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England Test Cricket Fours Stats

How many fours England hit, and who hits the most, game by game

Updated 9 September 2026, after the Pakistan game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	3 Jan 26 A Lost5 wkts		25 Dec 25 A Won4 wkts		16 Dec 25 A Lost82 runs		4 Dec 25 A Lost8 wkts		21 Nov 25 A Lost8 wkts		13 Dec 24 A Lost423 runs		5 Dec 24 A Won323 runs		27 Nov 24 A Won8 wkts		24 Oct 24 A Lost9 wkts		15 Oct 24 A Lost152 runs		7 Oct 24 A Woninns		7 Mar 24 A Lostinns		23 Feb 24 A Lost5 wkts		15 Feb 24 A Lost434 runs		2 Feb 24 A Lost106 runs		25 Jan 24 A Won28 runs		23 Feb 23 A Lost1 run		16 Feb 23 A Won267 runs		17 Dec 22 A Won8 wkts		9 Dec 22 A Won26 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
England total	29.7		39	37	6	15	27	33	40	21	20	12	24	34	28	35	47	15	19	7	34	11	73	-	27	25	35	12	44	15	33	42	27	42	45	29	48	43	33	24	32	25
H. BrookBatter, 27 inns	6.1	44%12/27	697	548	234	322	263	256	433	221	561	03	01	06	11115	561	15197	-DNB	014	240	29	121	29322												24176	00	1581	741	8150	-DNB	121	14149
J. BethellAll-rounder, 10 inns	5.9	50%5/10	223	15265	05	546							233	1296	328	10118	234	837
B. DuckettKeeper, 39 inns	4.6	38%15/39	524	655	05	426	530	12	01	018	420	340	113	14	08	6112	662	418	484	215	16129	02	1175		458	05	121	215	23151	015	417	627	739	752	021	243	1468	427	137	1278	949	698
J. RootBatter, 38 inns	4.0	32%12/38	15242	137	015	038	331	563	15206	136	07	111	642	1064	07	11130	04	315	06	152	254	134	17375		456	12128	10274	034	231	140	110	210	160	06	10224	8113	222	562	01	-DNB	011	235
Z. CrawleyBatter, 39 inns	3.4	33%13/39	329	02	014	348	019	8151	1193	659	06	05	514	117	123	27	012	08	343	012	336	08	1385		11108	016	642	791	228	226	1178	8132	340	433	012	530	014	639	05	741	337	014
O. PopeKeeper, 33 inns	3.0	27%9/33			-DNB	-DNB	010	229	03	432	458	257	542	236	778	026	898	-DNB	014	015	437	238	02		024	323	02	01	555	014	255	521	011	21278	26	227	665	546	464	-DNB	561	011
J. BairstowKeeper, 10 inns	2.8	20%2/10																							218	331	435	342	04	13	439	536	558	124
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 9 inns	2.8	33%3/9																									996	03							129	015	311	648	520	-DNB	114	05
B. FoakesKeeper, 15 inns	2.5	20%3/15																							342	017	4126	076	237	239	110	469	024	281	05	457	556	580	6121	-DNB
J. SmithKeeper, 15 inns	2.5	27%4/15	676	341	03	02	326	783	02	111	622	125							5119	016	255	110	224
B. StokesAll-rounder, 37 inns	2.3	22%8/37	011	05	138	09	8198	118	449	4152	012	011	543	00	015	142	9146	-DNB	122	09	05	436			06	010	06	013	689	139	554	129	688	033	528	6116	328	333	433	343	338	151
T. HartleyBowler, 10 inns	2.3	10%1/10																							19	424	126	025	217	236	224	547	224	452
M. WoodBowler, 11 inns	2.1	18%2/11									01	11													02	02			13	615			224	07					441	-DNB	827	117
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 12 inns	2.0	17%2/12			335	-DNB			13	013	02	232	09	741	13	-DNB	436	-DNB	571	117			02
J. ArcherBowler, 6 inns	1.50	17%1/6					5105	014	236	19	01	13
R. AhmedAll-rounder, 10 inns	1.40	10%1/10											-DNB	-DNB					114	022									113	05	115	531	118	353					03	28
W. JacksBatter, 9 inns	1.33	0%0/9	262	02	010	-DNB	129	3137	331	292																															144	04
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 3 inns	1.33	0%0/3													343	-DNB	02	-DNB					116
M. PottsAll-rounder, 6 inns	1.00	0%0/6	016	343									07	02					-DNB	-DNB	110	210													-DNB	-DNB
S. BroadBowler, 4 inns	1.00	0%0/4																																	217	19	06	117
B. CarseBowler, 17 inns	0.82	0%0/17	06	320	012	08	05	464	02	010	19	120	08	112	28	-DNB	224	-DNB			029	032	06
J. LeachBowler, 12 inns	0.58	0%0/12																	021	114	325	09	-DNB										03	-DNB	15	031	05	140	116	-DNB	01	04
S. BashirBowler, 14 inns	0.57	0%0/14											02	06	02	-DNB	19	-DNB	05	012	119	01	-DNB		222	329	02	020			115	08
J. AndersonBowler, 12 inns	0.42	0%0/12																							03	05	04	03	03	09	119	18			-DNB	16	-DNB	012			17	13
J. TongueBowler, 5 inns	0.20	0%0/5	02	114	09	-DNB	012	03

