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England Test 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
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
England total	30.9		50	16	36	28	59	-	41	25	42	25	19	28	39	37	6	15	27	33	40	21
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 4 inns	6.5	75%3/4	982	-DNB	141	770	979
J. CoxKeeper, 7 inns	5.1	43%3/7	06	876	7105	29	14100				355	245
H. BrookBatter, 18 inns	4.6	44%8/18	697	-DNB	226	556	1393		580	39	232	1054	1071	04	697	548	234	322	263	256	433	221
J. RootBatter, 19 inns	4.4	37%7/19	018	869	013	337	10112		346	317	857	8145	08	119	15242	137	015	038	331	563	15206	136
E E. GayBatter, 11 inns	4.2	45%5/11	9114	04	217	674	731		05	117	9114	214	214	895
Z. CrawleyBatter, 8 inns	3.9	38%3/8													329	02	014	348	019	8151	1193	659
J. SmithKeeper, 16 inns	3.5	38%6/16	984	-DNB	1080	113	252		012	891			06	652	676	341	03	02	326	783	02	111
J. BethellAll-rounder, 10 inns	3.5	30%3/10							9133	04	225	04	022	235	223	15265	05	546
B. DuckettKeeper, 19 inns	3.4	37%7/19	215	01	320	06	028		1999	642	525	128	237	646	524	655	05	426	530	12	01	018
B. StokesAll-rounder, 12 inns	1.92	8%1/12							133	220			223	03	011	05	138	09	8198	118	449	4152
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 11 inns	1.91	9%1/11	436	-DNB	646	121	015		386	270			011	132			335	-DNB			13	013
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 6 inns	1.83	17%1/6	747	-DNB	02	115	01						05	330
W. JacksBatter, 7 inns	1.57	0%0/7													262	02	010	-DNB	129	3137	331	292
O. PopeKeeper, 4 inns	1.50	0%0/4															-DNB	-DNB	010	229	03	432
J. ArcherBowler, 12 inns	1.25	8%1/12	127	-DNB	113	014	225		133	019	223	02							5105	014	236	19
J. TongueBowler, 15 inns	1.00	0%0/15	320	-DNB	448	215	210		010	014	012	01	223	113	02	114	09	-DNB	012	03
B. CarseBowler, 8 inns	0.88	0%0/8													06	320	012	08	05	464	02	010
S. BashirBowler, 4 inns	0.25	0%0/4							03	05			119	08
J J. RewKeeper, 2 inns	3.0	0%0/2									451	239
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2									677	08
M. PottsAll-rounder, 2 inns	1.50	0%0/2													016	343
S S. BakerBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2									136	09

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

Avg30.930.7

Hit47%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

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

England Fours Match by Match

The last 10 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	30.5+
Avg			30.9	30.7	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

South Africa Fours Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			30.4	23.2
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

England Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 10 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
24.5	14	5	74%
27.5	11	8	58%
30.5	9	10	47%
33.5	8	11	42%
36.5	7	12	37%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
57.5	10	9	53%
60.5	10	9	53%
63.5	9	10	47%
66.5	8	11	42%
69.5	7	12	37%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

England's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	4	2	62.0	55.5
Second	6	3	56.5	65.3

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	6	4-2	61.5	58.8
The Ashes	4	1-3	54.5	65.3

England Test Fours Questions

How many fours do England hit per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 30.9 fours an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 30.7.

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

England went over 30.5 fours in 9 of their last 19 innings.

Who hits the most fours for England?

Over England's last 10 Tests: Joe Root (84 in 19 innings, 4.4 an innings), Harry Brook (82 in 18 innings, 4.6 an innings), Ben Duckett (65 in 19 innings, 3.4 an innings).

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

59 in their first innings against Pakistan on 19 Aug 2026 at Headingley, Leeds.

Do England hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 62.0 fours (4 Tests); batting second 56.5 (6).

Last innings16v Pakistan (H)

Per innings30.9Last 10 Tests

Over 30.547%9 of last 19 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

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Hit in 6 of ENG's last 10

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England Fours Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 10 Tests

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