52 – Syd Gregory (Aus)
45 – Steve Waugh (Aus)
43 – Colin Cowdrey (Eng)
42 – Warwick Armstrong (Aus)
42 – Allan Border (Aus)
Most Matches Captained in Ashes
28 – Allan Border (Aus)
22 – Archile MacLaren (Aus)
19 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus)
19 – Ricky Ponting (Aus)
18 – Joe Darling (Aus)
Batting Records in Ashes
Sir Donald Bradman holds almost all the Batting Records in the Ashes. His tally of 5028 runs in 63 innings at 89.78 with 19 100s is neared by none.
Leading Run Scorers in Ashes
5028 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus)
3636 – Sir Jack Hobbs (Eng)
3222 – Allan Border (Aus)
3173 – Steve Waugh (Aus)
3037 – David Gower (Eng)
Most Hundreds
19 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus)
12 – Sir Jack Hobbs (Eng)
10 – Steve Waugh (Aus)
09 – David Gower (Eng)
09 – Wally Hammond (Eng)
Most Double Hundreds
8 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus)
4 – Wally Hammond (Eng)
2 – Bob Simpson (Aus)
22 other batsmen have scored a double hundred in the Ashes
Best Batting Innings
364 – Sir Len Hutton (Eng) at The Oval, 1938
334 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus) at Leeds, 1930
311 – Bob Simpson (Aus) at Manchester, 1964
307 – Bob Cowper (Aus) at Melbourne, 1965/66
304 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus) at Leeds, 1934
Most Runs in an Ashes Series
974 – Sir Dona Bradman (Aus), 1930
905 – Wally Hammond (Eng), 1928/29
839 – Mark Taylor (Aus), 1989
810 – Sir Don Bradman (Aus), 1936/37
766 – Alastair Cook (Eng), 2010/11
[ Stats by Bharath Seervi:
CricketSeerviStats.blogspot.com ]