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

England Team Fours

Line30.5

Avg29.730.5

Hit49%

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3 Jan 26

A Lost5 wkts

25 Dec 25

A Won4 wkts

16 Dec 25

A Lost82 runs

4 Dec 25

A Lost8 wkts

21 Nov 25

A Lost8 wkts

13 Dec 24

A Lost423 runs

5 Dec 24

A Won323 runs

27 Nov 24

A Won8 wkts

24 Oct 24

A Lost9 wkts

15 Oct 24

A Lost152 runs

7 Oct 24

A Woninns

7 Mar 24

A Lostinns

23 Feb 24

A Lost5 wkts

15 Feb 24

A Lost434 runs

2 Feb 24

A Lost106 runs

25 Jan 24

A Won28 runs

23 Feb 23

A Lost1 run

16 Feb 23

A Won267 runs

17 Dec 22

A Won8 wkts

9 Dec 22

A Won26 runs

England Fours Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	30.5+
Avg			29.7	30.5	49%
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	1st	39	70
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	37	19
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	1st	6	16
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	15	12
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	1st	27	44
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	2nd	33	30
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	40	64
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	21	6
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	20	9
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	12	25
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Lby 423 runs	1st	24	52
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Lby 423 runs	2nd	34	48
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 323 runs	1st	28	14
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 323 runs	2nd	35	27
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 8 wickets	1st	47	31
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	15	25
Pakistan (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Lby 9 wickets	1st	19	13
Pakistan (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Lby 9 wickets	2nd	7	6
Pakistan (A)WTC, 15 Oct 2024	Lby 152 runs	1st	34	39
Pakistan (A)WTC, 15 Oct 2024	Lby 152 runs	2nd	11	17
Pakistan (A)WTC, 7 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	73	50
Pakistan (A)WTC, 7 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	-	24	-
India (A)WTC, 7 Mar 2024	Lby an innings and 64 runs	1st	27	54
India (A)WTC, 7 Mar 2024	Lby an innings and 64 runs	2nd	25	-
India (A)WTC, 23 Feb 2024	Lby 5 wickets	1st	35	27
India (A)WTC, 23 Feb 2024	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	12	12
India (A)WTC, 15 Feb 2024	Lby 434 runs	1st	44	46
India (A)WTC, 15 Feb 2024	Lby 434 runs	2nd	15	35
India (A)WTC, 2 Feb 2024	Lby 106 runs	1st	33	41
India (A)WTC, 2 Feb 2024	Lby 106 runs	2nd	42	29
India (A)WTC, 25 Jan 2024	Wby 28 runs	1st	27	43
India (A)WTC, 25 Jan 2024	Wby 28 runs	2nd	42	22
New Zealand (A)TEST, 23 Feb 2023	Lby 1 run	1st	45	21
New Zealand (A)TEST, 23 Feb 2023	Lby 1 run	2nd	29	45
New Zealand (A)TEST, 16 Feb 2023	Wby 267 runs	1st	48	32
New Zealand (A)TEST, 16 Feb 2023	Wby 267 runs	2nd	43	12
Pakistan (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Wby 8 wickets	1st	33	39
Pakistan (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	24	23
Pakistan (A)WTC, 9 Dec 2022	Wby 26 runs	1st	32	30
Pakistan (A)WTC, 9 Dec 2022	Wby 26 runs	2nd	25	37

