The Ashes: Top 5 run-scorers in single edition
In the last 40 years, some players have attracted attention for not only becoming the leading run-getters but also for scoring the maximum runs in a single season of Ashes.
4. David Gower (1985)- 732 runs
David Gower served the England cricket team from 1978-92 and in these years, he uplifted the standard of the England cricket team with his batting. Back in 1985, his batting heroics helped England regain the Ashes with their 3-1 triumph. Gower, who was the skipper of the England side, performed exceptionally well with his bat and became the leading run-scorer in the series.
In the six-match Test series, Gower piled up 732 runs with three centuries in nine innings. The left-handed batter played a 215-run knock in the first innings of the fifth Test and powered England to outclass the visitors comfortably to take a lead of 2-1 in the tournament.
In the final game at the Kennington Oval, England vanquished Australia by an innings and 94 runs and clinched the series. This time again, Gower displayed his aggressive side with the bat with his remarkable 157-run innings in the first innings.
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