Ashes milestones and records thread

[Lillian Thomson]

New Zealand made 45 and 275 not all that long ago.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

This will be the first time ever that the new school year in England will have started and there are still two Test Matches left.

 

[trundler]

The Hundred is yet to be introduced so it doesn't matter because the mums and kids dgaf currently.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This will be the first time ever that the new school year in England will have started and there are still two Test Matches left.

You start the school year in the middle of the year?

 

[aussie tragic]

Some milestones due in 4th Test

Hazlewood - 1 wkt for 50 Ashes wkts
Smith - 96 runs for 2500 Ashes runs
Khawaja - 113 runs for 3000 Test runs
Cummins - 10 wkts for 50 Ashes wkts

 

[greg]

You start the school year in the middle of the year?

At the end of Summer.

 

[Adders]

You start the school year in the middle of the year?

Does someone need to explain Northern hemisphere/Southern hemisphere summers to you?

 

[Victor Ian]

Does someone need to explain Northern hemisphere/Southern hemisphere summers to you?

I wonder if the hemispheres has something to do with explaining 4/34 Vs 34/4

 

[TheJediBrah]

Does someone need to explain Northern hemisphere/Southern hemisphere summers to you?

Why would they?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

8 consecutive 50+ scores for Smith...in the Ashes.

Damn man

 

[aussie tragic]

Only 3 men have scored 4 centuries in an Ashes series, can Smith join them?

Hammond 1924-25 (in Australia)
Sutcliffe 1928-29 (in Australia)
Bradman 1930 (in England - the 974 run series)

Also overall, only 4 Aussie batsmen have ever scored 4 centuries in a series

Bradman (3)
Harvey (2)
Walters (1)
Smith (1)

So Smith would also equal Harvey's 2 if he was to make 4 centuries this series.

 

[Coronis]

Only 3 men have scored 4 centuries in an Ashes series, can Smith join them?

Hammond 1924-25 (in Australia)
Sutcliffe 1928-29 (in Australia)
Bradman 1930 (in England - the 974 run series)

Also overall, only 4 Aussie batsmen have ever scored 4 centuries in a series

Bradman (3)
Harvey (2)
Walters (1)
Smith (1)

So Smith would also equal Harvey's 2 if he was to make 4 centuries this series.

Am more concerned with him making 3 at this point.

 

[Burgey]

Am more concerned with him making 3 at this point.

Indeed. Today's another day, but he looked absolutely nailed on for one yesterday. Again.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It might not be checkable as a stat, but I’d not seen a period of play without bails in an Ashes Test before.

 

[aussie tragic]

And Steve Smith passes 2500 runs in Ashes.

Only Don Bradman, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Clem Hill and Greg Chappell are ahead of him now.

 

[TestMatch]

And Steve Smith passes 2500 runs in Ashes.

Only Don Bradman, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Clem Hill and Greg Chappell are ahead of him now.

Can you tell us which year Steve Waugh crossed 2500 in an Ashes?

 

[Starfighter]

Surprised at Hill being on that list for some reason.

 

[aussie tragic]

Surprised at Hill being on that list for some reason.

Yeah, finished playing in 1912 and still 4th with 2660 runs

 

[aussie tragic]

Can you tell us which year Steve Waugh crossed 2500 in an Ashes?

Steve Waugh has 3200 Ashes runs and he passed 2500 runs in 1998/99 in this Test
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...nd-5th-test-england-tour-of-australia-1998-99

 

[aussie tragic]

Steve Smith now has 3184 runs @ 93.65 in the 1st innings of Tests.

Steve Smith (2615) needs 5 runs to go past Greg Chappell (2619) and 46 runs to go past Clem Hill (2660) in Ashes runs, which would place him 4th behind Bradman, Border and Steve Waugh.

Steve Smith (6788) needs 208 runs to equal Don Bradman (6996) and 212 runs to pass 7000 runs.

Steve Smith with 121 innings has 9 innings to score 212 runs to become the fastest ever to 7000 runs, beating Walter Hammond who did it in 131 innings.