Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most fifties in career

Most fifties (and over)
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 50+ 0
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 188 311 32 15470 248* 55.44 51 65 116 14
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-2012 165 282 29 13346 257 52.75 41 62 103 16
R Dravid (ICC/India) 1996-2012 164 286 32 13288 270 52.31 36 63 99 8
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 1995-2012 152 257 39 12379 224 56.78 42 55 97 14
AR Border (Aus) 1978-1994 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 90 11
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2012 142* 242 39 10279 203* 50.63 25 61 86 13
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 131 232 6 11953 400* 52.88 34 48 82 17
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 82 22
SM Gavaskar (India) 1971-1987 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 79 12
VVS Laxman (India) 1996-2012 134 225 34 8781 281 45.97 17 56 73 14
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1997-2012 130 217 13 10440 374 51.17 31 41 72 11
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) 1992-2007 120 200 22 8830 329 49.60 25 46 71 15
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 182 12 8540 291 50.23 24 45 69 10
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-2002 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.81 20 47 67 19
KC Sangakkara (SL) 2000-2012 108 183 12 9382 287 54.86 28 38 66 7
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1976-1993 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 23 43 66 6
GA Gooch (Eng) 1975-1995 118 215 6 8900 333 42.58 20 46 66 13
G Boycott (Eng) 1964-1982 108 193 23 8114 246* 47.72 22 42 64 10
MA Atherton (Eng) 1989-2001 115 212 7 7728 185* 37.69 16 46 62 20
MC Cowdrey (Eng) 1954-1975 114 188 15 7624 182 44.06 22 38 60 9
AJ Stewart (Eng) 1990-2003 133 235 21 8463 190 39.54 15 45 60 14
ML Hayden (Aus) 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29 59 14
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1999 104 186 13 7525 334* 43.49 19 40 59 5
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-1985 110 175 14 7515 242* 46.67 19 39 58 4
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 1998-2010 90 156 12 7530 223 52.29 24 33 57 11
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 116 202 25 7487 184 42.29 18 39 57 10
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1992 117 204 18 8231 215 44.25 18 39 57 7
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1974 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 26 30 56 12
GC Smith (ICC/SA) 2002-2012 99 174 12 8042 277 49.64 24 32 56 10
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1968 82 131 15 6806 256 58.67 20 35 55 5
GS Chappell (Aus) 1970-1984 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 24 31 55 12
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2004 101 176 15 7289 275 45.27 21 34 55 13
GP Thorpe (Eng) 1993-2005 100 179 28 6744 200* 44.66 16 39 55 12
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-2008 111 189 10 7172 274* 40.06 9 46 55 16
V Sehwag (ICC/India) 2001-2012 96 167 6 8178 319 50.79 22 32 54 15
JL Langer (Aus) 1993-2007 105 182 12 7696 250 45.27 23 30 53 11
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 108 185 16 7558 226 44.72 19 34 53 11
DC Boon (Aus) 1984-1996 107 190 20 7422 200 43.65 21 32 53 16
L Hutton (Eng) 1937-1955 79 138 15 6971 364 56.67 19 33 52 5
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1976-1992 116 185 22 6868 166 42.13 17 35 52 15
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2008 113 188 17 7212 239 42.17 16 35 51 13
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v West Indies at Nottingham, 2nd Test, May 25-29, 2012 [Test # 2044 - Live]
    » England 259/2 (68.0 ov, KP Pietersen 72*, AJ Strauss 102*, S Shillingford 0/73) - Stumps
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, May 17-21, 2012 [Test # 2043]
West Indies v Australia at Roseau, 3rd Test, Apr 23-27, 2012 [Test # 2042]

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