ML Hayden and SPD Smith are the two Australian batsmen to accomplish the feat of scoring 1000 plus runs in four or more consecutive calendar years.

ML Hayden and SPD Smith are the two Australian batsmen to accomplish the feat of scoring 1000 plus runs in four or more consecutive calendar years.

SPD Smith of Australia aggregated 1305 runs in the Calendar year 2017 to provide the 41st occasion of an Australian batsman totaling 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS 100 50 0 Year
1 C Hill 12 21 2 1060 142 2 7 1 1902
2 DG Bradman 8 13 4 1025 201 5 2 2 1948
3 WM Lawry 14 27 2 1056 157 2 6 0 1964
4 RB Simpson 14 26 3 1381 311 3 7 2 1964
5 AR Border 13 26 3 1073 162 3 6 0 1979
6 KJ Hughes 14 27 3 1152 130* 2 8 0 1979
Y AR Border 11 20 3 1099 196 4 2 0 1985
8 AR Border 11 19 3 1000 140 5 3 0 1986
9 DM Jones 11 18 3 1099 216 4 4 1 1989
10 MA Taylor 11 20 1 1219 219 4 5 0 1989
11 DC Boon 16 25 5 1241 164* 4 7 4 1993
12 MA Taylor 15 23 2 1106 170 4 5 0 1993
13 GS Blewett 15 25 0 1067 214 2 6 2 1997
14 MA Taylor 12 22 3 1112 334* 3 4 1 1998
15 ME Waugh 12 22 6 1034 153* 4 3 2 1998
16 MJ Slater 14 25 2 1051 169 3 4 4 1999
17 ML Hayden 14 25 3 1391 203 5 5 2 2001
18 ML Hayden 11 17 1 1160 197 6 3 1 2002
19 RT Ponting 11 16 1 1064 154 5 2 0 2002
20 ML Hayden 12 21 4 1312 380 5 3 0 2003
21 RT Ponting 11 18 3 1503 257 6 4 1 2003
22 ML Hayden 14 27 1 1123 132 3 6 0 2004
23 JL Langer 14 27 0 1481 215 5 4 2 2004
24 DR Martyn 14 26 2 1353 161 6 5 1 2004
25 ML Hayden 15 29 3 1380 138 5 4 2 2005
26 RT Ponting 15 28 5 1544 207 6 6 1 2005
27 RT Ponting 10 18 3 1333 196 7 4 0 2006
28 MJ Clarke 13 23 2 1063 118 4 5 2 2008
29 SM Katich 11 20 2 1021 157 4 4 0 2008
30 RT Ponting 14 25 0 1182 158 4 5 1 2008
31 MJ Clarke 13 23 4 1042 138 3 5 3 2009
32 SM Katich 13 23 0 1111 122 2 8 1 2009
33 MJ Clarke 11 18 3 1595 329* 5 3 0 2012
34 MJ Clarke 13 26 3 1093 187 4 3 2 2013
35 SPD Smith 9 17 3 1146 192 5 4 2 2014
36 DA Warner 9 18 0 1136 145 6 3 1 2014
37 SPD Smith 13 24 4 1474 215 6 5 0 2015
38 AC Voges 12 18 6 1028 269* 4 3 1 2015
39 DA Warner 13 24 0 1317 253 4 7 2 2015
40 SPD Smith 11 18 3 1079 165* 4 5 1 2016
41 SPD Smith 11 20 3 1305 239 6 3 0 2017

SPD Smith became the fourth Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs in four or more calendar years. Others are – ML Hayden {05}, RT Ponting {05} and MJ Clarke {04}. The performance of these four batsmen is furnished below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS 100 50 0 Year
1 ML Hayden 14 25 3 1391 203 5 5 2 2001
2 ML Hayden 11 17 1 1160 197 6 3 1 2002
3 ML Hayden 12 21 4 1312 380 5 3 0 2003
4 ML Hayden 14 27 1 1123 132 3 6 0 2004
5 ML Hayden 15 29 3 1380 138 5 4 2 2005
                     
1 RT Ponting 11 16 1 1064 154 5 2 0 2002
2 RT Ponting 11 18 3 1503 257 6 4 1 2003
3 RT Ponting 15 28 5 1544 207 6 6 1 2005
4 RT Ponting 10 18 3 1333 196 7 4 0 2006
5 RT Ponting 14 25 0 1182 158 4 5 1 2008
                     
1 MJ Clarke 13 23 2 1063 118 4 5 2 2008
2 MJ Clarke 13 23 4 1042 138 3 5 3 2009
3 MJ Clarke 11 18 3 1595 329* 5 3 0 2012
4 MJ Clarke 13 26 3 1093 187 4 3 2 2013
                     
1 SPD Smith 9 17 3 1146 192 5 4 2 2014
2 SPD Smith 13 24 4 1474 215 6 5 0 2015
3 SPD Smith 11 18 3 1079 165* 4 5 1 2016
4 SPD Smith 11 20 3 1305 239 6 3 0 2017

ML Hayden and SPD Smith are the only two Australian batsmen to accomplish the feat in four or more consecutive calendar years. ML Hayden accomplished the feat in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, while SPD Smith’s feat came in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017,

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS 100 50 0 Year
1 ML Hayden 14 25 3 1391 203 5 5 2 2001
2 ML Hayden 11 17 1 1160 197 6 3 1 2002
3 ML Hayden 12 21 4 1312 380 5 3 0 2003
4 ML Hayden 14 27 1 1123 132 3 6 0 2004
5 ML Hayden 15 29 3 1380 138 5 4 2 2005
                     
1 SPD Smith 9 17 3 1146 192 5 4 2 2014
2 SPD Smith 13 24 4 1474 215 6 5 0 2015
3 SPD Smith 11 18 3 1079 165* 4 5 1 2016
4 SPD Smith 11 20 3 1305 239 6 3 0 2017

 

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