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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 %	9 Sep 26 H Won8 wkts		27 Aug 26 H Won194 runs		19 Aug 26 H Woninns		25 Jun 26 H Lost160 runs		17 Jun 26 H Lost253 runs		4 Jun 26 H Won115 runs		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		31 Jul 25 H Lost6 runs		23 Jul 25 H Drew		10 Jul 25 H Won22 runs		2 Jul 25 H Lost336 runs		20 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		22 May 25 H Woninns		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		6 Sep 24 H Lost8 wkts		29 Aug 24 H Won190 runs		21 Aug 24 H Won5 wkts		26 Jul 24 H Won10 wkts		18 Jul 24 H Won241 runs		10 Jul 24 H 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		27 Jul 23 H Won49 runs		19 Jul 23 H Drew		6 Jul 23 H Won3 wkts		28 Jun 23 H Lost43 runs		16 Jun 23 H Lost2 wkts		1 Jun 23 H Won10 wkts
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	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	32.8		50	16	36	28	59	-	41	25	42	25	19	28	39	37	6	15	27	33	40	21	20	12	38	42	65	-	40	15	44	34	54	44	69	-	24	34	28	35	47	15	19	7	34	11	73	-	33	19	54	25	31	13	37	13	50	45	49	-	27	25	35	12	44	15	33	42	27	42	31	48	58	-	18	28	27	26	40	27	62	3
J. CoxKeeper, 7 inns	5.1	43%3/7	06	876	7105	29	14100				355	245
B. DuckettKeeper, 74 inns	5.0	39%29/74	215	01	320	06	028		1999	642	525	128	237	646	524	655	05	426	530	12	01	018	420	340	538	683	13100		340	112	05	515	994	21170	20134		113	14	08	6112	662	418	484	215	16129	02	1175		979	18	447	238	220	114	012	416	1459	1192	013		458	05	121	215	23151	015	417	627	739	752	341	755	06		06	331	9134	9112	210	128	24178	00
H. BrookBatter, 60 inns	4.9	43%26/60	697	-DNB	226	556	1393		580	39	232	1054	1071	04	697	548	234	322	263	256	433	221	561	03	564	1498	012		220	419	17234	331	11112	01	650		01	06	11115	561	15197	-DNB	014	240	29	121	29322		139	014	545	436	473	368	03	-DNB	534	13132	564												1191	06	5100		011	993	468	13	437	552	17	-DNB
J. RootBatter, 72 inns	4.6	38%27/72	018	869	013	337	10112		346	317	857	8145	08	119	15242	137	015	038	331	563	15206	136	07	111	645	12152	14248		10199	196	246	116	258	684	344		642	1064	07	11130	04	315	06	152	254	134	17375		148	218	18206	10121	457	2128	7124	-DNB	229	10178	7114		456	12128	10274	034	231	140	110	210	160	06	111	11106	895		245	333	019	235	7152	555	459	-DNB
Z. CrawleyBatter, 56 inns	4.6	38%21/56													329	02	014	348	019	8151	1193	659	06	05	1457	236	13113		443	349	330	07	16	7126	14171		514	117	123	27	012	08	343	012	336	08	1385								313	-DNB	03	04	1489		11108	016	642	791	228	226	1178	8132	340	433	337	976	21182		339	555	548	06	773	025	1145	34
O. PopeKeeper, 51 inns	4.4	29%15/51															-DNB	-DNB	010	229	03	432	458	257	444	534	7128		4104	117	01	350	14137	28	24166		542	236	778	026	898	-DNB	014	015	437	238	02		19156	116	010	138	18	017	220	-DNB	15167	667	1174		024	323	02	01	555	014	255	521	011	21278							463	010	244	216	22208	-DNB
E E. GayBatter, 11 inns	4.2	45%5/11	9114	04	217	674	731		05	117	9114	214	214	895
J. BethellAll-rounder, 18 inns	4.1	33%6/18							9133	04	225	04	022	235	223	15265	05	546							114	131											233	1296	328	10118	234	837
J. SmithKeeper, 43 inns	4.1	37%16/43	984	-DNB	1080	113	252		012	891			06	652	676	341	03	02	326	783	02	111	622	125	122	020	119		656	014	21207	999	552	455	14								5119	016	255	110	224		231	1050	457	334	8148	448	12109	-DNB	254	07	8119
J. BairstowKeeper, 19 inns	3.7	26%5/19																																																											218	331	435	342	04	13	439	536	558	124	014	11103	1081		237	18	236	222	1278	339	-DNB	-DNB
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 10 inns	3.7	30%3/10	982	-DNB	141	770	979																																										021	335	222	112	339	254
