Australia is arguably the best side in Test cricket history. The team has shown its dominance across different eras and decades and much of it was possible thanks to the world-class team they always had. Be it the bowlers or batters, all of them contributed to their continued success.
In this article, we will discuss Australian batters who have held their own during their playing careers and reached the pinnacle of batting Test cricket. Successful Test batters are judged by the number of centuries they have scored and here, we will list the all-time top 10 century makers for Australia in the longest format.
Most Centuries for Australia in Test Cricket
| Player | Innings | Test Centuries | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | 287 | 41 | 257 |
| Steven Smith | 212 | 36 | 239 |
| Steve Waugh | 260 | 32 | 200 |
| Matthew Hayden | 184 | 30 | 380 |
| Don Bradman | 80 | 29 | 334 |
| Michael Clarke | 198 | 28 | 329* |
| Allan Border | 265 | 27 | 205 |
| David Warner | 205 | 26 | 335* |
| Greg Chappell | 151 | 24 | 247* |
| Justin Langer | 182 | 23 | 250 |
Key Insights
41: Ricky Ponting, Australia’s most successful Test skipper, also leads the batting charts fairly. Apart from being the leading run-getter (13378) for Australia in Tests, Ponting also has the most Test hundreds (41).
105: Ponting also has the most 50+ scores for an Aussie Test batter and he is closely followed by Allan Border, who has 90 scores of 50 or more in Tests.
32: Steve Waugh, one of Australia’s most important batters has scored 32 Test tons each and the right-hander’s hundreds came in 260 innings.
13: The number of Australian batters to have scored 20 or more Test tons. Neil Harvey (21), David Boon (21), and Mark Waugh (20) are the other three players. Overall, 28 Aussie batters have struck 10 or more tons for the team in this format.
80: It took just 80 innings for Sir Don Bradman to notch up 29 Test tons and on average the legendary batter scored a century in every three innings.
Read Next | Stats: Most Sixes by Teams in ODI Cricket
