Batting Records
From Sir Donald Bradman's 5028 Ashes runs to Sir Leonard Hutton's score 364 in 1938, the history of the Ashes is glittered with remarkable batting records. As expected, Bradman features prominently in each category, while Sir Jack Hobbs stands out from an English perspective. Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting feature from more recent times, with English batsmen unable to crack the record books over the last decade of Ashes cricket.
Most Runs
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | INN | RUNS | AVG | SR | 4s | 6s |
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1 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 63 | 5028 | 89.79 | 58.07 | 498 | 5 |
2 | Sir Jack Hobbs | England | 71 | 3636 | 54.27 | 66.73 | 273 | 4 |
3 | Allan Border | Australia | 73 | 3222 | 55.55 | 42.59 | 376 | 4 |
4 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 72 | 3173 | 58.76 | 53.60 | 359 | 3 |
5 | David Gower | England | 69 | 3037 | 46.02 | 54.45 | 359 | 2 |
6 | Wally Hammond | England | 58 | 2852 | 51.85 | 38.07 | 291 | 8 |
7 | Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 46 | 2741 | 66.85 | 41.80 | 221 | 3 |
8 | Clem Hill | Australia | 76 | 2660 | 35.47 | - | 206 | - |
9 | John Edrich | England | 57 | 2644 | 48.96 | 38.16 | 259 | 4 |
10 | Geoff Boycott | England | 63 | 2579 | 46.05 | 37.53 | 215 | - |
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | INN | RUNS | AVG | NO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albert Trott | England | 3 | 5 | 205 | 102.50 | 3 |
2 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 37 | 63 | 5028 | 89.79 | 7 |
3 | Eddie Paynter | England | 7 | 11 | 591 | 84.43 | 4 |
4 | Sid Barnes | Australia | 9 | 14 | 846 | 70.50 | 2 |
5 | Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 27 | 46 | 2741 | 66.85 | 5 |
6 | Ken Barrington | England | 23 | 39 | 2111 | 63.97 | 6 |
7 | David Steele | England | 3 | 6 | 365 | 60.83 | - |
8 | Tip Foster | England | 5 | 8 | 486 | 60.75 | - |
9 | Duleep | England | 4 | 7 | 416 | 59.43 | - |
10 | Michael Hussey | Australia | 15 | 24 | 1304 | 59.27 | 2 |
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | RUNS | BALLS | 4s | 6s | SR | VS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sir Leonard Hutton | England | 364 | 847 | 35 | - | 42.98 | Australia |
2 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 334 | 448 | 46 | - | 74.55 | England |
3 | Bob Simpson | Australia | 311 | 740 | 23 | 1 | 42.03 | England |
4 | Bob Cowper | Australia | 307 | 589 | 20 | - | 52.12 | England |
5 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 304 | 473 | 43 | 2 | 64.27 | England |
6 | Tip Foster | England | 287 | - | 37 | - | - | Australia |
7 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 270 | 375 | 22 | - | 72.00 | England |
8 | Bill Ponsford | Australia | 266 | 422 | 27 | - | 63.03 | England |
9 | Ken Barrington | England | 256 | - | 26 | - | - | Australia |
10 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 254 | 376 | 25 | - | 67.55 | England |
Most Hundreds
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | INNS | 100s | RUNS | H.S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 37 | 63 | 19 | 5028 | 334 |
2 | Sir Jack Hobbs | England | 41 | 71 | 12 | 3636 | 187 |
3 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 45 | 72 | 10 | 3173 | 177 |
4 | David Gower | England | 38 | 69 | 9 | 3037 | 215 |
5 | Wally Hammond | England | 33 | 58 | 9 | 2852 | 251 |
6 | Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 27 | 46 | 8 | 2741 | 194 |
7 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 35 | 58 | 8 | 2476 | 196 |
8 | Greg Chappell | Australia | 30 | 55 | 8 | 2154 | 144 |
9 | Arthur Morris | Australia | 24 | 43 | 8 | 2080 | 206 |
10 | Allan Border | Australia | 42 | 73 | 7 | 3222 | 200 |
Bowling Records
Unsurprisingly, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath lead the Australian figures, while Sir Ian Botham and Jim Laker registered astounding statistics respectively. Laker's 10/53 and 9/37 are simply incredible performances, tearing Australian batting line-ups apart all by himself, as is Shane Warne's 195 Ashes wickets, the most in the history of the series.
