David Gower and Ian Botham, pictured batting against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1981, were England's leading run-scorers in Test cricket between 1975 and 1989.[1]

Between 1975 and 1989 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket.[lower-alpha 1] During that time England played 152 Test matches, resulting in 40 victories, 62 draws and 50 defeats.[3] They faced Sri Lanka for the first time in Test cricket when England toured the country in 1981–82.[4] England did not face South Africa during this period, due to the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.[5] The West Indies were the most successful team in Test cricket at the time,[6] and were described as "the undisputed champions" by Tony Becca of ESPNcricinfo;[7] England faced them in 29 Test matches, and did not beat them.[8] England, like many other Test teams, lost some of their best players to World Series Cricket, an unsanctioned competition organised by Kerry Packer. Among those players who signed up for the league, and were subsequently banned from Test cricket, was England's captain, Tony Greig.[9]

England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 52 matches against them—followed by the West Indies. England won more matches than they lost against Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Against Pakistan they won four and lost four, while against the West Indies they lost 20 of their 29 fixtures.[8] England won 11 matches by an innings, with their largest victory being by an innings and 120 runs against Pakistan in 1978. Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in the 1978–79 Ashes series, when they beat Australia by 205 runs in the fifth Test, while they won by ten wickets twice. Conversely, England suffered their second-largest ever defeat by runs alone, losing to the West Indies by 425 runs during their visit in 1976.[10]

Key

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. (Eng.) Match number for England (i.e. 500 was England's 500th Test match)
No. (Ove.) Match number overall (i.e. 500 was the 500th Test match)
Opposition The team England were playing against
Venue The cricket ground where the match was played
H/A Whether the venue is home (England or Wales) or away (opponent's home)
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

