Batting Most Fifties Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most fifties (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	50+	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	63	113	13	5225	241*	52.25	9107	57.37	15	24	39	5	646	31
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	52	99	8	4135	226	45.43	7892	52.39	9	26	35	8	453	22
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	53	96	10	3861	191	44.89	10651+	34.65	9	20	29	5	326+	3
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	55	99	5	4320	215	45.95	8115	53.23	13	16	29	3	518	3
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	5363+	46.22	12	15	27	3	241+	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1993	43	79	9	3076	145	43.94	5987+	45.73	8	19	27	4	365	10
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2013	47	83	8	3604	186	48.05	7663	47.03	11	16	27	4	463	25
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	48	90	8	3825	233	46.64	9174	41.69	8	19	27	5	492	6
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	57	103	2	3780	210	37.42	7845	48.18	8	19	27	9	483	9
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1934	31	50	6	2991	194	67.97	6558+	34.59	10	16	26	2	197+	4
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	38	66	6	3205	364	53.41	2601+	39.63	8	18	26	4	221+	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	43	69	7	3716	271	59.93	6378+	45.70	13	13	26	1	402	23
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-2012	39	71	8	3252	281	51.61	6290	51.70	8	18	26	5	450	1
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2014	41	72	12	2881	126*	48.01	6495	44.35	7	19	26	4	311	11
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2006	42	75	2	3560	277	48.76	5827	61.09	10	16	26	6	481	24
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	44	83	3	2988	151	37.35	7799	38.31	5	21	26	8	355	1
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	61	99	9	3566	128*	39.62	4822+	38.34	7	19	26	6	345+	2
JH Edrich (ENG)	1964-1975	43	72	4	3484	310*	51.23	9033+	38.12	10	15	25	0	384	9
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	46	83	7	2547	115	33.51	5652	45.06	5	20	25	6	319	17
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	34	59	5	2614	169	48.40	5054	51.72	6	18	24	2	316	21
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	50	91	2	3540	244*	39.77	7645	46.30	8	15	23	3	410	2
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	49	91	7	2955	173	35.17	5622	52.56	5	18	23	7	388	4
KF Barrington (ENG)	1961-1968	28	45	6	2705	256	69.35	2896+	43.37	8	14	22	1	257+	8
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	41	64	4	2653	208	44.21	3747+	69.14	6	16	22	5	351	25
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	37	68	4	2941	204	45.95	6964	42.23	7	15	22	5	336	7
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2018	35	62	5	2728	196	47.85	5260	51.86	9	12	21	4	361	6
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	42	69	5	3867	336*	60.42	7491+	38.07	13	8	21	3	346+	19
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	35	63	2	2688	227	44.06	4947	54.33	6	14	20	3	293	29
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	36	59	5	2687	185	49.75	5661	47.46	10	9	19	3	352	12
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	33	62	6	2279	207	40.69	5225	43.61	4	15	19	3	288	6
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	36	65	3	2908	211	46.90	5502	52.85	11	8	19	4	332	8
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	39	71	10	2701	226	44.27	5290+	47.18	6	13	19	5	327	24
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1981	27	48	4	2123	161*	48.25	2042+	49.46	5	13	18	3	193+	4
PBH May (ENG)	1953-1961	30	48	5	2169	124*	50.44	1680+	39.52	6	12	18	2	209+	6
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	26	49	2	2240	205*	47.65	5437	41.19	5	13	18	0	205	9
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2011	29	52	0	2234	177	42.96	4537	49.23	7	11	18	4	273	3
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1985	37	62	4	2445	178	42.15	2947+	57.71	6	12	18	2	281+	20
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	36	62	8	2352	184	43.55	2385+	40.25	7	11	18	7	161+	2
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2023	35	65	3	2342	155	37.77	4081	57.38	5	13	18	4	282	55
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1995	38	65	6	2096	160	35.52	4692	44.67	5	13	18	8	264	4
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2002-2013	35	66	2	2704	195	42.25	3465	78.03	5	13	18	3	375	22
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1986	29	47	2	2201	172	48.91	3687+	43.07	10	7	17	2	222+	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	51	82	4	2519	149*	32.29	4179	60.27	7	10	17	11	325	32
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2013	29	51	1	1997	167	39.94	4465	44.72	5	11	16	4	244	6
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2004	29	54	10	2140	200*	48.63	4273	50.08	7	9	16	2	264	5
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	34	63	5	2085	125*	35.94	3550	58.73	5	11	16	5	261	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2014	20	37	3	1893	204	55.67	3084	61.38	5	10	15	1	240	39
RB Kanhai (WI)	1960-1973	20	38	1	1694	129	45.78	710+	50.56	5	10	15	1	155+	8
