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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 %
The Ashes 3 Jan 26 AustraliaA Lost5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 AustraliaA Won4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 13 Dec 24 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 New ZealandA Won323 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 New ZealandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 24 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost152 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Oct 24 PakistanA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 23 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost434 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost106 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jan 24 IndiaA Won28 runs
Test Series 23 Feb 23 New ZealandA Lost1 run
Test Series 16 Feb 23 New ZealandA Won267 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Dec 22 PakistanA Won26 runs
ICC World Test Championship 1 Dec 22 PakistanA Won74 runs
ICC World Test Championship 24 Mar 22 West IndiesA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
The Ashes 14 Jan 22 AustraliaA Lost146 runs
The Ashes 4 Jan 22 AustraliaA Drew
The Ashes 25 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lostinns
The Ashes 16 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost275 runs
The Ashes 8 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost9 wkts
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England total 29.2 3937615273340212012243428354715197341173-2725351244153342274245294843332432258727207491046302817263113928231737
H. BrookBatter, 29 inns 6.7 48%14/29 697 548 234 322 263 256 433 221 561 03 01 06 11115 561 15197 -DNB 014 240 29 121 29322 24176 00 1581 741 8150 -DNB 121 14149 19116 1165
J. BethellAll-rounder, 10 inns 5.9 50%5/10 223 15265 05 546 233 1296 328 10118 234 837
B. DuckettKeeper, 41 inns 4.8 39%16/41 524 655 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 15110 01
Z. CrawleyBatter, 53 inns 4.0 34%18/53 329 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 21111 748 136 211 07 468 211 16216 321 766 255 13100 025 116
J. RootBatter, 56 inns 3.9 30%17/56 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 011 235 331 669 09 012 14316 110 314 6204 346 131 07 385 482 459 7116 167 09 10165
J. BairstowKeeper, 20 inns 3.5 20%4/20 218 331 435 342 04 13 439 536 558 124 03 282 338 125 21259 121 8158 3105 375 018
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 6 inns 3.5 17%1/6 032 06 13150 139 338 436
D. MalanBatter, 10 inns 3.3 30%3/10 564 220 039 029 166 01 10157 452 19 10195
O. PopeKeeper, 41 inns 3.0 24%10/41 -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 14104 213 -DNB -DNB 323 026 -DNB -DNB 119 17 279 16
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 15 inns 2.6 20%3/15 343 -DNB 02 -DNB 116 352 150 357 010 372 119 548 111 540 797 424 247
B. StokesAll-rounder, 55 inns 2.6 22%12/55 011 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 328 333 433 343 338 151 618 03 017 018 11128 118 495 213 111 015 991 10123 260 216 398 177 121 349
J. SmithKeeper, 15 inns 2.5 27%4/15 676 341 03 02 326 783 02 111 622 125 5119 016 255 110 224
T. HartleyBowler, 10 inns 2.3 10%1/10 19 424 126 025 217 236 224 547 224 452
B. FoakesKeeper, 21 inns 2.3 19%4/21 342 017 4126 076 237 239 110 469 024 281 05 457 556 580 6121 -DNB 117 04 164 013 887 02
A. LeesBatter, 6 inns 2.2 17%1/6 597 2132 3138 257 19 027
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
R. BurnsBatter, 6 inns 2.0 17%1/6 06 446 13 595 01 227
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 18 inns 1.78 17%3/18 996 03 129 015 311 648 520 -DNB 114 05 351 -DNB 00 01 326 02 07 139 03 017
M. WoodBowler, 20 inns 1.55 10%2/20 01 11 02 02 13 615 224 07 441 -DNB 827 117 019 -DNB 215 27 241 02 015 03 115 113
W. JacksBatter, 11 inns 1.55 0%0/11 262 02 010 -DNB 129 3137 331 292 144 04 429 113
J. ButtlerKeeper, 8 inns 1.50 13%1/8 08 038 011 114 015 2207 558 439
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
H. HameedBatter, 8 inns 1.13 0%0/8 126 058 010 131 021 06 375 458
M. PottsAll-rounder, 6 inns 1.00 0%0/6 016 343 07 02 -DNB -DNB 110 210 -DNB -DNB
J. LeachBowler, 23 inns 0.83 4%1/23 021 114 325 09 -DNB 03 -DNB 15 031 05 140 116 -DNB 01 04 118 -DNB 5141 055 15 -DNB 12 -DNB 229 234 018 02 07 02
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
S. BroadBowler, 10 inns 0.60 0%0/10 217 19 06 117 04 01 119 035 017 131
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, 19 inns 0.42 0%0/19 03 05 04 03 03 09 119 18 -DNB 16 -DNB 012 17 13 110 -DNB 14 06 04 04 113 05
C. OvertonBowler, 3 inns 0.33 0%0/3 116 010 02 -DNB
J. TongueBowler, 5 inns 0.20 0%0/5 02 114 09 -DNB 012 03
S. BillingsKeeper, 2 inns 3.0 50%1/2 648 09
S. MahmoodAll-rounder, 2 inns 2.0 0%0/2 4118 06 -DNB -DNB
L. LivingstoneAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 010 08
M. FisherBowler, 1 inns 0.00 0%0/1 05 -DNB
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
Avg29.230.3
Hit42%
39
37
6
15
27
33
40
21
20
12
24
34
28
35
47
15
19
7
34
11
73
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27
25
35
12
44
15
33
42
27
42
45
29
48
43
33
24
32
25
87
27
20
7
49
10
46
30
28
17
26
31
13
9
28
23
17
37
70
19
16
12
44
30
64
6
9
25
52
48
14
27
31
25
13
6
39
17
50
24
54
-
27
12
46
35
41
29
43
22
21
45
32
12
39
23
30
37
70
37
30
4
44
14
44
16
34
15
44
23
22
-
49
19
42
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The Ashes 3 Jan 26 AustraliaA Lost5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 AustraliaA Won4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 13 Dec 24 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 New ZealandA Won323 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 New ZealandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 24 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost152 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Oct 24 PakistanA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 23 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost434 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost106 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jan 24 IndiaA Won28 runs
Test Series 23 Feb 23 New ZealandA Lost1 run
Test Series 16 Feb 23 New ZealandA Won267 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Dec 22 PakistanA Won26 runs
ICC World Test Championship 1 Dec 22 PakistanA Won74 runs
ICC World Test Championship 24 Mar 22 West IndiesA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
The Ashes 14 Jan 22 AustraliaA Lost146 runs
The Ashes 4 Jan 22 AustraliaA Drew
The Ashes 25 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lostinns
The Ashes 16 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost275 runs
The Ashes 8 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost9 wkts

