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England Test Sixes Stats

How many sixes 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		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		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		27 Jul 23 H Won49 runs		19 Jul 23 H Drew
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	2.9		4	0	1	2	1	-	0	4	1	2	0	0	3	3	6	-	1	1	5	6	5	3	7	-	5	3	4	1	2	2	4	2	4	0	3	-	5	4	8	-
J. BairstowKeeper, 3 inns	1.33	33%1/3																																					014	0103	481
J. SmithKeeper, 28 inns	0.75	43%12/28	184	-DNB	080	013	052		012	191			06	052	022	020	019		056	014	4207	499	152	255	04		031	150	057	034	1148	148	1109	-DNB	254	07	2119
B. CarseBowler, 6 inns	0.67	50%3/6															254		183	04	04	148	023	-DNB
M. AliAll-rounder, 3 inns	0.67	33%1/3																																					247	038	082
H. BrookBatter, 33 inns	0.58	42%14/33	097	-DNB	026	056	093		080	19	132	154	071	04	164	298	012		020	119	1234	031	2112	01	350		039	014	045	136	073	068	03	-DNB	134	0132	164		291	16	0100
B. StokesAll-rounder, 20 inns	0.45	25%5/20							033	220			023	03			3198		0110	096	01	073	052	051	013								169	228	0104	019	011		016	167	074
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 10 inns	0.40	30%3/10	082	-DNB	041	270	079																				021	135	022	012	039	154
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 19 inns	0.37	16%3/19	036	-DNB	046	021	015		086	070			011	032	016	129									-DNB		012	014	4115	012	065	-DNB	216	-DNB	05	026	01
J. ArcherBowler, 11 inns	0.36	27%3/11	227	-DNB	113	014	125		033	019	023	02					03		011	025
S. BroadBowler, 3 inns	0.33	33%1/3																																					05	18	010
O. PopeKeeper, 20 inns	0.25	15%3/20													044	034	0128		0104	017	01	050	0137	08	2166		2156	016	010	038	08	017	020	-DNB	1167	067	074
O. StoneBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																									112	031	031	016
Z. CrawleyBatter, 17 inns	0.24	12%2/17													057	036	1113		043	049	030	07	06	0126	0171								013	-DNB	03	04	089		037	076	3182
B. DuckettKeeper, 35 inns	0.20	11%4/35	015	01	020	06	028		099	042	025	028	037	046	238	083	0100		040	012	05	015	094	1170	2134		279	08	047	038	020	014	012	016	059	092	013		041	055	06
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 6 inns	0.17	17%1/6	147	-DNB	02	015	01						05	030
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 21 inns	0.14	10%2/21													00	00	017		01	033	017	032	255	-DNB			04	06	027	010	065	018	078	-DNB	048	023	043		136	05	01
M. WoodBowler, 7 inns	0.14	14%1/7																													113	-DNB	08	-DNB	029	07			029	011	08
J. CoxKeeper, 7 inns	0.14	14%1/7	06	076	0105	09	0100				055	145
J. RootBatter, 34 inns	0.06	6%2/34	018	069	013	037	0112		046	017	057	0145	08	019	045	0152	0248		0199	096	046	016	058	084	044		048	018	0206	0121	057	0128	0124	-DNB	029	0178	0114		011	1106	195
S. BashirBowler, 18 inns	0.06	6%1/18							03	05			019	08					010	09	02	112	04	-DNB	-DNB		03	06	010	02	05	-DNB	05	-DNB	04	03	017
J. TongueBowler, 15 inns	0.00	0%0/15	020	-DNB	048	015	010		010	014	012	01	023	013	07	012					02	029	018	-DNB	-DNB
E E. GayBatter, 11 inns	0.00	0%0/11	0114	04	017	074	031		05	017	0114	014	014	095
J. BethellAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.00	0%0/8							0133	04	025	04	022	035	014	031
J. AndersonBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4																																			00		03	019	018
M. PottsAll-rounder, 3 inns	0.00	0%0/3																											043	09	023	-DNB
J J. HullBowler, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2																									010	16
J. OvertonBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2													04	017
J J. RewKeeper, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									051	039
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									077	08
S S. BakerBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									036	09
L. DawsonBowler, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1															065

