Marnus Labuschagne Test Runs Year-wise
Marnus Labuschagne made his Test debut in 2018. But it wasn’t until the 2019 Ashes tour that he became a regular.
He perhaps won’t forget that the 2019 Lord’s Test came his way unexpectedly. Labuschagne was in the reserves, but a bouncer blow to Steven Smith got him in the XI as a concussion sub.
That changed everything for him. Since then, he has been their middle-order mainstay, though he hasn’t been in good touch of late.
That said, here’s a look at Marnus Labuschagne’s year-wise runs in Tests.
Marnus Labuschagne Test Runs Year-wise
| Year | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | High Score | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 52.94 | 43 | 0/0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 17 | 1104 | 64.94 | 55.45 | 185 | 3/7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 403 | 67.17 | 53.95 | 215 | 1/1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 526 | 65.75 | 49.07 | 108 | 2/4 |
| 2022 | 11 | 19 | 957 | 56.29 | 62.22 | 204 | 4/1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 25 | 803 | 34.91 | 43.38 | 111 | 1/4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 464 | 30.93 | 46.96 | 90 | 0/6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 15 | 271 | 20.85 | 50.28 | 65 | 0/2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 67.19 | 48 | 0/0 |
| Overall | 64 | 115 | 4695 | 44.29 | 52.13 | 215 | 11/25 |
Key Insights on Marnus Labuschagne Test Runs by Year
Breakthrough Ashes Season and 2019 Calendar Year Dominance
Labuschagne’s debut wasn’t memorable at all. He bagged a two-ball duck against Pakistan in the second innings of the 2018 Dubai Test.
But then the 2019 Ashes happened. He ended the series with 353 runs at an average of 50.42 across seven innings. While he didn’t get a century, he scored four fifties.
Labuschagne’s wait for his maiden Test ton ended in November 2019. He smashed 185 against Pakistan in the second innings of the Brisbane Test.
The right-hander scored another hundred (162 vs PAK, Adelaide), then another (143 vs NZ, Perth) to make it three in a row. This is the joint second most consecutive Test centuries scored by an Australian batter.
Labuschagne ended 2019 with 1104 runs, the most by a batter that year in Tests. His three hundreds were also the joint-most in 2019.
Career-Best Milestone and Sustained Record From 2020 to 2022
Labuschagne started 2020 with his career-best Test score. He slammed 215 against New Zealand in the first innings of the Sydney Test.
He ended the 2019-20 Test series against New Zealand with 549 runs in six innings, the most by him in a bilateral Test series.
2020 and 2021 were largely affected by COVID-19. Despite that, he scored 929 runs in 15 innings across those two years.
Labuschagne top-scored in the 2019-21 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. He aggregated 1675 runs in 23 innings, 15 more than Joe Root.
His five hundreds were also the most by a batter in the 2019-21 WTC cycle.
2022 saw another of his three-century streak, all against the West Indies (204 & 104* at Perth and 163 at Adelaide).
While he wasn’t consistent, he still managed 957 runs in 19 innings, the fifth-most by a batter in 2022.
His four centuries were the joint most for Australia and overall, the joint third most by any batter in 2022.
Performance Fluctuations and Recent Slump Across 2023 to 2025
2023 was full of ups and downs, managing just a single century and four fifties. Despite that, he managed 803 runs in 25 innings, the fourth-most by a batter in 2023.
Lanuschagne’s average of 34.91, though, was the third-lowest by a batter in 2023 (minimum 20 innings).
Before the year ended, he finished as the third-highest run-getter in the 2021-23 WTC cycle. He scored 1576 runs in 35 innings.
Labuschagne began 2024 with two consecutive fifties against Pakistan in the Sydney Test. But he couldn’t hold on to the momentum and scored 464 runs in 17 innings.
2025 was even worse for him, getting dropped twice due to his poor form. In all, he mustered 271 runs in 15 innings.
His average of 20.84 was the worst among batters who batted at least 15 times in 2025.
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