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February 28, 2007

The Australian Supremacy 2

I follow up on the first post in this series with further data illustrating Australian dominance in contests for the Ashes between 1989 and 2007. Below are the innings totals above 400 recorded by Australia and by England. (The numbers before each total identify the Test match in which it was scored, according to the numbering system adopted in the first post.)

Australia

15. 653-4 dec
38. 641-4 dec
13. 632-4 dec
05. 602-6 dec
49. 602
01. 601-7 dec
34. 576
40. 552-9 dec
42. 551-6 dec
02. 528
51. 527-5 dec
09. 518
50. 513
26. 501-9 dec
39. 492
29. 485
23. 477
06. 468
41. 456
04. 447
37. 447
12. 432-5 dec
27. 427
18. 426
03. 424
21. 419
52. 419
16. 408
22. 402
35. 401

England

50. 551-6 dec
23. 478-9 dec
47. 477
09. 469-8 dec
43. 452-9 dec
46. 444
38. 432
01. 430
14. 422-6 dec
45. 407

Australia have 30 scores above 400 to England's 10. The disparity on scores above 500 and above 600 is, in turn, 14 to 1, and 6 to 0.


[The first instalment is here and the third here.]

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