Most Sixes In A Test Innings By One Batter

Dixit Bhargav | 02/07/2023
Most Sixes In A Test Innings By One Batter

England Test captain Ben Stokes hit nine sixes to occupy another spot in the list of most sixes in a Test innings. Stokes, who became only the second batter to hit nine or more sixes in an innings twice, achieved the feat during the course of his 13th Test century in the recently concluded second Ashes 2023 match against Australia.

While these many sixes in an innings are the joint fourth-highest by a batter, Stokes also occupies a joint second-highest spot by virtue of hitting 11 sixes during a career-best knock against South Africa at Newlands seven years ago.

Interestingly, Stokes shares the latter position with his current head coach in Brendon McCullum. One of the most hard-hitting batters in the history of cricket, McCullum had hit 11 sixes in a Test innings two times within the span of one month nine years ago. Been there, done that, McCullum witnessed Stokes equaling him via a memorable knock from the Lord’s balcony.

Only the second English batter to hit 11 sixes in an innings, Stokes has now become the first-ever batter to hit nine sixes in a Test being played in England. Furthermore, he is also the first batter to do the same against the Aussies.

Having said that, neither of the two Stokes’ valiant efforts came in a winning cause unlike McCullum. Speaking of the latest innings, the 32-year old player was nothing short of instrumental in putting up a spectacle on a Day 5 pitch today. Facing a barrage of short balls from the Australian pacers on a continual basis, the left-handed batter single-handedly handed his team a chance of chasing down what would’ve been a record 371-run target.

Most Sixes In A Test Innings By One Batter

Batter Runs Balls Sixes SR Team Opposition Venue Year
Wasim Akram 257 363 12 70.79 Pakistan Zimbabwe Sheikhupura Stadium 1996
Nathan Astle 222 168 11 132.14 New Zealand England Jade Stadium 2002
Matthew Hayden 380 437 11 86.95 Australia Zimbabwe WACA Ground 2003
Brendon McCullum 202 188 11 107.44 New Zealand Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium 2014
Brendon McCullum 195 134 11 145.52 New Zealand Sri Lanka Hagley Oval 2014
Ben Stokes 258 198 11 130.3 England South Africa Newlands 2016
Kusal Mendis 245 291 11 84.19 Sri Lanka Ireland Galle International Stadium 2023
Wally Hammond 336 10 England New Zealand Eden Park 1933
Chris Cairns 120 96 9 125 New Zealand Zimbabwe Eden Park 1996
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 436 9 75.45 Pakistan New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium 2002
Tim Southee 77 40 9 192.5 New Zealand England McLean Park 2008
Chris Gayle 333 437 9 76.2 West Indies Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium 2010
Shimron Hetmyer 93 92 9 101.08 West Indies Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium 2018
Ben Stokes 155 214 9 72.42 England Australia Lord’s 2023
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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