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English Test Record
14 - 19 Dec 1979     Perth           1st Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 138 runs
4 - 8 Jan 1980       Sydney          2nd Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 6 wickets
1 - 6 Feb 1980       Melbourne       3rd Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 8 wickets
AUS 1071
ENG 1131

15 - 19 Feb 1980      Bombay          Only Test IND ENG  ENG by 10 wickets
IND 1059
ENG 1137

5 - 10 Jun 1980       Trent Bridge    1st Test  ENG WI   WI by 2 wickets
19 - 24 Jun 1980      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG WI   draw
10 - 15 Jul 1980      Old Trafford    3rd Test  ENG WI   draw
24 - 29 Jul 1980      Kennington Oval 4th Test  ENG WI   draw
7 - 12 Aug 1980       Headingley      5th Test  ENG WI   draw
ENG 1122
WI  1087

28 - 2 Sept 1980      Lord's          Only Test ENG AUS  draw
ENG 1121
AUS 1062

13 - 18 Feb 1981      Port-of-Spain   1st Test  WI ENG   WI by inn & 79 runs
                                      2nd Test  WI ENG   abandoned
13 - 18 Mar 1981      Bridgetown      3rd Test  WI ENG   WI by 298 runs
27 Mar - 1 Apr 1981   St John's       4th Test  WI ENG   draw
10 - 15 Apr 1981      Kingston        5th Test  WI ENG   draw
WI  1107
ENG 1104

18 - 21 Jun 1981      Trent Bridge    1st Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 4 wickets
2 - 7 Jul 1981        Lord's          2nd Test  ENG AUS  draw
16 - 21 Jul 1981      Headingley      3rd Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 18 runs
30 Jul - 2 Aug 1981   Edgbaston       4th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 29 runs
13 - 17 Aug 1981 Old  Trafford        5th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 103 runs
27 Aug - 1 Sept 1981  Kennington Oval 6th Test  ENG AUS  draw
ENG 1114
AUS 1058

27 Nov - 1 Dec 1981   Bombay          1st Test  IND ENG  IND by 138 runs
9 - 14 Dec 1981       Bangalore       2nd Test  IND ENG  draw
23 - 28 Dec 1981      Delhi           3rd Test  IND ENG  draw
1 - 6 Jan 1982        Calcutta        4th Test  IND ENG  draw
13 - 18 Jan 1982      Madras          5th Test  IND ENG  draw
30 Jan - 4 Feb 1982   Kanpur          6th Test  IND ENG  draw
IND 1062
ENG 1098

17 - 21 Feb 1982      Colombo         Only Test SL ENG   ENG by 7 wickets
SL   941
ENG 1102

29 Jul - 1 Aug 1982   Edgbaston       1st Test  ENG PAK  ENG by 113 runs
12 - 16 Aug 1982      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG PAK  PAK by 10 wickets
26 - 31 Aug 1982      Headingley      3rd Test  ENG PAK  ENG by 3 wickets
ENG 1110
PAK 1026

12 - 17 Nov 1982      Perth           1st Test  AUS ENG  draw
26 Nov - 1 Dec 1982   Brisbane        2nd Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 7 wickets
10 - 15 Dec 1982      Adelaide Oval   3rd Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 8 wickets
26 - 30 Dec 1982      Melbourne       4th Test  AUS ENG  ENG by 3 runs
2- 7 Jan 1983         Sydney          5th Test  AUS ENG  draw
AUS 1049
ENG 1095

14 - 18 Jul 1983      Kennington Oval 1st Test  ENG NZ   ENG by 189 runs
28 Jul - 1 Aug 1983   Headingley      2nd Test  ENG NZ   NZ by 5 wickets
11 - 15 Aug 1983      Lord's          3rd Test  ENG NZ   ENG won by 127 runs
25 - 29 Aug 1983      Trent Bridge    4th Test  ENG NZ   ENG won by 165 runs
ENG 1099
NZ   961

20 - 24 Jan 1984      Wellington      1st Test  NZ ENG   draw
3 - 5 Feb 1984        Christchurch    2nd Test  NZ ENG   NZ by inn & 132 runs
10 - 15 Feb 1984      Auckland        3rd Test  NZ ENG   draw
NZ   977
ENG 1083

