da pixbet： Adam Gilchrist became the first batsman to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket
Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2007New Zealand have suffered the most number the sixes from Gilchrist’s bat , with 21 hits clearing the boundary. India have been fairly successful in keeping the left-hander quiet, with only 10 sixes in 24 innings.
New Zealand 15 21 England 28 16 South Africa 19 12 Sri Lanka 11 10 India 24 10 Pakistan 12 8 West Indies 14 8 Bangladesh 3 6 Zimbabwe 2 5 ICC World XI 2 4New Zealand’s suffering is not surprising considering Daniel Vettori has been whacked for 17 sixes. Three left-arm spinners – Vettori, Enamul Haque and Nicky Boje – top the list. That Gilchrist favours them is indicated by the fact that 42 of his 100 have come against them.
Daniel Vettori 17 Enamul Haque 5 Nicky Boje 4 Mark Butcher 4 Anil Kumble 4Gilchrist’s maximum of eight sixes falls well short of Wasim Akram’s record of 12 in an innings.
204* 895.77South AfricaJohannesburg22 February 2002 121 696.03New ZealandChristchurch10 March 2005 144 667.92BangladeshFatullah9 April 2006 152 5106.29EnglandBirmingham5 July 2001 113 594.16PakistanSydney2 January 2005 162 5110.95New ZealandWellington18 March 2005Apart from Chris Cairns, Gilchrist has the best percentage of sixes every innings compared to the rest of the batsmen in the top six six-hitters in Tests.
Adam Gilchrist 92*1301000.77 Brian Lara 131232880.38 Chris Cairns 62104870.84 Viv Richards 121182840.46 Matthew Hayden 91*182790.43 Andrew Flintoff 67110770.70*.