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	24	43	6	1696	120*	45.83	3667	46.25	3	12	15	0	182	19
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	27	45	2	1835	180	42.67	1972+	41.98	3	12	15	2	213+	5
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	34	58	5	2079	142	39.22	4005	51.91	4	11	15	5	301	9
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1969-1985	34	58	2	1839	135	32.83	2846+	53.44	3	12	15	5	198+	8
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	37	59	2	1899	133*	33.31	1488+	60.61	2	13	15	7	171+	6
APE Knott (ENG)	1968-1981	43	69	7	2034	135	32.80	4552	44.68	3	12	15	4	226	2
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1969	22	39	1	1495	153	39.34	538+	40.33	3	11	14	3	175+	6
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2017	22	41	4	1897	213	51.27	3513	53.99	6	8	14	4	202	19
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1981	26	41	3	1851	158	48.71	1793+	49.80	6	8	14	5	208+	5
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	22	41	2	1774	201	45.48	1440+	41.73	5	9	14	2	175+	5
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2003-2015	23	42	4	1765	203	46.44	3286	53.71	5	9	14	2	227	8
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	24	42	3	1690	127	43.33	1641+	46.86	6	8	14	4	195+	4
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	26	43	1	1570	139	37.38	3054	51.40	2	12	14	3	204	7
RA Smith (ENG)	1989-1994	24	44	3	1559	143	38.02	3246	48.02	2	12	14	3	219	4
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1993-2005	26	46	5	1844	329	44.97	3469	53.15	4	10	14	6	239	12
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1909	29	51	2	1747	137	35.65	5+	0.00	2	12	14	6	122+	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1983-1998	33	55	7	2052	237	42.75	4007	51.21	4	10	14	8	271	4
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	31	57	5	2085	153	40.09	4879	42.73	4	10	14	3	273	4
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	32	59	7	1966	144	37.80	3622	54.27	5	9	14	3	231	17
DJ McGlew (SA)	1952-1962	21	38	4	1704	255*	50.11	-	0.00	5	8	13	1	58+	2
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1999	24	39	2	1588	267	42.91	2998	52.96	3	10	13	2	190	17
HH Gibbs (SA)	1997-2007	24	45	1	1737	211*	39.47	3673	47.29	3	10	13	2	254	10
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1955	26	46	1	1550	119	34.44	1959+	30.57	3	10	13	2	138+	5
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1934	28	48	4	1740	169	39.54	3300+	45.96	3	10	13	3	157+	4
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1984	27	49	5	1704	174	38.72	3755	45.37	5	8	13	8	180	3
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1909	35	61	4	1931	140	33.87	-	0.00	5	8	13	4	106+	0
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2013-2023	34	63	4	2108	162	35.72	3529	59.73	5	8	13	2	254	26
FMM Worrell (WI)	1951-1961	16	31	1	1151	108	38.36	369+	32.79	2	10	12	2	92+	1
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2018	19	33	7	1379	137	53.03	2916	47.29	5	7	12	1	183	10
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	20	38	0	1558	167	41.00	3270	47.64	4	8	12	2	187	16
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	21	39	2	1365	137	36.89	1917	71.20	2	10	12	4	181	28
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2023	21	41	1	1359	152	33.97	2826	48.08	2	10	12	5	140	2
MS Dhoni (IND)	2007-2014	28	46	7	1589	224	40.74	2651	59.93	1	11	12	2	170	25
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1992	35	55	5	1744	164*	34.88	3667+	40.00	2	10	12	4	159+	7
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1994-1999	13	23	0	1304	169	56.69	2238	58.26	5	6	11	3	177	7
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2019	13	24	0	1078	126	44.91	1894	56.91	1	10	11	1	151	7
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	17	27	2	1187	200	47.48	2703	43.91	3	8	11	3	124	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1993-1999	19	30	2	1259	122	44.96	2725	46.20	3	8	11	3	140	10
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	23	32	3	1500	205	51.72	3617	41.47	5	6	11	2	170	4
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	11	3	51+	0
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2024	20	38	3	1560	196	44.57	3012	51.79	4	7	11	2	157	10
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2005	21	42	1	1507	132	36.75	2504	60.18	1	10	11	4	228	10
A Ranatunga (SL)	1983-1999	28	46	4	1497	127	35.64	3050	49.08	1	10	11	2	166	13
JT Tyldesley (ENG)	1899-1909	26	46	1	1389	138	30.86	0+	0.00	3	8	11	4	88+	3
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1979	27	47	4	1871	175	43.51	1331+	49.96	6	5	11	4	183+	8
JHB Waite (SA)	1952-1964	29	47	1	1482	134	32.21	287+	41.11	3	8	11	5	37+	1
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	27	51	4	1928	188	41.02	3777	51.04	4	7	11	2	220	15
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1972	31	56	4	1914	168	36.80	1010+	55.44	5	6	11	3	152+	5
CL Walcott (WI)	1951-1955	10	19	0	1113	155	58.57	-	0.00	6	4	10	1	49+	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	15	25	2	1506	274	65.47	1394+	51.36	5	5	10	0	149+	9
ED Weekes (WI)	1951-1956	16	28	2	1192	156	45.84	-	0.00	4	6	10	2	93+	2
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	17	30	2	1398	168*	49.92	2745	50.92	4	6	10	3	173	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]