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
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	24	42	7	2188	181	62.51	-	0.00	6	14	20	1	52+	4
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2012	26	48	3	2132	143*	47.37	3566	59.78	8	11	19	6	252	12
DCS Compton (ENG)	1947-1957	24	42	1	2205	208	53.78	345+	28.98	7	11	18	1	113+	0
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1910-1929	18	29	3	1562	211	60.07	-	0.00	2	12	14	1	15+	4
RN Harvey (AUS)	1949-1958	14	23	3	1625	205	81.25	-	0.00	8	5	13	-	105+	0
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2005	18	35	-	1715	202	49.00	3193	53.71	4	9	13	1	243	13
FE Woolley (ENG)	1910-1929	26	37	5	1354	154	42.31	0+	0.00	3	10	13	6	8+	9
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1998-2015	23	41	4	1710	203*	46.21	4145	41.25	5	8	13	2	197	5
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1992-2011	25	45	4	1741	169	42.46	3648	47.72	7	5	12	3	242	9
JE Root (ENG)	2015-2022	15	27	1	1210	190	46.53	1923	62.92	2	9	11	-	155	4
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	17	27	3	1336	122	55.66	0+	0.00	6	5	11	-	5+	2
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-2000	18	32	2	1315	185*	43.83	3672	35.81	3	8	11	5	172	1
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1951	19	34	4	1564	158	52.13	243+	36.21	4	7	11	-	40+	3
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2017	19	36	-	1263	118	35.08	2873	43.96	2	9	11	2	158	2
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	19	36	2	1486	138	43.70	2739	54.25	6	5	11	6	202	12
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2023	15	27	-	1415	200	52.40	1767	80.07	5	5	10	1	170	16
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1965	14	27	1	1021	155	39.26	-	0.00	3	7	10	1	91+	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2014	17	32	-	1534	287	47.93	2714	56.52	3	7	10	2	208	4
W Bardsley (AUS)	1910-1921	11	17	1	982	164	61.37	838+	68.37	3	6	9	-	82	3
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	16	25	2	1147	164	49.86	2486	46.13	2	7	9	2	147	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2012	17	31	2	1108	122	38.20	2325	47.65	3	6	9	4	136	10
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1994-2003	23	39	2	1450	164	39.18	2975	48.73	1	8	9	2	213	3
EH Hendren (ENG)	1924-1931	14	18	2	876	142	54.75	0+	0.00	2	6	8	1	37+	3
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	12	20	3	1068	176	62.82	2159	49.46	6	2	8	1	120	7
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1935	14	21	1	936	161	46.80	-	0.00	2	6	8	1	27+	3
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1965	14	23	3	989	148*	49.45	5+	0.00	2	6	8	1	69+	5
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2022	15	26	-	1177	258	45.26	1589	74.07	4	4	8	1	140	30
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-2003	14	26	3	1010	146*	43.91	2802	36.04	3	5	8	2	136	5
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2008-2014	14	27	5	1487	259*	67.59	2495	59.59	5	3	8	3	182	3
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-2004	15	27	1	1007	116	38.73	2413	41.73	2	6	8	1	150	0
V Kohli (IND)	2013-2024	16	28	2	1408	254*	54.15	2459	57.25	3	5	8	-	184	6
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2002	18	29	2	1135	116	42.03	2300	49.34	4	4	8	1	142	5
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	16	30	-	1359	317	45.30	2257	60.21	3	5	8	1	203	12
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2014	17	32	1	1782	374	57.48	3377	52.76	6	2	8	2	214	12
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2010-2019	9	16	-	640	130	40.00	1270	50.39	2	5	7	1	89	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	1993-2006	11	18	4	743	133	53.07	1451	51.20	4	3	7	2	81	1
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2015	10	19	-	788	105	41.47	1718	45.86	2	5	7	-	110	3
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2023	11	20	1	765	195*	40.26	1548	49.41	2	5	7	1	90	5
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1970	10	20	3	791	97	46.52	1244+	32.55	-	7	7	2	39+	0
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2022	13	22	3	884	127	46.52	1698	52.06	3	4	7	1	111	14
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2022	12	22	2	915	150*	45.75	1360	67.27	1	6	7	2	120	7
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1957	12	22	1	906	138	43.14	-	0.00	3	4	7	3	70+	2
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2011	15	26	-	1306	319	50.23	1621	80.56	5	2	7	2	191	17
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	15	27	2	980	153	39.20	362+	56.07	1	6	7	1	38+	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	28	1	914	142	33.85	-	0.00	2	5	7	2	80+	7
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2022	17	29	-	882	153	30.41	2060	42.81	1	6	7	3	123	5
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2005	16	29	4	897	124	35.88	1975	45.41	2	5	7	4	119	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	17	31	3	947	87	33.82	1712	55.31	-	7	7	4	129	6
