Sobers smashed five consecutive sixes in the first five balls before he was caught on the boundary. The slow pace on Nash’s deliveries and little to no turn on the pitch meant that the batsman was going after everything thrown at him.
Playing the County Championship for Nottinghamshire, Garfield Sobers was facing Glamorgan’s unfortunate bowler Malcolm Nash on August 31, 1968, at St. However, more than hitting six consecutive sixes, it was the dramatic ending that made it all the more memorable. Given the talent and temperament that the West Indies cricketer was known for, it was only fair that he became the first player to hit six sixes in an over. Sir Garfield Sobers: First Player to hit six successive maximums Major Clubs Limited Over List A Tournament (2021) Players who have hit six sixes in an over Player The first cricketer ever to attain this feat was West Indies’ Sir Garfield Sobers while the most recent name on this elite list is USA cricketer Jaskaran Malhotra.
Interestingly, the batsman who has hit the most sixes in cricket history don’t feature in this unique list of batsmen. While it isn’t as rare nowadays as it was once, a batsman still manages to get the crowd at the edge of their seats with even the remotest possibility of hitting six sixes in an over. There have only been 10 players so far, who have hit six sixes in an over in international cricket as well as in the domestic circuit. Hitting six sixes in an over is equivalent to scoring the perfect hat-trick in football, getting the bull’s eye in archery, and similar feats in various other sports. Jaskaran Malhotra becomes the fourth batsman to hit six sixes in international cricket.Kieron Pollard rains sixes in international cricket.Yuvraj Singh fires up Durban in T20 World Cup.Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in ODI cricket.Sir Garfield Sobers: First Player to hit six successive maximums.Players who have hit six sixes in an over.The right-armer removed Matt Short, Scott Boland and Maddinson to record the best ever first-class figures at the venue. The paceman's first victim was incumbent Test opener Marcus Harris, who fell for nine in the sixth over when he feathered an edge to wicketkeeper Peter Nevill.Ībbott returned to the attack late in the morning session, dismissing former Test batsman Peter Handscomb and opener James Seymour in the shadows of lunch. He just looks like he's got a knack of taking wickets," Rogers said. "Sean looked like he was a leader out there.
Victoria coach and former Test opener Chris Rogers was full of praise for Maddinson's "incredible" knock but also the work of Abbott and Sangha. there's plenty of wickets still to take (before the Test squad is picked)." "But we've only ever really got what's in front of us. "I was in the last couple of Test squads. "I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been thinking about that (Ashes selection)," Abbott said. James Pattinson loomed as the obvious frontrunner in Australia's group of reserve pacemen only to last week announce his shock retirement from international cricket.
"I was very nervous, I didn't quite know where the first ball was going to go."Ībbott will find it hard to dislodge Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc from Australia's first-choice Test attack.īut there are several tight turnarounds during a five-Test series squeezed into six weeks, ensuring rotation will be on the radar of national selectors. "There were a few of us who mentioned we were quite nervous this morning, having to have to wait so long to play," Abbott said. State border closures meant NSW and Victoria spent the past seven weeks in a holding pattern, giving rival states a head start in the race for Test squad berths. Teenage legspinner Tanveer Sangha enjoyed a productive first-class debut for the Blues, finishing with 3-44 from 15 overs as Nathan Lyon (1-59) blew out the cobwebs after a long break.īut it was Abbott, part of Australia's extended Test squad in the 2020-21 series against India, that set the tone for the hosts in eye-catching fashion.