Most number of runs made by a captain in a single Test series

#4 David Gower (732 runs in 6 Tests)

David Gower

Australia toured England in 1985 and David Gower had a ball in the series. However, in the very first Test which England won by five wickets, Gower failed with the willow.

In the second Test Australia made a strong comeback and beat England by four wickets. Gower scored 86 in the first innings but then failed again.

In the drawn third Test, Gower finally came into his own as he smashed a dazzling 166 and a 17. The fourth game was also drawn and the series was still locked at 1-1. The elegant left-hander captaining the English knew he would have to deliver in the next two outings to get hold of the Ashes crown and boy! Did he deliver!

Gower slammed a 215 in the penultimate Test which resulted in England winning the contest by an innings and 118 runs. And then again in the last game, the skipper got a brilliant 157 to clinch the issue and with it the Ashes.