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The Professional Era: 1980 to the New Millennium English Test Record |
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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 |
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