2 - 6 Mar 1984        Karachi         1st Test  PAK ENG  PAK by 3 wickets
12 - 17 Mar 1984      Faisalabad      2nd Test  PAK ENG  draw
19 - 24 Mar 1984      Lahore          3rd Test  PAK ENG  draw
PAK 1068
ENG 1074

14 - 18 Jun 1984      Edgebaston      1st Test  ENG WI   WI by inn & 180 runs
28 Jun -3 Jul 1984    Lord's          2nd Test  ENG WI   WI won by 9 wickets
12 - 16 Jul 1984      Headingley      3rd Test  ENG WI   WI won by 8 wickets
26 - 31 Jul 1984      Old Trafford    4th Test  ENG WI   WI by inn & 64 runs
9 - 14 Aug 1984       Kennington Oval 5th Test  ENG WI   WI won by 172 runs
ENG 1044
WI  1189

23 - 28 Aug 1984      Lord's          Only Test ENG SL   draw
ENG 1042
SL   906

28 Nov - 3 Dec 1984   Bombay          1st Test  IND ENG  IND by 8 wickets
12 - 17 Dec 1984      Delhi           2nd Test  IND ENG  ENG by 8 wickets
31 Dec - 5 Jan 1985   Calcutta        3rd Test  IND ENG  Draw
13 - 18 Jan 1985      Madras          4th Test  IND ENG  ENG by 9 wickets
31 Jan - 5 Feb 1985   Kanpur          5th Test  IND ENG  Draw
IND 1012
ENG 1047

13 - 18 Jun 1985      Headingley      1st Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 5 wickets
27 Jun - 2 Jul 1985   Lord's          2nd Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 4 wickets
11 - 16 Jul 1985      Trent Bridge    3rd Test  ENG AUS  Draw
1 - 6 Aug 1985        Old Trafford    4th Test  ENG AUS  Draw
15 - 20 Aug 1985      Edgbaston       5th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by inn & 118 runs
29 Aug - 2 Sept 1985  Oval            6th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by inn & 94 runs
ENG 1064
AUS 1039

21 - 23 Feb 1986      Kingston        1st Test  WI ENG   WI by 10 wickets
7 - 12 Mar 1986       Port-of-Spain   2nd Test  WI ENG   WI by 7 wickets
21 - 25 Mar 1986      Bridgetown      3rd Test  WI ENG   WI by inn & 30 runs
3 - 5 Apr 1986        Port-of-Spain   4th Test  WI ENG   WI by 10 wickets
11 - 16 Apr 1986      St John's       5th Test  WI ENG   WI by 240 runs
WI  1225
ENG 1039

5 - 10 Jun 1986       Lord's          1st Test  ENG IND  IND by 5 wickets
19 - 23 Jun 1986      Headingley      2nd Test  ENG IND  IND by 279 runs
3 - 8 Jul 1986        Edgbaston       3rd Test  ENG IND  Draw
ENG 1022
IND 1017

24 - 29 Jul 1986      Lord's          1st Test  ENG NZ   Draw
7 - 12 Aug 1986       Trent Bridge    2nd Test  ENG NZ   NZ by 8 wickets
21 - 26 Aug 1986      Kennington Oval 3rd Test  ENG NZ   Draw
ENG 1014
NZ  1025

14 - 19 Nov 1986      Brisbane        1st Test  AUS ENG  ENG by 7 wickets
28 Nov - 3 Dec 1986   Perth           2nd Test  AUS ENG  draw
12 - 16 Dec 1986      Adelaide Oval   3rd Test  AUS ENG  draw
26 - 28 Dec 1986      Melbourne       4th Test  AUS ENG  ENG by inn & 14 runs
10 - 15 Jan 1987      Sydney          5th Test  AUS ENG  AUS won by 55 runs
AUS 1010
ENG 1022

4 - 9 Jun 1987        Old Trafford    1st Test  ENG PAK  draw
18 - 23 Jun 1987      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG PAK  draw
2 - 6 Jul 1987        Headingley      3rd Test  ENG PAK  Pak by inn &18 runs
23 - 28 Jul 1987      Edgbaston       4th Test  ENG PAK  draw
6 - 11 Aug 1987       Kennington Oval 5th Test  ENG PAK  draw
ENG 1019
PAK 1071

