Ricky Ponting Test record against West Indies
1996-11-22 – 2012-04-23 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 24 Test matches against West Indies with recorded batting or bowling figures: 44 batting innings and 4 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 44 | 1,977 | 37 | 53.43 | 53.18 |
| Bowling | 4 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | 26.50 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.03 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 53.
Batting milestones in this sample: 7 centuries and 7 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,717.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 1996110 runs
- 1999168 runs
- 2000177 runs
- 200165 runs
- 2003523 runs
- 2005329 runs
- 2008323 runs
- 2009136 runs
- 2012146 runs
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 57 | 24.33 | 43.71 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 136 | 55 | 34.00 | 62.67 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 217 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 | 323 | 158 | 53.83 | 65.25 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 495 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | 329 | 149 | 82.25 | 59.49 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 553 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | 523 | 206 | 130.75 | 56.17 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 931 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.00 | N/A |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 51 | 65.00 | 42.76 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 177 | 92 | 35.40 | 61.67 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 287 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | N/A |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | 168 | 104 | 56.00 | 32.30 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 520 | 1 | 1 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 24.00 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 110 | 88 | 27.50 | 48.24 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 23 | 817 | 45.38 | 56.85 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Away | 11 | 21 | 1,160 | 61.05 | 50.87 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- Best recorded bowling · 1/0
Test v West Indies · Brisbane Cricket Ground
- First available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Brisbane Cricket Ground
- First century in this archive · 104 runs
Test v West Indies · Kensington Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 206 runs
Test v West Indies · Queen's Park Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Windsor Park
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-23 | Windsor Park | 3 | 57 | 130 | - | - |
| 2012-04-23 | Windsor Park | 1 | 23 | 60 | - | - |
| 2012-04-15 | Queen's Park Oval | 3 | 41 | 85 | - | - |
| 2012-04-15 | Queen's Park Oval | 1 | 7 | 26 | - | - |
| 2012-04-07 | Kensington Oval | 4 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 2012-04-07 | Kensington Oval | 2 | 4 | 13 | - | - |
| 2009-12-16 | WACA Ground | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| 2009-12-16 | WACA Ground | 1 | 23 | 25 | - | - |
| 2009-12-04 | Adelaide Oval | 4 | 20 | 34 | - | - |
| 2009-12-04 | Adelaide Oval | 2 | 36 | 73 | - | - |
| 2009-11-26 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1 | 55 | 79 | - | - |
| 2008-06-12 | Kensington Oval | 3 | 39 | 72 | - | - |
| 2008-06-12 | Kensington Oval | 1 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| 2008-05-30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 3 | 38 | 48 | - | - |
| 2008-05-30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 1 | 65 | 123 | - | - |
| 2008-05-22 | Sabina Park | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 2008-05-22 | Sabina Park | 1 | 158 | 224 | - | - |
| 2005-11-25 | Adelaide Oval | 4 | 3 | 17 | - | - |
| 2005-11-25 | Adelaide Oval | 2 | 56 | 122 | - | - |
| 2005-11-17 | Bellerive Oval | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.