England all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes on Saturday went past New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum to become the player with the most number of sixes in the history of Test cricket. He reached the milestone during the first Test between England and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui.
Ben Stokes surpasses McCullum –
On day three of the Test match in the 49th over of the second innings of his side bowled by NZ’s Scott Kuggeleijn, Stokes hit the third ball for a six over fine leg to surpass McCullum, who is interestingly now England’s Test head coach, to become the leading six-hitter in the longer format.
Stokes played an entertaining 33-ball 31, including three fours and two sixes, before he was dismissed by all-rounder Michael Bracewell with an assist from wicket-keeper Tom Blundell, who stumped the batsman
Stokes and McCullum both have scored 12 centuries –
In 90 Tests, Stokes has scored a total of 5,652 runs at an average of 36.00 with 109 sixes and 12 centuries and 28 fifties. His best score in the format is 258.
On the other hand, McCullum has 107 sixes in 101 Tests. He scored 6,453 runs at an average of 38.64. He has 12 centuries and 31 fifties in the longest format with a best score of 302.