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 Sixes

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Avg2.92.7

Hit54%

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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

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

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

27 Jul 23

H Won49 runs

19 Jul 23

H Drew

England Sixes 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	2.5+
Avg			2.9	2.7	54%
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	1st	4	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	0	12
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	1st	1	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	2nd	2	3
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	1st	1	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	-	0	-
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	1st	0	3
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	2nd	4	1
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	1st	1	0
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	2nd	2	2
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	1st	0	3
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	2nd	0	1
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	1st	3	0
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	2nd	3	6
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	6	3
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	2	-
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	1st	1	5
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	2nd	1	1
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	1st	5	6
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	2nd	6	13
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	5	8
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	3	4
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	7	0
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	-	0	-
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	5	0
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	3	2
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	1st	4	3
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	2nd	1	0
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	1st	2	2
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	2	2
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	1st	4	1
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	2	2
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	1st	4	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	2nd	0	3
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	1st	3	2
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	2nd	-	0	-
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	1st	5	5
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	2nd	4	1
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	1st	8	2
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	-	2	-

South Africa Sixes Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			3.9	2.5
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	3	4
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	4	0
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	5	0
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	-	0
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	3	3
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	1	9
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	12	3
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	2	4
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	2	4
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	2	2
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	8	3
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	1	1
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	4	7
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	2	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	8	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	-	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	11	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	5	2
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	1	0
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	0	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	15	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	2	1
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	1	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	1	1
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	4	1
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	4	4
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	3	0
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	4	2
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	17	2
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	7
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	2	1
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	2	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	1	3
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	2	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	5	3
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	3	1
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	0	4
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	3	2
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	1st	0	9
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	2nd	3	2

England Sixes Lines

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

Line	Over	Under	Over %
0.5	30	5	86%
1.5	24	11	69%
2.5	19	16	54%
3.5	14	21	40%
4.5	8	27	23%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
3.5	25	10	71%
4.5	20	15	57%
5.5	13	22	37%
6.5	12	23	34%
7.5	9	26	26%

Sixes Batting First and Chasing

England's sixes per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	8	7	4.8	4.1
Second	12	6	5.3	6.1

Test Sixes Table

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

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	7.7	4.5	12.2
2India	17	7.4	6.3	13.6
3New Zealand	12	6.1	3.3	9.4
4Sri Lanka	10	6.0	6.4	12.4
5West Indies	18	5.3	5.2	10.5
6England	20	5.2	6.2	11.4
7Bangladesh	16	4.7	5.3	9.9
8Zimbabwe	13	4.3	5.1	9.4
9Pakistan	13	4.1	5.2	9.3
10Australia	21	3.8	5.0	8.7

England Sixes by Competition

Sixes per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	17	11-5	4.6	5.6
Test Series	1	1-0	7.0	0.00
The Ashes	2	1-0	8.5	5.0

England Test Sixes Questions

How many sixes do England hit per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 2.9 sixes an innings over their last 20 Tests, their opponents 2.7.

How often do England go over 2.5 sixes in an innings?

England went over 2.5 sixes in 19 of their last 35 innings.

Who hits the most sixes for England?

Over England's last 20 Tests: Jamie Smith (21 in 28 innings, 0.75 an innings), Harry Brook (19 in 33 innings, 0.58 an innings), Ben Stokes (9 in 20 innings, 0.45 an innings).

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

8 in their first innings against Australia on 19 Jul 2023 at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester.

Do England hit more sixes batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 4.8 sixes (8 Tests); batting second 5.3 (12).

Last innings0v Pakistan (H)

Per innings2.9Last 20 Tests

Over 2.554%19 of last 35 innings

South Africa v England Sixes

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	ENG	SA
Hit	3.2	7.4
Conceded	4.0	5.0
Match	7.2	12.4

Over 3.5 ENG sixes

Hit in 4 of ENG's last 10

Over 7.5 match sixes

Hit in 4 of ENG's last 10

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England Sixes Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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