England won the Durban test against South Africa by an innings and 98 runs providing the 90^th occasion of England winning a test by an innings margin. The following table furnishes all the 90 occasions of England’s innings victores in the descending order of runs.

No	Inns margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	inns & 579 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	inns & 285 runs	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1974
3	inns & 283 runs	Win	Leeds	May 2007
4	inns & 261 runs	Ban	Lord’s	May 2005
5	inns & 237 runs	Win	The Oval	Aug 1957
6	inns & 230 runs	Aus	Adelaide	Mar 1892
7	inns & 225 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1912
8	inns & 217 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1886
9	inns & 215 runs	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1963
10	inns & 209 runs	Zim	Lord’s	May 2000
11	inns & 207 runs	Ind	Manchester	Jul 1952
12	inns & 202 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1889
13	inns & 197 runs	SAF	Johannesburg	Mar 1896
14	inns & 189 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1892
15	inns & 187 runs	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1965
16	inns & 173 runs	Ind	Leeds	Jul 1959
17	inns & 170 runs	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
18	inns & 157 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 1913
19	inns & 148 runs	NZl	Lord’s	Jun 1958
20	inns & 137 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1888
21	inns & 129 runs	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 1954
22	inns & 124 runs	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1901
23	inns & 124 runs	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1967
24	inns & 120 runs	Pak	Lord’s	Jun 1978
25	inns & 120 runs	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2006
26	inns & 119 runs	NZl	Nottingham	Aug 1978
27	inns & 118 runs	Aus	Birmingham	Aug 1985
28	inns & 117 runs	Pak	Leeds	Jul 1962
29	inns & 111 runs	Srl	Birmingham	May 2002
30	inns & 106 runs	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 1886
31	inns & 104 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 1964
32	inns & 099 runs	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1959
33	inns & 098 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Mar 1885
34	inns & 098 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 2009
35	inns & 094 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1985
36	inns & 093 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1966
37	inns & 092 runs	Zim	Lord’s	May 2003
38	inns & 090 runs	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 1994
39	inns & 085 runs	Aus	Leeds	Aug 1977
40	inns & 083 runs	Win	Ch-le-St	May 2009
41	inns & 083 runs	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1979
43	inns & 083 runs	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1975
44	inns & 080 runs	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1905
45	inns & 078 runs	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1974
45	inns & 073 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1960
47	inns & 071 runs	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1958
48	inns & 071 runs	Win	The Oval	Aug 1928
49	inns & 069 runs	Zim	Che-le-St	Jun 2003
50	inns & 068 runs	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1997
51	inns & 062 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1912
52	inns & 059 runs	Ind	Nottingham	Jun 1959
53	inns & 058 runs	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1928
54	inns & 057 runs	Pak	Birmingham	Jun 1978
55	inns & 047 runs	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1963
56	inns & 043 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1893
57	inns & 042 runs	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1956
58	inns & 039 runs	Win	Leeds	Aug 2000
59	inns & 038 runs	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1934
60	inns & 036 runs	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1957
61	inns & 034 runs	Win	The Oval	Aug 1966
62	inns & 033 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1896
63	inns & 032 runs	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1929
64	inns & 030 runs	Win	Manchester	Jul 1928
65	inns & 029 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1925
66	inns & 027 runs	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1933
67	inns & 027 runs	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1959
68	inns & 027 runs	Ban	Ch-le-St	Jun 2005
69	inns & 027 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1883
70	inns & 026 runs	NZl	The Oval	Jul 1931
71	inns & 025 runs	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1976
72	inns & 024 runs	Pak	Birmingham	May 1962
73	inns & 022 runs	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1936
74	inns & 021 runs	Aus	Manchester	Aug 1888
75	inns & 020 runs	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1955
76	inns & 018 runs	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
77	inns & 018 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1924
78	inns & 017 runs	Win	The Oval	Aug 1933
79	inns & 014 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1986
80	inns & 013 runs	NZl	Manchester	Jul 1958
81	inns & 013 runs	SAF	Durban	Jan 1939
82	inns & 012 runs	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec 1913
83	inns & 009 runs	Pak	Lord’s	May 2001
84	inns & 009 runs	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 2008
85	inns & 005 runs	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 1884
86	inns & 005 runs	SAF	Nottingham	Jun 1955
87	inns & 005 runs	Win	Leeds	Jul 1957
88	inns & 004 runs	NZl	Christchurch	Jan 1992
89	inns & 004 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1975
90	inns & 001 run	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1973

England won the Durban test against South Africa by an innings and 98 runs providing the 15^th occasion of England winning a test by an innings margin against South Africa. It is interesting to note that the gap between the previous innings win and present innings win is 45 years and the venue on both occasions was Durban. England’s previous innings win against South Africa was at Durban in Dec 1964

No	Inns margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	inns & 202 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1889
2	inns & 189 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1892
3	inns & 197 runs	SAF	Johannesburg	Mar 1896
4	inns & 033 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1896
5	inns & 062 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1912
6	inns & 157 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 1913
7	inns & 012 runs	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec 1913
8	inns & 018 runs	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
9	inns & 018 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1924
10	inns & 032 runs	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1929
11	inns & 013 runs	SAF	Durban	Jan 1939
12	inns & 005 runs	SAF	Nottingham	Jun 1955
13	inns & 073 runs	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1960
14	inns & 104 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 1964
15	inns & 098 runs	SAF	Durban	Dec 2009