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2011	19	31	5	976	143*	37.53	2044	47.74	1	6	7	1	126	2
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	21	40	3	1252	148	33.83	3591	34.86	2	5	7	-	164	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2008-2009	6	12	-	557	108	46.41	1146	48.60	1	5	6	-	62	3
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2010	6	12	-	730	135	60.83	1645	44.37	2	4	6	-	104	2
C Hill (AUS)	1902-1911	8	13	1	752	191	62.66	461+	92.19	3	3	6	1	42+	1
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	10	14	-	748	167	53.42	-	0.00	3	3	6	-	44+	1
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1911	8	15	3	900	214*	75.00	753+	87.78	2	4	6	-	71+	1
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2013	9	17	3	660	100	47.14	1584	41.66	1	5	6	1	79	8
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2016-2021	9	18	1	703	158*	41.35	1215	57.86	2	4	6	1	86	1
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1958	10	18	1	786	154	46.23	-	0.00	1	5	6	-	41+	2
C Washbrook (ENG)	1947-1949	10	19	2	938	195	55.17	119+	50.42	1	5	6	-	24+	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2018	10	20	2	677	89	37.61	1347	50.25	-	6	6	-	78	5
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2012	11	20	1	789	199	41.52	1823	43.28	2	4	6	-	92	3
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2005	10	20	2	935	219	51.94	1724	54.23	3	3	6	3	141	8
M Azharuddin (IND)	1992-2000	11	20	1	779	163*	41.00	1079	72.19	4	2	6	-	111	6
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2023	12	21	2	854	104	44.94	1619	52.74	2	4	6	2	106	9
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2005	11	21	1	879	127	43.95	2067	42.52	4	2	6	2	114	2
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1995-2007	13	23	1	710	96	32.27	1350	52.59	-	6	6	1	103	1
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	15	27	1	1072	262	41.23	2011	53.30	1	5	6	1	148	7
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	-	857	148	31.74	1268	67.58	1	5	6	5	122	5
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1927-1935	17	27	2	873	149	34.92	-	0.00	2	4	6	3	18+	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2013	14	28	3	990	131*	39.60	2053	48.22	4	2	6	3	102	8
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	14	28	8	779	113*	38.95	1714	45.44	1	5	6	3	98	8
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	16	30	1	1113	147	38.37	2361	47.14	3	3	6	5	145	3
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2008	19	32	3	935	142	32.24	1503	62.20	1	5	6	4	131	23
BC Booth (AUS)	1963-1964	4	7	1	531	169	88.50	710+	39.43	2	3	5	-	45	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	4	375	83*	125.00	-	0.00	-	5	5	-	-	2
WA Brown (AUS)	1935-1936	5	7	-	417	121	59.57	-	0.00	1	4	5	-	4+	1
E Paynter (ENG)	1938-1939	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	0.00	3	2	5	-	50+	1
OJ Pope (ENG)	2020-2022	6	10	3	445	135*	63.57	700	63.57	1	4	5	-	58	1
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1928	6	10	1	535	122	59.44	-	0.00	2	3	5	1	-	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2010	7	12	2	576	135	57.60	1187	48.52	1	4	5	-	76	5
RW Barber (ENG)	1960-1965	8	12	-	471	97	39.25	111+	87.38	-	5	5	-	32+	1
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1947	9	12	1	792	219	72.00	0+	0.00	3	2	5	1	59+	4
MJ Prior (ENG)	2009-2012	7	13	-	433	76	33.30	736	58.83	-	5	5	2	53	1
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-2000	8	14	1	583	131	44.84	976	59.73	1	4	5	1	85	3
CP Mead (ENG)	1913-1923	10	16	-	770	181	48.12	-	0.00	3	2	5	2	-	0
AR Morris (AUS)	1949-1953	10	17	-	792	157	46.58	-	0.00	2	3	5	1	43+	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2012	10	18	-	817	152	45.38	1208	67.63	3	2	5	1	113	4
MA Taylor (AUS)	1993-1998	11	19	1	746	170	41.44	1948	38.29	2	3	5	-	61	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-2001	10	20	1	595	86	31.31	1488	39.98	-	5	5	-	64	2
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	12	23	-	601	120	26.13	1655	36.31	1	4	5	4	81	0
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2021	12	24	2	596	90	27.09	1681	35.45	-	5	5	3	65	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2013	13	24	2	575	61	26.13	1179	48.77	-	5	5	2	71	4
WM Lawry (AUS)	1963-1970	14	28	1	985	157	36.48	1020+	49.70	1	4	5	1	84+	3
J Ryder (AUS)	1921-1921	3	4	1	334	142	111.33	-	0.00	1	3	4	-	33	0
DG Bradman (AUS)	1931-1932	5	5	1	806	299*	201.50	0+	0.00	4	-	4	-	73	0
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1931-1932	5	7	1	421	161	70.16	1+	0.00	1	3	4	1	18+	0
PA Gibb (ENG)	1938-1939	5	8	-	473	120	59.12	-	0.00	2	2	4	-	2+	0
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	1932-1936	6	8	1	518	118	74.00	-	0.00	3	1	4	-	11+	1
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2016-2021	5	9	1	378	153*	47.25	494	76.51	1	3	4	-	46	7
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	6	9	2	530	136	75.71	951	55.73	3	1	4	-	70	5

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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]