National Cricket Teams With The Most Test Match Wins

Test matches can be seen as international cricket games that are only played between members that form part of the International Cricket Council who also have Test status. These cricket matches consist of two innings for each team and don’t have any limits when it comes to the number of overs. In March 1877, the first official test match was played between Australia and England. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the cricket teams that have the most test match wins in the world.

Australia – 372 Wins

Australia played it’s very first test cricket match back in 1877 and is considered the oldest cricket team in Test cricket history along with England. When it comes to their win-loss ratio, overall wins, and percentage wins, you will find that Australia ranks as the number one cricket team when it comes to Test cricket. The national cricket team of Australia participated in 4 successive World Cups and managed to win 3 of them. They also managed to win the World Cup in 2015 on home soil.

England – 346 Wins

Wales and England represent the national cricket team of England. The Wales and England cricket board have been the governing body of the team since 1997. However, from 1903 until 1996, the England cricket team was administered by the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). In 1877, Australia and England were considered the first teams that participated in a Test match. At the moment, England holds the highest record when it comes to ODI totals and is currently ranked 5th when it comes to T20I’s and ODI’s and is ranked 4th in terms of Tests.

West Indies – 164 Wins

The Cricket Board of the West Indies is essentially a coalition of 15 different Caribbean countries that predominantly speak English along with British and non-British dependencies. During the 1970s to the 1990s, the West Indies cricket team dominated both Test cricket and ODI’s. The unit boasts with some of the best players in the world, all of whom have been featured on the ICC Hall of Fame. The West Indies have claimed two wins at World Cups, including 1979 and 1975. The West Indies haven’t won a major tournament since, but remain one of the best cricket teams in the world in both batting and bowling abilities.

South Africa – 145 Wins

Nicknamed ‘The Proteas’, the South African cricket team is governed by CSA (Cricket South Africa) and is a member of the ICC Test status and ODI International status. On 20 August 2012, the South African cricket team were ranked as the best team when it came to Test cricket. However, eight days later, the South African cricket team was ranked the best cricket team in the world in all three formats. At the moment, South Africa is ranked as the third best team in the world when it comes to T20I’s, first in terms of ODI’s, and third when you look at Test cricket results.