List of Test cricket records at the Adelaide Oval explained

This article includes a list of men's Test cricket records held at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia (correct as of 23 December 2022).

Batting records

Most career runs[1] !Runs!Player!Period
1,743 (31 innings) Ricky Ponting1996–2012
1,415 (29 innings) Allan Border1979–1994
1,414 (17 innings) Michael Clarke2004–2014
1,202 (19 innings) David Warner2012–2022
1,056 (26 innings) Steve Waugh1986–2003
Most career runs (non-Australia)[2] !Runs!Player!Period
610 (8 innings) Brian Lara1993–2005
601 (10 innings) Jack Hobbs1908–1929
552 (10 innings) Viv Richards1976–1989
509 (8 innings) Virat Kohli2012–2020
482 (8 innings) Wally Hammond1929–1947
Highest individual scores[3] !Runs!Player!Date
335* v. Pakistan David Warner29 Nov 2019
299* v. South Africa Don Bradman29 Jan 1932
242 v. India Ricky Ponting12 Dec 2003
233 v. Australia Rahul Dravid12 Dec 2003
230 v. South Africa Michael Clarke22 Nov 2012
Most centuries[4] !Centuries!Player!Period
7 (17 innings) Michael Clarke2004–2014
6 (31 innings) Ricky Ponting1995–2012
4 (19 innings) David Warner2012–2022
4 (23 innings) David Boon1984–1996
4 (29 innings) Allan Border1979–1994
Highest batting average (5+ innings)[5] !Average!Player!Period
128.25 (5 innings, 1 NO) Lindsay Hassett1947–1953
107.77 (11 innings, 2 NO) Don Bradman1929–1948
99.60 (10 innings, 5 NO) Brad Haddin2008–2014
97.20 (6 innings, 1 NO) Jack Ryder1921–1929
94.26 (17 innings, 2 NO) Michael Clarke2004–2014

Bowling records

Most career wickets[6] !Wickets!Player!Period
63 (25 innings) Nathan Lyon2012–2022
56 (26 innings) Shane Warne1992–2006
47 (17 innings) Mitchell Starc2015–2022
46 (20 innings) Glenn McGrath1996–2006
45 (17 innings) Dennis Lillee1971–1983
Most career wickets (non-Australia)[7] !Wickets!Player!Period
19 (6 innings) Kapil Dev1981–1992
19 (10 innings) James Anderson2006–2021
16 (6 innings) Ravichandran Ashwin2012–2020
16 (5 innings) Johnny Briggs1884–1898
16 (6 innings) Lance Gibbs1961–1976
Best innings figures[8] !Figures!Player!Date
8/43 v. England Albert Trott11 Jan 1895
8/59 v. Pakistan Ashley Mallett22 Dec 1972
8/106 v. Australia Kapil Dev13 Dec 1985
8/112 v. West Indies Geoff Lawson7 Dec 1984
8/126 v. Australia Jack White1 Feb 1929
Best match figures[9] !Figures!Player!Date
14/199 v. South Africa Clarrie Grimmett29 Jan 1932
13/256 v. Australia Jack White1 Feb 1929
12/136 v. Australia Johnny Briggs24 Mar 1892
12/286 v. India Nathan Lyon9 Dec 2014
11/181 v. West Indies Geoff Lawson7 Dec 1984
11/183 v. West Indies Clarrie Grimmett12 Dec 1930
11/215 v. Australia Derek Underwood25 Jan 1975
Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)[10] !Strike rate!Player!Period
36.0 (24 wickets) Jeff Thomson1975–1982
36.7 (10 wickets) Frank Worrell1951–1961
37.1 (44 wickets) Mitchell Starc2015–2022
38.1 (16 wickets) Damien Fleming1995–1999
39.0 (22 wickets) Geoff Lawson1982–1984

Team records

Highest innings scores[11] !Score!Team!Date
674 Australia v. India23 Jan 1948
624 Pakistan v. Australia9 Dec 1983
5/620d England v. Australia3 Dec 2010
616 West Indies v. Australia24 Jan 1969
7/604d Australia v. India24 Jan 2012
Lowest completed innings[12] !Score!Team!Date
36 India v. Australia17 Dec 2020
77 West Indies v. Australia8 Dec 2022
82 Australia v. West Indies22 Dec 1951
100 Australia v. England24 Mar 1892
105 West Indies v. Australia22 Dec 1951

Partnership records

Highest partnerships[13] !Runs!Wicket!Players!Match!Date
3864thRicky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210) Australia v. India24 Jan 2012
3612ndDavid Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162) Australia v. Pakistan29 Nov 2019
3413rdEddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175) South Africa v. Australia24 Jan 1964
3104thPaul Collingwood (206) & Kevin Pietersen (158) England v. Australia1 Dec 2006
3035thRahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148) India v. Australia12 Dec 2003
Highest partnerships by wicket[14] !Runs!Wicket!Players!Match!Date
2441stBob Simpson (225) & Bill Lawry (119) Australia v. England28 Jan 1966
3612ndDavid Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162) Australia v. Pakistan29 Nov 2019
3413rdEddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175) South Africa v. Australia24 Jan 1964
3864thRicky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210) Australia v. India24 Jan 2012
3035thRahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148) India v. Australia12 Dec 2003
2006thMichael Clarke (148) & Brad Haddin (118) Australia v. England5 Dec 2013
1687thRod Marsh (132) & Kerry O'Keeffe (85) Australia v. New Zealand26 Jan 1974
2438thClem Hill (160) & Roger Hartigan (116) Australia v. England10 Jan 1908
1229thDavid Holford (80) & Jackie Hendriks (37*) West Indies v. Australia24 Jan 1969
9410thSunil Gavaskar (166*) & Shivlal Yadav (41) India v. Australia13 Dec 1985

Notes and References

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