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Sensational sixes! Batsmen who strike 6 sixes in a singular over
- Updated: August 31, 2016
On this day in 1968, West Indian fable Sir Garfield Sobers became a initial batsman to strike 6 sixes in a singular over in initial category cricket. We demeanour during other cricketers who strike 6 maximums in a singular over.
#OnThisDay in 1968, Garry Sobers became a initial actor to ever strike 6 sixes off an over in first-class cricket pic.twitter.com/MLfYfFYytQ
— ICC (@ICC) Aug 31, 2016
Sobers, during a time, was a initial batsman ever to strike 6 sixes in a singular over of 6 uninterrupted balls in first-class cricket. The mythological cricketer achieved a attainment with 5 purify hits for 6 and one 6 where a round was hold though carried over a range by Roger Davis. Sobers a captain of Nottinghamshire in that compare opposite Glamorgan during St. Helen’s in Swansea and a hapless bowler to be partial of a record books was Malcolm Nash. Sobers, on that day pennyless a 57-year-old record of 34 runs, hold by Ted Alletson. The round was collected from a garden by 11-year-old Richard Lewis who after gave a round to Sobers.
Here are all a cricketers to have strike 6 consectuive balls for sixes:
Herschelle Gibbs
The Proteas opening batsman became a initial cricketer to strike 6 sixes in a singular over in an ODI. This attainment came during a World Cup 2007 compare opposite Netherlands during St. Kitts. (Pic/ AFP)
Sir Garfield Sobers
The West Indies fable achieved a attainment during a first-class compare between Nottinghamshire and Glamorgan on Aug 31, 1968. Sobers became a initial batsman in story to set a record. (Pic/ Midday archives)
Ravi Shastri
The Indian batsman became usually a second batsmen and initial Indian to strike 6 sixes in an over during a Ranji compare between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Baroda on 10th Jan 1985. During this innings he also smashes a quickest double century in first-class cricket.
Yuvraj Singh
The decorated batsman became a second Indian to strike 6 sixes in an over during a World T20 compare opposite England during Durban in 2007. In doing so Yuvi also set a record for a fastest fifty in all forms of cricket achieving it in 12 balls. (Pic/ AFP)
Worth a mention
Alex Hales
The England opener became a fifth cricketer to strike 6 unbroken sixes while personification in a Natwest T20 Blast compare between Nottinghamshire and Birmingham Bears in May 2015. Although Alex Hales did not strike all 6 sixes in one over though in unbroken overs. (Pic/ AFP)