Batting Most Fifties Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Most fifties (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	50+	0	4s	6s
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2009	18	34	3	1782	143*	57.48	2713	65.68	7	9	16	3	216	10
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2009	15	29	2	1402	138	51.92	2490	56.30	6	5	11	4	192	12
BC Lara (WI)	2001-2005	12	23	0	1324	202	57.56	2467	53.66	4	5	9	1	178	10
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2001-2008	12	21	3	1053	203*	58.50	2399	43.89	4	4	8	2	128	2
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2006	12	22	1	1472	374	70.09	2756	53.41	5	2	7	1	182	9
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2006	12	22	0	1182	287	53.72	2076	56.93	2	5	7	0	165	3
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2003	4	8	0	593	135	74.12	1246	47.59	2	4	6	0	89	2
SM Katich (AUS)	2008-2009	6	12	0	557	108	46.41	1146	48.60	1	5	6	0	62	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2006	9	15	4	670	133	60.90	1240	54.03	4	2	6	2	74	1
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2009	11	20	1	937	147	49.31	1933	48.47	3	3	6	3	122	3
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2005	10	20	2	935	219	51.94	1724	54.23	3	3	6	3	141	8
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2005	11	21	1	879	127	43.95	2067	42.52	4	2	6	2	114	2
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2009	12	22	2	753	122	37.65	1749	43.05	1	5	6	3	98	6
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2008	14	24	3	785	142	37.38	1273	61.66	1	5	6	2	102	23
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2008	13	25	0	1200	317	48.00	1994	60.18	3	3	6	1	181	11
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2009	6	10	0	474	118	47.40	1028	46.10	1	4	5	0	63	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2008	7	14	0	520	105	37.14	1220	42.62	1	4	5	0	73	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2000-2004	9	16	1	583	106	38.86	1287	45.29	1	4	5	1	94	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2008	12	21	3	659	87	36.61	1121	58.78	0	5	5	2	83	4
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2009	5	8	2	399	135	66.50	806	49.50	1	3	4	0	52	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2009	6	10	0	573	152	57.30	815	70.30	2	2	4	0	78	3
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	5	10	1	358	74	39.77	903	39.64	0	4	4	0	39	1
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2008-2009	6	12	2	524	138	52.40	1051	49.85	1	3	4	2	55	1
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2007	7	14	1	570	130	43.84	1089	52.34	2	2	4	1	70	1
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2007	8	15	2	506	170	38.92	948	53.37	1	3	4	1	73	2
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2008	10	17	0	872	319	51.29	1084	80.44	3	1	4	1	125	14
VVS Laxman (IND)	2000-2008	11	17	1	520	89	32.50	1069	48.64	0	4	4	1	70	1
RD Jacobs (WI)	2001-2004	9	18	5	462	113*	35.53	1023	45.16	1	3	4	3	57	4
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2008	10	18	2	593	155	37.06	1137	52.15	1	3	4	2	87	4
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2006	12	19	3	754	204*	47.12	871	86.56	2	2	4	2	97	12
SP Fleming (NZ)	2000-2007	11	19	1	798	262	44.33	1418	56.27	1	3	4	1	113	6
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2006	11	20	2	768	126	42.66	1367	56.18	2	2	4	0	117	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2006	11	20	0	648	148	32.40	953	67.99	1	3	4	4	91	4
R Dravid (IND)	2000-2008	12	22	2	680	111	34.00	1976	34.41	1	3	4	0	87	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	15	28	2	720	156	27.69	1562	46.09	1	3	4	3	95	4
A Flower (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	2	422	199*	211.00	823	51.27	2	1	3	0	58	2
PJ Hughes (AUS)	2009-2009	3	6	0	415	160	69.16	709	58.53	2	1	3	1	53	6
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2001-2005	4	8	0	259	72	32.37	649	39.90	0	3	3	1	33	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2009	6	10	3	401	123*	57.28	572	70.10	1	2	3	2	47	10
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2009	6	10	0	479	199	47.90	853	56.15	2	1	3	0	52	2
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2003-2007	5	10	0	369	128	36.90	834	44.24	1	2	3	1	53	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2003-2005	6	11	2	411	124	45.66	1066	38.55	2	1	3	1	48	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2002-2007	6	11	1	351	83	35.10	546	64.28	0	3	3	1	43	3
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2007	7	12	2	525	133	52.50	940	55.85	2	1	3	0	66	8
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2008	8	13	0	344	72	26.46	546	63.00	0	3	3	2	31	12
