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TEST MATCHES: BATTING
TEST MATCH 6s (and other hits) (last updated 31st August 2008)
to end of Test 1886 Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS).
as at the above date interested colleagues and myself have found references to more than 7130
over-the-boundary hits/"sixers" since Test cricket began in 1877.
Any six hit during Rest of World XI matches (v Eng 1970, v Aus 1971-72, v Aus 2005-06) will not be included as I do not regard them as Test Matches. They are first-class "Internationals." I plan later on to compile a separate list of sixes hit in those and other matches which I regard as being of similar status.
MOST IN CAREER BY INDIVIDUAL BATSMAN
| TOTAL | PLAYER | COUNTRY |
| 96 | AC Gilchrist | Australia |
| 88 | BC Lara | West Indies |
| 87 | CL Cairns | New Zealand |
| 84 | IVA Richards | West Indies |
| 80 | ML Hayden | Australia |
| 76 | A Flintoff | England |
70 | CH Lloyd | West Indies |
| 67 | CG Greenidge | West Indies |
| 67 | IT Botham | England |
| 63 | CL Hooper | West Indies |
The leading players for each country are:
MOST HITS IN CAREER: AUSTRALIA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 96 | AC Gilchrist |
| 80 | ML Hayden |
| 61 | RT Ponting |
| 41 | ME Waugh |
| 40 | JL Langer |
| 37 | SK Warne |
| 30 | MJ Slater |
| 29 | KR Miller |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: ENGLAND
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 76 | A Flintoff |
| 67 | IT Botham |
| 44 | KP Pietersen |
| 42 | ME Trescothick |
| 27 | KF Barrington |
| 26 | WR Hammond |
| 25 | FS Trueman, GA Gooch |
| 24 | N Hussain |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: SOUTH AFRICA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 61 | JH Kallis |
| 47 | HH Gibbs |
| 34 | SM Pollock |
| 33 | WJ Cronje |
| 25 | DJ Cullinan |
| 22 | JN Rhodes, JH Sinclair |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: WEST INDIES
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 88 | BC Lara |
| 84 | IVA Richards |
| 70 | CH Lloyd |
| 67 | CG Greenidge |
| 63 | CL Hooper |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: NEW ZEALAND
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 87 | CL Cairns |
| 54 | CD McMillan |
| 39 | NJ Astle |
| 33 | RJ Hadlee, JR Reid |
| 28 | BL Cairns |
| 27 | MD Crowe |
| 26 | SP Fleming |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: INDIA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 59 | Kapil Dev |
| 57 | V Sehwag |
| 55 | SC Ganguly |
| 46 | SR Tendulkar |
| 38 | NS Sidhu |
| 26 | SM Gavaskar |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: PAKISTAN
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 57 | Wasim Akram |
| 55 | Imran Khan |
| 50 | Shahid Afridi |
| 48 | Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq |
| 27 | Wasim Raja |
| 26 | Moin Khan |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: SRI LANKA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 59 | ST Jayasuriya |
| 49 | PA de Silva |
| 40 | A Ranatunga |
| 37 | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 25 | M Muralitharan |
| 19 | KC Sangakkara |
| 15 | WPUJC Vaas |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: ZIMBABWE
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 23 | AM Blignaut |
| 20 | A Flower |
| 16 | GW Flower |
| 12 | DL Houghton |
MOST HITS IN CAREER: BANGLADESH
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 34 | Mohammad Rafique |
| 20 | Mohammad Ashraful |
| 16 | Mashrafe Mortaza |
| 5 | Rajin Saleh |
| 4 | Mohammad Sharif, Al Sahariar |
MOST HITS OVER-THE-BOUNDARY IN AN INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
This list shows the most sixes in an individual batsman's innings in Test Matches.
