SPD Smith’s 80 in the ongoing test against England at The Oval represent his sixth fifty in the series. His feat of scoring six fifties in this series provides the 41^st occasion of a batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	GA Faulkner	SAF	Aus	1910-11	5	10	0	732	204	73.20	2	5	7
2	EH Hendren	Eng	Win	1929-39	4	8	2	693	205*	115.50	2	5	7
3	AD Nourse	SAF	Eng	1946	5	9	0	621	149	69.00	2	5	7
4	RN Harvey	Aus	SAF	1952-53	5	9	0	834	205	92.66	4	3	7
5	CL Walcott	Win	Aus	1955	5	10	0	827	155	82.70	5	2	7
6	G Boycott	Eng	Aus	1970-71	5	10	3	657	142*	93.85	2	5	7
7	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1970-71	4	8	3	774	220	154.80	4	3	7
8	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	1974-75	6	11	0	608	144	55.27	2	5	7
9	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	1989	6	11	1	839	219	83.90	2	5	7
10	W Bardsley	Aus	SAF	1910-11	5	9	0	573	132	63.66	1	5	6
11	H Sutcliffe	Eng	Aus	1924-25	5	9	0	734	176	81.55	4	2	6
12	SJ McCabe	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	491	112	54.55	1	5	6
13	DCS Compton	Eng	SAF	1947	5	8	0	753	208	94.12	4	2	6
14	AR Morris	Aus	Eng	1948	5	9	1	696	196	87.00	3	3	6
15	RS Modi	Ind	Win	1948-49	5	10	0	560	112	56.00	1	5	6
16	ED Weekes	Win	Ind	1948-49	5	7	0	779	194	111.28	4	2	6
17	PR Umrigar	Ind	Win	1952-53	5	10	1	560	130	62.22	2	4	6
18	CL Walcott	Win	Eng	1953-54	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	3	3	6
19	GS Sobers	Win	Pak	1957-58	5	8	2	824	365*	137.33	3	3	6
20	FCM Alexander	Win	Aus	1960-61	5	10	2	484	108	60.50	1	5	6
21	CC Hunte	Win	Aus	1964-65	5	10	1	550	89	61.11	0	6	6
22	MC Cowdrey	Eng	Win	1967-68	5	8	0	534	148	66.75	2	4	6
23	KD Walters	Aus	Win	1968-69	4	6	0	699	242	116.50	4	2	6
24	JH Edrich	Eng	Aus	1970-71	6	11	2	648	130	72.00	2	4	6
25	KR Stackpole	Aus	Eng	1972	5	10	1	485	114	53.88	1	5	6
26	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	6
27	Wasim Raja	Pak	Win	1976-77	5	10	1	517	117*	57.44	1	5	6
28	KJ Hughes	Aus	Ind	1979-80	6	12	2	594	100	59.40	1	5	6
29	M Amarnath	Ind	Pak	1982-83	6	10	2	584	120	73.00	3	3	6
30	M Amarnath	Ind	Win	1982-83	5	9	0	598	117	66.44	2	4	6
31	AR Border	Aus	Eng	1989	6	9	3	442	80	73.66	0	6	6
32	MA Atherton	Eng	Aus	1993	6	12	0	553	99	46.08	0	6	6
33	GA Gooch	Eng	Aus	1993	6	12	0	673	133	56.08	2	4	6
34	ME Waugh	Aus	Eng	1994	6	10	1	550	137	61.11	1	5	6
35	BC Lara	Win	Eng	1995	6	10	1	765	179	85.00	3	3	6
36	S Chanderpaul	Win	Ind	2002	5	7	3	562	140	140.50	3	3	6
37	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-15	5	8	0	493	118	61.62	1	5	6
38	CJL Rogers	Aud	Eng	2014-15	4	8	0	417	95	52.12	0	6	6
39	SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2014-15	4	8	2	769	192	128.16	4	2	6
40	KL Rahul	Ind	Aus	2016-17	4	7	1	393	90	65.50	0	6	6
41	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2019	4	6	0	751	211	125.16	3	3	6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	RN Harvey	Aus	SAF	1952-53	5	9	0	834	205	92.66	4	3	7
2	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	1974-75	6	11	0	608	144	55.27	2	5	7
3	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	1989	6	11	1	839	219	83.90	2	5	7
4	CJL Rogers	Aus	Eng	2014-15	4	8	0	417	95	52.12	0	6	6
5	W Bardsley	Aus	SAF	1910-11	5	9	0	573	132	63.66	1	5	6
6	SJ McCabe	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	491	112	54.55	1	5	6
7	AR Morris	Aus	Eng	1948	5	9	1	696	196	87.00	3	3	6
8	KD Walters	Aus	Win	1968-69	4	6	0	699	242	116.50	4	2	6
9	KR Stackpole	Aus	Eng	1972	5	10	1	485	114	53.88	1	5	6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the 13th occasion of a batsman scoring six or more fifties against England  in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	AD Nourse	SAF	Eng	1946	5	9	0	621	149	69.00	2	5	7
2	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	1974-75	6	11	0	608	144	55.27	2	5	7
3	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	1989	6	11	1	839	219	83.90	2	5	7
4	SJ McCabe	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	491	112	54.55	1	5	6
5	AR Morris	Aus	Eng	1948	5	9	1	696	196	87.00	3	3	6
6	CL Walcott	Win	Eng	1953-54	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	3	3	6
7	KR Stackpole	Aus	Eng	1972	5	10	1	485	114	53.88	1	5	6
8	AR Border	Aus	Eng	1989	6	9	3	442	80	73.66	0	6	6
9	ME Waugh	Aus	Eng	1994	6	10	1	550	137	61.11	1	5	6
10	BC Lara	Win	Eng	1995	6	10	1	765	179	85.00	3	3	6
11	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-15	5	8	0	493	118	61.62	1	5	6
12	CJL Rogers	Aud	Eng	2014-15	4	8	0	417	95	52.12	0	6	6
13	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2019	4	6	0	751	211	125.16	3	3	6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring six or more fifties against England in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	1974-75	6	11	0	608	144	55.27	2	5	7
2	MA Taylor	Aus	Eng	1989	6	11	1	839	219	83.90	2	5	7
3	SJ McCabe	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	491	112	54.55	1	5	6
4	AR Morris	Aus	Eng	1948	5	9	1	696	196	87.00	3	3	6
5	KR Stackpole	Aus	Eng	1972	5	10	1	485	114	53.88	1	5	6
6	AR Border	Aus	Eng	1989	6	9	3	442	80	73.66	0	6	6
7	ME Waugh	Aus	Eng	1994	6	10	1	550	137	61.11	1	5	6
8	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-15	5	8	0	493	118	61.62	1	5	6
9	CJL Rogers	Aus	Eng	2014-15	4	8	0	417	95	52.12	0	6	6
10	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2019	4	6	0	751	211	125.16	3	3	6

CL Walcott, GS Chappell. M Amarnath and SPD Smith are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties in a test series on two occasions.

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	CL Walcott	Win	Aus	1955	5	10	0	827	155	82.70	5	2	7
2	CL Walcott	Win	Eng	1953-54	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	3	3	6
1	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	1974-75	6	11	0	608	144	55.27	2	5	7
2	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	6
1	M Amarnath	Ind	Pak	1982-83	6	10	2	584	120	73.00	3	3	6
2	M Amarnath	Ind	Win	1982-83	5	9	0	598	117	66.44	2	4	6
1	SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2014-15	4	8	2	769	192	128.16	4	2	6
2	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2019	4	6	0	751	211	125.16	3	3	6