England cricket team Test results (1946–1959)

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

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]

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

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Key  Symbol  | Meaning

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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

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England Test cricket results between 1940 and 1959[10] No.
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(Ove.)  | Opposition  | Venue  | Start date  | Result  | Series (result)[6]

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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

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Team  | Total matches[3][8] | Home matches[11][12] | Away matches[13][14]

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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

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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

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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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. ^ Smith, Leslie (1955). Pakistan in England, 1954. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
5. ^ Engel, Matthew (6 February 2015). "The trouble with being England cricket captain". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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7. ^ "Ashes history – England stand out". BBC Sport. 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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11. ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
12. ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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