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Most Hundreds in Test

Records in Test cricket are etched in history like milestones on a traveler's map - revealing the peaks of individual brilliance and endurance. Among these, the feat of scoring the most centuries in a single calendar year is the ultimate testament to a batsman's consistency, stamina, and sheer dominance.

Sachin Tendulkar of India tops the list with 51 centuries in a calendar year in , followed by Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Joe Root, and Kumar Sangakkara - who slammed centuries in a calendar year.

From Sachin Tendulkar to batting legends like Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Joe Root, and Kumar Sangakkara, this record encapsulates eras of extraordinary batting prowess. Dive into the full list and relive the most prolific years of cricketing giants in this definitive record guide.

Most Hundreds in Test History

Here is the list of all Most Hundreds in Test history:

# Player Mat Inn Runs HS 100s 50s Avg
1
Sachin Tendulkar India
200 329 15,921 248* 51 68 53.79
2
Jacques Kallis South Africa
166 280 13,289 224 45 58 55.37
3
Ricky Ponting Australia
168 287 13,378 257 41 62 51.85
4
Joe Root England
163 298 13,943 262 41 66 51.07
5
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka
134 233 12,400 319 38 52 57.41
6
Steve Smith Australia
123 220 10,763 239 37 44 56.06
7
Rahul Dravid India
164 286 13,288 270 36 63 52.31
8
Younis Khan Pakistan
118 213 10,099 313 34 33 52.06
9
Sunil Gavaskar India
125 214 10,122 236* 34 45 51.12
10
Brian Lara West Indies
131 232 11,953 400* 34 48 52.89
11
Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka
149 252 11,814 374 34 50 49.85
12
Kane Williamson New Zealand
108 192 9,461 251 33 38 54.69
13
Alastair Cook England
161 291 12,472 294 33 57 45.35
14
Steve Waugh Australia
168 260 10,927 200 32 50 51.06
15
Matthew Hayden Australia
103 184 8,625 380 30 29 50.74
16
Virat Kohli India
123 210 9,230 254* 30 31 46.85
17
Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies
164 280 11,867 203* 30 66 51.37
18
Don Bradman Australia
52 80 6,996 334 29 13 99.94
19
Michael Clarke Australia
115 198 8,643 329* 28 27 49.11
20
Hashim Amla South Africa
124 215 9,282 311* 28 41 46.64
21
Graeme Smith South Africa
117 205 9,265 277 27 38 48.26
22
Allan Border Australia
156 265 11,174 205 27 63 50.56
23
Sir Garry Sobers West Indies
93 160 8,032 365* 26 30 57.78
24
David Warner Australia
112 205 8,786 335* 26 37 44.6
25
Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan
120 200 8,830 329 25 46 49.61
26
Greg Chappell Australia
87 151 7,110 247* 24 31 53.86
27
Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan
90 156 7,530 223 24 33 52.29
28
Vivian Richards West Indies
121 182 8,540 291 24 45 50.24
29
Virender Sehwag India
104 180 8,586 319 23 32 49.34
30
Kevin Pietersen England
104 181 8,181 227 23 35 47.29
31
Justin Langer Australia
105 182 7,696 250 23 30 45.27
32
Javed Miandad Pakistan
124 189 8,832 280* 23 43 52.57
33
Wally Hammond England
85 140 7,249 336* 22 24 58.46
34
Mohammad Azharuddin India
99 147 6,215 199 22 21 45.04
35
Colin Cowdrey England
114 188 7,624 182 22 38 44.07
36
AB de Villiers South Africa
114 191 8,765 278* 22 46 50.66
37
Geoff Boycott England
108 193 8,114 246* 22 42 47.73
38
Ian Bell England
118 205 7,727 235 22 46 42.69
39
Neil Harvey Australia
79 137 6,149 205 21 24 48.42
40
Gary Kirsten South Africa
101 176 7,289 275 21 34 45.27
41
Andrew Strauss England
100 178 7,037 177 21 27 40.91
42
David Boon Australia
107 190 7,422 200 21 32 43.66
43
Ken Barrington England
82 131 6,806 256 20 35 58.67
44
Aravinda De Silva Sri Lanka
93 159 6,361 267 20 22 42.98
45
Mark Waugh Australia
128 209 8,029 153* 20 47 41.82
46
Graham Gooch England
118 215 8,900 333 20 46 42.58
47
Michael Hussey Australia
79 137 6,235 195 19 29 51.53
48
Sir Leonard Hutton England
79 138 6,971 364 19 33 56.67
49
Clive Lloyd West Indies
110 175 7,515 242* 19 39 46.68
50
Cheteshwar Pujara India
103 176 7,195 206* 19 35 43.61
51
Azhar Ali Pakistan
97 180 7,142 302* 19 35 42.26
52
Gordon Greenidge West Indies
108 185 7,558 226 19 34 44.72
53
Mark Taylor Australia
104 186 7,525 334* 19 40 43.5
54
Ross Taylor New Zealand
112 196 7,683 290 19 35 44.67
55
Michael Vaughan England
82 147 5,719 197 18 18 41.44
56
Desmond Haynes West Indies
116 202 7,487 184 18 39 42.3
57
David Gower England
117 204 8,231 215 18 39 44.25
58
Denis Compton England
78 131 5,807 278 17 28 50.06
59
Martin Crowe New Zealand
77 131 5,444 299 17 18 45.37
60
Adam Gilchrist Australia
96 137 5,570 204* 17 26 47.61
61
Dilip Vengsarkar India
116 185 6,868 166 17 35 42.13
62
VVS Laxman India
134 225 8,781 281 17 56 45.97
63
Herbert Sutcliffe England
54 84 4,555 194 16 23 60.73
64
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka
87 145 5,492 193 16 23 40.99
65
Sir Richie Richardson West Indies
86 146 5,949 194 16 27 44.4
66
Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka
90 156 5,502 249 16 17 39.02
67
Usman Khawaja Australia
88 159 6,229 232 16 28 42.96
68
Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka
90 161 6,361 206* 16 34 43.57
69
Tom Latham New Zealand
91 164 6,261 264* 16 31 39.63
70
Graham Thorpe England
100 179 6,744 200* 16 39 44.66
71
Sourav Ganguly India
113 188 7,212 239 16 35 42.18
72
Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka
100 191 7,222 244 16 39 39.25
73
Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka
119 212 8,214 200* 16 45 44.4
74
Michael Atherton England
115 212 7,728 185* 16 46 37.7
75
Sir Clyde Walcott West Indies
44 74 3,798 220 15 14 56.69
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