1931 | Match drawn | |
| 193 | 219 |  India | Lord's, London (H) | 25 June 1932 | Won by 158 runs | Indian cricket team in England in 1932 (1–0) |
| 194 | 220 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 2 December 1932 | Won by 10 wickets | 1932–33 Ashes series (4–1) |
| 195 | 221 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 30 December 1932 | Lost by 111 runs | |
| 196 | 222 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 13 January 1933 | Won by 338 runs | |
| 197 | 223 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 10 February 1933 | Won by 6 wickets | |
| 198 | 224 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 23 February 1933 | Won by 8 wickets | |
| 199 | 225 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) | 24 March 1933 | Match drawn | English cricket team in New Zealand in 1932–33 (0–0) |
| 200 | 226 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland (A) | 31 March 1933 | Match drawn | |
| 201 | 227 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 24 June 1933 | Won by an innings and 27 runs | West Indian cricket team in England in 1933 (2–0) |
| 202 | 228 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 22 July 1933 | Match drawn | |
| 203 | 229 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 12 August 1933 | Won by an innings and 17 runs | |
| 204 | 230 | India | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (A) | 15 December 1933 | Won by 9 wickets | English cricket team in India in 1933–34 (2–0) |
| 205 | 231 | India | Eden Gardens, Calcutta (A) | 5 January 1934 | Match drawn | |
| 206 | 232 | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (A) | 10 February 1934 | Won by 202 runs | |
| 207 | 233 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 8 June 1934 | Lost by 238 runs | 1934 Ashes series (1–2) |
| 208 | 234 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 22 June 1934 | Won by an innings and 38 runs | |
| 209 | 235 | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 6 July 1934 | Match drawn | |
| 210 | 236 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 20 July 1934 | Match drawn | |
| 211 | 237 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 18 August 1934 | Lost by 562 runs | |
| 212 | 238 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) | 8 January 1935 | Won by 4 wickets | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1934–35 (1–2) |
| 213 | 239 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) | 24 January 1935 | Lost by 217 runs | |
| 214 | 240 | West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown (A) | 14 February 1935 | Match drawn | |
| 215 | 241 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston (A) | 14 March 1935 | Lost by an innings and 161 runs | |
| 216 | 242 | South Africa | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 15 June 1935 | Match drawn | South African cricket team in England in 1935 (0–1) |
| 217 | 243 | South Africa | Lord's, London (H) | 29 June 1935 | Lost by 157 runs | |
| 218 | 244 | South Africa | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 13 July 1935 | Match drawn | |
| 219 | 245 | South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 27 July 1935 | Match drawn | |
| 220 | 246 | South Africa | The Oval, London (H) | 17 August 1935 | Match drawn | |
| 221 | 252 | India | Lord's, London (H) | 27 June 1936 | Won by 9 wickets | Indian cricket team in England in 1936 (2–0) |
| 222 | 253 | India | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 25 July 1936 | Match drawn | |
| 223 | 254 | India | The Oval, London (H) | 15 August 1936 | Won by 9 wickets | |
| 224 | 255 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane (A) | 4 December 1936 | Won by 322 runs | 1936–37 Ashes series (2–3) |
| 225 | 256 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | 18 December 1936 | Won by an innings and 2 runs | |
| 226 | 257 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 1 January 1937 | Lost by 365 runs | |
| 227 | 258 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) | 29 January 1937 | Lost by 148 runs | |
| 228 | 259 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) | 26 February 1937 | Lost by an innings and 200 runs | |
| 229 | 260 | New Zealand | Lord's, London (H) | 26 June 1937 | Match drawn | New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937 (1–0) |
| 230 | 261 | New Zealand | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 24 July 1937 | Won by 130 runs | |
| 231 | 262 | New Zealand | The Oval, London (H) | 14 August 1937 | Match drawn | |
| 232 | 263 | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) | 10 June 1938 | Match drawn | 1938 Ashes series (1–1) |
| 233 | 264 | Australia | Lord's, London (H) | 24 June 1938 | Match drawn | |
| 234 | 265 | Australia | Headingley, Leeds (H) | 22 July 1938 | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 235 | 266 | Australia | The Oval, London (H) | 20 August 1938 | Won by an innings and 579 runs | |
| 236 | 267 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 24 December 1938 | Match drawn | English cricket team in South Africa in 1938–39 (1–0) |
| 237 | 268 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) | 31 December 1938 | Match drawn | |
| 238 | 269 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 20 January 1939 | Won by an innings and 13 runs | |
| 239 | 270 | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg (A) | 18 February 1939 | Match drawn | |
| 240 | 271 | South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban (A) | 3 March 1939 | Match drawn | |
| 241 | 272 | West Indies | Lord's, London (H) | 24 June 1939 | Won by 8 wickets | West Indian cricket team in England in 1939 (1–0) |
| 242 | 273 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester (H) | 22 July 1939 | Match drawn | |
| 243 | 274 | West Indies | The Oval, London (H) | 19 August 1939 | Match drawn |
Summary
| Team | Total matches[3][7] | Home matches[14][15] | Away matches[16][17] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | |
| Australia | 49 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 0.681 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.500 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0.785 |
| India | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| New Zealand | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| South Africa | 35 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 2.000 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5.000 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1.250 |
| West Indies | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2.666 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.666 |
| Total | 120 | 41 | 30 | 49 | 1.366 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 2.222 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 1.000 |
Notes
- ↑ 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]
- 1 2 3 4 Two England cricket teams toured during the English winter of 1929–30; both New Zealand and the West Indies had recently become eligible to play Test cricket, and English cricket authorities wanted to visit both as soon as possible. Due to other commitments, they decided the best way to achieve this was to send a team to each at the same time.[13] As a result, they began a Test match on 10 January 1930 in New Zealand, and 11 January in the West Indies, and a little later had concurrent matches once again, with Tests in both places on 21 February 1930.
References
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "The History of Cricket in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin. "A brief history ... Bodyline". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ Watson, Greig (16 January 2013). "Bodyline: 80 years of cricket's greatest controversy". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Miller, Andrew (28 August 2009). "Old gold". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- 1 2 "Match results by margin: England in Test matches between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Records / Test matches / Team records / Largest margin of victory (by an innings)". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Records / Test matches / Team records / Largest margin of victory (by runs)". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Series: England in Test series between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin (1 February 2014). "Playing two Tests in a day". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1939". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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