Most fours in career

Records for Test Matches

Most fours

Player	4s	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2058	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437+	54.04	51	68	14	2058+	69
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1654	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	31258	42.51	36	63	8	1654	21
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1559	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	19753	60.51	34	48	17	1559	88
RT Ponting (AUS)	1509	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
KC Sangakkara (SL)	1491	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	22882	54.19	38	52	11	1491	51
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1488	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	28903	45.97	45	58	16	1488	97
AN Cook (ENG)	1442	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1387	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	22959	51.45	34	50	15	1387	61
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1285	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	1233	2001-2013	104	180	6	8586	319	49.34	10441	82.23	23	32	16	1233	91
JE Root (ENG)	1204	2012-2023	130*	237	19	10948	254	50.22	19503	56.13	29	57	12	1204	35
SR Waugh (AUS)	1175	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	22461	48.64	32	50	22	1175	20
HM Amla (SA)	1170	2004-2019	124	215	16	9282	311*	46.64	18573	49.97	28	41	13	1170	14
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	1165	2002-2014	117	205	13	9265	277	48.25	15525	59.67	27	38	11	1165	24
AR Border (AUS)	1161	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27002+	41.09	27	63	11	1161	28
VVS Laxman (IND)	1135	1996-2012	134	225	34	8781	281	45.97	17785	49.37	17	56	14	1135	5
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1121	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	17389	48.66	15	45	14	1121	10
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1105	1992-2007	120	200	22	8830	329	49.60	16345	54.02	25	46	15	1105	48
Younis Khan (PAK)	1082	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	19	1082	70
GA Gooch (ENG)	1079	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	18075	49.23	20	46	13	1079	25
ML Hayden (AUS)	1049	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	14349	60.10	30	29	14	1049	82
CH Gayle (WI)	1046	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
AB de Villiers (SA)	1024	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
KP Pietersen (ENG)	985	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
DI Gower (ENG)	979	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
MJ Clarke (AUS)	978	2004-2015	115	198	22	8643	329*	49.10	15456	55.92	28	27	9	978	39
DA Warner (AUS)	962	2011-2023	103	187	8	8158	335*	45.57	11484	71.03	25	34	12	962	64
SPD Smith (AUS)	961	2010-2023	96	169	22	8792	239	59.80	16312	53.89	30	37	9	961	50
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	957	1998-2010	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	11	957	51
IVA Richards (WI)	952	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77	24	45	10	952+	84
V Kohli (IND)	941	2011-2023	108	183	11	8416	254*	48.93	15211	55.32	28	28	14	941	24
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	932	2007-2022	112	196	24	7683	290	44.66	12957	59.29	19	35	14	932	55
G Kirsten (SA)	922	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	16783	43.43	21	34	13	922	12
IR Bell (ENG)	919	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
SP Fleming (NZ)	917	1994-2008	111	189	10	7172	274*	40.06	15652	45.82	9	46	16	917	26
JL Langer (AUS)	912	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	14192	54.22	23	30	11	912	40
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	910	1991-2007	110	188	14	6973	340	40.07	10698	65.18	14	31	15	910	59
SM Gavaskar (IND)	908	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	14184+	43.35	34	45	12	908+	26
MA Atherton (ENG)	904	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	20609	37.49	16	46	20	904	4
SC Ganguly (IND)	900	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	14070	51.25	16	35	13	900	57
KS Williamson (NZ)	897	2010-2023	94	164	16	8124	251	54.89	15785	51.46	28	33	10	897	21
HH Gibbs (SA)	887	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
CG Greenidge (WI)	872	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49	19	34	11	872+	67
AJ Strauss (ENG)	867	2004-2012	100	178	6	7037	177	40.91	14385	48.91	21	27	15	867	10
CA Pujara (IND)	856	2010-2023	102	174	11	7154	206*	43.88	16145	44.31	19	35	12	856	16
ME Waugh (AUS)	844	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	15360	52.27	20	47	19	844	41
ME Trescothick (ENG)	831	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
DC Boon (AUS)	822	1984-1996	107	190	20	7422	200	43.65	18116	40.96	21	32	16	822	2
DL Haynes (WI)	818	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	15052+	44.41	18	39	10	818+	24
Javed Miandad (PAK)	788	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	15164+	45.99	23	43	6	788+	48
GP Thorpe (ENG)	778	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
BB McCullum (NZ)	776	2004-2016	101	176	9	6453	302	38.64	9989	64.60	12	31	14	776	107
G Boycott (ENG)	765	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	20528+	35.69	22	42	10	765+	8
RB Richardson (WI)	761	1983-1995	86	146	12	5949	194	44.39	12398+	47.77	16	27	8	761+	23
GS Chappell (AUS)	755	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	13079+	51.53	24	31	12	755	16
RR Sarwan (WI)	747	2000-2011	87	154	8	5842	291	40.01	12484	46.79	15	31	12	747	14
MP Vaughan (ENG)	742	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
AD Mathews (SL)	739	2009-2023	104	184	25	7218	200*	45.39	14920	48.37	15	38	5	739	80
PA de Silva (SL)	737	1984-2002	93	159	11	6361	267	42.97	11249+	51.04	20	22	7	737+	48
N Hussain (ENG)	734	1990-2004	96	171	16	5764	207	37.18	14272	40.38	14	33	14	734	24
MA Taylor (AUS)	727	1989-1999	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	18140	41.48	19	40	5	727	9
M Azharuddin (IND)	720	1984-2000	99	147	9	6215	199	45.03	9892+	57.82	22	21	5	720+	19
CH Lloyd (WI)	712	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68	19	39	4	712+	70
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	708	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	6272+	37.45	22	38	9	708+	13

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 2nd Test, Apr 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2503]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 1st Test, Apr 16-18, 2023 [Test # 2502]

Bangladesh v Ireland at Mirpur, Only Test, Apr 4-7, 2023 [Test # 2501]