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List of Test cricket records at the Adelaide Oval

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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

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Most career runs[1]
Runs Player Period
1,743 (31 innings) Australia Ricky Ponting 1996–2012
1,415 (29 innings) Australia Allan Border 1979–1994
1,414 (17 innings) Australia Michael Clarke 2004–2014
1,202 (19 innings) Australia David Warner 2012–2022
1,056 (26 innings) Australia Steve Waugh 1986–2003
Most career runs (non-Australia)[2]
Runs Player Period
610 (8 innings) Cricket West Indies Brian Lara 1993–2005
601 (10 innings) England Jack Hobbs 1908–1929
552 (10 innings) Cricket West Indies Viv Richards 1976–1989
509 (8 innings) India Virat Kohli 2012–2020
482 (8 innings) England Wally Hammond 1929–1947
Highest individual scores[3]
Runs Player Date
335* v. Pakistan Australia David Warner 29 Nov 2019
299* v. South Africa Australia Don Bradman 29 Jan 1932
242 v. India Australia Ricky Ponting 12 Dec 2003
233 v. Australia India Rahul Dravid 12 Dec 2003
230 v. South Africa Australia Michael Clarke 22 Nov 2012
Most centuries[4]
Centuries Player Period
7 (17 innings) Australia Michael Clarke 2004–2014
6 (31 innings) Australia Ricky Ponting 1995–2012
4 (19 innings) Australia David Warner 2012–2022
4 (23 innings) Australia David Boon 1984–1996
4 (29 innings) Australia Allan Border 1979–1994
Highest batting average (5+ innings)[5]
Average Player Period
128.25 (5 innings, 1 NO) Australia Lindsay Hassett 1947–1953
107.77 (11 innings, 2 NO) Australia Don Bradman 1929–1948
99.60 (10 innings, 5 NO) Australia Brad Haddin 2008–2014
97.20 (6 innings, 1 NO) Australia Jack Ryder 1921–1929
94.26 (17 innings, 2 NO) Australia Michael Clarke 2004–2014

Bowling records

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Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets at the ground with 60.
Most career wickets[6]
Wickets Player Period
63 (25 innings) Australia Nathan Lyon 2012–2022
56 (26 innings) Australia Shane Warne 1992–2006
47 (17 innings) Australia Mitchell Starc 2015–2022
46 (20 innings) Australia Glenn McGrath 1996–2006
45 (17 innings) Australia Dennis Lillee 1971–1983
Kapil Dev took 19 wickets in six innings.
Most career wickets (non-Australia)[7]
Wickets Player Period
19 (6 innings) India Kapil Dev 1981–1992
19 (10 innings) England James Anderson 2006–2021
16 (6 innings) India Ravichandran Ashwin 2012–2020
16 (5 innings) England Johnny Briggs 1884–1898
16 (6 innings) Cricket West Indies Lance Gibbs 1961–1976
Best innings figures[8]
Figures Player Date
8/43 v. England Australia Albert Trott 11 Jan 1895
8/59 v. Pakistan Australia Ashley Mallett 22 Dec 1972
8/106 v. Australia India Kapil Dev 13 Dec 1985
8/112 v. West Indies Australia Geoff Lawson 7 Dec 1984
8/126 v. Australia England Jack White 1 Feb 1929
Best match figures[9]
Figures Player Date
14/199 v. South Africa Australia Clarrie Grimmett 29 Jan 1932
13/256 v. Australia England Jack White 1 Feb 1929
12/136 v. Australia England Johnny Briggs 24 Mar 1892
12/286 v. India Australia Nathan Lyon 9 Dec 2014
11/181 v. West Indies Australia Geoff Lawson 7 Dec 1984
11/183 v. West Indies Australia Clarrie Grimmett 12 Dec 1930
11/215 v. Australia England Derek Underwood 25 Jan 1975
Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)[10]
Strike rate Player Period
36.0 (24 wickets) Australia Jeff Thomson 1975–1982
36.7 (10 wickets) Cricket West Indies Frank Worrell 1951–1961
37.1 (44 wickets) Australia Mitchell Starc 2015–2022
38.1 (16 wickets) Australia Damien Fleming 1995–1999
39.0 (22 wickets) Australia Geoff Lawson 1982–1984
Australia totalled 674 all out in 1948, as Don Bradman scored 201 and Lindsay Hassett 198*.

Team records

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Highest innings scores[11]
Score Team Date
674 Australia Australia v. India 23 Jan 1948
624 Pakistan Pakistan v. Australia 9 Dec 1983
5/620d England England v. Australia 3 Dec 2010
616 Cricket West Indies West Indies v. Australia 24 Jan 1969
7/604d Australia Australia v. India 24 Jan 2012
Lowest completed innings[12]
Score Team Date
36 India India v. Australia 17 Dec 2020
77 Cricket West Indies West Indies v. Australia 8 Dec 2022
82 Australia Australia v. West Indies 22 Dec 1951
100 Australia Australia v. England 24 Mar 1892
105 Cricket West Indies West Indies v. Australia 22 Dec 1951

Partnership records

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Highest partnerships[13]
Runs Wicket Players Match Date
386 4th Ricky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210) Australia Australia v. India India 24 Jan 2012
361 2nd David Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162) Australia Australia v. Pakistan Pakistan 29 Nov 2019
341 3rd Eddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175) South Africa South Africa v. Australia Australia 24 Jan 1964
310 4th Paul Collingwood (206) & Kevin Pietersen (158) England England v. Australia Australia 1 Dec 2006
303 5th Rahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148) India India v. Australia Australia 12 Dec 2003
Highest partnerships by wicket[14]
Runs Wicket Players Match Date
244 1st Bob Simpson (225) & Bill Lawry (119) Australia Australia v. England England 28 Jan 1966
361 2nd David Warner (335*) & Marnus Labuschagne (162) Australia Australia v. Pakistan Pakistan 29 Nov 2019
341 3rd Eddie Barlow (201) & Graeme Pollock (175) South Africa South Africa v. Australia Australia 24 Jan 1964
386 4th Ricky Ponting (221) & Michael Clarke (210) Australia Australia v. India India 24 Jan 2012
303 5th Rahul Dravid (233) & VVS Laxman (148) India India v. Australia Australia 12 Dec 2003
200 6th Michael Clarke (148) & Brad Haddin (118) Australia Australia v. England England 5 Dec 2013
168 7th Rod Marsh (132) & Kerry O'Keeffe (85) Australia Australia v. New Zealand New Zealand 26 Jan 1974
243 8th Clem Hill (160) & Roger Hartigan (116) Australia Australia v. England England 10 Jan 1908
122 9th David Holford (80) & Jackie Hendriks (37*) Cricket West Indies West Indies v. Australia Australia 24 Jan 1969
94 10th Sunil Gavaskar (166*) & Shivlal Yadav (41) India India v. Australia Australia 13 Dec 1985

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