Tests - Shortest Completed Matches

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1840: England v India at Lord's, Pataudi Trophy 1st Test, 19 Jul 2007

Shortest Tests by Days played
2 England v Australia The Oval 1882
2 England v Australia Lord's 1888
2 England v Australia The Oval 1888
2 England v Australia Manchester 1888
2 South Africa v England Port Elizabeth 1888/89
2 South Africa v England Cape Town 1888/89
2 England v Australia The Oval 1890
2 South Africa v England Port Elizabeth 1895/96
2 South Africa v England Cape Town 1895/96
2 Australia v South Africa Manchester 1912
2 England v South Africa The Oval 1912
2 England v Australia Nottingham 1921
2 Australia v West Indies Melbourne 1930/31
2 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 1935/36
2 New Zealand v Australia Wellington 1945/46
2 England v West Indies Leeds 2000
2 Australia v Pakistan Sharjah 2002/03
2 South Africa v Zimbabwe Cape Town 2004/05
2 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Harare 2005/06


Shortest Tests by Balls Bowled
656 Australia v South Africa Melbourne 1931/32
672 West Indies v England Bridgetown 1934/35
788 England v Australia Manchester 1888
792 England v Australia Lord's 1888
796 South Africa v England Cape Town 1888/89
815 England v South Africa The Oval 1912
872 New Zealand v Australia Wellington 1945/46
883 South Africa v England Centurion 1999/00
893 Australia v Pakistan Sharjah 2002/03
911 Australia v England Sydney 1894/95
940 South Africa v Zimbabwe Cape Town 2004/05
941 England v West Indies Leeds 2000
976 England v South Africa Leeds 1907
983 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 1994/95
1006 South Africa v England Port Elizabeth 1895/96
1011 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Harare 2005/06
1014 South Africa v England Port Elizabeth 1888/89
1034 Australia v England Brisbane 1950/51
1034 England v West Indies Birmingham 1995
1041 New Zealand v England Christchurch 1983/84