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Cricket Records in 1930s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	28 runs	240	67.3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
West Indies	30 runs	251	75.3	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1931	Test # 208
England	93 runs	429	139.2	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
Australia	111 runs	251	55.1	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
England	130 runs	265	53.4	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
Australia	148 runs	392	74.0x8	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
South Africa	157 runs	309	67.0	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
England	158 runs	346	59.3	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
England	167 runs	380	112.2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Feb 1930	Test # 189
Australia	169 runs	395	115.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
England	202 runs	452	69.2	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
West Indies	217 runs	325	65.5	v England	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935	Test # 239
Australia	238 runs	380	107.4	v England	Nottingham	8 Jun 1934	Test # 233
West Indies	289 runs	617	158.5	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930	Test # 192
England	322 runs	381	12.3x8	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1936	Test # 255
England	338 runs	532	69.2	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
Australia	365 runs	689	78.6x8	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1937	Test # 257
Australia	562 runs	708	63.3	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	4 wickets	73	16.3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	8 Jan 1935	Test # 238
Australia	5 wickets	105	32.3	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
England	6 wickets	160	79.4	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
Australia	7 wickets	72	28.2	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
England	8 wickets	63	18.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930	Test # 186
South Africa	8 wickets	148	41.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
England	8 wickets	164	71.2	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
England	8 wickets	99	17.7x8	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
England	9 wickets	40	7.2	v India	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
Australia	9 wickets	102	36.3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
England	9 wickets	107	39.3	v India	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
England	9 wickets	64	13.0	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
Australia	10 wickets	170	55.3	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
Australia	10 wickets	70	19.2	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
England	10 wickets	1	0.1	v Australia	Sydney	2 Dec 1932	Test # 220

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]