Ashes series is one of the most historically important cricket events ever. Australia and England fight for the honor of the Ashes urn. The fight between bat and ball has been going on since 1882 and now in its 133rd year, the Ashes series remain as relevant and exciting as it was before.
If a batsman from either England or Australia makes a hundred or double hundred or a triple hundred in the Ashes and his name becomes etched in Ashes history forever.Such a feat also brings instant recognition and
Here are Top 5 batsmen with Most hundreds in Ashes Test series:
5. Greg Chappell (Aus 1970-1983) – 9 hundreds
Mat:35 Inns: 65 Runs: 2619 HS:144 Avg: 45.94
Former Australian captain Greg Chappell made 2619 runs in 35 Ashes Tests.
Former Aussie skipper and regarded as one of the greatest batsman of his time, Greg Chappell was also one the most prolific runs scorers in Ashes series. He made 9 centuries in 35 Test matches in 13 years of Ashes. He also led Australia in Ashes,losing the Ashes in 1977, but reclaimed them in 1982-83. His feat of scoring centuries in each innings of his captaincy debut is unequalled.
4. Wally Hammond (Eng 1928-1947) – 9 centuries
Mat: 33 Inns: 58 Runs: 2852 HS: 251 Avg: 51.85
England’s Walter Hammond made 2852 runs in 33 Tests.
Walter ‘Wally’ Hammond made 9 centuries in 33 Ashes Tests in a career spanning from 1928-1947. One of the only 2 players to score more than 900 runs in 5 Test series, a figure only exceeded by Sir Don Bradman. Wally Hammond is considered amongst the 4 greatest batsmen of the 20th century along with WG Grace, Jack Hobbs and Don Bradman.
3. Steve Waugh (Aus 1986-2003) – 10 centuries
Mat: 46 Inns: 73 Runs: 3200 HS: 177* Avg: 58.18
Steve Waugh lies at number 3 in list of most centuries in Ashes Test.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh lies 3rd in the list of batsmen with most hundreds in Ashes Test series. He has made 10 centuries in 46 Ashes test, since his Ashes debut in 1986.
Steve Waugh averages 58.18 with 3200 runs with 14 half centuries to go with those 10 centuries. One of the most grittier and toughest competitors on field, Waugh was always game for a fight and did that in the 1997 Ashes series with his 2 hundreds in the Old Trafford Test. One of the greatest batsman of his era, he later captained Australia to 15 straight Test wins.
Waugh retired after the 2003-04 Test series against India.
2. Sir Jack Hobbs (Eng 1908-1930) – 12 centuries
Mat: 41 Inns: 71 Runs: 3636 HS: 187 Avg: 54.26
Jack Hobbs hit 12 centuries in Ashes Test series from 1908-1930.
Sir Jack Hobbs was the first professional cricketer to be knighted for his services to cricket in 1953. He played for England from 1908-1930 and scored 3636 against Australia in Ashes series. He lies at no.2 on the list of top 5 batsmen with most hundreds in Ashes Test series with 12 centuries.
Jack Hobbs is considered as a batsman on par with the great Sir Don Bradman. He made 61,237 runs with 199 centuries in first class cricket, both world records which are possibly not going to be broken ever. A batsman who modeled himself on the principles laid by the father of cricket W.G.Grace himself, Hobbs was one of the most prolific run scorers of all time.
1. Sir Don Bradman (Aus 1928-1948) – 12 centuries
Mat:37 Inns: 63 Runs: 5028 HS: 334 Avg: 89.78
Sir Don Bradman,widely regarded as the best batsman in the world, made 12 centuries in 37 Ashes tests.
Sir Don Bradman is widely regarded as the best batsman in cricket, not only for his ability to score runs and centuries at will, but also to revolutionise the cricket with his technique and stroke play. He made 12 centuries in 37 Ashes test.
This makes him no.1 in the Top 5 batsmen with most hundreds in Ashes Test series with ease. Bradman’s highest score in Test cricket of 334 also came in an Ashes test. His influence on opposition and his ability to score heaps of runs was so intimidating to the opponents, that England captain of 1932-33 Ashes series, Douglas Jardine had his fast bowlers bowl bouncers from around the wicket into the body of Bradman and other Australian batsmen. this technique was termed as the Bodyline.
Bradman played cricket from 1928-1948, with some years lost to World war II, but even with that, he played 52 Tests scoring 6996 runs in 80 innings with 29 centuries and an astonishing average of 99.94
