Cricket is a statistical game, and while statistics don’t always paint the full picture, they’re a pretty good place to start.

Hundreds are the treasure, the gold nuggets we all strive for, but you can’t score a century without first passing 50 or worse, still sitting in the sheds watching your team mates out in the middle.

The very best in Australia since the 1990s has been Ricky Ponting, who scored 50 or more in every 2.63 innings of first-class cricket (including test innings).

Young Ollie Davies from NSW has only played 16 first innings but is a shining light, scoring 50 or more every 2.67 innings.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2088/how-regularly-do-you-need-to-be-scoring-50-or-more-runs