Stats: Most fours in an innings

Here, we will take a look at the batsmen who have hit the most fours in an innings in both ODI and Test cricket. In Tests, the record is being held by England’s John Edrich and in ODIs, India’s Sachin Tendulkar is the proud owner of it.

Here’s the ODI list:

Sachin celebrating his double ton against South Africa

Player	Opposition	Runs	Fours	Year
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	South Africa	200*	25	2010
Virender Sehwag (IND)	West Indies	219	25	2011
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	Netherlands	157	24	2006
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	India	194	22	1997
Virat Kohli (IND)	Pakistan	183	22	2012

1 Sachin Tendulkar (25 fours)

Exactly a 100 out of those 200 runs against South Africa came in fours for Sachin. That was one of the most unforgettable days in the history of cricket as Sachin finally became the first man to break the 200 run mark. He faced exactly 147 deliveries and hit 3 sixes in addition to those 25 fours. India won by 153 runs.

?2. Virender Sehwag (25 fours)

Many felt that Viru would be the first man to get to a ODI double ton. He wasn’t the first but eventually he did get there one and half years after his hero Sachin did. Viru too had hit exactly 25 fours in his innings in addition to the seven sixes. And ironically, India won this match too by the same margin of 153 runs like the one against South Africa in which Sachin scored a double.

?3. Sanath Jayasuriya (24 fours)

Sanath Jayasuriya had destroyed many attacks all over the world and he was never going to miss out on an opportunity to destroy the Dutch line up. And he did exactly that with the help of 24 fours. He made 157, which was his second 150 plus score in the span of three days. Sri Lanka won by a whooping margin of 195 runs.

?4. Saeed Anwar (22 fours)

Before the double ton by Sachin, for a long long time, Anwar’s 194 was the benchmark for most of the batsmen. He was given a standing ovation in the end by the Chepauk crowd after he got out in the 47th over hitting 22 fours and five sixes. Pakistan won in the end by 35 runs.?

?5. Virat Kohli (22 fours)

Ever since his debut, the young man has been climbing a few ladders, and this is one of them. He forced his way in to the 5th spot after a phenomenal hundred against arch rivals Pakistan in the 2012 Asia cup. Chasing 330 to win, India won easily in the end thanks to this man’s 183 which contained 22 fours and a six.

Here’s the Test list:

John Edrich in action

Player	Opposition	Runs	Fours	Year
John Edrich (ENG)	New Zealand	310*	52	1965
Virender Sehwag (IND)	Pakistan	254	47	2006
Sir Don Bradman (AUS)	England	334	46	1930
Brian Lara (WI)	England	375	45	1994
VVS Laxman (IND)	Australia	281	44	2001

?1. John Edrich (52 fours)

The former Englishman’s record of 52 fours in a Test innings is right on top. Even after more than 40 years, no other batsman till date has managed to hit 50 fours in Test cricket. This particular feat was acheived when he hit a triple ton against New Zealand and helped his side to win the Test by an innings and 187 runs.

?2. Virender Sehwag (47 fours)

This was one of the flattest decks Test cricket has ever witnessed. Pakistan declared after making 679, and India in reply almost broke the world record opening stand when Viru and his make shift opening partner Dravid, together made 410 for the first wicket before Viru got out for a mammoth 254 which came at a strike rate of above 100. The match eventually ended in a draw.

?3. Sir Don Bradman (46 fours)

It was the third Ashes Test in the year 1930 and the Don made his highest Test score in this game. Batting first, Australia made 566 all out, in which 334 came from the Don’s bat. He hit 46 fours in that innings which was the world record back then. In the end, the match ended in a tame draw.

?4. Brian Lara (45 fours)

The then 24-year-old Brian Charles Lara, broke Gary Sobers’s world record score of 365 when he made 375 at Antigua. That innings had 45 fours in it and is 4th on the list. England too made an identical first innings score which ensured that the Test was drawn.

?5. VVS Laxman (44 fours)

Perhaps the greatest Test win in Indian cricket’s history. Laxman played the most important part in this heist after India were asked to follow on. He made 281 which contained 44 hits to the fence and forged a mammoth partnership with Dravid to help India win the Test on a tense final day by 171 runs.