The Ashes Most Balls Faced

Based on 5 matches (2025–2026)

#	Player	Balls Faced	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Travis Head AUS	720	5	10	629	62.90	87.36	73	9	2	3
2	Joe Root ENG	686	5	10	400	44.44	58.31	41	1	1	2
3	Ben Stokes ENG	503	5	10	184	18.40	36.58	18	0	2	0
4	Steven Smith AUS	449	4	8	286	57.20	63.70	29	5	1	1
5	Alex Carey AUS	447	5	8	323	46.14	72.26	28	1	1	1
6	Harry Brook ENG	438	5	10	358	39.78	81.74	31	5	3	1
7	Zak Crawley ENG	426	5	10	273	27.30	64.08	31	1	1	1
8	Marnus Labuschagne AUS	404	5	10	259	28.78	64.11	31	3	3	0
9	Will Jacks ENG	363	4	7	145	20.71	39.94	11	1	2	0
10	Jacob Bethell ENG	339	2	4	205	51.25	60.47	22	0	0	1
11	Usman Khawaja AUS	293	4	7	176	25.14	60.07	19	0	0	1
12	Jamie Smith ENG	291	5	10	211	23.44	72.51	27	4	2	0
13	Jake Weatherald AUS	288	5	10	201	22.33	69.79	31	1	2	0
14	Cameron Green AUS	270	5	8	171	24.43	63.33	21	1	1	0
15	Mitchell Starc AUS	258	5	7	156	26.00	60.47	23	0	2	0
16	Ben Duckett ENG	221	5	10	202	20.20	91.40	28	1	1	0
17	Ollie Pope ENG	189	4	6	125	20.83	66.14	12	0	1	0
18	Michael Neser AUS	185	3	4	75	18.75	40.54	12	0	0	0
19	Jofra Archer ENG	168	3	6	102	25.50	60.71	9	3	1	0
20	Brydon Carse ENG	156	5	10	99	11.00	63.46	9	3	0	0
21	Scott Boland AUS	120	5	7	42	8.40	35.00	7	0	0	0
22	Beau Webster AUS	87	1	1	71	–	81.61	7	0	1	0
23	Gus Atkinson ENG	85	3	5	73	14.60	85.88	6	3	0	0
24	Josh Inglis AUS	84	2	3	65	21.67	77.38	8	0	0	0
25	Matty Potts ENG	59	1	2	19	–	32.20	3	0	0	0
26	Nathan Lyon AUS	57	2	3	13	4.33	22.81	1	0	0	0
27	Brendan Doggett AUS	51	2	2	20	20.00	39.22	1	0	0	0
28	Josh Tongue ENG	40	3	5	15	5.00	37.50	1	0	0	0
29	Pat Cummins AUS	37	1	2	19	9.50	51.35	3	0	0	0
30	Jhye Richardson AUS	11	1	2	7	7.00	63.64	1	0	0	0
31	Mark Wood ENG	2	1	2	4	4.00	200.00	1	0	0	0

Balls Faced: Balls Faced · Mat: Matches · Inns: Innings batted · Runs: Runs · Avg: Batting average · SR: Strike rate · 4s: Fours · 6s: Sixes · 50s: Fifties · 100s: Centuries

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The Ashes Most Balls Faced

The The Ashes balls-faced leaderboard ranks all 31 players who have contributed balls-faced. Rankings are updated after every match. Filter by team to analyse balls-faced depth across squads.

Frequently asked questions

Who has scored the most balls-faced in The Ashes?

Travis Head leads with 720 balls-faced. Joe Root is second with 686.

Who are the top balls-faced leaders in The Ashes?

The top three are Travis Head (720), Joe Root (686), and Ben Stokes (503).

How often is the The Ashes balls-faced leaderboard updated?

This leaderboard is updated after every completed match. All statistics are compiled from official match data.