25 - 28 Nov 1987      Lahore          1st Test  PAK ENG  PAK by inn & 87 runs
7 - 12 Dec 1987       Faisalabad      2nd Test  PAK ENG  draw
16 - 21 Dec 1987      Karachi         3rd Test  PAK ENG  draw
PAK 1075
ENG 1015

29 Jan - 2 Feb 1988   Sydney          1st Test  AUS ENG  draw
AUS 1019
ENG 1015

12 - 17 Feb 1988      Christchurch    1st Test  NZ ENG   draw
25 - 29 Feb 1988      Auckland        2nd Test  NZ ENG   draw
3 - 7 Mar 1988        Wellington      3rd Test  NZ ENG   draw
NZ  1025
ENG 1015

2 - 7 Jun 1988        Trent Bridge    1st Test  ENG WI   draw
16 - 21 Jun 1988      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG WI   WI by 134 runs
30 Jun - 5 Jul 1988   Old Trafford    3rd Test  ENG WI   WI by inn & 156 runs
21 - 26 Jul 1988      Headingley      4th Test  ENG WI   WI by 10 wickets
4 - 8 Aug 1988        Kennington Oval 5th Test  ENG WI   WI by 8 wickets
ENG 1002
WI  1195

25 - 30 Aug 1988      Lord's          Only Test  ENG SL   ENG by 7 wickets
ENG 1008
SL   904

8 - 13 Jun 1989       Headingley      1st Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 210 runs
22 - 27 Jun 1989      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 6 wickets
6 - 11 Jul 1989       Edgbaston       3rd Test  ENG AUS  draw
27 Jul - 1 Aug 1989   Old Trafford    4th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 9 wickets
10 - 14 Aug 1989      Trent Bridge    5th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by inn & 180 runs
24 - 29 Aug 1989      Kennington Oval 6th Test  ENG AUS  draw
ENG  979
AUS 1064

24 Feb - 1 Mar 1990   Kingston        1st Test  WI ENG   Eng by nine wkts
10 - 15 Mar 1990      Georgetown      2nd Test  WI ENG   abandoned
23 - 28 Mar 1990      Port-of-Spain   3rd Test  WI ENG   draw
05 - 10 Apr 1990      Bridgetown      4th Test  WI ENG   WI by 164 runs
12 - 16 Apr 1990      St John's       5th Test  WI ENG   WI by inns & 32 runs
WI  1194
ENG  989

7 - 12 Jun 1990       Nottingham      1st Test  ENG NZ   draw
21 - 26 Jun 1990      Lord's          2nd Test  ENG NZ   draw
5 - 10 Jul 1990       Birmingham      3rd Test  ENG NZ   ENG by 114 runs
ENG  999
NZ  1028

26 - 31 Jul 1990      Lord's          1st Test  ENG IND  ENG by 247 runs
09 - 14 Aug 1990      Manchester      2nd Test  ENG IND  Draw
23 - 28 Aug 1990      The Oval        3rd Test  ENG IND  Draw
ENG 1009
IND 1020

23 - 25 Nov 1990      Brisbane        1st Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 10 wickets
26 - 30 Dec 1990      Melbourne       2nd Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 8 wickets
4 - 8 Jan 1991        Sydney          3rd Test  AUS ENG  Draw
25 - 29 Jan 1991      Adelaide        4th Test  AUS ENG  Draw
1 - 5 Feb 1991        Perth           5th Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 9 wickets
AUS 1082
ENG  992

6 - 10 Jun 1991     Headingley        1st Test  ENG WI   ENG by 115 runs
20 - 24 Jun 1991    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG WI   draw
4 - 9 Jul 1991      Trent Bridge      3rd Test  ENG WI   WI by 9 wickets
25 - 28 Jul 1991    Edgbaston         4th Test  ENG WI   WI by 7 wickets
8 - 12 Aug 1991     Kennington Oval   5th Test  ENG WI   ENG by 5 wickets
ENG 1015
WI  1166

22 - 27 Aug 1991    Lord's            Only Test ENG SL   ENG by 137 runs
ENG 1020
SL   900

