CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Most centuries

All recorded careers, no minimum qualification. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Most centuries · Men Test

1 Sachin Tendulkar

2 Jacques Kallis

3 Joe Root

4 Ricky Ponting

5 Kumar Sangakkara

6 Steven Smith

7 Rahul Dravid

8 Brian Lara

9 Mahela Jayawardene

10 Sunil Gavaskar

Men Test: Most centuries
Rank	Most centuries	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1	51	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	329	33	15,921	248*	53.78	54.08	51	68	14
2	45	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2013	166	280	40	13,289	224	55.37	45.97	45	58	16
3	41	Joe Root	England	2012-2026	169	309	26	14,278	262	50.45	57.61	41	69	15
3	41	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	287	29	13,378	257	51.85	58.72	41	62	17
5	38	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	134	233	17	12,400	319	57.40	54.19	38	52	11
6	37	Steven Smith	Australia	2010-2026	125	223	28	10,920	239	56.00	53.96	37	45	11
7	36	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	164	286	32	13,288	270	52.31	42.51	36	63	8
8	34	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11,953	400*	52.88	60.51	34	48	17
8	34	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2014	149	252	15	11,814	374	49.84	51.45	34	50	15
8	34	Sunil Gavaskar	India	1971-1987	125	214	16	10,122	236*	51.12	-	34	45	12
8	34	Younis Khan	Pakistan	2000-2017	118	213	19	10,099	313	52.05	52.12	34	33	19
12	33	Alastair Cook	England	2006-2018	161	291	16	12,472	294	45.35	46.95	33	57	9
12	33	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	2010-2026	110	195	19	9,515	251	54.06	51.97	33	38	12
14	32	Steve Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	260	46	10,927	200	51.06	48.64	32	50	22
15	30	Matthew Hayden	Australia	1994-2009	103	184	14	8,625	380	50.73	60.10	30	29	14
15	30	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	280	49	11,867	203*	51.37	43.31	30	66	15
15	30	Virat Kohli	India	2011-2025	123	210	13	9,230	254*	46.85	55.57	30	31	15
18	29	Donald Bradman	Australia	1928-1948	52	80	10	6,996	334	99.94	-	29	13	7
19	28	Hashim Amla	South Africa	2004-2019	124	215	16	9,282	311*	46.64	49.97	28	41	13
19	28	Michael Clarke	Australia	2004-2015	115	198	22	8,643	329*	49.10	55.92	28	27	9
21	27	Allan Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	265	44	11,174	205	50.56	-	27	63	11
21	27	Graeme Smith	South Africa	2002-2014	117	205	13	9,265	277	48.25	59.67	27	38	11
23	26	David Warner	Australia	2011-2024	112	205	8	8,786	335*	44.59	70.19	26	37	13
23	26	Garry Sobers	West Indies	1954-1974	93	160	21	8,032	365*	57.78	-	26	30	12
25	25	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	1992-2007	120	200	22	8,830	329	49.60	54.02	25	46	15
26	24	Greg Chappell	Australia	1970-1984	87	151	19	7,110	247*	53.86	-	24	31	12
26	24	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	90	156	12	7,530	223	52.29	52.39	24	33	11
26	24	Viv Richards	West Indies	1974-1991	121	182	12	8,540	291	50.23	-	24	45	10
29	23	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	1976-1993	124	189	21	8,832	280*	52.57	-	23	43	6
29	23	Justin Langer	Australia	1993-2007	105	182	12	7,696	250	45.27	54.22	23	30	11
29	23	Kevin Pietersen	England	2005-2014	104	181	8	8,181	227	47.28	61.72	23	35	10
29	23	Virender Sehwag	India	2001-2013	104	180	6	8,586	319	49.34	82.23	23	32	16
33	22	AB de Villiers	South Africa	2004-2018	114	191	18	8,765	278*	50.66	54.51	22	46	8
33	22	Colin Cowdrey	England	1954-1975	114	188	15	7,624	182	44.06	-	22	38	9
33	22	Geoff Boycott	England	1964-1982	108	193	23	8,114	246*	47.72	-	22	42	10
33	22	Ian Bell	England	2004-2015	118	205	24	7,727	235	42.69	49.46	22	46	14
33	22	Mohammad Azharuddin	India	1984-2000	99	147	9	6,215	199	45.03	-	22	21	5
33	22	Wally Hammond	England	1927-1947	85	140	16	7,249	336*	58.45	-	22	24	4
39	21	Andrew Strauss	England	2004-2012	100	178	6	7,037	177	40.91	48.91	21	27	15
39	21	David Boon	Australia	1984-1996	107	190	20	7,422	200	43.65	40.96	21	32	16
39	21	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	1993-2004	101	176	15	7,289	275	45.27	43.43	21	34	13
39	21	Neil Harvey	Australia	1948-1963	79	137	10	6,149	205	48.41	-	21	24	7
43	20	Aravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka	1984-2002	93	159	11	6,361	267	42.97	-	20	22	7
43	20	Graham Gooch	England	1975-1995	118	215	6	8,900	333	42.58	49.23	20	46	13
43	20	Ken Barrington	England	1955-1968	82	131	15	6,806	256	58.67	-	20	35	5
43	20	Mark Waugh	Australia	1991-2002	128	209	17	8,029	153*	41.81	52.27	20	47	19
47	19	Azhar Ali	Pakistan	2010-2022	97	180	11	7,142	302*	42.26	41.93	19	35	19
47	19	Cheteshwar Pujara	India	2010-2023	103	176	11	7,195	206*	43.60	44.36	19	35	12
