CRICKET WICKETRicky Ponting Test record against England
1997-07-24 – 2010-12-26 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 35 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 58 batting innings and 5 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 58 | 2,476 | 56 | 44.21 | 61.53 |
| Bowling | 5 | 27 | 1 | 27.00 | 84.00 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 1.92 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 84.
Batting milestones in this sample: 8 centuries and 9 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 4,024.
How the record developed
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 · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 113 | 51 | 16.14 | 51.59 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 219 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 | 385 | 150 | 48.12 | 66.26 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 581 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 | 531 | 196 | 88.50 | 60.27 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 881 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 359 | 156 | 39.88 | 59.63 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 602 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.50 | 36.00 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9.00 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 399 | 154 | 66.50 | 63.94 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 624 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 5 | 8 | 338 | 144 | 42.25 | 83.04 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 407 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 11.75 | 34.30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.50 | N/A |
| 1997 | 3 | 5 | 241 | 127 | 48.20 | 50.31 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 479 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 20 | 871 | 48.38 | 61.59 | 2 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 18 | 30 | 1,323 | 44.10 | 63.94 | 3 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Unknown | 5 | 8 | 282 | 35.25 | 52.12 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Leeds
- First century in this archive · 127 runs
Test v England · Leeds
- Best recorded bowling · 1/9
Test v England · Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Highest recorded innings · 196 runs
Test v England · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Melbourne Cricket Ground
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 20 | 73 | — | — |
| 2010-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 10 | 38 | — | — |
| 2010-12-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
| 2010-12-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | — |
| 2010-12-03 | Adelaide Oval | 3 | 9 | 19 | — | — |
| 2010-12-03 | Adelaide Oval | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010-11-25 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba | 4 | 51 | 43 | — | — |
| 2010-11-25 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba | 2 | 10 | 26 | — | — |
| 2009-08-20 | Kennington Oval | 4 | 66 | 103 | — | — |
| 2009-08-20 | Kennington Oval | 2 | 8 | 15 | — | — |
| 2009-08-07 | Headingley | 2 | 78 | 101 | — | — |
| 2009-07-30 | Edgbaston | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| 2009-07-30 | Edgbaston | 1 | 38 | 47 | — | — |
| 2009-07-16 | Lord's | 4 | 38 | 69 | — | — |
| 2009-07-16 | Lord's | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — |
| 2009-07-08 | Sophia Gardens | 2 | 150 | 224 | — | — |
| 2007-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 45 | 72 | — | — |
| 2006-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 7 | 28 | — | — |
| 2006-12-14 | W.A.C.A. Ground | 3 | 75 | 128 | — | — |
| 2006-12-14 | W.A.C.A. Ground | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.