England cricket team Test results (1946–1959)

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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[edit]

Key
Symbol Meaning
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[edit]

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

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

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "Runs scored: England players in Test cricket between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  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. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Leslie (1955). Pakistan in England, 1954. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Engel, Matthew (6 February 2015). "The trouble with being England cricket captain". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Ashes history – England stand out". BBC Sport. 30 October 2006. 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. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Result margin: England losses in Test matches between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Results: England in Test series between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 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. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1959". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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