JH Kallis
achieved the following distinctions during his knock of 54 against Australia on the first day of the second test against Australia at Johannesburg:
When he was
on five during the course of his knock of 54, he went past BC Lara's aggregate
of 11953.
When he was
on 51 during his knock of 54, he completed 12000 test runs. At the end of the
first day of the test, his aggregate stood at 12003.
His 54 in
the first innings of this test was the 95th of his career {40 hundreds and 55
half centuries}. He is now on par with RT Ponting who has also scored 95
fifties, Both JH Kallis and RT Ponting share the joint third place amongst the
batsmen who have scored most test fifties.
SR Tendulkar {113} and R Dravid {97} occupy the first and second place respectively.
The
following table lists out the batsmen who have scored 12000 runs and also the
batsmen who have scored 95 plus test fifties:
|
Player |
Team |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
C |
F |
50+ |
Z |
|
SR |
