Centuries in cricket are like Assists in football; they play the role of setting up a team’s win. It takes a batter to complete a long run on the field to take his/her individual score to a triple-digit number.
In Ashes, where the bowling units are nothing second to world-class, batsmen have to put in an extra yard of work to complete the milestone.
Yes, milestones are what we are talking about here. The centuries in Ashes cricket are always special for an English or Australian cricketer – like a tale they live to tell.
This article will speak about players who have lived that life repeatedly – the run-hunting Bran and the other players who have scored the most centuries in Ashes series history.
Most Centuries in Ashes
| PLAYER | INNINGS | CENTURIES | HIGH SCORE | FIFTIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bran (AUS) | 63 | 19 | 334 | 12 |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 66 | 12 | 239 | 13 |
| Jack Hobbs (ENG) | 71 | 12 | 187 | 15 |
| Steve Waugh (AUS) | 72 | 10 | 177* | 14 |
| Wally Hammond (ENG) | 58 | 9 | 251 | 7 |
| David Gower (ENG) | 69 | 9 | 215 | 11 |
| Arthur Morris (AUS) | 43 | 8 | 206 | 8 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) | 46 | 8 | 194 | 16 |
| Greg Chappell (AUS) | 55 | 8 | 144 | 10 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 58 | 8 | 196 | 9 |
Key Stats
Australia’s Bran and England’s Jack Hobbs also top the overall runs chart in the Test matches between the sides.
Only Steve Smith finds a spot in this elite list among the current-day batter. One has to wait and see whether Smith equals Don Bran’s numbers one day.
England’s top three century-makers failed to position themselves in this Ashes table.
The insanity in Bran’s stats is visible when you look at the number of innings he took to meet the 19-centuries mark. Even the brilliant Steve Smith looks on par in comparison with the master.
Bran and Wally Hammond, in this table, have more centuries than the fifties; thereby, the duo have the best conversion rate in permuting the 50s to 100s. On the other hand, Herbert Sutcliffe has only converted 8 of his 24 50+ scores to triple-digit knocks.
