Geoffrey Boycott batting
Geoffrey Boycott was one of England's leading run-scorers in Tests between 1960 and 1974.[1]

Between 1960 and 1974 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket.[lower-alpha 1] During that time England played 147 Test matches, resulting in 45 victories, 77 draws and 25 defeats.[3] Their win to loss ratio of 1.80 was the best in Test cricket during this period.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[7]

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[8]
No.
(Eng.)
No.
(Ove.)
Opposition Venue Start date Result Series (result)[9]
359 485 West IndiesKensington Oval, Bridgetown (A)6 January 1960Match drawn English cricket team in the West Indies in 1959–60 (1–0)
360 488 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)28 January 1960Won by 256 runs
361 489 West IndiesSabina Park, Kingston (A)17 February 1960Match drawn
362 490 West IndiesBourda, Georgetown (A)9 March 1960Match drawn
363 491 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)25 March 1960Match drawn
364 492 South AfricaEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)9 June 1960Won by 100 runs South African cricket team in England in 1960 (3–0)
365 493 South AfricaLord's, London (H)23 June 1960Won by an innings and 73 runs
366 494 South AfricaTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)7 July 1960Won by 8 wickets
367 495 South AfricaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)21 July 1960Match drawn
368 496 South AfricaThe Oval, London (H)18 August 1960Match drawn
369 507 AustraliaEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)8 June 1961Match drawn 1961 Ashes series (1–2)
370 508 AustraliaLord's, London (H)22 June 1961Lost by 5 wickets
371 509 AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds (H)6 July 1961Won by 8 wickets
372 510 AustraliaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)27 July 1961Lost by 54 runs
373 511 AustraliaThe Oval, London (H)17 August 1961Match drawn
374 512 PakistanLahore Stadium, Lahore (A)21 October 1961Won by 5 wickets English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0)
375 513 IndiaBrabourne Stadium, Bombay (A)11 November 1961Match drawn English cricket team in India in 1961–62 (0–2)
376 514 IndiaGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur (A)1 December 1961Match drawn
377 516 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A)13 December 1961Match drawn
378 518 IndiaEden Gardens, Calcutta (A)30 December 1961Lost by 187 runs
379 520 IndiaMadras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A)10 January 1962Lost by 128 runs
380 521 PakistanDacca Stadium, Dacca (A)19 January 1962Match drawn English cricket team in Pakistan in 1961–62 (1–0)
381 522 PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi (A)2 February 1962Match drawn
382 530 PakistanEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)31 May 1962Won by an innings and 24 runs Pakistani cricket team in England in 1962 (4–0)
383 531 PakistanLord's, London (H)21 June 1962Won by 9 wickets
384 532 PakistanHeadingley, Leeds (H)5 July 1962Won by an innings and 119 runs
385 533 PakistanTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)26 July 1962Match drawn
386 534 PakistanThe Oval, London (H)16 August 1962Won by 10 wickets
387 535 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane (A)30 November 1962Match drawn 1962–63 Ashes series (1–1)
388 536 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A)29 December 1962Won by 7 wickets
389 537 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A)11 January 1963Lost by 7 wickets
390 538 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide (A)25 January 1963Match drawn
391 539 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A)15 February 1963Match drawn
392 540 New ZealandEden Park, Auckland (A)23 February 1963Won by an innings and 215 runs English cricket team in New Zealand in 1962–63 (3–0)
393 541 New ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington (A)1 March 1963Won by an innings and 47 runs
394 542 New ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch (A)15 March 1963Won by 7 wickets
395 543 West IndiesOld Trafford, Manchester (H)6 June 1963Lost by 10 wickets West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 (1–3)
396 544 West IndiesLord's, London (H)20 June 1963Match drawn
397 545 West IndiesEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)4 July 1963Won by 217 runs
398 546 West IndiesHeadingley, Leeds (H)25 July 1963Lost by 221 runs
399 547 West IndiesThe Oval, London (H)22 August 1963Lost by 8 wickets
400 551 IndiaMadras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A)10 January 1964Match drawn English cricket team in India in 1963–64 (0–0)
401 552 IndiaBrabourne Stadium, Bombay (A)21 January 1964Match drawn
402 554 IndiaEden Gardens, Calcutta (A)29 January 1964Match drawn
403 556 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A)8 February 1964Match drawn
404 557 IndiaGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur (A)15 February 1964Match drawn
405 561 AustraliaTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)4 June 1964Match drawn 1964 Ashes series (0–1)
406 562 AustraliaLord's, London (H)18 June 1964Match drawn
