Ashes 2015 build up: Top 5 batsmen and bowlers from Australia

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Published on: Jul 04, 2015

With the Ashes 2015 just days away, we build up to the mega event with a series of articles on the event. In this piece, we look at the most successful batsmen and bowlers in terms of statistics.

With the Ashes 2015 just days away, we build up to the mega event with a series of articles on the event. In this piece, we look at the most successful batsmen and bowlers in terms of statistics.

Top 5 batsmen

Don Bradman: The Aussie legend leads the pack by some distance. In 37 matches, he scored 5028 runs at an average of 89.7 with 19 hundreds and 12 fifties. His highest score in the Ashes was 334.

Allan Border: Another former Aussie captain is next on the list. In 47 matches, he scored 3548 runs at an average of 56.3 with 8 hundreds and 21 fifties.. His highest score in the Ashes was 200 not out.

Steve Waugh: Tugga is third on the list. In 46 games, he scored 3200 runs at an average of 58 with 10 hundreds and 14 fifties. His highest score in the Ashes was 177 not out.

Clem Hill: He is at number four with 2660 runs from 41 matches at an average of 35.4 with four hundreds and 16 fifties. His highest score in the Ashes was 188.

Greg Chappell: One of Australia’s best, Chappell played 35 Tests and scored 2619 runs at an average of 46 with 9 hundreds and 12 fifties. His highest score in the Ashes was 144.

Top 5 bowlers

Shane Warne: In 36 Tests, the Aussie wizard has taken 195 wickets at an average of 23.25 with 11 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket match hauls. His best figures in an Ashes innings were 8 for 71.

Dennis Lillee: In 29 Tests, he took 167 wickets at an average of 21 with 11 five-wicket hauls, and four ten-wicket match hauls. His best figures in an Ashes innings were 7 for 89.

Glenn McGrath: In 30 Tests, McGrath picked up 157 scalps at an average of 20.9 with 10 five-wicket hauls. He never claimed 10 wickets in a match. His best figures in an Ashes innings were 8 for 38.

Hugh Trumble: In 31 Tests, he picked up 141 wickets at an average of 20.9 with nine five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket match hauls. His best figures in an Ashes innings were 8 for 65.

Monty Noble: In 39 Tests, he claimed 115 wickets at an average of 24.8 with nine five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket match hauls. His best figures in an Ashes innings were 7 for 17.

--By A Cricket Correspondent

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