South Africa Fours Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			29.4	24.1
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	41	49
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	37	14
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	45	11
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	-	35
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	39	44
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	28	30
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	46	18
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	25	10
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	17	20
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	9	8
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	28	24
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	13
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	26	28
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	13	20
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	74	15
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	-	24
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	34	29
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	36	26
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	14	28
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	26	18
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	63	19
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	6	48
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	45	27
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	20	33
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	43	38
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	25	28
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	25	6
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	27	38
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	36	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	7
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	31	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	15	30
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	15	17
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	24	24
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	35	23
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	14	20
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	36	20
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	26	28
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	1st	24	54
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	2nd	30	15

England Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
24.5	26	13	67%
27.5	21	18	54%
30.5	19	20	49%
33.5	15	24	38%
36.5	11	28	28%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
54.5	25	13	66%
57.5	23	15	61%
60.5	23	15	61%
63.5	18	20	47%
66.5	16	22	42%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

England's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	11	4	58.9	53.5
Second	9	4	56.7	66.8

Test Fours Table

Fours per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1New Zealand	12	63.8	55.1	119
2England	20	62.4	67.2	130
3India	17	57.5	54.7	112
4South Africa	14	57.3	50.1	107
5Sri Lanka	10	54.8	53.7	109
6Zimbabwe	13	51.2	54.6	106
7Bangladesh	16	50.8	51.0	102
8Australia	21	50.5	43.5	94.0
9Pakistan	13	48.8	52.6	101
10West Indies	18	44.2	51.6	95.8

England Fours by Competition

Fours per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
The Ashes	5	1-4	50.0	59.0
ICC World Test Championship	13	6-7	57.2	60.3
Test Series	2	1-1	82.5	55.0

England Test Fours Questions

How many fours do England hit per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 29.7 fours an innings over their last 20 Tests, since December 2022, against their opponents' 30.5, and their best was 73 in their first innings against Pakistan on 7 Oct 2024.

How often do England go over 30.5 fours in an innings?

England went over 30.5 fours in 19 of 39 innings over their last 20 Tests, since December 2022, 49% of the time, while averaging 29.7 an innings against their opponents' 30.5.

Who hits the most fours for England?

Ben Duckett hits the most fours for England over their last 20 Tests, since December 2022, with 181 in 39 innings at 4.6 an innings, ahead of Harry Brook (165) and Joe Root (152).

What is England's highest fours in an innings in a recent Test?

England's highest over their last 20 Tests, since December 2022, is 73 fours in their first innings against Pakistan on 7 Oct 2024 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, against their average of 29.7.

Do England hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first brings England more fours over their last 20 Tests, since December 2022: they average 58.9 fours batting first in 11 Tests, and 56.7 batting second in 9, a gap of 2.2 fours.

Last innings16v Pakistan (H)

Per innings29.7Last 20 Tests

Over 30.549%19 of last 39 innings

South Africa v England Fours

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	ENG	SA
Hit	58.7	54.8
Conceded	61.4	46.4
Match	120	101

Over 57.5 ENG fours

Hit in 8 of ENG's last 10

Over 120.5 match fours No price yet

Hit in 6 of ENG's last 10

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England Fours Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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