M. AliAll-rounder, 7 inns	2.9	14%1/7																																																																					347	438	782		246	015			217	231
B. StokesAll-rounder, 55 inns	2.7	27%15/55							133	220			223	03	011	05	138	09	8198	118	449	4152	012	011			11198		4110	396	01	673	352	451	113		543	00	015	142	9146	-DNB	122	09	05	436									569	928	8104	119	011		06	010	06	013	689	139	554	129	688	033	016	367	574		6108	215	158	9214	08	566	-DNB	-DNB
T. HartleyBowler, 10 inns	2.3	10%1/10																																																											19	424	126	025	217	236	224	547	224	452
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 31 inns	2.1	13%4/31	436	-DNB	646	121	015		386	270			011	132			335	-DNB			13	013	02	232	216	029									-DNB		09	741	13	-DNB	436	-DNB	571	117			02		012	014	14115	212	165	-DNB	116	-DNB	05	326	01
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 13 inns	2.0	15%2/13	747	-DNB	02	115	01						05	330																																																	996	03											16	-DNB	110	06	231	244
B. FoakesKeeper, 10 inns	1.80	0%0/10																																																											342	017	4126	076	237	239	110	469	024	281
W. JacksBatter, 7 inns	1.57	0%0/7													262	02	010	-DNB	129	3137	331	292
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 26 inns	1.50	4%1/26																							00	00	017		01	133	117	132	355	-DNB					343	-DNB	02	-DNB					116		04	06	127	110	365	118	778	-DNB	348	123	443												436	05	01		010	447
R. AhmedAll-rounder, 8 inns	1.50	13%1/8																																			-DNB	-DNB					114	022																					113	05	115	531	118	353
B. CarseBowler, 23 inns	1.39	9%2/23													06	320	012	08	05	464	02	010	19	120			354		683	04	04	548	423	-DNB			08	112	28	-DNB	224	-DNB			029	032	06
M. PottsAll-rounder, 9 inns	1.33	0%0/9													016	343																					07	02					-DNB	-DNB	110	210					443	09	223	-DNB																							-DNB	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB
M. WoodBowler, 17 inns	1.29	12%2/17																					01	11																													313	-DNB	08	-DNB	029	07			02	02			13	615			224	07	529	111	18		18	18
J. ArcherBowler, 17 inns	1.06	6%1/17	127	-DNB	113	014	225		133	019	223	02							5105	014	236	19	01	13			03		111	125
O. StoneBowler, 4 inns	1.00	0%0/4																																															112	131	131	116
S. BroadBowler, 8 inns	0.88	0%0/8																																																																					15	08	010		18	-DNB	124	236	221	029	-DNB	-DNB
J. TongueBowler, 22 inns	0.82	0%0/22	320	-DNB	448	215	210		010	014	012	01	223	113	02	114	09	-DNB	012	03					07	012					02	029	218	-DNB	-DNB																																										04	126			-DNB	-DNB
J. LeachBowler, 5 inns	0.80	0%0/5																																									021	114	325	09	-DNB																						03	-DNB											-DNB	-DNB
J. AndersonBowler, 15 inns	0.47	0%0/15																																																									00		03	05	04	03	03	09	119	18			03	219	118				01	023	-DNB	214
S. BashirBowler, 32 inns	0.41	0%0/32							03	05			119	08															010	09	02	112	04	-DNB	-DNB		02	06	02	-DNB	19	-DNB	05	012	119	01	-DNB		03	16	110	02	05	-DNB	05	-DNB	14	03	017		222	329	02	020			115	08
J J. RewKeeper, 2 inns	3.0	0%0/2									451	239
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2									677	08
L. DawsonBowler, 1 inns	3.0	0%0/1																									365
J. OvertonBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																							04	217
S S. BakerBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2									136	09
J J. HullBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																															010	06

