Batsmen scoring fifties in thier 100th test – AB de Villiers joins the list

Batsmen scoring fifties in thier 100th test – AB de Villiers joins the list

AB de Villiers scored 85 in his 100th test in the ongoing second test between India and South Africa at Bangalore to become the 22nd batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a fifty in his 100th test. The following list shows 23 occasions which includes RT Ponting’s centuries in both innings of his 100th test

No Batsmen Score Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
01 MC Cowdrey 104 FI Eng Aus Birmingham Jul 1968
02 G Boycott 50 SI Eng Aus Lord’s Jul  1981
03 IVA Richards 68 FI Win Aus Brisbane Nov 1988
04 Kapil Dev 55 FI Ind Pak Karachi Nov 1989
05 Javed Miandad 145 FI Pak Ind Lahore Dec 1989
06 CG Greenidge 149 FI Win Eng St John’s Apr 1990
07 DL Haynes 57* SI Win Eng Nottingham Jul 1991
08 SR Waugh 85 FI Aus SAF Sydney Jan 1998
09 AJ Stewart 105 FI Eng Win Manchester Aug 2000
10 SR Tendulkar 54 FI Ind Eng The Oval Aug 2002
11 BC Lara 72 FI Win SAF Durban Dec 2003
12 Inzamam-ul-Haq 184 FI Pak Ind Bangalore Mar 2005
13 JH Kallis 62 SI SAF NZl Centurion Apr 2005
14 GP Thorpe 66* FI Eng Ban Ch-le-St Jun 2005
15 RT Ponting 120 FI Aus SAF Sydney Jan 2006
15 RT Ponting 143* SI Aus SAF Sydney Jan 2006
16 R Dravid 52 FI Ind Eng Mumbai Mar 2006
17 VVS Laxman 64 FI Ind Aus Nagpur-J Nov 2008
18 KC Sangakkara 79 FI Srl Aus Col-SSC Sep 2011
19 GC Smith 131 FI SAF Eng The Oval Jul 2012
20 AN Cook 72 FI Eng Aus Perth Dec 2013
21 CH Gayle 64 FI Win NZl Kingston Jun 2014
22 IR Bell 64 FI Eng Srl Leeds Jun 2014
23 AB de Villiers 85 FI SAF Ind Bangalore Nov 2015

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