Ashes trivia - Tables
Travis Basevi
21-Nov-2006
- Highest individual score when losing the match
- Best match bowling when losing the match
- Closest wins - by runs
- Closest wins - by wickets
- Most matches played
- Never losing an Ashes Test
- Never winning an Ashes Test
- Ground records
- Allround performances (a wicket is worth 30 runs)
| Player | Runs | Match | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Gregory (Aus) | 201 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1894/95 | 42 |
| SJ McCabe (Aus) | 187* | 1st Test | Sydney | 1932/33 | 220 |
| VT Trumper (Aus) | 185* | 1st Test | Sydney | 1903/04 | 78 |
| DCS Compton (Eng) | 184 | 1st Test | Nottingham | 1948 | 299 |
| MP Vaughan (Eng) | 177 | 2nd Test | Adelaide | 2002/03 | 1628 |
| H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 176 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1924/25 | 159 |
| KS Duleepsinhji (Eng) | 173 | 2nd Test | Lord's | 1930 | 195 |
| A Jackson (Aus) | 164 | 4th Test | Adelaide | 1928/29 | 179 |
| G Giffen (Aus) | 161 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1894/95 | 42 |
| H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 161 | 5th Test | The Oval | 1930 | 198 |
| L Hutton (Eng) | 156* | 4th Test | Adelaide | 1950/51 | 330 |
| KS Ranjitsinhji (Eng) | 154* | 2nd Test | Manchester | 1896 | 51 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 154 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1924/25 | 159 |
| MP Vaughan (Eng) | 145 | 4th Test | Melbourne | 2002/03 | 1634 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 144 | 4th Test | Leeds | 2001 | 1556 |
| GHS Trott (Aus) | 143 | 1st Test | Lord's | 1896 | 50 |
| C Washbrook (Eng) | 143 | 4th Test | Leeds | 1948 | 302 |
| RA Smith (Eng) | 143 | 4th Test | Manchester | 1989 | 1124 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 142 | 5th Test | Melbourne | 1928/29 | 180 |
| Player | Figures | Match | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF Barnes (Eng) | 13/163 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1901/02 | 66 |
| T Richardson (Eng) | 13/244 | 2nd Test | Manchester | 1896 | 51 |
| CTB Turner (Aus) | 12/87 | Only Test | Sydney | 1887/88 | 27 |
| H Trumble (Aus) | 12/89 | 3rd Test | The Oval | 1896 | 52 |
| H Trumble (Aus) | 12/173 | 5th Test | The Oval | 1902 | 74 |
| WH Lockwood (Eng) | 11/76 | 4th Test | Manchester | 1902 | 73 |
| FR Spofforth (Aus) | 11/117 | 3rd Test | Sydney | 1882/83 | 12 |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 11/215 | 5th Test | Adelaide | 1974/75 | 754 |
| MW Tate (Eng) | 11/228 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1924/25 | 158 |
| RM Hogg (Aus) | 10/122 | 2nd Test | Perth | 1978/79 | 836 |
| GA Lohmann (Eng) | 10/142 | 2nd Test | Sydney | 1891/92 | 36 |
| HV Hordern (Aus) | 10/161 | 5th Test | Sydney | 1911/12 | 120 |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 10/162 | 2nd Test | Birmingham | 2005 | 1758 |
| K Farnes (Eng) | 10/179 | 1st Test | Nottingham | 1934 | 233 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) | 10/201 | 1st Test | Nottingham | 1930 | 194 |
| T Richardson (Eng) | 10/204 | 5th Test | Sydney | 1897/98 | 57 |
| Winner | Margin | Match | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 2nd Test | Birmingham | 2005 | 1758 |
| Australia | 3 | 4th Test | Manchester | 1902 | 73 |
| England | 3 | 4th Test | Melbourne | 1982/83 | 943 |
| Australia | 6 | 3rd Test | Sydney | 1884/85 | 19 |
| England | 10 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1894/95 | 42 |
| Australia | 11 | 3rd Test | Adelaide | 1924/25 | 160 |
| England | 12 | 4th Test | Adelaide | 1928/29 | 179 |
| England | 12 | 4th Test | Melbourne | 1998/99 | 1436 |
| England | 13 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1886/87 | 25 |
| England | 18 | 3rd Test | Leeds | 1981 | 905 |
| England | 19 | 6th Test | The Oval | 1997 | 1377 |
| Winner | Margin | Match | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 5th Test | The Oval | 1902 | 74 |
| England | 1 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1907/08 | 97 |
| England | 2 | 2nd Test | The Oval | 1890 | 34 |
| Australia | 2 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1907/08 | 96 |
| Australia | 3 | 2nd Test | Manchester | 1896 | 51 |
| England | 3 | 3rd Test | Melbourne | 1928/29 | 178 |
| England | 3 | 4th Test | Nottingham | 2005 | 1762 |
| England | 4 | 1st Test | Manchester | 1886 | 22 |
| Australia | 4 | 3rd Test | Adelaide | 1901/02 | 67 |
| Australia | 4 | 1st Test | Nottingham | 1981 | 903 |
| Australia | 4 | 2nd Test | Lord's | 1985 | 1018 |
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Runs | Ave | Wkts | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Gregory (Aus) | 1890-1912 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2193 | 25.80 | 0 | - |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1986-2003 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 3173 | 58.75 | 19 | 45.42 |
| MC Cowdrey (Eng) | 1954-1975 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 2433 | 34.26 | 0 | - |
| WW Armstrong (Aus) | 1902-1921 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2172 | 35.03 | 74 | 30.91 |
| AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1993 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3222 | 55.55 | 4 | 87.75 |
| C Hill (Aus) | 1896-1912 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2660 | 35.46 | 0 | - |