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

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Avg32.832.3

Hit47%

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9 Sep 26

H Won8 wkts

27 Aug 26

H Won194 runs

19 Aug 26

H Woninns

25 Jun 26

H Lost160 runs

17 Jun 26

H Lost253 runs

4 Jun 26

H Won115 runs

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

31 Jul 25

H Lost6 runs

23 Jul 25

H Drew

10 Jul 25

H Won22 runs

2 Jul 25

H Lost336 runs

20 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

22 May 25

H Woninns

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

6 Sep 24

H Lost8 wkts

29 Aug 24

H Won190 runs

21 Aug 24

H Won5 wkts

26 Jul 24

H Won10 wkts

18 Jul 24

H Won241 runs

10 Jul 24

H 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

27 Jul 23

H Won49 runs

19 Jul 23

H Drew

6 Jul 23

H Won3 wkts

28 Jun 23

H Lost43 runs

16 Jun 23

H Lost2 wkts

1 Jun 23

H Won10 wkts

England Fours Match by Match

The last 40 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	33.5+
Avg			32.8	32.3	47%
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	1st	50	18
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	16	48
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	1st	36	14
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	2nd	28	22
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	1st	59	23
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	-	21	-
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	1st	41	54
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	2nd	25	29
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	1st	42	49
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	2nd	25	48
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	1st	19	11
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	2nd	28	16
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
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	1st	38	25
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	2nd	42	46
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	65	37
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	42	-
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	1st	40	43
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	2nd	15	16
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	1st	44	64
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	2nd	34	48
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	54	57
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	44	44
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	69	41
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	-	35	-
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	-
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	33	34
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	19	24
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	1st	54	21
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	2nd	25	41
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	1st	31	24
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	13	30
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	1st	37	32
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	13	17
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	1st	50	61
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	2nd	45	17
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	1st	49	17
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	2nd	-	18	-
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
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	1st	31	26
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	2nd	48	41
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	1st	58	37
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	-	20	-
Australia (H)ASH, 6 Jul 2023	Wby 3 wickets	1st	18	34
Australia (H)ASH, 6 Jul 2023	Wby 3 wickets	2nd	28	25
Australia (H)ASH, 28 Jun 2023	Lby 43 runs	1st	27	53
Australia (H)ASH, 28 Jun 2023	Lby 43 runs	2nd	26	35
Australia (H)ASH, 16 Jun 2023	Lby 2 wickets	1st	40	38
Australia (H)ASH, 16 Jun 2023	Lby 2 wickets	2nd	27	30
Ireland (H)TEST, 1 Jun 2023	Wby 10 wickets	1st	62	25
Ireland (H)TEST, 1 Jun 2023	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	3	48

South Africa Fours Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

South Africa fours →

Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			27.7	25.1
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
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	4	19
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	25	13
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	1st	55	32
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	2nd	-	22
West Indies (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	1st	44	31
West Indies (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	2nd	37	15
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	1st	50	23
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	2nd	12	23
Australia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	1st	20	54
Australia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	11	-
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022	Lby an innings and 182 runs	1st	21	55
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022	Lby an innings and 182 runs	2nd	19	-
Australia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 6 wickets	1st	14	27
Australia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 6 wickets	2nd	14	2
England (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022	Lby 9 wickets	1st	11	23
England (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022	Lby 9 wickets	2nd	22	17
England (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	13	39
England (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	13	-
England (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022	Wby an innings and 12 runs	1st	40	19
England (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022	Wby an innings and 12 runs	2nd	-	11
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	1st	54	33
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	2nd	19	10
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	1st	50	31
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	2nd	17	3
New Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Wby 198 runs	1st	46	36
New Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Wby 198 runs	2nd	40	29
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Lby an innings and 276 runs	1st	9	55
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Lby an innings and 276 runs	2nd	13	-
India (H)WTC, 11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	21	31
India (H)WTC, 11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	25	17
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	28	27
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	28	37
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	1st	30	47
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	2nd	26	25
West Indies (A)TEST, 18 Jun 2021	Wby 158 runs	1st	22	15
West Indies (A)TEST, 18 Jun 2021	Wby 158 runs	2nd	15	19
West Indies (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021	Wby an innings and 63 runs	1st	33	10
West Indies (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021	Wby an innings and 63 runs	2nd	-	17
Pakistan (A)WTC, 4 Feb 2021	Lby 95 runs	1st	27	37
Pakistan (A)WTC, 4 Feb 2021	Lby 95 runs	2nd	36	38

England Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 40 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
27.5	44	30	59%
30.5	40	34	54%
33.5	35	39	47%
36.5	29	45	39%
39.5	25	49	34%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
60.5	45	28	62%
63.5	39	34	53%
66.5	35	38	48%
69.5	32	41	44%
72.5	29	44	40%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

England's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	17	9	60.8	55.4
Second	23	11	60.7	69.9

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
ICC World Test Championship	28	15-12	62.3	63.1
The Ashes	10	3-6	55.3	63.4
Test Series	2	2-0	67.0	74.5

England Test Fours Questions

How many fours do England hit per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 32.8 fours an innings over their last 40 Tests, since June 2023, against their opponents' 32.3, and their best was 73 in their first innings against Pakistan on 7 Oct 2024.

How often do England go over 33.5 fours in an innings?

England went over 33.5 fours in 35 of 74 innings over their last 40 Tests, since June 2023, 47% of the time, while averaging 32.8 an innings against their opponents' 32.3.

Who hits the most fours for England?

Ben Duckett hits the most fours for England over their last 40 Tests, since June 2023, with 366 in 74 innings at 5.0 an innings, ahead of Joe Root (332) and Harry Brook (294).

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

England's highest over their last 40 Tests, since June 2023, is 73 fours in their first innings against Pakistan on 7 Oct 2024 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, against their average of 32.8.

Do England hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first brings England more fours over their last 40 Tests, since June 2023: they average 60.8 fours batting first in 17 Tests, and 60.7 batting second in 23, a gap of 0.03 fours.

Last innings16v Pakistan (H)

Per innings32.8Last 40 Tests

Over 33.547%35 of last 74 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 40 Tests

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