England Test cricket results between 1975 and 1989[11]
No.
(Eng.)		 No.
(Ove.)		 Opposition Venue H/A Start date Result Series (result)[12]
506 751 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway4 January 1975Lost by 171 runs 1974–75 Ashes series (1–4)[lower-alpha 2]
507 754 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, AdelaideAway25 January 1975Lost by 163 runs
508 755 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway8 February 1975Won by an innings and 4 runs
509 757 New ZealandEden Park, AucklandAway20 February 1975Won by an innings and 83 runs England in New Zealand, 1974–75 (1–0)
510 758 New ZealandLancaster Park, ChristchurchAway28 February 1975Match drawn
511 760 AustraliaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome10 July 1975Lost by an innings and 85 runs 1975 Ashes series (0–1)
512 761 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome31 July 1975Match drawn
513 762 AustraliaHeadingley, LeedsHome14 August 1975Match drawn
514 763 AustraliaThe Oval, LondonHome28 August 1975Match drawn
515 777 West IndiesTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome3 June 1976Match drawn West Indies in England, 1976 (0–3)
516 778 West IndiesLord's, LondonHome17 June 1976Match drawn
517 779 West IndiesOld Trafford, ManchesterHome8 July 1976Lost by 425 runs
518 780 West IndiesHeadingley, LeedsHome22 July 1976Lost by 55 runs
519 781 West IndiesThe Oval, LondonHome12 August 1976Lost by 231 runs
520 788 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiAway17 December 1976Won by an innings and 25 runs England in India, 1976–77 (3–1)
521 791 IndiaEden Gardens, CalcuttaAway1 January 1977Won by 10 wickets
522 793 IndiaMadras Cricket Club Ground,[lower-alpha 3] MadrasAway14 January 1977Won by 200 runs
523 794 IndiaM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreAway28 January 1977Lost by 140 runs
524 795 IndiaWankhede Stadium, BombayAway11 February 1977Match drawn
525 800 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway12 March 1977Lost by 45 runs Centenary Test (0–1)
526 804 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome16 June 1977Match drawn 1977 Ashes series (3–0)
527 805 AustraliaOld Trafford, ManchesterHome7 July 1977Won by 9 wickets
528 806 AustraliaTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome28 July 1977Won by 7 wickets
529 807 AustraliaHeadingley, LeedsHome11 August 1977Won by an innings and 85 runs
530 808 AustraliaThe Oval, LondonHome25 August 1977Match drawn
531 810 PakistanGaddafi Stadium, LahoreAway14 December 1977Match drawn England in Pakistan, 1977–78 (0–0)
532 813 PakistanNiaz Stadium, HyderabadAway2 January 1978Match drawn
533 815 PakistanNational Stadium, KarachiAway18 January 1978Match drawn
534 817 New ZealandBasin Reserve, WellingtonAway10 February 1978Lost by 72 runs England in New Zealand, 1977–78 (1–1)
535 818 New ZealandLancaster Park, ChristchurchAway24 February 1978Won by 174 runs
536 820 New ZealandEden Park, AucklandAway4 March 1978Match drawn
537 825 PakistanEdgbaston, BirminghamHome1 June 1978Won by an innings and 57 runs Pakistan in England, 1978 (2–0)
538 826 PakistanLord's, LondonHome15 June 1978Won by an innings and 120 runs
539 827 PakistanHeadingley, LeedsHome29 June 1978Match drawn
540 828 New ZealandThe Oval, LondonHome27 July 1978Won by 7 wickets New Zealand in England, 1978 (3–0)
541 829 New ZealandTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome10 August 1978Won by an innings and 119 runs
542 830 New ZealandLord's, LondonHome24 August 1978Won by 7 wickets
543 834 AustraliaThe Gabba, BrisbaneAway1 December 1978Won by 7 wickets 1978–79 Ashes series (5–1)
544 836 AustraliaWACA Ground, PerthAway15 December 1978Won by 166 runs
545 838 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway29 December 1978Lost by 103 runs
546 840 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway6 January 1979Won by 93 runs
547 843 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, AdelaideAway27 January 1979Won by 205 runs
548 846 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway10 February 1979Won by 9 wickets
549 851 IndiaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome12 July 1979Won by an innings and 83 runs India in England, 1979 (1–0)
550 852 IndiaLord's, LondonHome2 August 1979Match drawn
551 853 IndiaHeadingley, LeedsHome16 August 1979Match drawn
552 854 IndiaThe Oval, LondonHome30 August 1979Match drawn
553 864 AustraliaWACA Ground, PerthAway14 December 1979Lost by 138 runs England in Australia, 1979–80 (0–3)
554 868 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway4 January 1980Lost by 6 wickets
555 872 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway1 February 1980Lost by 8 wickets
556 874 IndiaWankhede Stadium, BombayAway15 February 1980Won by 10 wickets Golden Jubilee Test (1–0)
557 880 West IndiesTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome5 June 1980Lost by 2 wickets West Indies in England, 1980 (0–1)
558 881 West IndiesLord's, LondonHome19 June 1980Match drawn
559 882 West IndiesOld Trafford, ManchesterHome10 July 1980Match drawn
560 883 West IndiesThe Oval, LondonHome24 July 1980Match drawn