DL Vettori (NZ)	2004-2007	8	13	3	336	81	33.60	507	66.27	0	3	3	1	42	1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2007	7	14	1	421	92*	32.38	816	51.59	0	3	3	0	54	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2002-2007	7	14	1	359	71	27.61	582	61.68	0	3	3	2	52	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2006	10	17	2	335	69	22.33	773	43.33	0	3	3	0	44	2
MS Atapattu (SL)	2000-2004	10	19	0	451	120	23.73	1222	36.90	1	2	3	4	63	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	4	0	121	61	30.25	131	92.36	0	2	2	1	9	7
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	4	0	296	158	74.00	361	81.99	1	1	2	0	35	10
A Ranatunga (SL)	2000-2000	3	5	1	197	88	49.25	290	67.93	0	2	2	0	32	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2009	5	7	1	198	76	33.00	338	58.57	0	2	2	1	27	1
CD McMillan (NZ)	2000-2004	5	7	0	238	82	34.00	548	43.43	0	2	2	1	32	1
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2000-2004	4	7	0	307	150	43.85	704	43.60	1	1	2	0	45	3
Junaid Siddique (BAN)	2008-2008	4	8	0	211	74	26.37	486	43.41	0	2	2	1	27	0
GO Jones (ENG)	2004-2005	5	8	0	215	73	26.87	316	68.03	0	2	2	0	28	6
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	6	9	0	298	74	33.11	535	55.70	0	2	2	0	40	1
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2008-2009	6	10	0	393	94	39.30	652	60.27	0	2	2	0	41	10
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2002-2008	5	10	0	301	75	30.10	491	61.30	0	2	2	0	48	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2004	6	10	0	342	77	34.20	926	36.93	0	2	2	0	44	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2008	6	11	0	299	107	27.18	705	42.41	1	1	2	1	37	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2000-2003	6	11	1	349	116	34.90	862	40.48	1	1	2	0	48	1
AJ Stewart (ENG)	2000-2003	7	11	0	300	73	27.27	637	47.09	0	2	2	1	42	1
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2007	8	14	1	290	57	22.30	538	53.90	0	2	2	1	39	2
W Jaffer (IND)	2000-2008	8	15	0	357	116	23.80	853	41.85	1	1	2	0	50	1
WW Hinds (WI)	2001-2005	11	20	0	471	213	23.55	1217	38.70	1	1	2	3	69	2
Hannan Sarkar (BAN)	2002-2002	1	2	0	82	65	41.00	113	72.56	0	1	1	0	14	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	0	111	102	55.50	203	54.67	1	0	1	0	14	2
MJ Prior (ENG)	2009-2009	2	3	0	64	60	21.33	124	51.61	0	1	1	1	6	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2009	2	3	0	109	85	36.33	110	99.09	0	1	1	0	12	3
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2009	2	3	0	115	69	38.33	360	31.94	0	1	1	0	12	0
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2006	2	3	1	77	63	38.50	124	62.09	0	1	1	0	10	2
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2004	2	3	0	129	96	43.00	229	56.33	0	1	1	0	17	1
Asim Kamal (PAK)	2003-2003	2	3	0	138	99	46.00	317	43.53	0	1	1	0	18	1
MA Atherton (ENG)	2000-2000	2	3	0	113	71	37.66	262	43.12	0	1	1	0	12	0
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2009	2	4	0	160	117	40.00	361	44.32	1	0	1	1	18	0
Shahriar Nafees (BAN)	2008-2008	2	4	0	141	69	35.25	221	63.80	0	1	1	0	23	1
KD Karthik (IND)	2004-2007	3	4	1	148	63	49.33	369	40.10	0	1	1	0	19	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2006	3	4	3	94	56	94.00	260	36.15	0	1	1	0	13	0
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	2	4	1	164	105*	54.66	200	82.00	1	0	1	1	26	3
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2002-2002	2	4	1	161	104*	53.66	420	38.33	1	0	1	0	25	0
Al Sahariar (BAN)	2002-2002	2	4	0	146	71	36.50	201	72.63	0	1	1	0	24	0
SS Das (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	0	72	62	18.00	162	44.44	0	1	1	1	15	0
D Dasgupta (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	0	114	63	28.50	443	25.73	0	1	1	0	12	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	0	104	77	26.00	319	32.60	0	1	1	1	13	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2006	3	5	2	168	122*	56.00	356	47.19	1	0	1	0	20	1
CO Browne (WI)	2005-2005	4	5	0	101	68	20.20	180	56.11	0	1	1	1	8	4
ET Smith (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	0	87	64	17.40	172	50.58	0	1	1	2	15	0
AB McDonald (AUS)	2009-2009	4	6	1	107	68	21.40	217	49.30	0	1	1	1	11	0
BJ Hodge (AUS)	2005-2006	3	6	2	308	203*	77.00	582	52.92	1	0	1	0	33	0
RWT Key (ENG)	2005-2005	3	6	0	153	83	25.50	375	40.80	0	1	1	1	21	1
Javed Omar (BAN)	2002-2003	3	6	0	154	71	25.66	457	33.69	0	1	1	0	24	0
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2004	4	7	0	157	67	22.42	281	55.87	0	1	1	0	23	2
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2005	4	7	0	179	85	25.57	416	43.02	0	1	1	0	23	1
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2008-2008	4	8	0	145	65	18.12	265	54.71	0	1	1	1	20	2
MS Dhoni (IND)	2006-2008	5	8	0	218	52	27.25	392	55.61	0	1	1	0	35	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2003-2007	4	8	3	211	73	42.20	527	40.03	0	1	1	0	26	1
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2005	4	8	1	278	85	39.71	645	43.10	0	1	1	0	43	1

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]