Legendary Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from the International Cricket and left a lots of World Records which are to be broken. Though it is always referred that Sachin Tendulkar is the anonymous to Records in Cricket, Punter is not at too bottom.
Ponting to hold many a records, naitonal and world records. Often the name of Ricky Ponting comes always next to sachin, there are many criterias where Ponting leads all the Gentlemen of the Gentlemen's game. It was not easy to find and list all records, but the special records which has ponting on top are listed.
The stats corner of this post shows 40 records of Test Cricket which are held only by Ponting and which are not yer bettered by anyone in the specified criteria. Have a look at it and don't be surprised if you see some rare ones.
A list of Ponting's 40 records which are bettered by none.
1. Played in most test wins - 108
2. Most runs in wins - 9157
3. Scored most centuries in wins - 30
4. Most fifties in wins - 42
5. Most scores of 50+ in wins - 72
6. Highest individual score in defeats - 242
7. Most matches played at home - 92
8. Most runs scored at home - 7578
9. Most centuries at home - 23
10. Most fifties at home - 38
11. Most runs in an australian ground - 1743 at Adelaide oval
12. Only batsman to hit 2 centuries in 100th test match
13. Most centuries in both innings of the match - 3
14. Most centuries in first innings of the match - 21
15. Most centuries in the fourth innings of the match - 4
16. Most centuries at No.3 - 32
17. Most centuries against India - 8
18. Most runs against India - 2555
19. Most matches played against India - 29
20. Highest individual score in an innings of a match with a duck in the other inning - 242
21. Most dismissed run out - 15
22. Most runs between Australia and South Africa - 2132
23. Most runs between Australia and Sri Lanka - 975
24. Most century partnership Australian partner - 16 with Matthew Hayden
25. Best 3rd wicket partnership for Australia - 315 with Darren Lehmann vs WI in 2002-2003
26. Most runs in the year 2005 - 1544 runs with 6 100s
27. Most runs in the year 2003 - 1503 runs with 6 100s
28. Most matches won as a captain - 48
29. most catches in a 3 test series - 11
30. Most catches in the year 2001 - 25
31. Most runs by an Australian Batsman in Asia - 1889
32. Only batsman to hit 8 or more 100s against 3 nations - 8 100s vs India, South Africa and England.
33. Most runs for Australia against South Africa - 2132
34. Most centuries against South Africa - 8
35. Most matches played against South Africa - 26
36. Most innings batted for Australia - 287
37. Most runs for Australia - 13378
38. Most centuries for Australia - 41
39. Most 50+ scores for Australia - 103
40. Most catches for Australia - 196
U can post your views if you look amazed by the records.
Ponting to hold many a records, naitonal and world records. Often the name of Ricky Ponting comes always next to sachin, there are many criterias where Ponting leads all the Gentlemen of the Gentlemen's game. It was not easy to find and list all records, but the special records which has ponting on top are listed.
The stats corner of this post shows 40 records of Test Cricket which are held only by Ponting and which are not yer bettered by anyone in the specified criteria. Have a look at it and don't be surprised if you see some rare ones.
A list of Ponting's 40 records which are bettered by none.
1. Played in most test wins - 108
2. Most runs in wins - 9157
3. Scored most centuries in wins - 30
4. Most fifties in wins - 42
5. Most scores of 50+ in wins - 72
6. Highest individual score in defeats - 242
7. Most matches played at home - 92
8. Most runs scored at home - 7578
9. Most centuries at home - 23
10. Most fifties at home - 38
11. Most runs in an australian ground - 1743 at Adelaide oval
12. Only batsman to hit 2 centuries in 100th test match
13. Most centuries in both innings of the match - 3
14. Most centuries in first innings of the match - 21
15. Most centuries in the fourth innings of the match - 4
16. Most centuries at No.3 - 32
17. Most centuries against India - 8
18. Most runs against India - 2555
19. Most matches played against India - 29
20. Highest individual score in an innings of a match with a duck in the other inning - 242
21. Most dismissed run out - 15
22. Most runs between Australia and South Africa - 2132
23. Most runs between Australia and Sri Lanka - 975
24. Most century partnership Australian partner - 16 with Matthew Hayden
25. Best 3rd wicket partnership for Australia - 315 with Darren Lehmann vs WI in 2002-2003
26. Most runs in the year 2005 - 1544 runs with 6 100s
27. Most runs in the year 2003 - 1503 runs with 6 100s
28. Most matches won as a captain - 48
29. most catches in a 3 test series - 11
30. Most catches in the year 2001 - 25
31. Most runs by an Australian Batsman in Asia - 1889
32. Only batsman to hit 8 or more 100s against 3 nations - 8 100s vs India, South Africa and England.
33. Most runs for Australia against South Africa - 2132
34. Most centuries against South Africa - 8
35. Most matches played against South Africa - 26
36. Most innings batted for Australia - 287
37. Most runs for Australia - 13378
38. Most centuries for Australia - 41
39. Most 50+ scores for Australia - 103
40. Most catches for Australia - 196
U can post your views if you look amazed by the records.