561 884 West IndiesHeadingley, LeedsHome7 August 1980Match drawn
562 885 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome28 August 1980Match drawn Centenary Test (0–0)
563 896 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of SpainAway13 February 1981Lost by an innings and 79 runs England in the West Indies, 1980–81 (0–2)
564 900 West IndiesKensington Oval, BridgetownAway13 March 1981Lost by 298 runs
565 901 West IndiesAntigua Recreation Ground, St John'sAway27 March 1981Match drawn
566 902 West IndiesSabina Park, KingstonAway10 April 1981Match drawn
567 903 AustraliaTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome18 June 1981Lost by 4 wickets 1981 Ashes series (3–1)
568 904 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome2 July 1981Match drawn
569 905 AustraliaHeadingley, LeedsHome16 July 1981Won by 18 runs
570 906 AustraliaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome30 July 1981Won by 29 runs
571 907 AustraliaOld Trafford, ManchesterHome13 August 1981Won by 103 runs
572 908 AustraliaThe Oval, LondonHome27 August 1981Match drawn
573 911 IndiaWankhede Stadium, BombayAway27 November 1981Lost by 138 runs England in India, 1981–82 (0–1)
574 912 IndiaM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreAway9 December 1981Match drawn
575 914 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiAway23 December 1981Match drawn
576 916 IndiaEden Gardens, CalcuttaAway1 January 1982Match drawn
577 918 IndiaM. A. Chidambaram Stadium,[lower-alpha 3] MadrasAway13 January 1982Match drawn
578 920 IndiaGreen Park Stadium, KanpurAway30 January 1982Match drawn
579 921 Sri LankaPaikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboAway17 February 1982Won by 7 wickets England in Sri Lanka, 1981–82 (1–0)
580 928 IndiaLord's, LondonHome10 June 1982Won by 7 wickets India in England, 1982 (1–0)
581 929 IndiaOld Trafford, ManchesterHome24 June 1982Match drawn
582 930 IndiaThe Oval, LondonHome8 July 1982Match drawn
583 931 PakistanEdgbaston, BirminghamHome29 July 1982Won by 113 runs Pakistan in England, 1982 (2–1)
584 932 PakistanLord's, LondonHome12 August 1982Lost by 10 wickets
585 933 PakistanHeadingley, LeedsHome26 August 1982Won by 3 wickets
586 938 AustraliaWACA Ground, PerthAway12 November 1982Match drawn 1982–83 Ashes series (1–2)
587 939 AustraliaThe Gabba, BrisbaneAway26 November 1982Lost by 7 wickets
588 940 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, AdelaideAway10 December 1982Lost by 8 wickets
589 943 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway26 December 1982Won by 3 runs
590 944 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway2 January 1983Match drawn
591 957 New ZealandThe Oval, LondonHome14 July 1983Won by 189 runs New Zealand in England, 1983 (3–1)
592 958 New ZealandHeadingley, LeedsHome28 July 1983Lost by 5 wickets
593 959 New ZealandLord's, LondonHome11 August 1983Won by 127 runs
594 960 New ZealandTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome25 August 1983Won by 165 runs
595 975 New ZealandBasin Reserve, WellingtonAway20 January 1984Match drawn England in New Zealand, 1983–84 (0–1)
596 976 New ZealandLancaster Park, ChristchurchAway3 February 1984Lost by an innings and 132 runs
597 977 New ZealandEden Park, AucklandAway10 February 1984Match drawn
598 978 PakistanNational Stadium, KarachiAway2 March 1984Lost by 3 wickets England in Pakistan, 1983–84 (0–1)
599 981 PakistanIqbal Stadium, FaisalabadAway12 March 1984Match drawn
600 984 PakistanGaddafi Stadium, LahoreAway19 March 1984Match drawn
601 989 West IndiesEdgbaston, BirminghamHome14 June 1984Lost by an innings and 180 runs West Indies in England, 1984 (0–5)
602 990 West IndiesLord's, LondonHome28 June 1984Lost by 9 wickets
603 991 West IndiesHeadingley, LeedsHome12 July 1984Lost by 8 wickets
604 992 West IndiesOld Trafford, ManchesterHome26 July 1984Lost by an innings and 64 runs
605 993 West IndiesThe Oval, LondonHome9 August 1984Lost by 172 runs
606 994 Sri LankaLord's, LondonHome23 August 1984Match drawn Sri Lanka in England, 1984 (0–0)
607 1001 IndiaWankhede Stadium, BombayAway28 November 1984Lost by 8 wickets England in India, 1984–85 (2–1)
608 1004 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiAway12 December 1984Won by 8 wickets
609 1007 IndiaEden Gardens, CalcuttaAway31 December 1984Match drawn
610 1008 IndiaM. A. Chidambaram Stadium,[lower-alpha 3] MadrasAway13 January 1985Won by 9 wickets
611 1011 IndiaGreen Park Stadium, KanpurAway31 January 1985Match drawn
612 1017 AustraliaHeadingley, LeedsHome13 June 1985Won by 5 wickets 1985 Ashes series (3–1)
613 1018 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome27 June 1985Lost by 4 wickets
614 1019 AustraliaTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome11 July 1985Match drawn
615 1020 AustraliaOld Trafford, ManchesterHome1 August 1985Match drawn
616 1021 AustraliaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome15 August 1985Won by an innings and 118 runs
617 1022 AustraliaThe Oval, LondonHome29 August 1985Won by an innings and 94 runs
618 1036 West IndiesSabina Park, KingstonAway21 February 1986Lost by 10 wickets England in the West Indies, 1985–86 (0–5)
