Mathew Hayden of Australia is the only opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 boundary fours. When he called it a day, he has scored 1049 boundary fours. His test career record read thus – 103 tests. 184 innings, 14 not outs, 8625 runs, 380 as his highe score. He has an average of 50.73 runs per innings. He has scored 30 centuries and 29 half centuries, 1049 boundary fours and 82 boundary sixes and 14 zeroes