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He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics, [10] [11] it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in ...
Australia also lead in overall wins, winning 15 of the 25 series, while the West Indies have won 8, the remaining 3 ending in draws (with the trophy being retained by the incumbents). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Brian Lara is the most successful batsman in the history of the trophy, scoring 2,815 runs for the West Indies in 56 innings at an average of 52.12. [ 4 ]
Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. [164] Cook equalled the previous record of 153, set by Australia's Allan Border, during the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan in May 2018 [165] and broke it by playing in the second Test of the same series. [166]
A replica urn is presented to the winning captain. [1] The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The series have varied in length, consisting of between one and seven Test matches, but since 1998 have been consistently five matches. It is the sport's most celebrated rivalry and dates back to 1882.
Fleming led the team to win the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, which was New Zealand's first ICC trophy. [10] Fleming became New Zealand's most successful test captain in September 2000 with a victory over Zimbabwe which was the 12th win under his captaincy overtaking Geoff Howarth and finished with 28 wins, the most by a New Zealand captain. [11]
India made 392, won the match [212] and eventually won the series 3–1. [213] Tendulkar made 160 in the first Test, his 42nd Test century, and India won. [214] He made 49 and 64 in the second Test [215] and 62 and 9 in the third, in which play was halted on the last day due to rain with India needing only two wickets to win. India won the ...
2.2 First Test series wins. 2.3 First Test match wins. 2.4 Team scoring records. 2.4.1 Most runs in an innings. ... 7.3 Most matches as captain. 7.3.1 Most man of the ...
Test Cricket is a format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of international cricket where two teams in white clothing, each representing a country, compete over a match that can last ...