England cricket team Test results (1960–1974)

Between 1960 and 1974 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. During that time England played 147 Test matches, resulting in 45 victories, 77 draws and 25 defeats. Their win to loss ratio of 1.80 was the best in Test cricket during this period. In the English summer of 1965, England played their last Test series against South Africa for almost 30 years, due to the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era. A 1968–69 series between the pair in South Africa was cancelled due to the D'Oliveira affair, a controversy over whether or not the England selectors would pick Basil D'Oliveira, a mixed-race player of South African origin. A later tour of England in 1970 was called off after pressure from James Callaghan, the British Home Secretary. The tour was replaced by a series against a Rest of the World team. At the time, they were considered test matches, but that status was revoked by the International Cricket Conference (ICC) and they are now unofficial Tests, though still first-class matches.

England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 39 matches against them—followed by the West Indies. England won more matches than they lost against India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa, but against Australia they won eight and lost ten Ashes matches, while against the West Indies they won seven and lost nine. England won 13 matches by an innings, which included their second largest victory ever, when they won by an innings and 285 runs against India in 1974. Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in the 1970–71 Ashes series against Australia, when they won by 299 runs, while they won by ten wickets on three occasions. Conversely, England lost by an innings on four occasions, and their 1973 loss to the West Indies by an innings and 226 runs remains their second largest defeat in Test history.