England Fours Match by Match

The last 29 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

Line30.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 30.5+
Avg 29.230.3 42%
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan Lby 5 wickets 1st 3970
2nd 3719
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025 Wby 4 wickets 1st 616
2nd 1512
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025 Lby 82 runs 1st 2744
2nd 3330
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025 Lby 8 wickets 1st 4064
2nd 216
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025 Lby 8 wickets 1st 209
2nd 1225
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024 Lby 423 runs 1st 2452
2nd 3448
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Wby 323 runs 1st 2814
2nd 3527
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Wby 8 wickets 1st 4731
2nd 1525
Pakistan (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024 Lby 9 wickets 1st 1913
2nd 76
Pakistan (A)WTC, 15 Oct 2024 Lby 152 runs 1st 3439
2nd 1117
Pakistan (A)WTC, 7 Oct 2024 Wby an innings and 47 runs 1st 7350
2nd -24 -
India (A)WTC, 7 Mar 2024 Lby an innings and 64 runs 1st 2754
2nd 25-
India (A)WTC, 23 Feb 2024 Lby 5 wickets 1st 3527
2nd 1212
India (A)WTC, 15 Feb 2024 Lby 434 runs 1st 4446
2nd 1535
India (A)WTC, 2 Feb 2024 Lby 106 runs 1st 3341
2nd 4229
India (A)WTC, 25 Jan 2024 Wby 28 runs 1st 2743
2nd 4222
New Zealand (A)TEST, 23 Feb 2023 Lby 1 run 1st 4521
2nd 2945
New Zealand (A)TEST, 16 Feb 2023 Wby 267 runs 1st 4832
2nd 4312
Pakistan (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Wby 8 wickets 1st 3339
2nd 2423
Pakistan (A)WTC, 9 Dec 2022 Wby 26 runs 1st 3230
2nd 2537
Pakistan (A)WTC, 1 Dec 2022 Wby 74 runs 1st 8770
2nd 2737
West Indies (A)WTC, 24 Mar 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 2030
2nd 74
West Indies (A)WTC, 16 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 4944
2nd 1014
West Indies (A)WTC, 8 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 4644
2nd 3016
Australia (A)ASH, 14 Jan 2022 Lby 146 runs 1st 2834
2nd 1715
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Jan 2022 Ddrawn 1st 2644
2nd 3123
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2021 Lby an innings and 14 runs 1st 1322
2nd 9-
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2021 Lby 275 runs 1st 2849
2nd 2319
Australia (A)ASH, 8 Dec 2021 Lby 9 wickets 1st 1742
2nd 371

