Michael Clarke surpassed Ricky Ponting as the most prolific Australian batsman in one calendar year in Australia's first innings against Sri Lanka in the Boxing Day Test on Thursday.
Ponting set the mark of 1,544 in 28 innings in 2005, racking up six centuries and six half-tons with a high score of 207.
Clarke, his successor for the captaincy, needed just 18 knocks to break the record, with five hundreds and three fifties contributing to his haul.
The magic number on Thursday was 56, before Clarke scored another 50 on top of it before departing for 106 in the middle session.
His best innings of 2012 was his unbeaten 329 against India at the SCG in the New Year's Test in January, but he compiled three further double centuries in 2012.
He made 210 against India at Adelaide Oval before belting South Africa for 259 not out in Brisbane in November and a further 230 in the following match in Adelaide.
The world record is held by Pakistani Mohammad Yousuf, who amassed 1,788 runs in 11 Tests in 2006.
See Clarke's list of innings below.
Tags: cricket, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia First posted December 27, 2012 12:26:46
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