Lineal Test Cricket Champions

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The core principle is that the Lineal Test Cricket Champions is a Title held by a national team (the first such team being Australia, winners of the first decisive test series in 1878/79), until that team is defeated in a series (or a one-off test), at which point it passes to their vanquishers.

This table has been developed by the excellent King Cricket blog and lists those series where the Lineal Test Cricket Champions Title was contested.

HolderChallengerSeries YearWinner
246EnglandIndia2025
245New ZealandEngland2024England
244IndiaNew Zealand2024New Zealand
243IndiaBangladesh2024India
242EnglandIndia2023/24India
241EnglandAustralia2023Drawn
240EnglandIreland2023England
239EnglandNew Zealand2022/23Drawn
238EnglandPakistan2022/23England
237South AfricaEngland2022England
236South AfricaBangladesh2021/22South Africa
235South AfricaNew Zealand2021/22Drawn
234IndiaSouth Africa2021/22South Africa
233New ZealandIndia2021/22India
232New ZealandIndia2021New Zealand
231New ZealandEngland2021New Zealand
230New ZealandPakistan2020/21New Zealand
229New ZealandWest Indies2020/21New Zealand
228IndiaNew Zealand2019/20New Zealand
227IndiaSouth Africa2019/20India
226West IndiesIndia2019India
225EnglandWest Indies2018/19West Indies
224Sri LankaEngland2018/19England
223South AfricaSri Lanka2018Sri Lanka
222AustraliaSouth Africa2017/18South Africa
221EnglandAustralia2017/18Australia
220EnglandWest Indies2017England
219South AfricaEngland2017England
218New ZealandSouth Africa2016/17South Africa
217New ZealandBangladesh2016/17New Zealand
216PakistanNew Zealand2016/17New Zealand
215PakistanWest Indies2016/17Pakistan
214PakistanEngland2016Drawn
213PakistanEngland2015/16Pakistan
212PakistanSri Lanka2015Pakistan
211PakistanBangladesh2015Pakistan
210PakistanNew Zealand2014/15Drawn
209AustraliaPakistan2014/15Pakistan
208South AfricaAustralia2014/14Australia
207IndiaSouth Africa2013/14South Africa
206IndiaWest Indies2013/14India
205AustraliaIndia2012/13India
204Sri LankaAustralia2012/13Australia
203Sri LankaNew Zealand2012/13Drawn
202PakistanSri Lanka2012Sri Lanka
201EnglandPakistan2011/12Pakistan
200IndiaEngland2011England
199IndiaWest Indies2011India
198IndiaSouth Africa2010/11Drawn
197IndiaNew Zealand2010/11India
196IndiaAustralia2010/11India
195IndiaSri Lanka2010Drawn
194indiaSouth Africa2009/10Drawn
193IndiaBangladesh2009/10India
192IndiaSri Lanka2009/10India
191IndiaNew Zealand2008/09India
190AustraliaIndia2008/09India
189AustraliaWest Indies2008Australia
188AustraliaIndia2007/08Australia
187AustraliaSri Lanka2007/07Australia
186EnglandAustralia2006/06Australia
185PakistanEngland2006England
184PakistanSri Lanka2005/05Pakistan
183PakistanIndia2005/05Pakistan
182EnglandPakistan2005/06Pakistan
181AustraliaEngland2005England
180AustraliaNew Zealand2004/05Australia
179AustraliaPakistan2004/05Australia
178AustraliaIndia2004/05Australia
177AustraliaSri Lanka2004Australia
176AustraliaSri Lanka2003/03Australia
175AustraliaIndia2003/04Drawn
174AustraliaZimbabwe2003/04Australia
173AustraliaBangladesh2003Australia
172AustraliaWest Indies2003Australia
171EnglandAustralia2002/03Australia
170EnglandIndia2002Drawn
169Sri LankaEngland2002England
168Sri LankaZimbabwe2001/02Sri Lanka
167Sri LankaWest Indies2001/02Sri Lanka
166IndiaSri Lanka2001Sri Lanka
165IndiaZimbabwe2001Drawn
164AustraliaIndia2000/01India
163AustraliaWest Indies2000/01Australia
162AustraliaNew Zealand1999/00Australia
161AustraliaIndia1999/00Australia
160AustraliaPakistan1999/00Australia
159ZimbabweAustralia1999/00Australia
158ZimbabwePakistan1998/99Zimbabwe
157IndiaZimbabwe1998/99Zimbabwe
156AustraliaIndia1997/98India
155AustraliaSouth Africa1997/98Australia
154AustraliaNew Zealand1997/98Australia
153AustraliaEngland1997Australia
152South AfricaAustralia1996/97Australia
151IndiaSouth Africa1996/97South Africa
150IndiaSouth Africa1996/97India
149AustraliaIndia1996/97India
148AustraliaSri Lanka1995/96Australia
147AustraliaPakistan1995/96Australia
146West IndiesAustralia1994/95Australia
145West IndiesNew Zealand1994/95West Indies
144West IndiesIndia1994/95Drawn
143West IndiesEngland1993/94West Indies
142West IndiesSri Lanka1993/94Drawn
141West IndiesPakistan1992/93West Indies
140West IndiesAustralia1992/92West Indies
139West IndiesSouth Africa1991/92West Indies
138West IndiesEngland1991Drawn
137West IndiesAustralia1990/91West Indies
136West IndiesPakistan1990/91Drawn
135West IndiesEngland1989/90West Indies
134West IndiesIndia1988/89West Indies