South Africa Fours Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

South Africa fours →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 27.725.1
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct Wby 176 runs 1st 4149
2nd 3714
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct Wby an innings and 31 runs 1st 4511
2nd -35
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct Lby 214 runs 1st 3944
2nd 2830
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025 Wby 408 runs 1st 4618
2nd 2510
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025 Wby 30 runs 1st 1720
2nd 98
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025 Wby 8 wickets 1st 2824
2nd 1013
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025 L 1st 2628
2nd 1320
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025 Wby an innings and 236 runs 1st 7415
2nd -24
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025 Wby 328 runs 1st 3429
2nd 3626
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025 Wby 5 wickets 1st 1428
2nd 2618
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025 Wby 10 wickets 1st 6319
2nd 648
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024 Wby 2 wickets 1st 4527
2nd 2033
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Wby 109 runs 1st 4338
2nd 2528
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Wby 233 runs 1st 256
2nd 2738
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024 Wby an innings and 273 runs 1st 3612
2nd -7
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024 Wby 7 wickets 1st 3112
2nd 1530
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024 Wby 40 runs 1st 1517
2nd 2424
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024 Ddrawn 1st 3523
2nd 1420
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 3620
2nd 2628
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024 Lby 281 runs 1st 2454
2nd 3015
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 419
2nd 2513
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2023 Wby an innings and 32 runs 1st 5532
2nd -22
West Indies (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023 Wby 284 runs 1st 4431
2nd 3715
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2023 Wby 87 runs 1st 5023
2nd 1223
Australia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023 Ddrawn 1st 2054
2nd 11-
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022 Lby an innings and 182 runs 1st 2155
2nd 19-
Australia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Lby 6 wickets 1st 1427
2nd 142
England (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022 Lby 9 wickets 1st 1123
2nd 2217
England (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022 Lby an innings and 85 runs 1st 1339
2nd 13-
England (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022 Wby an innings and 12 runs 1st 4019
2nd -11
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Apr 2022 Wby 332 runs 1st 5433
2nd 1910
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Mar 2022 Wby 220 runs 1st 5031
2nd 173
New Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022 Wby 198 runs 1st 4636
2nd 4029
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022 Lby an innings and 276 runs 1st 955
2nd 13-
India (H)WTC, 11 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 2131
2nd 2517
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 2827
2nd 2837
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2021 Lby 113 runs 1st 3047
2nd 2625
West Indies (A)TEST, 18 Jun 2021 Wby 158 runs 1st 2215
2nd 1519
West Indies (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021 Wby an innings and 63 runs 1st 3310
2nd -17
Pakistan (A)WTC, 4 Feb 2021 Lby 95 runs 1st 2737
2nd 3638

England Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 29 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
24.5362163%
27.5292851%
30.5243342%
33.5193833%
36.5154226%
LineOverUnderOver %
54.5332260%
57.5312456%
60.5302555%
63.5243144%
66.5213438%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

England's fours per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First17558.853.6
Second12455.365.4

Test Fours Table

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

SidePForAgMatch
1New Zealand 1263.855.1119
2England 2062.467.2130
3India 1757.554.7112
4South Africa 1457.350.1107
5Sri Lanka 1054.853.7109
6Zimbabwe 1351.254.6106
7Bangladesh 1650.851.0102
8Australia 2150.543.594.0
9Pakistan 1348.852.6101
10West Indies 1844.251.695.8

England Fours by Competition

Fours per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
The Ashes101-847.954.4
ICC World Test Championship177-859.961.4
Test Series21-182.555.0

England Test Fours Questions

How many fours do England hit per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 29.2 fours an innings over their last 29 Tests, their opponents 30.3.

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

England went over 30.5 fours in 24 of their last 57 innings.

Who hits the most fours for England?

Over England's last 29 Tests: Joe Root (218 in 56 innings, 3.9 an innings), Zak Crawley (213 in 53 innings, 4.0 an innings), Ben Duckett (196 in 41 innings, 4.8 an innings).

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

87 in their first innings against Pakistan on 1 Dec 2022 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Do England hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 58.8 fours (17 Tests); batting second 55.3 (12).