Marnus Labuschagne has had a good outing in familiar home conditions in Tests. But he hasn’t quite replicated the same on away tours, struggling to be consistent more often than not.
On that note, here’s a look at Marnus Labuschagne’s Test batting stats by each country.
Marnus Labuschagne Test Runs Country-wise
| Country | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | High Score | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in Australia | 39 | 69 | 3150 | 50.00 | 54.16 | 215 | 9/17 |
| in England | 11 | 21 | 787 | 37.48 | 46.35 | 111 | 1/5 |
| in India | 4 | 8 | 244 | 40.67 | 40.13 | 63* | 0/1 |
| in New Zealand | 2 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 50.77 | 90 | 0/1 |
| in Pakistan | 3 | 5 | 170 | 34.00 | 61.59 | 90 | 0/1 |
| in South Africa | 3 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 53.04 | 39 | 0/0 |
| in Sri Lanka | 4 | 6 | 199 | 39.80 | 60.49 | 104 | 1/0 |
| in U.A.E. | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 52.94 | 43 | 0/0 |
| Overall | 68 | 123 | 4861 | 42.64 | 52.15 | 215 | 11/25 |
Key Insights on Marnus Labuschagne’s Test Batting Records by Country
Labuschagne’s Test Stats in Home Conditions
Labuschagne is one of the 18 Australian batters to score 3000-plus runs at home in Tests.
He is among the 11 Australian batters to average 50 or above in home conditions in Tests (minimum 3000 runs scored).
Eleven non-openers have scored 3000-plus runs for Australia at home. Among them, he has the eighth-best average of around 50.
Labuschagne has recorded two streaks of three centuries each, both in Australia. The first of the streak, 185 vs PAK in Brisbane, 162 vs PAK in Adelaide and 143 vs NZ in Perth, came in 2019, while the second streak, 204 & 104* in Perth and 163 in Adelaide vs WI, came in 2022.
This is the joint second-most centuries in consecutive innings by an Australian batter in Test.
Labuschagne is one of the four No. 3 Australian batters to score two double centuries at home in Tests.
Labuschagne has the third-highest batting average for Australia in the first innings at home in Tests, averaging close to 78, just behind Don Bradman (108) and Justin Langer (83.12) (minimum 1000 runs scored).
Labuschagne’s Overseas Performance in Tests
Labuschagne has the third-lowest batting average for Australia while batting at No. 3 and 4 in England in Tests, averaging around 39 (minimum 500 runs scored).
The right-hander scored fifty in each of his first four innings in England in Tests. He had scores of 59 (Lord’s), 74, 80 (both at Leeds) and 67 (at Manchester).
Labuschagne has scored the ninth-most runs for Australia at No. 3 in India in a bilateral Test series. He aggregated 244 runs in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2023.
Labuschagne has the sixth-highest individual score for Australia at No. 3 in New Zealand in Tests. He brought up 90 off 147 balls in the second innings of the 2024 Christchurch Test.
Likewise, the right-hander has the fourth-highest score as a No. 3 Australian batter in Pakistan in Tests. He scored 90 off 158 balls in the second innings of the 2022 Rawalpindi Test.
Labuschagne has the fourth-lowest batting average for Australia in South Africa while batting at No. 3 and 4 in Tests (minimum 100 runs scored). He averages 21.83 while collecting 131 runs across six innings.
Labuschagne has the fourth-highest individual score for Australia at No. 3 in Sri Lanka in Tests. He scored 104 off 156 balls in the first innings of the 2022 Galle Test. Notably, he became just the fifth No. 3 Australian batter to score a Test hundred in Sri Lanka.
His 199 runs are the third-most by a No. 3 Australian batter in Sri Lanka in Tests, with his average of 39.80 being the fifth-highest (minimum 100 runs scored).
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