Most Wickets
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | 4-FERS | 5-FERS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shane Warne | Australia | 36 | 10757 | 4535 | 195 | 15 | 11 |
2 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 30 | 7280 | 3286 | 157 | 7 | 10 |
3 | Hugh Trumble | Australia | 31 | 8384 | 2945 | 141 | 8 | 9 |
4 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | 24 | 6510 | 2858 | 128 | 8 | 7 |
5 | Sir Ian Botham | England | 32 | 6938 | 3590 | 128 | 7 | 7 |
6 | Bob Willis | England | 31 | 5734 | 2998 | 123 | 4 | 7 |
7 | Monty Noble | Australia | 39 | 7074 | 2860 | 115 | 1 | 9 |
8 | Ray Lindwall | Australia | 29 | 5894 | 2559 | 114 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Wilfred Rhodes | England | 41 | 5936 | 2616 | 109 | 6 | 6 |
10 | Clarrie Grimmett | Australia | 22 | 9104 | 3439 | 106 | 2 | 11 |
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | OVS | WKTS | RUNS | MAIDENS | ECON | VS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Laker | England | 51.2 | 10 | 53 | 23 | 1.04 | Australia |
2 | Jim Laker | England | 16.4 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 2.26 | Australia |
3 | Arthur Mailey | Australia | 47.0 | 9 | 121 | 8 | 2.57 | England |
4 | Stuart Broad | England | 9.3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1.61 | Australia |
5 | Frank Laver | Australia | 18.2 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 1.70 | England |
6 | George Lohmann | England | 27.1 | 8 | 35 | 12 | 1.29 | Australia |
7 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 1.87 | England |
8 | Albert Trott | Australia | 27.0 | 8 | 43 | 10 | 1.59 | England |
9 | Hedley Verity | England | 22.3 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 1.93 | Australia |
10 | Bob Willis | England | 15.1 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 2.85 | Australia |
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCH | RUNS | WKTS | 5-FERS | 4-FERS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney Barnes | England | 20 | 2288 | 106 | 12 | 1 |
2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 36 | 4535 | 195 | 11 | 15 |
3 | Clarrie Grimmett | Australia | 22 | 3439 | 106 | 11 | 2 |
4 | Charlie Turner | Australia | 17 | 1670 | 101 | 11 | 3 |
5 | Terry Alderman | Australia | 17 | 2117 | 100 | 11 | 2 |
6 | Tom Richardson | England | 14 | 2220 | 88 | 11 | 1 |
7 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 30 | 3286 | 157 | 10 | 7 |
8 | Hugh Trumble | Australia | 31 | 2945 | 141 | 9 | 8 |
9 | Monty Noble | Australia | 39 | 2860 | 115 | 9 | 1 |
10 | Bill O'Reilly | Australia | 19 | 2587 | 102 | 8 | 5 |
Best Economy
POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCH | INNS | ECO | AVG | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Barnes | England | 18 | 24 | 1.35 | 14.41 | 63.88 |
2 | George Lohmann | England | 15 | 30 | 1.43 | 13.01 | 54.44 |
3 | J.J. Ferris | Australia | 8 | 14 | 1.43 | 14.25 | 59.85 |
4 | Joey Palmer | Australia | 11 | 18 | 1.47 | 19.43 | 79.37 |
5 | Frederick Spofforth | Australia | 13 | 20 | 1.55 | 19.98 | 77.49 |
6 | Charlie Turner | Australia | 17 | 30 | 1.59 | 16.53 | 62.57 |
7 | Bobby Peel | England | 20 | 35 | 1.60 | 16.98 | 63.73 |
8 | Jack Hearne | England | 11 | 19 | 1.97 | 22.29 | 67.96 |
9 | Warwick Armstrong | Australia | 42 | 67 | 2.02 | 30.92 | 91.65 |
10 | Bill Howell | Australia | 16 | 26 | 2.02 | 35.23 | 104.89 |