Key + 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 were 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 + England Test cricket results between 1960 and 1974 No.(Eng.) No.(Ove.) Opposition Venue Start date Result Series (result) 359 485 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) 6 January 1960 English cricket team in the West Indies in 1959–60 (1–0) 360 488 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 28 January 1960 361 489 Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 17 February 1960 362 490 Bourda, Georgetown (A) 9 March 1960 363 491 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 25 March 1960 364 492 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 9 June 1960 South African cricket team in England in 1960 (3–0) 365 493 Lord's, London (H) 23 June 1960 366 494 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 July 1960 367 495 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 21 July 1960 368 496 , London (H) 18 August 1960 369 507 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 8 June 1961 1961 Ashes series (1–2) 370 508 Lord's, London (H) 22 June 1961 371 509 Headingley, Leeds (H) 6 July 1961 372 510 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 27 July 1961 373 511 , London (H) 17 August 1961 374 512 Lahore Stadium, Lahore (A) 21 October 1961 English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0) 375 513 Brabourne Stadium, Bombay (A) 11 November 1961 English cricket team in India in 1961–62 (0–2) 376 514 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) 1 December 1961 377 516 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) 13 December 1961 378 518 Eden Gardens, Calcutta (A) 30 December 1961 379 520 Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A) 10 January 1962 380 521 Dacca Stadium, Dacca (A) 19 January 1962 English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0) 381 522 National Stadium, Karachi (A) 2 February 1962 382 530 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 31 May 1962 Pakistani cricket team in England in 1962 (4–0) 383 531 Lord's, London (H) 21 June 1962 384 532 Headingley, Leeds (H) 5 July 1962 385 533 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 26 July 1962 386 534 , London (H) 16 August 1962 387 535 , Brisbane (A) 30 November 1962 1962–63 Ashes series (1–1) 388 536 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 29 December 1962 389 537 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 11 January 1963 390 538 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 25 January 1963 391 539 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 15 February 1963 392 540 Eden Park, Auckland (A) 23 February 1963 English cricket team in New Zealand in 1962–63 (3–0) 393 541 Basin Reserve, Wellington (A) 1 March 1963 394 542 Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 15 March 1963 395 543 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 6 June 1963 West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 (1–3) 396 544 Lord's, London (H) 20 June 1963 397 545 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 4 July 1963 398 546 Headingley, Leeds (H) 25 July 1963 399 547 , London (H) 22 August 1963 400 551 Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A) 10 January 1964 English cricket team in India in 1963–64 (0–0) 401 552 Brabourne Stadium, Bombay (A) 21 January 1964 402 554 Eden Gardens, Calcutta (A) 29 January 1964 403 556 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) 8 February 1964 404 557 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) 15 February 1964 405 561 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 4 June 1964 1964 Ashes series (0–1) 406 562 Lord's, London (H) 18 June 1964 407 563 Headingley, Leeds (H) 2 July 1964 408 564 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 23 July 1964 409 565 , London (H) 13 August 1964 410 571 Kingsmead, Durban (A) 4 December 1964 English cricket team in South Africa in 1964–65 (1–0) 411 572 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 23 December 1964 412 573 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A) 1 January 1965 413 575 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A) 22 January 1965 414 578 St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth (A) 12 February 1965 415 591 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 27 May 1965 New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965 (3–0) 416 592 Lord's, London (H) 17 June 1965 417 593 Headingley, Leeds (H) 8 July 1965 418 594 Lord's, London (H) 22 July 1965 South African cricket team in England in 1965 (0–1) 419 595 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 5 August 1965 420 596 , London (H) 26 August 1965 421 597 , Brisbane (A) 10 December 1965 1965–66 Ashes series (1–1) 422 598 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 30 December 1965 423 599 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 7 January 1966 424 600 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 28 January 1966 425 601 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 11 February 1966 426 602 Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 25 February 1966 English cricket team in New Zealand in 1965–66 (0–0) 427 603 University Oval, Dunedin (A) 4 March 1966 428 604 Eden Park, Auckland (A) 11 March 1966 429 605 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 2 June 1966 West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 (1–3) 430 606 Lord's, London (H) 16 June 1966 431 607 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 30 June 1966 432 608 Headingley, Leeds (H) 4 August 1966 433 609 , London (H) 18 August 1966 434 618 Headingley, Leeds (H) 8 June 1967 Indian cricket team in England in 1967 (3–0) 435 619 Lord's, London (H) 22 June 1967 436 620 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 13 July 1967 437 621 Lord's, London (H) 27 July 1967 Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967 (2–0) 438 622 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 10 August 1967 439 623 , London (H) 24 August 1967 440 627 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 19 January 1968 English cricket team in the West Indies in 1967–68 (1–0) 441 629 Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 8 February 1968 442 633 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) 29 February 1968 443 635 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 14 March 1968 444 636 Bourda, Georgetown (A) 28 March 1968 445 637 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 6 June 1968 1968 Ashes series (1–1) 446 638 Lord's, London (H) 20 June 1968 447 639 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 11 July 1968 448 640 Headingley, Leeds (H) 25 July 1968 449 641 , London (H) 22 August 1968 450 647 Lahore Stadium, Lahore (A) 21 February 1969 English cricket team in Pakistan in 1968–69 (0–0) 451 649 Dacca Stadium, Dacca (A) 28 February 1969 452 650 National Stadium, Karachi (A) 6 March 1969 453 653 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 12 June 1969 West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0) 454 654 Lord's, London (H) 26 June 1969 455 655 Headingley, Leeds (H) 10 July 1969 456 656 Lord's, London (H) 24 July 1969 New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0) 457 657 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 August 1969 458 658 , London (H) 21 August 1969 459 674 , Brisbane (A) 27 November 1970 1970–71 Ashes series (2–0) 460 675 WACA Ground, Perth (A) 11 December 1970 461 676 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 9 January 1971 462 677 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 21 January 1971 463 678 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (A) 29 January 1971 464 679 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) 12 February 1971 465 681 Lancaster Park, Christchurch (A) 25 February 1971 English cricket team in New Zealand in 1970–71 (1–0) 466 682 Eden Park, Auckland (A) 5 March 1971 467 687 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 3 June 1971 Pakistani cricket team in England in 1971 (1–0) 468 688 Lord's, London (H) 17 June 1971 469 689 Headingley, Leeds (H) 8 July 1971 470 690 Lord's, London (H) 22 July 1971 Indian cricket team in England in 1971 (0–1) 471 691 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 5 August 1971 472 692 , London (H) 19 August 1971 473 698 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 8 June 1972 1972 Ashes series (2–2) 474 699 Lord's, London (H) 22 June 1972 475 700 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 13 July 1972 476 701 Headingley, Leeds (H) 27 July 1972 477 702 , London (H) 10 August 1972 478 703 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A) 20 December 1972 English cricket team in India in 1972–73 (1–2) 479 706 Eden Gardens, Calcutta (A) 30 December 1972 480 708 Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A) 12 January 1973 481 709 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur (A) 25 January 1973 482 711 Brabourne Stadium, Bombay (A) 6 February 1973 483 715 Lahore Stadium, Lahore (A) 2 March 1973 English cricket team in Pakistan in 1972–73 (0–0) 484 717 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (A) 16 March 1973 485 719 National Stadium, Karachi (A) 24 March 1973 486 722 Trent Bridge, Nottingham (H) 7 June 1973 New Zealand cricket team in England in 1973 (2–0) 487 723 Lord's, London (H) 21 June 1973 488 724 Headingley, Leeds (H) 5 July 1973 489 725 , London (H) 26 July 1973 West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 (0–2) 490 726 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 9 August 1973 491 727 Lord's, London (H) 23 August 1973 492 731 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 2 February 1974 English cricket team in the West Indies in 1973–74 (1–1) 493 732 Sabina Park, Kingston (A) 16 February 1974 494 734 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (A) 6 March 1974 495 737 Bourda, Georgetown (A) 22 March 1974 496 738 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A) 30 March 1974 497 739 Old Trafford, Manchester (H) 6 June 1974 Indian cricket team in England in 1974 (3–0) 498 740 Lord's, London (H) 20 June 1974 499 741 Edgbaston, Birmingham (H) 4 July 1974 500 742 Headingley, Leeds (H) 25 July 1974 Pakistani cricket team in England in 1974 (0–0) 501 743 Lord's, London (H) 8 August 1974 502 744 , London (H) 22 August 1974 503 746 , Brisbane (A) 29 November 1974 1974–75 Ashes series (1–4) 504 748 WACA Ground, Perth (A) 13 December 1974 505 749 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A) 26 December 1974

Summary Team Total matches Home matches Away matches Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Australia 39 8 10 21 0.800 20 4 6 10 0.666 19 4 4 11 1.000 India 24 7 5 12 1.400 9 6 1 2 6.000 15 1 4 10 0.250 New Zealand 17 11 0 6 – 9 7 0 2 – 8 4 0 4 – Pakistan 23 8 0 15 – 14 7 0 7 – 9 1 0 8 – South Africa 13 4 1 8 4.000 8 3 1 4 3.000 5 1 0 4 – West Indies 31 7 9 15 0.777 16 4 8 4 0.500 15 3 1 11 3.000 Total 147 45 25 77 1.800 76 31 16 29 1.937 71 14 9 48 1.555

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