Roll of Honour

 (last updated 20 Nov 2008)

Rank

Country

Total length of reigns

No. of reigns

Highest score

Longest reign

1st

Australia

289

9

120.18

132*

2nd

West Indies

156

4

118.09

130

3rd

England

39

6

101.82

15

4th

South Africa

18

5

89.25

11

Roll of Honour Table

Team

Lead

Top score

When

How

Length

How got to

When

Australia

Apr 2001

South Africa only beating West Indies 2-1 away

132

120.18

Beating Sri Lanka 2-0

Nov 2007

South Africa

Mar 2001

Australia lose 2-1 away to India

2

86.58

When beat Sri Lanka 2-0 before took lead

Jan 2001

Australia

Mar 2000

Beat New Zealand 3-0 away

15

95.38

Beat West Indies 5-0 at home

Jan 2001

South Africa

Mar 2000

Beat India 2-0 away

3

85.14

when took lead

Mar 2000

Australia

Jan 2000

South Africa only beat England 2-1 at home

1

83.30

Beat India 3-0 at home before took lead

Jan 2000

South Africa

Mar 1999

Beat New Zealand 1-0 away

11

86.83

Beat Zimbabwe 2-1 at home

Nov 1999

Australia

May 1995

Beat West Indies 2-1 away

56

85.18

Beat South Africa 1-0 at home

Feb 1998

West Indies

Jun 1980

Beat England 1-0 at home

130

118.09

Beat England 5-0 at home

Feb 1986

England

Jun 1978

Beat Pakistan 2-0 at home

15

79.14

Beat Australia 5-1 away

Dec 1978

West Indies

Feb 1978

West Indies beating Australia 3-1

1

70.13

Beat Australia 3-1 at home

Mar 1978

South Africa

Feb 1978

England only draw away against New Zealand

1

67.34

Before exclusion!

England

Jun 1977

England beat Australia 3-0 at home

3

70.60

when took lead

Jun 1977

Australia

Dec 1972

India beat England 2-1 at home

27

92.70

Beat West Indies 5-1 at home

Nov 1975

South Africa begin exclusion from International Sport - lasts 20 years - 20 points taken off (real) score - but remember all scores are standardised so that the table total always equals 500

England

Nov 1970

Beat Australia 2-0 away

8

97.70

When took lead

Nov 1970

South Africa

Jan 1970

Beat Australia 4-0 at home

1

89.25

When took lead

Jan 1970

Australia

Dec 1968

Beat West Indies 3-1 at home

8

84.24

When took lead

Dec 1968

West Indies

Jun 1968

England only drawing 1-1 with Australia at home

1

83.79

After losing to England(!) prior to becoming leaders

Mar 1968

England

Mar 1968

Beat West Indies 1-0 away

1

85.81

When went top

Mar 1968

West Indies

Jun 1963

Beat England 3-1 away

24

100.68

Beat India 2-0 away

Dec 1966

Australia

Dec 1958

Beat England 4-0 at home

18

119.17

Beat Pakistan 2-0 away

Nov 1959

England

Feb 1956

Beat Australia 2-1 at home

9

101.82

Beat New Zealand 4-0 at home

Jun 1958

Australia

Mar 1955

Beat West Indies 3-0 away

5

87.82

when went top

Mar 1955

England

Nov 1954

Beat Australia 3-1 away

3

86.09

Beat New Zealand 2-0 away

Mar 1955

Australia

Mar 1946

Beat New Zealand 1-0 away

29

115.59

Beat West Indies 4-1 at home

Nov 1951