List of Test cricket records at the Adelaide Oval

This article includes a list of men's Test cricket records held at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia (correct as of 23 December 2022). Ricky Ponting holds the record for most career runs at the Adelaide Oval. Brian Lara scored 610 runs in 8 innings at the ground; a record for non-Australians. Michael Clarke scored seven centuries from 17 innings.

Batting records

Most career runs

Runs

Player

Period

1,743 (31 innings)

Ricky Ponting

1996–2012

1,415 (29 innings)

Allan Border

1979–1994

1,414 (17 innings)

Michael Clarke

2004–2014

1,202 (19 innings)

David Warner

2012–2022

1,056 (26 innings)

Steve Waugh

1986–2003
Most career runs (non-Australia)

Runs

Player

Period

610 (8 innings)

Brian Lara

1993–2005

601 (10 innings)

Jack Hobbs

1908–1929

552 (10 innings)

Viv Richards

1976–1989

509 (8 innings)

Virat Kohli

2012–2020

482 (8 innings)

Wally Hammond

1929–1947
Highest individual scores

Runs

Player

Date

335* v. Pakistan

David Warner

29 Nov 2019

299* v. South Africa

Don Bradman

29 Jan 1932

242 v. India

Ricky Ponting

12 Dec 2003

233 v. Australia

Rahul Dravid

12 Dec 2003

230 v. South Africa

Michael Clarke

22 Nov 2012
Most centuries

Centuries

Player

Period

7 (17 innings)

Michael Clarke

2004–2014

6 (31 innings)

Ricky Ponting

1995–2012

4 (19 innings)

David Warner

2012–2022

4 (23 innings)

David Boon

1984–1996

4 (29 innings)

Allan Border

1979–1994
Highest batting average (3+ matches)

Average

Player

Period

128.25 (5 innings, 1 NO)

Lindsay Hassett

1947–1953

107.77 (11 innings, 2 NO)

Don Bradman

1929–1948

99.60 (10 innings, 5 NO)

Brad Haddin

2008–2014

97.20 (6 innings, 1 NO)

Jack Ryder

1921–1929

95.00 (4 innings, 2 NO)

Greg Matthews

1985–1991

Bowling records

Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets at the ground with 68.
Most career wickets

Wickets

Player

Period

68 (28 innings)

Nathan Lyon

2012–2025

59 (21 innings)

Mitchell Starc

2015–2025

56 (26 innings)

Shane Warne

1992–2006

46 (20 innings)

Glenn McGrath

1996–2006

45 (17 innings)

Dennis Lillee

1971–1983
Kapil Dev took 19 wickets in six innings.
Most career wickets (non-Australia)

Wickets

Player

Period

19 (6 innings)

Kapil Dev

1981–1992

19 (10 innings)

James Anderson

2006–2021

16 (6 innings)

Ravichandran Ashwin

2012–2020

16 (5 innings)

Johnny Briggs

1884–1898

16 (6 innings)

Lance Gibbs

1961–1976
Best innings figures

Figures

Player

Date

8/43 v. England

Albert Trott

11 Jan 1895

8/59 v. Pakistan

Ashley Mallett

22 Dec 1972

8/106 v. Australia

Kapil Dev

13 Dec 1985

8/112 v. West Indies

Geoff Lawson

7 Dec 1984

8/126 v. Australia

Jack White

1 Feb 1929
Best match figures

Figures

Player

Date

14/199 v. South Africa

Clarrie Grimmett

29 Jan 1932

13/256 v. Australia

Jack White

1 Feb 1929

12/136 v. Australia

Johnny Briggs

24 Mar 1892

12/286 v. India

Nathan Lyon

9 Dec 2014

11/181 v. West Indies

Geoff Lawson

7 Dec 1984

11/183 v. West Indies

Clarrie Grimmett

12 Dec 1930

11/215 v. Australia

Derek Underwood

25 Jan 1975
Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)

Strike rate

Player

Period

36.0 (24 wickets)

Jeff Thomson

1975–1982

36.1 (59 wickets)

Mitchell Starc

2015–2025

36.7 (10 wickets)

Frank Worrell

1951–1961

37.1 (41 wickets)

Josh Hazlewood

2015–2024

38.1 (16 wickets)

Damien Fleming

1995–1999
Australia totalled 674 all out in 1948, as Don Bradman scored 201 and Lindsay Hassett 198*.

Team records

Highest innings scores

Score

Team

Date

674

Australia v. India

23 Jan 1948

624

Pakistan v. Australia

9 Dec 1983

5/620d

England v. Australia

3 Dec 2010

616

West Indies v. Australia

24 Jan 1969

7/604d

Australia v. India

24 Jan 2012
Lowest completed innings

Score

Team

Date

36

India v. Australia

17 Dec 2020

77

West Indies v. Australia

8 Dec 2022

82

Australia v. West Indies

22 Dec 1951

100

Australia v. England

24 Mar 1892

105

West Indies v. Australia

22 Dec 1951

Partnership records

Highest partnerships

Runs

Wicket

Players

Match

Date

386

4th

Ricky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210)

Australia v. India

24 Jan 2012

361

2nd

David Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162)

Australia v. Pakistan

29 Nov 2019

341

3rd

Eddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175)

South Africa v. Australia

24 Jan 1964

310

4th

Paul Collingwood (206) & Kevin Pietersen (158)

England v. Australia

1 Dec 2006

303

5th

Rahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148)

India v. Australia

12 Dec 2003
Highest partnerships by wicket

Runs

Wicket

Players

Match

Date

244

1st

Bob Simpson (225) & Bill Lawry (119)

Australia v. England

28 Jan 1966

361

2nd

David Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162)

Australia v. Pakistan

29 Nov 2019

341

3rd

Eddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175)

South Africa v. Australia

24 Jan 1964

386

4th

Ricky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210)

Australia v. India

24 Jan 2012

303

5th

Rahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148)

India v. Australia

12 Dec 2003

200

6th

Michael Clarke (148) & Brad Haddin (118)

Australia v. England

5 Dec 2013

168

7th

Rod Marsh (132) & Kerry O'Keeffe (85)

Australia v. New Zealand

26 Jan 1974

243

8th

Clem Hill (160) & Roger Hartigan (116)

Australia v. England

10 Jan 1908

122

9th

David Holford (80) & Jackie Hendriks (37*)

West Indies v. Australia

24 Jan 1969

94

10th

Sunil Gavaskar (166*) & Shivlal Yadav (41)

India v. Australia

13 Dec 1985

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