18 - 22 Jan 1992    Christchurch      1st Test  NZ ENG   ENG by inn & 4 runs
30 Jan - 3 Feb 1992 Auckland          2nd Test  NZ ENG   ENG by 168 runs
6 - 10 Feb 1992     Wellington        3rd Test  NZ ENG   draw
NZ   988
ENG 1033

04 - 08 Jun 1992    Edgbaston         1st Test  ENG PAK  draw
18 - 22 Jun 1992    Lords             2nd Test  ENG PAK  PAK by 2 wkts
02 - 07 Jul 1992    Old Trafford      3rd Test  ENG PAK  draw
23 - 27 Jul 1992    Headingley        4th Test  ENG PAK  ENG by 6 wkts
05 - 09 Aug 1992    The Oval          5th Test  ENG PAK  PAK by 10 wkts
ENG 1032
PAK 1094

29 Jan - 2 Feb 1993 Calcutta          1st Test  IND ENG  IND by 8 wkts
11 - 15 Feb 1993    Madras            2nd Test  IND ENG  IND by inn & 22 runs
19 - 23 Feb 1993    Bombay            3rd Test  IND ENG  IND by inn & 15 runs
IND 1020
ENG 1007

13 - 18 Mar 1993    Colombo           Only Test SL ENG   SL by 5 wkts
SL   928
ENG  998

03 - 07 Jun 1993    Old Trafford      1st Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 179 runs
17 - 21 Jun 1993    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG AUS  AUS by inn & 62 runs
01 - 06 Jul 1993    Trent Bridge      3rd Test  ENG AUS  Draw
22 - 26 Jul 1993    Headingley        4th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by inn & 148 runs
05 - 09 Aug 1993    Edgbaston         5th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 8 wkts
19 - 23 Aug 1993    The Oval          6th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 161 runs
ENG  988
AUS 1114

19 - 24 Feb 1994    Jamaica           1st Test  WI ENG   WI by 8 wkts
17 - 22 Mar 1994    Guyana            2nd Test  WI ENG   WI by inn & 44 runs
25 - 30 Mar 1994    Trinidad          3rd Test  WI ENG   WI by 147 runs
08 - 13 Apr 1994    Barbados          4th Test  WI ENG   ENG by 208 runs
16 - 21 Apr 1994    Antigua           5th Test  WI ENG   Draw
WI  1174
ENG  992

02 - 06 Jun 1994    Trent Bridge      1st Test  ENG NZ   ENG by inn & 90 runs
16 - 20 Jun 1994    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG NZ   Draw
30 Jun - 5 Jul 1994 Old Trafford      3rd Test  ENG NZ   Draw
ENG  998
NZ   973

21 - 24 Jul 1994    Lord's            1st Test  ENG SA   SA by 356 runs
04 - 08 Aug 1994    Headingley        2nd Test  ENG SA   Draw
18 - 22 Aug 1994    Oval              3rd Test  ENG SA   ENG by 8 wkts
ENG 1001
SA  1040

25 - 29 Nov 1994    Brisbane          1st Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 184 runs
24 - 29 Dec 1994    Melbourne         2nd Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 295 runs
01 - 05 Jan 1995    Sydney            3rd Test  AUS ENG  Draw
26 - 30 Jan 1995    Adelaide          4th Test  AUS ENG  ENG by 106 runs
03 - 07 Feb 1995    Perth             5th Test  AUS ENG  AUS by 329 runs
AUS 1108
ENG  997

08 - 11 Jun 1995    Headingley        1st Test  ENG WI   WI by 9 wkts
22 - 26 Jun 1995    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG WI   ENG by 72 runs
06 - 08 Jul 1995    Edgbaston         3rd Test  ENG WI   WI by inn & 64 runs
27 - 30 Jul 1995    Old Trafford      4th Test  ENG WI   Eng by 6 wkts
10 - 14 Aug 1995    Trent Bridge      5th Test  ENG WI   draw
24 - 28 Aug 1995    The Oval          6th Test  ENG WI   draw
ENG 1019
WI  1135

