ashes records: Australia vs England Ashes 2025: Records, Most Runs, Most Wickets & Highest Test Scores
The upcoming five-game contest is expected to be competitive as both teams feature a number of high-performing players.
Australia – England: Ashes head-to-head record
Australia have 152 wins in 361 overall Tests against England. In Ashes-specific competitions, Australia leads with 142 wins from 345 matches. England recorded the highest team total of 903 for 7 declared at The Oval in August 1938, while Australia recorded the lowest team total of 36 for 7 at Edgbaston in May 1902.
Most runs in Ashes history: Batting legends
Don Bradman leads all batsmen with 5028 runs in 37 matches and has the highest average of 89.78. He also holds the record of 19 centuries. Leonard Hutton recorded the highest individual score of 364 at The Oval in 1938. Allan Border has the most half-centuries with 21 centuries, while Syd Gregory has the most ducks with 11 centuries. Ben Stokes tops the six-hit charts with 39 sixes and holds the record for most sixes in an innings with nine in his 155th innings at Lord’s. 2023. Bradman’s 974 runs in the 1930 series remains the highest among Ashes editions.
Top wicket takers in Ashes: Bowling icons
Shane Warne leads the wicket-taking tally with 195 wickets from 36 matches. Jim Laker’s 10 for 53 at Manchester in 1956 was his best batting performance, and his 19 for 90 in the same Test remains his best match achievement. Sydney Barnes recorded the most five-wicket hauls with 12. The most 10-wicket match hauls (four each) belong to Frederick Spofforth, Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne and Tom Richardson. Laker’s 46 wickets in the 1956 series are the highest in an Ashes series.
Highest individual scores in Ashes tests
Leonard Hutton’s 364 at the Oval in 1938 remains the highest individual score. Bradman and Ponsford also produced one of the most dominant batting displays at The Oval in 1934, with a 451-run partnership for the second wicket.
Notable Ashes milestones and records
Red Marsh leads the dismissals with 148, while Greg Chappell has the most catches with 61. Syd Gregory has played the most Ashes Tests with 52. Allan Border captained the team for the most matches (29) and holds the record for most wins as captain with 13, while Archie MacLaren had the most losses with 11. The largest win by an innings was England beating Australia by an innings and 579 runs in 1938, and the smallest margin of victory in runs was England’s two-run win at Edgbaston in 2005. In the previous Ashes series played in Australia in 2021-22, the home team won 4-0 while the Sydney Test ended in a draw.