| W Rhodes (Eng) | 1899-1926 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1706 | 31.01 | 109 | 24.00 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 1908-1930 | 41 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 3636 | 54.26 | 0 | - |
| VT Trumper (Aus) | 1899-1912 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2263 | 32.79 | 2 | 71.00 |
| MA Noble (Aus) | 1898-1909 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 1905 | 30.72 | 115 | 24.86 |
| GA Gooch (Eng) | 1975-1995 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2436 | 33.36 | 6 | 71.00 |
| WAS Oldfield (Aus) | 1920-1937 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1116 | 23.25 | 0 | - |
| DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1991 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3037 | 46.01 | 0 | - |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1948 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5028 | 89.78 | 1 | 51.00 |
| RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1963 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 2416 | 38.34 | 0 | - |
| RW Marsh (Aus) | 1970-1983 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1409 | 25.61 | 0 | - |
| AC MacLaren (Eng) | 1894-1909 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1931 | 33.87 | 0 | - |
| KD Walters (Aus) | 1965-1977 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1911 | 35.38 | 26 | 27.80 |
| G Boycott (Eng) | 1964-1981 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 2579 | 46.05 | 2 | 53.50 |
| JJ Kelly (Aus) | 1896-1905 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 613 | 17.51 | 0 | - |
| WR Hammond (Eng) | 1928-1947 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2852 | 51.85 | 36 | 44.77 |
| APE Knott (Eng) | 1968-1981 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 1625 | 33.16 | 0 | - |
| IA Healy (Aus) | 1989-1999 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1269 | 30.95 | 0 | - |
| MA Taylor (Aus) | 1989-1999 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2496 | 42.30 | 0 | - |
| MA Atherton (Eng) | 1989-2001 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 1900 | 29.68 | 0 | - |
| AJ Stewart (Eng) | 1990-2003 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1810 | 30.67 | 0 | - |
| AFA Lilley (Eng) | 1896-1909 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 801 | 20.02 | 1 | 23.00 |
| FE Woolley (Eng) | 1909-1934 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1664 | 33.28 | 43 | 36.16 |
| JH Edrich (Eng) | 1964-1975 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2644 | 48.96 | 0 | - |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1989 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1486 | 29.13 | 128 | 28.04 |
| J Briggs (Eng) | 1884-1899 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 809 | 18.81 | 97 | 20.55 |
| H Trumble (Aus) | 1890-1904 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 838 | 19.95 | 141 | 20.88 |
| J Darling (Aus) | 1894-1905 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1632 | 30.79 | 0 | - |
| TG Evans (Eng) | 1946-1959 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 783 | 17.79 | 0 | - |
| RGD Willis (Eng) | 1971-1983 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 356 | 11.48 | 123 | 24.37 |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1993-2005 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 750 | 19.23 | 172 | 22.30 |
| W Bardsley (Aus) | 1909-1926 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1487 | 33.04 | 0 | - |
| GS Chappell (Aus) | 1970-1983 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2154 | 43.95 | 8 | 72.75 |
| DC Boon (Aus) | 1985-1995 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2041 | 42.52 | 0 | - |
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Runs | Ave | Wkts | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE Pellew (Aus) | 1920-1921 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 478 | 39.83 | 0 | - |
| ERH Toshack (Aus) | 1946-1948 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 16.25 | 28 | 28.60 |
| TR Veivers (Aus) | 1964-1966 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 242 | 30.25 | 15 | 46.26 |
| EA McDonald (Aus) | 1921-1921 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 20.19 | 33 | 32.12 |
| RH Spooner (Eng) | 1905-1912 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | - |
| EJ Smith (Eng) | 1911-1912 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 8.62 | 0 | - |
| SJE Loxton (Aus) | 1948-1951 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 27.37 | 3 | 58.00 |
| CL McCool (Aus) | 1946-1947 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 54.39 | 18 | 27.27 |
| R Appleyard (Eng) | 1954-1956 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 13 | 21.00 |
| BR Knight (Eng) | 1962-1968 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 15 | 30.86 |
| GE Corling (Aus) | 1964-1964 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.66 | 12 | 37.25 |
| TV Hohns (Aus) | 1989-1989 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 31.75 | 11 | 27.27 |
| E Peate (Eng) | 1884-1886 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 12 | 29.58 |
| R Pilling (Eng) | 1884-1888 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | - |
| AW Carr (Eng) | 1926-1926 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | - |
| I Meckiff (Aus) | 1958-1959 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 17 | 17.17 |
| AC Smith (Eng) | 1962-1963 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | - |
| AL Thomson (Aus) | 1970-1971 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22.00 | 12 | 54.50 |
| JK Lever (Eng) | 1977-1978 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 8.00 | 10 | 24.50 |
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Runs | Ave | Wkts | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA Smith (Eng) | 1989-1993 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1074 | 39.77 | 0 | - |
| NWD Yardley (Eng) | 1946-1948 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 402 | 23.64 | 19 | 30.31 |
| CH Parkin (Eng) | 1920-1921 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 152 | 11.69 | 32 | 34.06 |
| RC Russell (Eng) | 1989-1991 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 391 | 32.58 | 0 | - |
| RJ Bright (Aus) | 1977-1981 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 169 | 13.00 | 17 | 31.58 |
| W Watson (Eng) | 1953-1959 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | - |
| C White (Eng) | 2001-2002 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 192 | 16.00 | 15 | 48.06 |
| CAG Russell (Eng) | 1920-1921 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 474 | 52.66 | 0 | - |
| MS Kasprowicz (Aus) | 1997-2005 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 7.22 | 20 | 33.50 |
| WE Midwinter (Aus) | 1884-1887 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 11.37 | 2 | 53.00 |
| TJ Matthews (Aus) | 1912-1912 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 10.57 | 3 | 92.33 |
| PGH Fender (Eng) | 1921-1921 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 198 | 24.75 | 14 | 37.28 |
| GE Tyldesley (Eng) | 1921-1929 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 257 | 42.83 | 0 | - |
| JT Ikin (Eng) | 1946-1947 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 184 | 18.39 | 0 | - |
| LV Maddocks (Aus) | 1954-1956 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | - |
| BR Knight (Eng) | 1962-1968 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 15 | 30.86 |
| KJ O'Keeffe (Aus) | 1971-1977 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 167 | 33.39 | 9 | 62.77 |
| EE Hemmings (Eng) | 1982-1991 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 230 | 28.75 | 15 | 45.93 |
| NA Foster (Eng) | 1985-1993 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 13.37 | 13 | 46.00 |
| Ground | Span | Mat | Aus | Eng | Draw | A% | E% | D% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground No. 1 | 1883-2003 | 47 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 45 | 13 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1882-2002 | 45 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 11 |
| Lord's, London | 1884-2005 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 16 | 41 |
| Kennington Oval, London | 1884-2005 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 41 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1884-2005 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1884-2002 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 18 |
| Headingley, Leeds | 1899-2001 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 35 |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1899-2005 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 45 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 1933-2002 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 24 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1902-2005 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 33 |
| W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | 1970-2002 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 11 | 33 |
| Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 1902-1902 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 1928-1928 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Player | Runs | Wkts | Total | Match | Ground | Season | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Giffen (Aus) | 202 | 8 | 402 | 1st Test | Sydney | 1894/95 | 42 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 199 | 7 | 374 | 3rd Test | Leeds | 1981 | 905 |
| A Flintoff (Eng) | 141 | 7 | 316 | 2nd Test | Birmingham | 2005 | 1758 |
| AE Trott (Aus) | 110 | 8 | 310 | 3rd Test | Adelaide | 1894/95 | 44 |
| H Larwood (Eng) | 107 | 8 | 307 | 1st Test | Brisbane | 1928/29 | 176 |
| GOB Allen (Eng) | 103 | 8 | 303 | 1st Test | Brisbane | 1936/37 | 255 |
| JM Gregory (Aus) | 100 | 8 | 300 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1920/21 | 136 |
| EE Hemmings (Eng) | 124 | 6 | 274 | 5th Test | Sydney | 1982/83 | 944 |
| GH Hirst (Eng) | 101 | 6 | 251 | 5th Test | The Oval | 1902 | 74 |
| RB Simpson (Aus) | 125 | 5 | 250 | 3rd Test | Sydney | 1962/63 | 537 |
| AW Greig (Eng) | 119 | 5 | 244 | 1st Test | Manchester | 1972 | 698 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 118 | 5 | 243 | 5th Test | Manchester | 1981 | 907 |
| NWD Yardley (Eng) | 114 | 5 | 239 | 3rd Test | Melbourne | 1946/47 | 281 |
| G Giffen (Aus) | 108 | 5 | 233 | 5th Test | Melbourne | 1894/95 | 46 |
| WW Armstrong (Aus) | 108 | 5 | 233 | 2nd Test | Melbourne | 1907/08 | 97 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1815: Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, 1st Test, Nov 11-14, 2006
• ODI # 2446: Kenya v Bermuda at Mombasa, 3rd ODI, Nov 14, 2006