1. England vs Australia at the Oval, London (20-24 August 1938)
Margin: Innings & 579 runs
The fifth and final Test of the 1938 Ashes series turned out to be a historic one. Billed as the battle between the two skippers – England’s Wally Hammond and Australia’s Don Bradman – the legendary Australian cricketer was left helpless in this match as he couldn’t bat in either innings with an ankle injury. Batting first, England scored a mammoth 903 runs in 335 overs with opener Len Hutton scoring the then highest Test score of 364. In the absence of Bradman Australian side could only muster 201 and 123 in the first and second innings respectively to give England what is, till date, the biggest ever victory margin, in the history of Test cricket.