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England have played 18 matches on 31 May across football, cricket and rugby union: won 9, drawn 0, lost 9. The first was in 1909.
Biggest win on 31 May
31 May 1997 · England men · Test matches · First Test · Ferrocarril Stadium, Buenos Aires
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England
1–2
France
England lost
England: Mead 30'
France: De Almeida 41', Katoto 69'
England
293/8 – 300/9
Sri Lanka
England lost
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
England
227/9 – 231/5
New Zealand
England lost
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
England
3–2
Colombia
England won
England: Owen 36', Owen 43', Owen 58'
Colombia: Yepes 44', Ramírez 79'
England
357 & 261 – 403 & 323
Pakistan
England lost
Pakistan won by 108 runs
England
2–0
Ukraine
England won
England: Fowler 44', Adams 68'
Ukraine: None
Argentina
20–46
England
England won
England tries: Nick Greenstock, Adedayo Adebayo, Adedayo Adebayo, Mike Catt, Tony Diprose, Ben Clarke
Argentina tries: Tomas Solari, Lisandro Arbizu, Gonzalo Quesada
Poland
0–2
England
England won
England: Shearer 6', Sheringham 90'
Poland: None
Italy
20–27
England
England won
England tries: Tony Underwood 8', Rory Underwood 49'
Italy tries: Paolo Vaccari 40', Massimo Cuttitta 80'
England
168 – 272/9
West Indies
England lost
West Indies won by 104 runs
Australia
1–2
England
England won
England: Hoddle 10', Mariner 25'
Australia: Cole 88' pen
England
0–1
Wales
England lost
England: None
Wales: James 44' pen
Australia
30–21
England
England lost
Netherlands
0–3
England
England won
England: Bagguley 10', Davies 20', Lopez 65'
Netherlands: None
England
544/5d – 246 & 274
Pakistan
England won
England won by an innings and 24 runs
Hungary
2–1
England
England lost
England: Flowers 60' pen
Hungary: Tichy 17', Albert 61'
Uruguay
2–1
England
England lost
England: Taylor 89'
Uruguay: Abbadie 27', Míguez 60'
Hungary
2–8
England
England won
England: Fleming, Fleming, Woodward, Woodward, Woodward, Woodward, Holley, Holley
Hungary: Scholsser, Mészáros
First caps
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