Most Sixes By A Test Player

[simmy]

I believe that Chris Cairns (NZ) holds this record before he retired in England last year.

I cannot find anywhere how many he hit? Does anyone know?

Who if anyone will be able to catch him? Pietersen perhaps?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/TRIVIA/BAT_MOST_SIXES_CAREER.html

Gilchrist will catch him first. Who knows after that.

 

[simmy]

Flintoff. Has many more years in him yet. And already has 59! But yes... Gilchrist will get it... but maybe not in this series the way things are going for him!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Wow. Mikey Holding scored nearly a quarter of his runs (23.7%) in maximums! Kudos!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Flintoff. Has many more years in him yet. And already has 59! But yes... Gilchrist will get it... but maybe not in this series the way things are going for him!

Yeah, Flintoff is a good chance, as is Ponting potentially. Hayden too if he ever recovers his career. He hit nearly 10 of those sixes in the one innings, of course. Also Shahid Afridi, who has a phenomenal average with his sixes... he has 28 in under 20 tests, while Flintoff has 59 in 50 and Gilchrist 80 in 71.

 

[Jamee999]

Freddy will in the end.

 

[sledger]

im suprised he only has 59 to date tbh.

 

[Shane Warne]

Gilchrist, Ponting, Warne, Symonds and Lee will hold down the top 5 of deliberately played and well executed sixes when all is said and done.

 

[simmy]

Gilchrist, Ponting, Warne, Symonds and Lee will hold down the top 5 of deliberately played and well executed sixes when all is said and done.

What?

 

[sledger]

Gilchrist, Ponting, Warne, Symonds and Lee will hold down the top 5 of deliberately played and well executed sixes when all is said and done.

i doubt that very much tbh.

 

[Shane Warne]

What?

Did I stutter?

 

[AndrewM]

QUOTE=Shane Warne]Gilchrist, Ponting, Warne, Symonds and Lee will hold down the top 5 of deliberately played and well executed sixes when all is said and done.[/QUOTE]

I'll say it again for clarification.... what??

Symonds? Lee? Warne?

Symonds - will never play another test. Maybe two if he's lucky.

Lee - bats at no. 9, hardly a regular six-hitter

Warne - the odd innings with a six, but will hardly challenge it. Even after 120+ tests..

Gilchrist is the only candidate really. Ponting.. i'd be surprised but its possible.

No, you didn't stutter.

 

[sledger]

well said mate.

 

[cricket player]

Shahid Afridi will end up with the most

There is no body that can hit more sixes then afridi in any form of the game

whether he is from

England
Australia
etc

Shahid afridi rules all of them sixers

 

[PY]

Quite surprised to see Kallis up there, not the type of player from what I saw in the winter and in previous series.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Quite surprised to see Kallis up there, not the type of player from what I saw in the winter and in previous series.

Cashed in seven against Zimbabwe in March.

 

[PY]

He's on 54, that means he took 47 other risks against better bowlers. I can't see it myself.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Shahid Afridi will end up with the most

There is no body that can hit more sixes then afridi in any form of the game

whether he is from

England
Australia
etc

Shahid afridi rules all of them sixers

Afridi will never play enough Tests to beat the record.

And as for no-one hitting more sixes than Afridi - he'll either hit 5 in an innings or get bowled slogging for 0, whereas someone like Flintoff usually hits at least 1 six an innings, even when he only makes 20 or 30. His 68 the other day included five of them.

 

[C_C]

From this generation, i am betting on either Flintoff or Sehwag having that record by the time they retire.

 

[King_Ponting]

flintoff or gilchrist by the end of their careers.