Top 5 list of batters with the most hundreds in the Ashes ft. Steve Smith

Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith scored his 37th hundred at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) against England in the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26. Leading the team, he made 138 runs off 220 balls as Australia responded with 567 to England’s first innings total of 384.

Australia resumed their first innings on Day 4 at 518-7, with Smith on 129 and Beau Webster on 42. His long stay at the crease ended with a special delivery from Josh Tongue. Smith was caught behind off a fuller-length ball that angled in and moved away slightly. His innings lasted 332 minutes and included 16 fours and a six.

With this hundred at the SCG, Smith moved to second place on the list of batters with the most hundreds in the Ashes. Let’s take a look at the top five batters with the most centuries in the England vs Australia Test rivalry.

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5. Wally Hammond & David Gower (9)
The England duo of Wally Hammond and David Gower scored nine hundreds each in the Ashes. Hammond played 33 Tests against Australia, scoring 2,852 runs at an average of 51.85, with nine hundreds and seven fifties. Gower played 38 Ashes Tests and scored 3,037 runs at an average of 46.01, with nine hundreds and several fifties.

Hammond’s best Ashes score was 251 in Sydney in December 1928. He also scored 240 at Lord’s in June 1938 and 231* in Sydney in December 1936. Gower’s highest score against Australia was 215 in Birmingham in August 1985. He also scored 166 in Nottingham (July 1985) and 157 at The Oval (August 1985). Gower made 732 runs in nine innings in the 1985 Ashes.

4. Steve Waugh (10)
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh is fourth on the list with 10 hundreds. In 45 Tests against England, he scored 3,173 runs at an average of 58.75, with 10 hundreds and 14 fifties. Waugh’s best Ashes score was 177* in Leeds in June 1989. The 242-ball innings lasted 310 minutes and included 24 fours.

Waugh famously scored 157* at The Oval in August 2001 while batting with a severe calf injury. He also scored 157* in Leeds in July 1993. In the 1989 Ashes, he scored 506 runs in eight innings at an average of 126.50.

3. Jack Hobbs (12)
England legend Jack Hobbs is third on the list with 12 hundreds in 41 matches. He scored 3,636 runs at an average of 54.26, including 15 fifties. Hobbs’ highest score against Australia was 187 in Adelaide in January 1912. The innings lasted 334 minutes and had 15 fours.

He also scored 178 in Melbourne in February 1912, 154 in Melbourne in January 1925, and 142 in Melbourne in March 1929. Hobbs scored 662 runs in nine innings in the 1911-12 Ashes, 505 runs in 1920-21, and 573 in 1924-25.

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2. Steve Smith (13)
With his hundred at the SCG, Steve Smith moved to second place with 13 Ashes hundreds. In 41 matches, he has scored 3,691 runs at an average of 56.78, with 14 fifties. His highest Ashes score is 239 at the WACA in Perth in December 2017, which lasted 578 minutes.

Smith also scored 215 at Lord’s in July 2015 and 211 in Manchester in September 2019. In the 2019 Ashes, he scored 774 runs in seven innings at an average of 110.57, with three hundreds. In 2017-18, he scored 687 runs at an average of 137.40, also hitting three hundreds in the series.

1. Don Bradman (19)
Aussie legend Don Bradman tops the list with 19 hundreds in 37 Ashes matches. He scored 5,028 runs at an average of 89.78, with 12 fifties. His highest score against England was 334 in Leeds in July 1930. The innings lasted 383 minutes and included 46 fours.

Bradman also scored 304 in Leeds in July 1934, 270 in Melbourne in 1937, and 254 at Lord’s in June 1930. He made 974 runs in seven innings in the 1930 Ashes, averaging 139.14, with four hundreds. In 1936-37, he scored 810 runs and 758 in the 1934 series.