Batting Most Sixes Innings

Cricket Records in 1979 in Test matches

Most sixes in an innings

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	137	201	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
J Garner	60	113	83	3	4	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
SFAF Bacchus	61	-	-	7	3	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
Yashpal Sharma	100	280	239	10	3	41.84	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
KD Ghavri	86	153	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
SM Gavaskar	40	-	-	5	2	0.00	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
N Kapil Dev	62	-	-	7	2	0.00	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
MG Burgess	40	84	-	3	2	0.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Asif Iqbal	44	153	119	3	2	36.97	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
S Venkataraghavan	28	52	46	3	2	60.86	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DI Gower	82	131	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DB Vengsarkar	112	366	283	12	2	39.57	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
ST Clarke	12	-	-	-	1	0.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
VA Holder	20	-	-	-	1	0.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
N Kapil Dev	126	-	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Phillip	26	-	-	-	1	0.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
WM Darling	15	35	33	1	1	45.45	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	24	25	20	3	1	120.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
BL Cairns	23	27	-	4	1	0.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Anwar Khan	12	-	-	-	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Haroon Rasheed	35	151	-	2	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Javed Miandad	160	420	-	17	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GP Howarth	114	280	-	11	1	0.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
JV Coney	49	195	-	6	1	0.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
JV Coney	82	189	-	12	1	0.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Imran Khan	33	-	-	4	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Zaheer Abbas	135	387	-	15	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
KJ Hughes	84	267	209	8	1	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JK Moss	38	83	57	4	1	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Asif Iqbal	35	44	46	5	1	76.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Asif Iqbal	134	304	280	18	1	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Haroon Rasheed	47	153	117	5	1	40.17	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Imran Khan	14	51	32	0	1	43.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
IT Botham	33	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GA Gooch	83	122	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	38	52	55	4	1	69.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
PH Edmonds	27	36	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GA Gooch	31	67	66	3	1	46.96	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
AR Border	162	416	360	24	1	45.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
KJ Hughes	100	276	204	10	1	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
DB Vengsarkar	65	111	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
GR Viswanath	161	405	297	11	1	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
Yashpal Sharma	37	121	88	4	1	42.04	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
SM Gavaskar	115	329	238	17	1	48.31	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
SMH Kirmani	35	46	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
KJ Hughes	64	137	120	7	1	53.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
KJ Hughes	92	301	240	9	1	38.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
B Yardley	12	29	28	1	1	42.85	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
B Yardley	61	96	70	9	1	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
N Kapil Dev	30	49	40	3	1	75.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
DB Vengsarkar	89	262	228	11	1	39.03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
AR Border	23	78	48	2	1	47.91	Australia	v India	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
N Kapil Dev	38	53	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
Imran Khan	6	11	9	0	1	66.66	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
KJ Hughes	130	378	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
N Kapil Dev	15	25	20	1	1	75.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
DB Vengsarkar	146	522	370	11	1	39.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Asif Iqbal	64	150	122	6	1	52.45	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Imran Khan	30	78	51	4	1	58.82	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
RW Marsh	42	142	112	3	1	37.50	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JM Wiener	58	136	105	6	1	55.23	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
KD Ghavri	36	103	72	3	1	50.00	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
DB Vengsarkar	45	208	136	5	1	33.08	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
Imran Khan	19	47	28	2	1	67.85	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
Asif Iqbal	11	39	26	1	1	42.30	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
Wasim Raja	94	229	124	5	1	75.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
IVA Richards	96	160	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
AR Border	45	101	115	9	0	39.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
AR Border	60	245	203	4	0	29.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
WM Darling	13	51	37	1	0	35.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
WM Darling	91	276	200	9	0	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Dymock	0	9	12	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Dymock	5	66	54	0	0	9.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	3	24	29	0	0	10.34	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	11	40	32	0	0	34.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	0	5	4	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	6	13	17	1	0	35.29	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Hughes	15	55	40	1	0	37.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Hughes	48	184	167	6	0	28.74	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
AG Hurst	0	5	2	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
AG Hurst	0	20	21	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JA Maclean	0	7	11	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JA Maclean	12	63	58	1	0	20.68	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PM Toohey	1	5	4	0	0	25.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PM Toohey	5	50	50	0	0	10.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GM Wood	0	3	5	0	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GM Wood	27	75	64	2	0	42.18	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GN Yallop	1	8	12	0	0	8.33	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GN Yallop	44	141	136	5	0	32.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	6	90	88	0	0	6.81	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	59	138	108	7	0	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	8	54	40	0	0	20.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JM Brearley	17	96	80	0	0	21.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JM Brearley	53	216	195	2	0	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JE Emburey	0	9	11	0	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JE Emburey	14	49	39	1	0	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	18	102	81	1	0	22.22	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]