133West IndiesAustralia1988/89West Indies
132West IndiesEngland1988West Indies
131West IndiesPakistan1987/88Drawn
130West IndiesIndia1987/88Drawn
129West IndiesNew Zealand1986/87Drawn
128West IndiesPakistan1986/87Drawn
127West IndiesEngland1985/86West Indies
126West IndiesNew Zealand1984/85West Indies
125West IndiesAustralia1984/85West Indies
124West IndiesEngland1984West Indies
123West IndiesAustralia1983/84West Indies
122West IndiesIndia1983/84West Indies
121West IndiesIndia1982/83West Indies
120West IndiesAustralia1981/21Drawn
119West IndiesEngland1980/81West Indies
118PakistanWest Indies1980/81West Indies
117AustraliaPakistan1979/80Pakistan
116EnglandAustralia1979/80Australia
115EnglandIndia1979England
114EnglandAustralia1978/79England
113EnglandNew Zealand1978England
112EnglandPakistan1978England
111EnglandNew Zealand1977/78Drawn
110EnglandPakistan1977/78Drawn
109AustraliaEngland1977England
108AustraliaEngland1976/77Australia
107AustraliaNew Zealand1976/77Australia
106AustraliaPakistan1976/77Drawn
105AustraliaWest Indies1975/76Australia
104AustraliaEngland1975Australia
103EnglandAustralia1974/75Australia
102EnglandPakistan1974Drawn
101IndiaEngland1974England
100IndiaEngland1972/72India
99EnglandIndia1971India
98EnglandPakistan1971England
97EnglandNew Zealand1970/71England
96EnglandAustralia1970/71England
95EnglandNew Zealand1969England
94EnglandWest Indies1969England
93EnglandPakistan1968/69Drawn
92EnglandAustralia1968Drawn
91West IndiesEngland1967/68England
90West IndiesIndia1966/67West Indies
89West IndiesEngland1966West Indies
88AustraliaWest Indies1964/65West Indies
87AustraliaPakistan1964/65Drawn
86AustraliaPakistan1964/65Drawn
85AustraliaIndia1964/65Drawn
84AustraliaEngland1964Australia
83AustraliaSouth Africa1963/64Drawn
82AustraliaEngland1962/63Drawn
81AustraliaEngland1961Australia
80AustraliaWest Indies1960/61Australia
79AustraliaIndia1959/60Australia
78AustraliaPakistan1959/60Australia
77EnglandAustralia1958/59Australia
76EnglandNew Zealand1958England
75EnglandWest Indies1957England
74EnglandSouth Africa1956/57Drawn
73EnglandAustralia1956England
72EnglandSouth Africa1955England
71EnglandNew Zealand1954/55England
70EnglandAustralia1954/55England
69EnglandPakistan1954/55Drawn
68AustraliaEngland1953England
67AustraliaSouth Africa1952/53Drawn
66AustraliaWest Indies1951/52Australia
65AustraliaEngland1950/51Australia
64AustraliaSouth Africa1949/50Australia
63AustraliaEngland1948Australia
62AustraliaIndia1947/48Australia
61AustraliaEngland1946/47Australia
60AustraliaNew Zealand1945/46Australia
59AustraliaEngland1938Drawn
58AustraliaEngland1936/37Australia
57AustraliaSouth Africa1935/36Australia
56EnglandAustralia1934Australia
55EnglandIndia1933/34England
54EnglandWest Indies1933England
53EnglandNew Zealand1932/33Drawn
52AustraliaEngland1932/33England
51AustraliaSouth Africa1931/32Australia
50AustraliaWest Indies1930/31Australia
49EnglandAustralia1930Australia
48EnglandWest Indies1929/30Drawn
47EnglandNew Zealand1929/30England
46EnglandSouth Africa1929England
45EnglandAustralia1928/29England
44EnglandWest Indies1928England
43EnglandSouth Africa1927/28Drawn
42AustraliaEngland1926England
41AustraliaEngland1924/25Australia
40AustraliaSouth Africa1921/22Australia
39AustraliaEngland1921Australia
38EnglandAustralia1920/21Australia
37EnglandSouth Africa1913/14England
36EnglandAustralia1912England
35EnglandSouth Africa1912England
34AustraliaEngland1911/12England
33AustraliaSouth Africa1910/11Australia
32AustraliaEngland1909Australia
31EnglandAustralia1907/08Australia
30South AfricaEngland1907England
29EnglandSouth Africa1905/06South Africa
28EnglandAustralia1905England
27AustraliaEngland1903/04England
26AustraliaSouth Africa1902/03Australia
25AustraliaEngland1902Australia
24AustraliaEngland1901/02Australia
23AustraliaEngland1899Australia
22EnglandAustralia1897/98Australia
21EnglandAustralia1896England
20EnglandSouth Africa1895/96England
19EnglandAustralia1894/95England
18AustraliaEngland1893England
17EnglandAustralia1891/92Australia
16EnglandSouth Africa1891/92England
15EnglandAustralia1890England
14EnglandSouth Africa1888/89England
13EnglandAustralia1888England
12EnglandAustralia1887/88England
11EnglandAustralia1886/87England
10EnglandAustralia1886England
9EnglandAustralia1884/85England
8AustraliaEngland1884England
7EnglandAustralia1882/3Australia
6AustraliaEngland1882/83England
5AustraliaEngland1882Australia
4AustraliaEngland1881/82Australia
3AustraliaEngland1880England
2VacantAustralia1878/79Australia
1VacantAustralia1877Drawn
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