Statistics

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First century

In the 1965–66 Ashes series, Bob Barber scored 185 runs in his first innings. This was his first and only Test century. Since then there have been over 130 ashes centuries with Australias Ricky ponting witht the most of all with a incredible total opf 9 Ashes centuries.

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First hat trick

The first-ever Ashes hat-trick was taken by Fred Spofforth, an Australian bowler, during the 1882-1883 Ashes series. Spofforth achieved this remarkable feat in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Since the there has only been a total of seven in the history of the ashes.

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First 5 wicket hall

The first-ever five-wicket haul in an Ashes match was taken by Frederick “Fred” Spofforth of Australia, during the 1882-1883 Ashes series. Spofforth achieved this feat in the first-ever Ashes Test at The Oval in London. Since then there hjas been a total of 70 five wicket hauls with Australia’s Shane Warne topping the charts with an incredible 15- 5 wicket hauls.

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First series whitewash

928-29 Ashes – Australia defeated England 5-0.

This was Australia’s first Ashes whitewash and a dominant series for the Australians. The series was notable for the performances of Australian players like Bill Ponsford and Jack Gregory. Since then there has onl;y been 3 more series whitewash’s, with the most recent been in 2025 where the Australia women made history with a 16-0 series win at home.