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

#1 Donald Bradman (810 runs in 5 Tests)

Bradman walking out to bat

England travelled to Australia for the Ashes in 1936/37 to be greeted by a side led by the legendary Donald Bradman.

In the first Test at the Gabba, England were all over the Aussies with Bradman scoring 38 and 0 in both innings. The visitors quite easily clinched the contest by 322 runs.

England continued their victory march at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the second Test as once again Bradman failed with the bat. In the second innings, however, he came up with a brisk 82 but it was in a lost cause. Many critics believed the series was over for the Australians and that England would be worthy winners. But the best batsman of his time had other ideas.

In the third game, Bradman got 13 in the first innings but then suddenly out of nowhere struck a scintillating 270. His innings gave England a mammoth target of 689 runs which they failed to achieve.

In the fourth Test, it was the same story, after falling cheaply in the first knock, Bradman came up with another double hundred to help his side win the game.

In the fifth and final Test, Bradman once again came up with a superlative performance of 169 runs to help his side get to a massive 604 runs. Australia then bowled brilliantly to win the game by an innings and 200 runs.