CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Most fifties

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

Most fifties · Men Test

1 Joe Root

2 Sachin Tendulkar

3 Shivnarine Chanderpaul

4 Allan Border

5 Rahul Dravid

6 Ricky Ponting

7 Jacques Kallis

8 Alastair Cook

9 VVS Laxman

10 Kumar Sangakkara

Men Test: Most fifties
Rank	Most fifties	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1	69	Joe Root	England	2012-2026	169	309	26	14,278	262	50.45	57.61	41	69	15
2	68	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	329	33	15,921	248*	53.78	54.08	51	68	14
3	66	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	280	49	11,867	203*	51.37	43.31	30	66	15
4	63	Allan Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	265	44	11,174	205	50.56	-	27	63	11
4	63	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	164	286	32	13,288	270	52.31	42.51	36	63	8
6	62	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	287	29	13,378	257	51.85	58.72	41	62	17
7	58	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2013	166	280	40	13,289	224	55.37	45.97	45	58	16
8	57	Alastair Cook	England	2006-2018	161	291	16	12,472	294	45.35	46.95	33	57	9
9	56	VVS Laxman	India	1996-2012	134	225	34	8,781	281	45.97	49.37	17	56	14
10	52	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	134	233	17	12,400	319	57.40	54.19	38	52	11
11	50	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2014	149	252	15	11,814	374	49.84	51.45	34	50	15
11	50	Steve Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	260	46	10,927	200	51.06	48.64	32	50	22
13	48	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11,953	400*	52.88	60.51	34	48	17
14	47	Mark Waugh	Australia	1991-2002	128	209	17	8,029	153*	41.81	52.27	20	47	19
15	46	AB de Villiers	South Africa	2004-2018	114	191	18	8,765	278*	50.66	54.51	22	46	8
15	46	Graham Gooch	England	1975-1995	118	215	6	8,900	333	42.58	49.23	20	46	13
15	46	Ian Bell	England	2004-2015	118	205	24	7,727	235	42.69	49.46	22	46	14
15	46	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	1992-2007	120	200	22	8,830	329	49.60	54.02	25	46	15
15	46	Mike Atherton	England	1989-2001	115	212	7	7,728	185*	37.69	37.49	16	46	20
15	46	Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	1994-2008	111	189	10	7,172	274*	40.06	45.82	9	46	16
21	45	Alec Stewart	England	1990-2003	133	235	21	8,463	190	39.54	48.66	15	45	14
21	45	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	2009-2025	119	212	27	8,214	200*	44.40	48.40	16	45	6
21	45	Steven Smith	Australia	2010-2026	125	223	28	10,920	239	56.00	53.96	37	45	11
21	45	Sunil Gavaskar	India	1971-1987	125	214	16	10,122	236*	51.12	-	34	45	12
21	45	Viv Richards	West Indies	1974-1991	121	182	12	8,540	291	50.23	-	24	45	10
26	43	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	1976-1993	124	189	21	8,832	280*	52.57	-	23	43	6
27	42	Geoff Boycott	England	1964-1982	108	193	23	8,114	246*	47.72	-	22	42	10
28	41	Hashim Amla	South Africa	2004-2019	124	215	16	9,282	311*	46.64	49.97	28	41	13
29	40	Mark Taylor	Australia	1989-1999	104	186	13	7,525	334*	43.49	41.48	19	40	5
30	39	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	1966-1985	110	175	14	7,515	242*	46.67	-	19	39	4
30	39	David Gower	England	1978-1992	117	204	18	8,231	215	44.25	50.59	18	39	7
30	39	Desmond Haynes	West Indies	1978-1994	116	202	25	7,487	184	42.29	-	18	39	10
30	39	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	2012-2025	100	191	7	7,222	244	39.25	51.49	16	39	13
30	39	Graham Thorpe	England	1993-2005	100	179	28	6,744	200*	44.66	45.89	16	39	12
30	39	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	2001-2017	75	132	20	5,222	161*	46.62	44.53	10	39	9
36	38	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	1982-2000	93	155	12	5,105	135*	35.69	-	4	38	12
36	38	Colin Cowdrey	England	1954-1975	114	188	15	7,624	182	44.06	-	22	38	9
36	38	Graeme Smith	South Africa	2002-2014	117	205	13	9,265	277	48.25	59.67	27	38	11
36	38	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	2010-2026	110	195	19	9,515	251	54.06	51.97	33	38	12
40	37	Ben Stokes	England	2013-2026	122	220	9	7,273	258	34.46	58.52	14	37	18
40	37	Chris Gayle	West Indies	2000-2014	103	182	11	7,214	333	42.18	60.26	15	37	15
40	37	David Warner	Australia	2011-2024	112	205	8	8,786	335*	44.59	70.19	26	37	13
43	36	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	2011-2026	93	166	15	6,534	206*	43.27	50.38	16	36	8
44	35	Azhar Ali	Pakistan	2010-2022	97	180	11	7,142	302*	42.26	41.93	19	35	19
44	35	Cheteshwar Pujara	India	2010-2023	103	176	11	7,195	206*	43.60	44.36	19	35	12
44	35	Dilip Vengsarkar	India	1976-1992	116	185	22	6,868	166	42.13	-	17	35	15
