CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Ricky Ponting
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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560Internationals
27,483Career runs
71Centuries
—Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 287
- Runs
- 13,378
- Average
- 51.85
- Strike rate
- 58.72
- Highest score
- 257
- Not outs
- 29
- 100s
- 41
- 50s
- 62
- Ducks
- 17
- 4s
- 1,509
- 6s
- 73
- Balls faced
- 22,782
Bowling
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 36
- Balls
- 587
- Maidens
- 24
- Runs conceded
- 276
- Wickets
- 5
- Average
- 55.20
- Economy
- 2.82
- Strike rate
- 117.40
- Best innings
- 1/0
- Best match
- 1/0
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 328
- Catches
- 196
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 196
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 196
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.597
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 375
- Innings
- 365
- Runs
- 13,704
- Average
- 42.03
- Strike rate
- 80.39
- Highest score
- 164
- Not outs
- 39
- 100s
- 30
- 50s
- 82
- Ducks
- 20
- 4s
- 1,231
- 6s
- 162
- Balls faced
- 17,046
Bowling
- Matches
- 375
- Innings
- 5
- Balls
- 150
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 104
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 34.66
- Economy
- 4.16
- Strike rate
- 50.00
- Best innings
- 1/12
- Best match
- 1/12
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 375
- Innings
- 372
- Catches
- 160
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 160
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 160
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.430
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 17
- Innings
- 16
- Runs
- 401
- Average
- 28.64
- Strike rate
- 132.78
- Highest score
- 98*
- Not outs
- 2
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 2
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 41
- 6s
- 11
- Balls faced
- 302
Bowling
- Matches
- 17
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 17
- Innings
- 17
- Catches
- 8
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 8
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 8
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.470
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
549 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-30 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 309 runs |
| 2012-11-22 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 2012-11-09 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 2012-04-23 | West Indies v Australia | Test | Australia won by 75 runs |
| 2012-04-15 | West Indies v Australia | Test | Match drawn |
| 2012-04-07 | West Indies v Australia | Test | Australia won by 3 wickets |
| 2012-02-19 | Australia v India | ODI | Australia won by 110 runs |
| 2012-02-17 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 2012-02-12 | Australia v India | ODI | India won by 4 wickets |
| 2012-02-10 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Australia won by 5 runs |
| 2012-02-05 | Australia v India | ODI | Australia won by 65 runs |
| 2012-01-24 | Australia v India | Test | Australia won by 298 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 18 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 15 | 600 | 221 | 42.85 | 52.77 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 1,137 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 1.50 | N/A |
| 2011 | 7 | 13 | 415 | 78 | 31.92 | 50.73 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 818 | 4 | 0 | N/A | 5.16 | N/A |
| 2010 | 12 | 23 | 813 | 209 | 36.95 | 56.93 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 3 | 1,428 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 13 | 23 | 853 | 150 | 38.77 | 67.48 | 1 | 7 | 111 | 6 | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 14 | 25 | 1,182 | 158 | 47.28 | 59.93 | 4 | 5 | 124 | 5 | 1,972 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.50 | N/A |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 | 192 | 56 | 38.40 | 55.65 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 345 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 10 | 18 | 1,333 | 196 | 88.86 | 60.78 | 7 | 4 | 136 | 7 | 2,193 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.50 | N/A |
| 2005 | 14 | 26 | 1,444 | 207 | 68.76 | 61.94 | 6 | 5 | 168 | 10 | 2,331 | 2 | 1 | 19.00 | 1.90 | 60.00 |
| 2004 | 10 | 19 | 697 | 98 | 41.00 | 56.99 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 1,223 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
| 2003 | 11 | 18 | 1,503 | 257 | 100.20 | 60.26 | 6 | 4 | 180 | 7 | 2,494 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.12 | N/A |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 | 1,064 | 154 | 70.93 | 68.51 | 5 | 2 | 131 | 10 | 1,553 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 8.00 | N/A |
| 2001 | 14 | 24 | 772 | 157 | 38.60 | 70.37 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 7 | 1,097 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 2.40 | N/A |
| 2000 | 5 | 7 | 318 | 141 | 63.60 | 67.65 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 470 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 4.00 | N/A |
| 1999 | 11 | 17 | 883 | 197 | 63.07 | 50.89 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 1,735 | 7 | 1 | 50.00 | 2.38 | 126.00 |
| 1998 | 9 | 14 | 382 | 76 | 29.38 | 42.16 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 906 | 3 | 1 | 23.00 | 2.55 | 54.00 |
| 1997 | 7 | 11 | 497 | 127 | 49.70 | 51.44 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 966 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 4 | 8 | 163 | 88 | 20.37 | 42.33 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 385 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 96 | 83.50 | 60.07 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 278 | 1 | 1 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 24.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 18 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3.60 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | 561 | 104 | 43.15 | 81.89 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 685 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | 771 | 106 | 36.71 | 82.63 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 9 | 933 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | 1,198 | 126 | 42.78 | 81.11 | 2 | 9 | 121 | 12 | 1,477 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | 278 | 124 | 21.38 | 71.64 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 388 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | 1,288 | 134 | 80.50 | 89.56 | 4 | 8 | 131 | 10 | 1,438 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | 798 | 164 | 36.27 | 89.06 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 14 | 896 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | 919 | 141 | 41.77 | 81.18 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 15 | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | 832 | 91 | 37.81 | 79.54 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 13 | 1,046 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | 1,134 | 140 | 49.30 | 82.53 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 27 | 1,374 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | 882 | 129 | 38.34 | 82.89 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 15 | 1,064 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | 828 | 102 | 55.20 | 92.00 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 7 | 900 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 30.00 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | 510 | 115 | 36.42 | 82.52 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 618 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | 1,005 | 87 | 40.20 | 68.04 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 10 | 1,477 | 2 | 1 | 43.00 | 3.90 | 66.00 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | 1,166 | 145 | 53.00 | 76.91 | 3 | 6 | 93 | 6 | 1,516 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.25 | N/A |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 60 | 75.00 | 65.78 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 23 | 23 | 727 | 123 | 33.04 | 69.30 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 1,049 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | 9 | 9 | 196 | 62 | 28.00 | 69.25 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 283 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 38 | 14.33 | 116.21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 184 | 76 | 36.80 | 127.77 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 144 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 16.50 | 126.92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 98.00 | 168.96 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v South Africa · Wellington
- First century in this archive · 123 runs
ODI v Sri Lanka · Melbourne
- Best recorded bowling · 1/0
Test v West Indies · Brisbane
- Highest recorded innings · 257 runs
Test v India · Melbourne
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst England35 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst India29 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst South Africa26 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst West Indies24 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India59 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand50 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst South Africa48 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka45 matches with recorded figures