47	19	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	1966-1985	110	175	14	7,515	242*	46.67	-	19	39	4
47	19	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	1974-1991	108	185	16	7,558	226	44.72	-	19	34	11
47	19	Leonard Hutton	England	1937-1955	79	138	15	6,971	364	56.67	-	19	33	5
47	19	Mark Taylor	Australia	1989-1999	104	186	13	7,525	334*	43.49	41.48	19	40	5
47	19	Michael Hussey	Australia	2005-2013	79	137	16	6,235	195	51.52	50.13	19	29	12
47	19	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	2007-2022	112	196	24	7,683	290	44.66	59.29	19	35	14
55	18	David Gower	England	1978-1992	117	204	18	8,231	215	44.25	50.59	18	39	7
55	18	Desmond Haynes	West Indies	1978-1994	116	202	25	7,487	184	42.29	-	18	39	10
55	18	Michael Vaughan	England	1999-2008	82	147	9	5,719	197	41.44	51.13	18	18	9
58	17	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	1999-2008	96	137	20	5,570	204*	47.60	81.95	17	26	14
58	17	Denis Compton	England	1937-1957	78	131	15	5,807	278	50.06	-	17	28	10
58	17	Dilip Vengsarkar	India	1976-1992	116	185	22	6,868	166	42.13	-	17	35	15
58	17	Martin Crowe	New Zealand	1982-1995	77	131	11	5,444	299	45.36	44.65	17	18	9
58	17	Tom Latham	New Zealand	2014-2026	95	171	6	6,450	264*	39.09	48.17	17	31	15
58	17	VVS Laxman	India	1996-2012	134	225	34	8,781	281	45.97	49.37	17	56	14
64	16	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	2009-2025	119	212	27	8,214	200*	44.40	48.40	16	45	6
64	16	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	2012-2025	100	191	7	7,222	244	39.25	51.49	16	39	13
64	16	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	2011-2026	93	166	15	6,534	206*	43.27	50.38	16	36	8
64	16	Graham Thorpe	England	1993-2005	100	179	28	6,744	200*	44.66	45.89	16	39	12
64	16	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	1924-1935	54	84	9	4,555	194	60.73	-	16	23	2
64	16	Marvan Atapattu	Sri Lanka	1990-2007	90	156	15	5,502	249	39.02	-	16	17	22
64	16	Mike Atherton	England	1989-2001	115	212	7	7,728	185*	37.69	37.49	16	46	20
64	16	Richie Richardson	West Indies	1983-1995	86	146	12	5,949	194	44.39	-	16	27	8
64	16	Sourav Ganguly	India	1996-2008	113	188	17	7,212	239	42.17	51.25	16	35	13
64	16	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	1999-2013	87	145	11	5,492	193	40.98	65.54	16	23	14
64	16	Usman Khawaja	Australia	2011-2026	88	159	14	6,229	232	42.95	48.82	16	28	10
75	15	Alec Stewart	England	1990-2003	133	235	21	8,463	190	39.54	48.66	15	45	14
75	15	Chris Gayle	West Indies	2000-2014	103	182	11	7,214	333	42.18	60.26	15	37	15
75	15	Clyde Walcott	West Indies	1948-1960	44	74	7	3,798	220	56.68	-	15	14	1
75	15	Doug Walters	Australia	1965-1981	74	125	14	5,357	250	48.26	-	15	33	4
75	15	Everton Weekes	West Indies	1948-1958	48	81	5	4,455	207	58.61	-	15	19	6
75	15	Jack Hobbs	England	1908-1930	61	102	7	5,410	211	56.94	-	15	28	4
75	15	Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies	2000-2011	87	154	8	5,842	291	40.01	46.79	15	31	12
75	15	Rohan Kanhai	West Indies	1957-1974	79	137	6	6,227	256	47.53	-	15	28	7
75	15	Saleem Malik	Pakistan	1982-1999	103	154	22	5,768	237	43.69	-	15	29	12
84	14	Allan Lamb	England	1982-1992	79	139	10	4,656	142	36.09	51.40	14	18	9
84	14	Ben Stokes	England	2013-2026	122	220	9	7,273	258	34.46	58.52	14	37	18
84	14	D Elgar	South Africa	2012-2024	86	152	11	5,347	199	37.92	47.78	14	23	13
84	14	Daryll Cullinan	South Africa	1993-2001	70	115	12	4,554	275*	44.21	48.96	14	20	10
84	14	Gundappa Viswanath	India	1969-1983	91	155	10	6,080	222	41.93	-	14	35	10
84	14	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	1996-2008	90	154	7	6,167	228	41.95	50.26	14	26	11
84	14	Ian Botham	England	1977-1992	102	161	6	5,200	208	33.54	60.71	14	22	14
84	14	Ian Chappell	Australia	1964-1980	75	136	10	5,345	196	42.42	-	14	26	11
84	14	Marcus Trescothick	England	2000-2006	76	143	10	5,825	219	43.79	54.51	14	29	12
84	14	Michael Slater	Australia	1993-2001	74	131	7	5,312	219	42.83	53.29	14	21	9
84	14	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	2005-2026	105	193	17	6,876	219*	39.06	48.46	14	29	13
84	14	Nasser Hussain	England	1990-2004	96	171	16	5,764	207	37.18	40.38	14	33	14
84	14	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1991-2007	110	188	14	6,973	340	40.07	65.18	14	31	15
84	14	Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	2001-2013	81	132	20	5,462	231	48.76	46.92	14	30	11
98	13	Bill Lawry	Australia	1961-1971	67	123	12	5,234	210	47.15	-	13	27	6
98	13	Carl Hooper	West Indies	1987-2002	102	173	15	5,762	233	36.46	50.27	13	27	13
98	13	Damien Martyn	Australia	1992-2006	67	109	14	4,406	165	46.37	51.41	13	23	7

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