407 563 AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds (H)2 July 1964Lost by 7 wickets
408 564 AustraliaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)23 July 1964Match drawn
409 565 AustraliaThe Oval, London (H)13 August 1964Match drawn
410 571 South AfricaKingsmead, Durban (A)4 December 1964Won by an innings and 104 runs English cricket team in South Africa in 1964–65 (1–0)
411 572 South AfricaWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A)23 December 1964Match drawn
412 573 South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (A)1 January 1965Match drawn
413 575 South AfricaWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (A)22 January 1965Match drawn
414 578 South AfricaSt George's Oval, Port Elizabeth (A)12 February 1965Match drawn
415 591 New ZealandEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)27 May 1965Won by 9 wickets New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965 (3–0)
416 592 New ZealandLord's, London (H)17 June 1965Won by 7 wickets
417 593 New ZealandHeadingley, Leeds (H)8 July 1965Won by an innings and 187 runs
418 594 South AfricaLord's, London (H)22 July 1965Match drawn South African cricket team in England in 1965 (0–1)
419 595 South AfricaTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)5 August 1965Lost by 94 runs
420 596 South AfricaThe Oval, London (H)26 August 1965Match drawn
421 597 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane (A)10 December 1965Match drawn 1965–66 Ashes series (1–1)
422 598 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A)30 December 1965Match drawn
423 599 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A)7 January 1966Won by an innings and 93 runs
424 600 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide (A)28 January 1966Lost by an innings and 9 runs
425 601 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A)11 February 1966Match drawn
426 602 New ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch (A)25 February 1966Match drawn English cricket team in New Zealand in 1965–66 (0–0)
427 603 New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin (A)4 March 1966Match drawn
428 604 New ZealandEden Park, Auckland (A)11 March 1966Match drawn
429 605 West IndiesOld Trafford, Manchester (H)2 June 1966Lost by an innings and 40 runs West Indian cricket team in England in 1966 (1–3)
430 606 West IndiesLord's, London (H)16 June 1966Match drawn
431 607 West IndiesTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)30 June 1966Lost by 139 runs
432 608 West IndiesHeadingley, Leeds (H)4 August 1966Lost by an innings and 55 runs
433 609 West IndiesThe Oval, London (H)18 August 1966Won by an innings and 34 runs
434 618 IndiaHeadingley, Leeds (H)8 June 1967Won by 6 wickets Indian cricket team in England in 1967 (3–0)
435 619 IndiaLord's, London (H)22 June 1967Won by an innings and 124 runs
436 620 IndiaEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)13 July 1967Won by 132 runs
437 621 PakistanLord's, London (H)27 July 1967Match drawn Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967 (2–0)
438 622 PakistanTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)10 August 1967Won by 10 wickets
439 623 PakistanThe Oval, London (H)24 August 1967Won by 8 wickets
440 627 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)19 January 1968Match drawn English cricket team in the West Indies in 1967–68 (1–0)
441 629 West IndiesSabina Park, Kingston (A)8 February 1968Match drawn
442 633 West IndiesKensington Oval, Bridgetown (A)29 February 1968Match drawn
443 635 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)14 March 1968Won by 7 wickets
444 636 West IndiesBourda, Georgetown (A)28 March 1968Match drawn
445 637 AustraliaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)6 June 1968Lost by 159 runs 1968 Ashes series (1–1)
446 638 AustraliaLord's, London (H)20 June 1968Match drawn
447 639 AustraliaEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)11 July 1968Match drawn
448 640 AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds (H)25 July 1968Match drawn
449 641 AustraliaThe Oval, London (H)22 August 1968Won by 226 runs
450 647 PakistanLahore Stadium, Lahore (A)21 February 1969Match drawn English cricket team in Pakistan in 1968–69 (0–0)
451 649 PakistanDacca Stadium, Dacca (A)28 February 1969Match drawn
452 650 PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi (A)6 March 1969Match drawn
453 653 West IndiesOld Trafford, Manchester (H)12 June 1969Won by 10 wickets West Indian cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0)
454 654 West IndiesLord's, London (H)26 June 1969Match drawn
455 655 West IndiesHeadingley, Leeds (H)10 July 1969Won by 30 runs
456 656 New ZealandLord's, London (H)24 July 1969Won by 230 runs New Zealand cricket team in England in 1969 (2–0)
457 657 New ZealandTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)7 August 1969Match drawn
458 658 New ZealandThe Oval, London (H)21 August 1969Won by 8 wickets
459 674 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane (A)27 November 1970Match drawn 1970–71 Ashes series (2–0)
460 675 AustraliaWACA Ground, Perth (A)11 December 1970Match drawn
461 676 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A)9 January 1971Won by 299 runs
