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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
Australia	111 runs	251	55.1	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
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
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
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
Australia	5 wickets	105	32.3	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
Australia	7 wickets	72	28.2	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195

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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]