619 1039 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of SpainAway7 March 1986Lost by 7 wickets
620 1042 West IndiesKensington Oval, BridgetownAway21 March 1986Lost by an innings and 30 runs
621 1044 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of SpainAway3 April 1986Lost by 10 wickets
622 1045 West IndiesAntigua Recreation Ground, St John'sAway11 April 1986Lost by 240 runs
623 1046 IndiaLord's, LondonHome5 June 1986Lost by 5 wickets India in England, 1986 (0–2)
624 1047 IndiaHeadingley, LeedsHome19 June 1986Lost by 279 runs
625 1048 IndiaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome3 July 1986Match drawn
626 1049 New ZealandLord's, LondonHome24 July 1986Match drawn New Zealand in England, 1986 (0–1)
627 1050 New ZealandTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome7 August 1986Lost by 8 wickets
628 1051 New ZealandThe Oval, LondonHome21 August 1986Match drawn
629 1057 AustraliaThe Gabba, BrisbaneAway14 November 1986Won by 7 wickets 1986–87 Ashes series (2–1)
630 1059 AustraliaWACA Ground, PerthAway28 November 1986Match drawn
631 1060 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, AdelaideAway12 December 1986Match drawn
632 1062 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneAway26 December 1986Won by an innings and 14 runs
633 1065 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway10 January 1987Lost by 55 runs
634 1075 PakistanOld Trafford, ManchesterHome4 June 1987Match drawn Pakistan in England, 1987 (0–1)
635 1076 PakistanLord's, LondonHome18 June 1987Match drawn
636 1077 PakistanHeadingley, LeedsHome2 July 1987Lost by an innings and 18 runs
637 1078 PakistanEdgbaston, BirminghamHome23 July 1987Match drawn
638 1079 PakistanThe Oval, LondonHome6 August 1987Match drawn
639 1081 PakistanGaddafi Stadium, LahoreAway25 November 1987Lost by an innings and 87 runs England in Pakistan, 1987–88 (0–1)
640 1083 PakistanIqbal Stadium, FaisalabadAway7 December 1987Match drawn
641 1086 PakistanNational Stadium, KarachiAway16 December 1987Match drawn
642 1090 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway29 January 1988Match drawn Bicentenary Test (0–0)
643 1091 New ZealandLancaster Park, ChristchurchAway12 February 1988Match drawn England in New Zealand, 1987–88 (0–0)
644 1093 New ZealandEden Park, AucklandAway25 February 1988Match drawn
645 1094 New ZealandBasin Reserve, WellingtonAway3 March 1988Match drawn
646 1098 West IndiesTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome2 June 1988Match drawn West Indies in England, 1988 (0–4)
647 1099 West IndiesLord's, LondonHome16 June 1988Lost by 134 runs
648 1100 West IndiesOld Trafford, ManchesterHome30 June 1988Lost by an innings and 156 runs
649 1101 West IndiesHeadingley, LeedsHome21 July 1988Lost by 10 wickets
650 1102 West IndiesThe Oval, LondonHome4 August 1988Lost by 8 wickets
651 1103 Sri LankaLord's, LondonHome25 August 1988Won by 7 wickets Sri Lanka in England, 1988 (1–0)
652 1121 AustraliaHeadingley, LeedsHome8 June 1989Lost by 210 runs 1989 Ashes series (0–4)
653 1122 AustraliaLord's, LondonHome22 June 1989Lost by 6 wickets
654 1123 AustraliaEdgbaston, BirminghamHome6 July 1989Match drawn
655 1124 AustraliaOld Trafford, ManchesterHome27 July 1989Lost by 9 wickets
656 1125 AustraliaTrent Bridge, NottinghamHome10 August 1989Lost by an innings and 180 runs
657 1126 AustraliaThe Oval, LondonHome24 August 1989Match drawn

Summary

Team Total matches[3][8] 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 521817171.058 2897121.285 2491050.900
India 2785141.600 102261.000 176382.000
New Zealand 218492.000 106223.000 112271.000
Pakistan 2044121.000 114252.000 90270.000
Sri Lanka 3201– 2101– 1100–
West Indies 2902090.000 2001370.000 90720.000
Total 1524050620.800 812226330.846 711824290.750

Notes

  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]
  2. ↑ The 1974–75 Ashes series began in 1974; the first three results are listed at England cricket team Test results (1960–1974).
  3. 1 2 3 The Madras Cricket Club Ground was renamed the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in 1980.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Runs scored: England players in Test cricket between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "The History of Cricket in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Woodcock, John, ed. (1983). "England in India and Sri Lanka, 1981–82". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1983 (120 ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 973–974. ISBN 0-356-09382-4.
  5. ↑ Williamson, Martin (14 July 2012). "When politics killed a tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Overall figures: Win/loss ratio in Test matches between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Becca, Tony (26 July 2010). "The Invincibles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Williamson, Martin (4 December 2007). "A dummy's guide to World Series Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Largest victories". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Results: England in Test matches between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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