| 27 Feb 1987 | WI 418/9 & 16/0 v NZ 157 & 2732nd Test · Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets | Auckland | West Indies tour of New Zealand 1986/87 |
| 21 Feb 1987 | IND 465/8 & 114/2 v PAK 3413rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Jaipur | Pakistan tour of India 1986/87 |
| 20 Feb 1987 | NZ 228 & 386/5 v WI 345 & 50/2Only Test · Test | Match drawn | Wellington | West Indies tour of New Zealand 1986/87 |
| 11 Feb 1987 | IND 403 & 181/3 v PAK 229 & 179/52nd Test · Test | Match drawn | Kolkata | Pakistan tour of India 1986/87 |
| 3 Feb 1987 | IND 527/9 v PAK 487/9 & 182/31st Test · Test | Match drawn | Chennai | Pakistan tour of India 1986/87 |
| 10 Jan 1987 | AUS 343 & 251 v ENG 275 & 2645th Test · Test | Australia won by 55 runs | Sydney | England tour of Australia 1986/87 |
| 4 Jan 1987 | IND 400 v SL 191 & 1423rd Test · Test | India won by an innings and 67 runs | Cuttack | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 27 Dec 1986 | IND 451/6 v SL 204 & 1412nd Test · Test | India won by an innings and 106 runs | Nagpur | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 26 Dec 1986 | AUS 141 & 194 v ENG 3494th Test · Test | England won by an innings and 14 runs | Melbourne | England tour of Australia 1986/87 |
| 17 Dec 1986 | IND 676/7 v SL 4201st Test · Test | Match drawn | Kanpur | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 12 Dec 1986 | AUS 514/5 & 201/3 v ENG 455 & 39/23rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Adelaide | England tour of Australia 1986/87 |
| 28 Nov 1986 | AUS 401 & 197/4 v ENG 592/8 & 199/82nd Test · Test | Match drawn | Perth | England tour of Australia 1986/87 |
| 20 Nov 1986 | PAK 239 & 125/7 v WI 240 & 2113rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Karachi | West Indies tour of Pakistan 1986/87 |
| 14 Nov 1986 | AUS 248 & 282 v ENG 456 & 77/31st Test · Test | England won by 7 wickets | Brisbane | England tour of Australia 1986/87 |
| 7 Nov 1986 | PAK 131 & 77/9 v WI 2182nd Test · Test | West Indies won by an innings and 10 runs | Lahore | West Indies tour of Pakistan 1986/87 |
| 24 Oct 1986 | PAK 159/9 & 328 v WI 248 & 531st Test · Test | Pakistan won by 186 runs | Faisalabad | West Indies tour of Pakistan 1986/87 |
| 15 Oct 1986 | IND 517/5 v AUS 345 & 216/23rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Mumbai | Australia tour of India 1986/87 |
| 26 Sept 1986 | IND 107/3 v AUS 207/32nd Test · Test | Match drawn | Delhi | Australia tour of India 1986/87 |
| 18 Sept 1986 | IND 397 & 347 v AUS 574/7 & 170/51st Test · Test | Match tied | Chennai | Australia tour of India 1986/87 |
| 21 Aug 1986 | ENG 388/5 v NZ 287 & 7/03rd Test · Test | Match drawn | London | New Zealand tour of England 1986 |
| 7 Aug 1986 | ENG 256 & 230 v NZ 413 & 77/22nd Test · Test | New Zealand won by 8 wickets | Nottingham | New Zealand tour of England 1986 |
| 24 Jul 1986 | ENG 307/9 & 295/6 v NZ 342 & 41/21st Test · Test | Match drawn | Leeds | New Zealand tour of England 1986 |
| 3 Jul 1986 | ENG 390 & 235 v IND 390 & 174/53rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Birmingham | India tour of England 1986 |
| 19 Jun 1986 | ENG 102 & 128 v IND 272 & 2372nd Test · Test | India won by 279 runs | Leeds | India tour of England 1986 |
| 5 Jun 1986 | ENG 294 & 180 v IND 341 & 136/51st Test · Test | India won by 5 wickets | London | India tour of England 1986 |
| 11 Apr 1986 | WI 474 & 246/2 v ENG 310 & 1705th Test · Test | West Indies won by 240 runs | St. John's | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 3 Apr 1986 | ENG 200 & 150 v WI 312 & 39/04th Test · Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets | Port of Spain | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 22 Mar 1986 | SL 281 & 323/3 v PAK 3183rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Colombo | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 21 Mar 1986 | WI 418 v ENG 189 & 1994th Test · Test | West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs | Bridgetown | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 14 Mar 1986 | SL 273 & 32/2 v PAK 132 & 1722nd Test · Test | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets | Colombo | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 13 Mar 1986 | NZ 258 & 160/2 v AUS 314 & 1033rd Test · Test | New Zealand won by 8 wickets | Auckland | Australia tour of New Zealand 1985/86 |
| 7 Mar 1986 | WI 399 & 95/3 v ENG 176 & 3153rd Test · Test | West Indies won by 7 wickets | Port of Spain | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 3 Mar 1986 | WI v ENG2nd Test · Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets | Port of Spain | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 28 Feb 1986 | NZ 339 & 16/1 v AUS 364 & 219/72nd Test · Test | Match drawn | Christchurch | Australia tour of New Zealand 1985/86 |
| 23 Feb 1986 | SL 109 & 101/9 v PAK 2301st Test · Test | Pakistan won by an innings and 20 runs | Kandy | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 21 Feb 1986 | NZ 379/6 v AUS 4351st Test · Test | Match drawn | Wellington | Australia tour of New Zealand 1985/86 |
| 21 Feb 1986 | WI 307 & 5/0 v ENG 159 & 1521st Test · Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets | Kingston | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 |
| 2 Jan 1986 | AUS 396 & 119/6 v IND 600/43rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Sydney | India tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 26 Dec 1985 | AUS 262 & 308 v IND 445 & 59/22nd Test · Test | Match drawn | Melbourne | India tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 13 Dec 1985 | AUS 381 & 17/0 v IND 5201st Test · Test | Match drawn | Adelaide | India tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 7 Dec 1985 | PAK v SL3rd Test · Test | Pakistan won by 10 wickets | Karachi | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 30 Nov 1985 | AUS 203 & 259 v NZ 299 & 164/43rd Test · Test | New Zealand won by 6 wickets | Perth | New Zealand tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 22 Nov 1985 | AUS 227 & 260/6 v NZ 293 & 1932nd Test · Test | Australia won by 4 wickets | Sydney | New Zealand tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 8 Nov 1985 | AUS 179 & 333 v NZ 553/71st Test · Test | New Zealand won by an innings and 41 runs | Brisbane | New Zealand tour of Australia 1985/86 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | SL 162 & 230 v PAK 295 & 98/03rd Test · Test | Pakistan won by 10 wickets | Karachi | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 27 Oct 1985 | PAK 259 & 100/2 v SL 157 & 2002nd Test · Test | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | Sialkot | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 16 Oct 1985 | PAK 555/3 v SL 4791st Test · Test | Match drawn | Faisalabad | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 14 Sept 1985 | SL 198 & 307/7 v IND 249 & 325/53rd Test · Test | Match drawn | Kandy | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 6 Sept 1985 | SL 385 & 206/3 v IND 244 & 1982nd Test · Test | Sri Lanka won by 149 runs | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 30 Aug 1985 | SL 347 & 61/4 v IND 218 & 2511st Test · Test | Match drawn | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
