Most career hundreds in Test matches

Most career hundreds in Test match cricket following Ricky Ponting's century for Australia on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies here on Thursday:

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1. Sachin Tendulkar (India)          39

2. Ricky Ponting (Australia)         35

3. Sunil Gavaskar (India)            34

3. Brian Lara (West Indies)          34

5. Steve Waugh (Australia)           32

6. Matthew Hayden (Australia)        30

6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)     30

8. Don Bradman (Australia)           29

9. Allan Border (Australia)          27

10. Garfield Sobers (West Indies)    26

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