6s Batsman Score Match Centre Season
12 Wasim Akram 257* Pakistan v Zimbabwe Sheikupura 1996-97
11 Hayden, ML 380 Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 2003-04
11 Astle, NJ 222 New Zealand v England Christchurch 2001-02
10 Hammond, WR 336* England v New Zealand Auckland 1932-33
9 Cairns, CL 120 New Zealand v Zimbabwe Auckland 1995-96
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 2002
9 Southee, TG 77* New Zealand v England Napier 2007-08
8 Sidhu, NS 124 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 1993-94
8 Gilchrist, AC 204* Australia v S. Africa Johannesburg 2001-02
7 Sutcliffe, B 80* New Zealand v S. Africa Johannesburg 1953-54
7 Richards, IVA 110* West Indies v England St Johns 1985-86
7 Greenidge, CG 213 W. Indies v New Zealand Auckland 1986-87
7 Flintoff, A 167 England v West Indies Birmingham 2004
7 Pietersen, KP 158 England v Australia The Oval 2005
6 Sinclair, JH 104 S. Africa v Australia Cape Town 1902-03
6 Richards, IVA 192* West Indies v India Delhi 1974-75
6 Haroon Rashid 108 Pakistan v England Hyderabad 1977-78
6 Botham, IT 118 England v Australia Manchester 1981
6 Shastri, RJ 121* India v Australia Bombay 1986-87
6 Cronje, WJ 82 S. Africa v Sri Lanka Pretoria 1997-98
6 McMillan, CD 142 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo 1997-98
6 Rhodes, JN 103* S. Africa v West Indies Centurion 1998-99
6 Cairns, CL 69 New Zealand v Australia Wellington 1999-2000
6 Wasim Akram 100 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Galle 1999-2000
6 Hayden, ML 203 Australia v India Madras 2000-2001
6 Jayasuriya, ST 145 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Colombo(PSS) 2002
6 Gibbs, HH 228 S. Africa v Pakistan Cape Town 2002-03
6 Sehwag, V 309 India v Pakistan Multan 2003-04
6 Blignaut, AM 61 Zimbabwe v S Africa Cape Town 2004-05
6 Gilchrist, AC 121 Australia v New Zealand Christchurch 2004-05
6 Shahid Afridi 92 Pakistan v England Faisalabad 2005-06
6 Mohammad Rafique 65 Bangladesh v Australia Chittagong 2005-06
6 MS Dhoni 69 India v West Indies St John's 2005-06
MOST OVER-THE-BOUNDARY HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER BY INDIVIDUAL BOWLER
(last updated 31st August 2008) to end of Test 1886 Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS).
Please note that the figures in this section reflect the minimum number of "sixers" that I believe have been hit off a particular bowler.
Some Test matches have been more difficult to research than others. The fact that a six has been hit in some innings is known. However, identifying the bowler off whom that hit was made has been difficult. Consequently my records used for the research show about 1 in 5 hits without a bowler listed.
So at present, the leading "sufferers" are:
| TOTAL | PLAYER | COUNTRY |
| 170 | SK Warne | Australia |
| 158 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka |
| 111 | Harbhajan Singh | India |
| 109 | A Kumble | India |
| 102 | DL Vettori | New Zealand |
| 94 | Danish Kaneria | Pakistan |
| 82 | N Boje | South Africa |
| 63 | AF Giles | England |
| 60 | BS Bedi | India |
| 58 | SCG MacGill | Australia |
| 57 | M Ntini | South Africa |
| 51 | EAS Prasanna | India |
| 50 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan |
| 49 | JE Emburey | England |
| 49 | LR Gibbs | West Indies |
| 49 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Pakistan |
The leading players for each country are:
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: AUSTRALIA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 170 | SK Warne |
| 58 | SCG MacGill |
| 33 | B Yardley |
| 26 | GD McGrath |
| 23 | GRJ Matthews |
| 20 | CV Grimmett |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: ENGLAND
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 63 | AF Giles |
| 53 | MS Panesar |
| 49 | JE Emburey |
| 47 | PCR Tufnell |
| 35 | DA Allen |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: SOUTH AFRICA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 82 | N Boje |
| 57 | M Ntini |
| 39 | PR Adams |
| 30 | HJ Tayfield, SM Pollock |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: WEST INDIES
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 49 | LR Gibbs |
| 35 | CL Hooper |
| 25 | S Ramadhin, CH Gayle |
| 20 | OAC Banks |
| 17 | RR Sarwan, CA Walsh |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: NEW ZEALAND
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 102 | DL Vettori |
| 44 | PJ Wiseman |
| 33 | CS Martin |
| 22 | DN Patel |
| 21 | SL Boock, JG Bracewell |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: INDIA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 111 | Harbhajan Singh |
| 109 | A Kumble |
| 60 | BS Bedi |
| 51 | EAS Prasanna |
| 40 | RJ Shastri |
| 31 | S Venkataraghavan |
| 25 | BS Chandrasekhar |
| 23 | NS Yadav |
| 22 | SLV Raju |
| 21 | DS Doshi |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: PAKISTAN
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 94 | Danish Kaneria |
| 50 | Saqlain Mushtaq |
| 49 | Mushtaq Ahmed |
| 24 | Abdul Qadir |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: SRI LANKA
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 158 | M Muralitharan |
| 21 | HDPK Dharmasena |
| 19 | HMRKB Herath |
| 17 | UDU Chandana |
| 16 | ST Jayasuriya |
| 14 | WPUJC Vaas |
| 10 | RP Arnold |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: ZIMBABWE
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 24 | RW Price |
| 21 | GW Flower |
| 17 | PA Strang, AG Cremer |
| 12 | HH Streak |
MOST HITS CONCEDED IN CAREER: BANGLADESH
| TOTAL | PLAYER |
| 39 | Mohammad Rafique |
| 16 | Enamul Haque sr |
| 9 | Mohammad Ashraful |
| 8 | Manjural Islam, Namur Rahman, Mohammad Sharif |
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