Ashes Biggest Wins

The Ashes is cricket’s oldest and one of the most celebrated rivalries. The Ashes originated in 1882 and is generally played biennially. In the beginning, England fully dominated the series and won the first eight Ashes. During this time, they secured some of the Ashes biggest wins.

List of Ashes Biggest Wins By Innings :

Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
England	inns & 579 runs	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
Australia	inns & 332 runs	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
England	inns & 230 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Mar 1892
England	inns & 225 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 1912
England	inns & 217 runs	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886
Australia	inns & 200 runs	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
Australia	inns & 180 runs	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
England	inns & 170 runs	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
England	inns & 157 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010
Australia	inns & 154 runs	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954

The biggest win in Ashes by margin is of an innings and 579 runs when England defeated Australia in the final match of the 1938 Ashes at The Oval. Batting first after winning the toss, English batsmen put a total of 907 runs on the board at the loss of seven wickets before the innings was declared. This total is the highest Test innings total to feature a batsman with a duck. In their first innings, Australia got all out for 201 runs and was asked to follow-on by England. In the second innings, all Australian batsmen were back in the pavilion for 123 runs, giving England the largest victory in Ashes.

List of Ashes Biggest Wins By Runs :

Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
England	675 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
Australia	562 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
Australia	409 runs	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948
Australia	405 runs	v England	Lord's	16 Jul 2015
Australia	384 runs	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002
Australia	382 runs	v England	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
Australia	381 runs	v England	Brisbane	21 Nov 2013
Australia	377 runs	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
Australia	365 runs	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1937
England	347 runs	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jul 2013

The biggest wins by runs in Ashes belong to England when they defeated Australia by 675 runs in the 27th Ashes, in 1928. It was the first test if the series in Brisbane. Batting first England scored 521 runs. In response, the Australian batsmen were not able to do well and were bowled out for 122 runs. In the second innings, England scored 342 runs before declaring the innings, thus giving a target of 742 runs. The Aussies were bowled out for a paltry 66, as England won the match by 675 runs.

List of Ashes Biggest Wins By Wickets :

Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
England	10 wickets	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1899
England	10 wickets	v Australia	Birmingham	27 May 1909
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921
England	10 wickets	v Australia	Sydney	2 Dec 1932
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 1990
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2007
Australia	10 wickets	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017
Australia	9 wickets	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1882

The biggest win by wickets in Ashes is of 10 wickets, which has been done a total of nine times. Out of these nine 10 wicket victories, Australia has six to their name. The first 10 wickets win came in the 1885 Ashes at Melbourne where England defeated Australia to win their third consecutive Ashes. Australia’s first 10 wickets win came in 1899 at Lord’s, the year they won their first Ashes on English soil.