Ashes Highest Partnerships By Wicket

The Ashes series has been going on for over 130 years and it has been the most exciting bilateral Test series ever since. There have been some brilliant performances with the bat and the ball in Ashes that will be remembered for a long time.

The most important aspect to pile on huge totals or to avoid poor batting displays is the partnerships. Some big partnerships are required in order to get at least a commendable total on the board.

Interestingly, the highest partnerships by wicket in Ashes belong to Australia. Here is the list of most partnerships by wicket in Ashes:

Ashes Highest Partnerships by Wicket

Wicket	Runs	Batsman 1	Batsman 2	Team	Venue	Ashes series
1st	329	Geoff Marsh	Mark Taylor	Australia	Nottingham	1989
2nd	451	Bill Ponsford	Sir Donald Bradman	Australia	London (KO)	1934
3rd	276	Sir Donald Bradman	Lindsay Hassett	Australia	Brisbane (Gabba)	1946/47
4th	388	Bill Ponsford	Sir Donald Bradman	Australia	Headingley	1934
5th	405	Sydney Barnes	Sir Donald Bradman	Australia	Sydney	1946/47
6th	346	Jack Fingleton	Sir Donald Bradman	Australia	Melbourne	1936/37
7th	165	Clem Hill	Hugh Trumble	Australia	Melbourne	1897/98
8th	243	Roge Hartigan	Clem Hill	Australia	Adelaide	1907/08
9th	154	Syd Gregory	Jack Blackham	Australia	Sydney	1894/95
10th	163	Philip Hughes	Ashton Agar	Australia	Nottingham	2013

The highest partnership in Ashes was scored by Australian top order batsman Bill Ponsford and Sir Donald Bradman. They shared a 451-run partnership for the second wicket at The Oval in London in 1934.

The only other 400-run partnership in Ashes also involves Bradman. Bradman and Sydney Barnes scored 405 for the fifth wicket at Sydney in the 1946/47 series.

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