44	35	Gundappa Viswanath	India	1969-1983	91	155	10	6,080	222	41.93	-	14	35	10
44	35	Ken Barrington	England	1955-1968	82	131	15	6,806	256	58.67	-	20	35	5
44	35	Kevin Pietersen	England	2005-2014	104	181	8	8,181	227	47.28	61.72	23	35	10
44	35	Mark Boucher	South Africa	1997-2012	147	206	24	5,515	125	30.30	50.11	5	35	17
44	35	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	2007-2022	112	196	24	7,683	290	44.66	59.29	19	35	14
44	35	Sourav Ganguly	India	1996-2008	113	188	17	7,212	239	42.17	51.25	16	35	13
53	34	Babar Azam	Pakistan	2016-2026	66	122	11	4,771	196	42.98	55.38	9	34	8
53	34	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	1993-2004	101	176	15	7,289	275	45.27	43.43	21	34	13
53	34	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	1974-1991	108	185	16	7,558	226	44.72	-	19	34	11
56	33	Doug Walters	Australia	1965-1981	74	125	14	5,357	250	48.26	-	15	33	4
56	33	Leonard Hutton	England	1937-1955	79	138	15	6,971	364	56.67	-	19	33	5
56	33	MS Dhoni	India	2005-2014	90	144	16	4,876	224	38.09	59.11	6	33	10
56	33	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	90	156	12	7,530	223	52.29	52.39	24	33	11
56	33	Nasser Hussain	England	1990-2004	96	171	16	5,764	207	37.18	40.38	14	33	14
56	33	Younis Khan	Pakistan	2000-2017	118	213	19	10,099	313	52.05	52.12	34	33	19
62	32	David Boon	Australia	1984-1996	107	190	20	7,422	200	43.65	40.96	21	32	16
62	32	Virender Sehwag	India	2001-2013	104	180	6	8,586	319	49.34	82.23	23	32	16
64	31	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	2004-2016	101	176	9	6,453	302	38.64	64.60	12	31	14
64	31	Greg Chappell	Australia	1970-1984	87	151	19	7,110	247*	53.86	-	24	31	12
64	31	Ian Redpath	Australia	1964-1976	66	120	11	4,737	171	43.45	-	8	31	9
64	31	Kraigg Brathwaite	West Indies	2011-2025	100	193	10	5,950	212	32.51	40.83	12	31	19
64	31	Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies	2000-2011	87	154	8	5,842	291	40.01	46.79	15	31	12
64	31	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1991-2007	110	188	14	6,973	340	40.07	65.18	14	31	15
64	31	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	2007-2024	71	130	8	4,609	217	37.77	61.67	5	31	6
64	31	Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	2008-2023	70	134	2	5,134	206	38.89	57.99	10	31	11
64	31	Tom Latham	New Zealand	2014-2026	95	171	6	6,450	264*	39.09	48.17	17	31	15
64	31	Virat Kohli	India	2011-2025	123	210	13	9,230	254*	46.85	55.57	30	31	15
74	30	Alan Knott	England	1967-1981	95	149	15	4,389	135	32.75	-	5	30	8
74	30	Garry Sobers	West Indies	1954-1974	93	160	21	8,032	365*	57.78	-	26	30	12
74	30	Justin Langer	Australia	1993-2007	105	182	12	7,696	250	45.27	54.22	23	30	11
74	30	Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	2001-2013	81	132	20	5,462	231	48.76	46.92	14	30	11
78	29	Marcus Trescothick	England	2000-2006	76	143	10	5,825	219	43.79	54.51	14	29	12
78	29	Matthew Hayden	Australia	1994-2009	103	184	14	8,625	380	50.73	60.10	30	29	14
78	29	Michael Hussey	Australia	2005-2013	79	137	16	6,235	195	51.52	50.13	19	29	12
78	29	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	2005-2026	105	193	17	6,876	219*	39.06	48.46	14	29	13
78	29	Saleem Malik	Pakistan	1982-1999	103	154	22	5,768	237	43.69	-	15	29	12
83	28	Denis Compton	England	1937-1957	78	131	15	5,807	278	50.06	-	17	28	10
83	28	Jack Hobbs	England	1908-1930	61	102	7	5,410	211	56.94	-	15	28	4
83	28	Matt Prior	England	2007-2014	79	123	21	4,099	131*	40.18	61.66	7	28	13
83	28	Mominul Haque	Bangladesh	2013-2026	80	149	11	5,219	181	37.81	54.33	13	28	19
83	28	Ravindra Jadeja	India	2012-2026	91	136	26	4,160	175*	37.81	55.34	6	28	8
83	28	Robin Smith	England	1988-1996	62	112	15	4,236	175	43.67	45.65	9	28	8
83	28	Rohan Kanhai	West Indies	1957-1974	79	137	6	6,227	256	47.53	-	15	28	7
83	28	Usman Khawaja	Australia	2011-2026	88	159	14	6,229	232	42.95	48.82	16	28	10
91	27	Andrew Strauss	England	2004-2012	100	178	6	7,037	177	40.91	48.91	21	27	15
91	27	Andy Flower	Zimbabwe	1992-2002	63	112	19	4,794	232*	51.54	45.07	12	27	5
91	27	Asad Shafiq	Pakistan	2010-2020	77	128	6	4,660	137	38.19	48.60	12	27	13
91	27	Bill Lawry	Australia	1961-1971	67	123	12	5,234	210	47.15	-	13	27	6
91	27	Bob Simpson	Australia	1957-1978	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	10	27	8
91	27	Carl Hooper	West Indies	1987-2002	102	173	15	5,762	233	36.46	50.27	13	27	13
91	27	Kapil Dev	India	1978-1994	131	184	15	5,248	163	31.05	-	8	27	16
91	27	Michael Clarke	Australia	2004-2015	115	198	22	8,643	329*	49.10	55.92	28	27	9
91	27	Richie Richardson	West Indies	1983-1995	86	146	12	5,949	194	44.39	-	16	27	8
91	27	Ted Dexter	England	1958-1968	62	102	8	4,502	205	47.89	-	9	27	6

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