462 677 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A)21 January 1971Match drawn
463 678 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide (A)29 January 1971Match drawn
464 679 AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A)12 February 1971Won by 62 runs
465 681 New ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch (A)25 February 1971Won by 8 wickets English cricket team in New Zealand in 1970–71 (1–0)
466 682 New ZealandEden Park, Auckland (A)5 March 1971Match drawn
467 687 PakistanEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)3 June 1971Match drawn Pakistani cricket team in England in 1971 (1–0)
468 688 PakistanLord's, London (H)17 June 1971Match drawn
469 689 PakistanHeadingley, Leeds (H)8 July 1971Won by 25 runs
470 690 IndiaLord's, London (H)22 July 1971Match drawn Indian cricket team in England in 1971 (0–1)
471 691 IndiaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)5 August 1971Match drawn
472 692 IndiaThe Oval, London (H)19 August 1971Lost by 4 wickets
473 698 AustraliaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)8 June 1972Won by 89 runs 1972 Ashes series (2–2)
474 699 AustraliaLord's, London (H)22 June 1972Lost by 8 wickets
475 700 AustraliaTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)13 July 1972Match drawn
476 701 AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds (H)27 July 1972Won by 9 wickets
477 702 AustraliaThe Oval, London (H)10 August 1972Lost by 5 wickets
478 703 IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi (A)20 December 1972Won by 6 wickets English cricket team in India in 1972–73 (1–2)
479 706 IndiaEden Gardens, Calcutta (A)30 December 1972Lost by 28 runs
480 708 IndiaMadras Cricket Club Ground, Madras (A)12 January 1973Lost by 4 wickets
481 709 IndiaGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur (A)25 January 1973Match drawn
482 711 IndiaBrabourne Stadium, Bombay (A)6 February 1973Match drawn
483 715 PakistanLahore Stadium, Lahore (A)2 March 1973Match drawn English cricket team in Pakistan in 1972–73 (0–0)
484 717 PakistanNiaz Stadium, Hyderabad (A)16 March 1973Match drawn
485 719 PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi (A)24 March 1973Match drawn
486 722 New ZealandTrent Bridge, Nottingham (H)7 June 1973Won by 38 runs New Zealand cricket team in England in 1973 (2–0)
487 723 New ZealandLord's, London (H)21 June 1973Match drawn
488 724 New ZealandHeadingley, Leeds (H)5 July 1973Won by an innings and 1 run
489 725 West IndiesThe Oval, London (H)26 July 1973Lost by 158 runs West Indian cricket team in England in 1973 (0–2)
490 726 West IndiesEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)9 August 1973Match drawn
491 727 West IndiesLord's, London (H)23 August 1973Lost by an innings and 226 runs
492 731 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)2 February 1974Lost by 7 wickets English cricket team in the West Indies in 1973–74 (1–1)
493 732 West IndiesSabina Park, Kingston (A)16 February 1974Match drawn
494 734 West IndiesKensington Oval, Bridgetown (A)6 March 1974Match drawn
495 737 West IndiesBourda, Georgetown (A)22 March 1974Match drawn
496 738 West IndiesQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (A)30 March 1974Won by 26 runs
497 739 IndiaOld Trafford, Manchester (H)6 June 1974Won by 113 runs Indian cricket team in England in 1974 (3–0)
498 740 IndiaLord's, London (H)20 June 1974Won by an innings and 285 runs
499 741 IndiaEdgbaston, Birmingham (H)4 July 1974Won by an innings and 78 runs
500 742 PakistanHeadingley, Leeds (H)25 July 1974Match drawn Pakistani cricket team in England in 1974 (0–0)
501 743 PakistanLord's, London (H)8 August 1974Match drawn
502 744 PakistanThe Oval, London (H)22 August 1974Match drawn
503 746 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane (A)29 November 1974Lost by 166 runs 1974–75 Ashes series (1–4)
504 748 AustraliaWACA Ground, Perth (A)13 December 1974Lost by 9 wickets
505 749 AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (A)26 December 1974Match drawn

Summary

Team Total matches[3][6] Home matches[10][11] Away matches[12][13]
Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L
Australia 39810210.800 2046100.666 1944111.000
India 2475121.400 96126.000 1514100.250
New Zealand 171106 9702 8404
Pakistan 238015 14707 9108
South Africa 134184.000 83143.000 5104
West Indies 3179150.777 164840.500 1531113.000
Total 1474525771.800 763116291.937 71149481.555

Notes

  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

  1. "Runs scored: England players in Test cricket between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "The History of Cricket in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. "Overall figures: Win/loss ratio in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. Williamson, Martin (14 July 2012). "When politics killed a tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Result Margin: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. "Results: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  9. "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1974". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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