16 - 20 Nov 1995    Pretoria          1st Test  SA ENG   draw
30 Nov - 4 Dec 1995 Johannesburg      2nd Test  SA ENG   draw
14 - 18 Dec 1995    Durban            3rd Test  SA ENG   draw
26 - 30 Dec 1995    Port Elizabeth    4th Test  SA ENG   draw
2 - 4 Jan 1996      Cape Town         5th Test  SA ENG   SA by 10 wkts
SA  1067
ENG 1016

06 - 10 Jun 1996    Edgbaston         1st Test  ENG IND  ENG by 8 wickets
20 - 24 Jun 1996    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG IND  draw
04 - 09 Jul 1996    Trent Bridge      3rd Test  ENG IND  draw
ENG 1026
IND 1043

25 - 29 Jul 1996    Lord's            1st Test  ENG PAK  PAK by 164 runs
08 - 12 Aug 1996    Headingley        2nd Test  ENG PAK  draw
22 - 26 Aug 1996    The Oval          3rd Test  ENG PAK  PAK by 9 wickets
ENG 1015
PAK 1103

18 - 22 Dec 1996    Bulawayo          1st Test  ZIM ENG  draw
26 - 30 Dec 1996    Harare            2nd Test  ZIM ENG  draw
ZIM  935
ENG 1012

24 - 28 Jan 1997    Auckland          1st Test  NZ ENG  draw
06 - 10 Feb 1997    Wellington        2nd Test  NZ ENG  ENG by inn & 68 runs
14 - 18 Feb 1997    Christchurch      3rd Test  NZ ENG  ENG by 4 wkts
NZ   943
ENG 1023

5 - 9 Jun 1997      Edgebaston        1st Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 9 wickets
19 - 23 Jun 1997    Lord's            2nd Test  ENG AUS  draw
3 - 7 Jul 1997      Old Trafford      3rd Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 268 runs
24 - 28 Jul 1997    Headingley        4th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by inn & 61 runs
7 - 11 Aug 1997     Trent Bridge      5th Test  ENG AUS  AUS by 264 runs
21 - 25 Aug 1997    The Oval          6th Test  ENG AUS  ENG by 19 runs
ENG 1030
AUS 1133

29 Jan - 2 Feb 1998 Kingston          1st Test  WI ENG   draw
5 - 9 Feb 1998      Trinidad          2nd Test  WI ENG   WI by 3 wickets
3 - 17 Feb 1998     Trinidad          3rd Test  WI ENG   ENG by 3 wickets
27 Feb - 3 Mar 1998 Guyana            4th Test  WI ENG   WI by 242 runs
12 - 16 Mar 1998    Barbados          5th Test  WI ENG   draw
20 - 24 Mar 1998    Antigua           6th Test  WI ENG   WI by inn & 52 runs
WI  1107
ENG 1024

4 - 8 Jun 1998      Edgbaston         1st Test  ENG SA   draw
18 - 22 Jun 1998    Test Lord's       2nd Test  ENG SA   SA by 10 wickets
2 - 6 Jul 1998      Old Trafford      3rd Test  ENG SA   draw
23 - 27 Jul 1998    Trent Bridge      4th Test  ENG SA   ENG by 8 wickets
6 - 10 Aug 1998     Headingley        5th Test  ENG SA   ENG by 23 runs
ENG 1038
SA  1072

27 - 31 Aug 1998    The Oval          Only Test ENG SL   SL by 10 wickets
ENG 1029
SL   942

20 - 24 Nov 1998    Brisbane          1st Test  AUS ENG  draw
28 - 30 Nov 1998    Perth             2nd Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 7 wickets
11 - 15 Nov 1998    Adelaide          3rd Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 205 runs
26 - 29 Dec 1998    Melbourne         4th Test  AUS ENG  Eng by 14 runs
2 - 5 Jan 1999      Sydney            5th Test  AUS ENG  Aus by 98 Runs
AUS 1139
ENG 1024

1 - 3 Jul 1999      Edgbaston         1st Test  ENG NZ   ENG by 7 wickets
22 - 26 Jul 1999    Kennington Oval   2nd Test  ENG NZ   NZ by 9 wickets
5 - 9 Aug 1999      Old Trafford      3rd Test  ENG NZ   Draw
19 - 23 Aug 1999    Kennington Oval   4th Test  ENG NZ   NZ by 83 runs
ENG 1012
NZ   982
Last Updated: 3 May 2000