10 Longest Sixes ever in Cricket

Cricket has come a long way. Though Tests remains an important format, limited-overs cricket, especially T20, is becoming more and more popular. The game has become more aggressive these days and ODIs are producing 400+ scores more often.

The last couple of decades has witnessed a lot of innovations in run scoring. Players like AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum, and Jos Buttler has shown us that with 360 degrees run-making.

Sixes makes the game more exciting. The sight of a ball hitting the stands, being caught in the crowd or hit out of the stadium is a pure bliss for a cricket lover.

Six hitting is an art and not many cricketers are blessed with it. Players like Chris Gayle Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shahid Afridi, Yuvraj Singh, David Warner, Brendon McCullum, Kieron Pollard, and Adam Gilchrist are some of the most gifter big-hitters of all-time in limited-overs cricket.

This article is based on a report published in Cricinfo. On that note, let's take a look at the 10 longest sixes ever in cricket.

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#10 Albert Trott, Lord's 1899 - 120 meters

Albert Trott

Albert Trott was a Test cricketer who played for both Australia and England. He has played 375 first-class matches and five Tests in his cricketing career. In a game against the Australians at Lord's in 1899, Albert Trott hit a ball off the seamer Monty Noble to the roof of the pavilion. Until now, Albert Trott remains the only player to do so. The ball travelled a lot of distance and ended up 120 meters.

#9 Shahid Afridi, Johannesburg 2013 - 120 meters

One of the most destructive hitters of the modern era, Afridi has struck more than 450 sixes in his international career for Pakistan. He has struck quite a few over 100 meters and one of those was really big.

Though many articles claim that Shahid Afridi has hit sixes that travelled more than 150 meters, the one that can be confirmed is the six he hit against South Africa in 3rd ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013. It was a huge one and travelled 120 meters.

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#8 Mark Waugh, WACA 1997 - 120 meters

Australia v Zimbabwe

An elegant and stylish hitter, Mark Waugh is not particularly known for powerful hits. The former Australian batsman has struck some mighty blows during his playing days and one of them went a long distance. It was in a Test match against New Zealand at Perth where Waugh hit Daniel Vettori straight down the ground for a huge six. With a distance of 120 meters, it is one of the longest hits ever.

#7 Victor Trumper, Redfern Oval 1903 - 120 to 125 meters

This happened in a club match in Australia. Australian cricketer of the early 1900s, Trumper has represented his national team in 48 Test matches. In a club match for Paddington, Trumper struck a ball out of the ground and broke a second-story window across the street, estimated to be around 120–125 meters long. It was a really huge one, especially during that time.

#6 Adam Gilchrist, 2011 IPL - 122 meters

Australia v Sri Lanka - Commonwealth Bank Series

Opened the batting for Australia in limited-overs format, Gilchrist has tormented bowlers in the past and struck more than 250 sixes in his international career. Batting for Kings XI Punjab in an IPL game Royal Challengers during the 2011 season, Adam Gilchrist hit the former South African seamer, Charl Langeveldt, for a huge six that travelled 122 meters in Dharamshala. It was a slow ball and Gilchrist picked it with brute force.

#5 Simon O'Donnell, MCG 1993 - 122 meters

This happened during a first-class game in Australia. In a Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and New South Wales in 1993, Simon O'Donnell hit Greg Matthews for a huge six that travelled to the third tier of the Great Southern Stand at Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was one of the longest ever hits in Australian grounds and it went more than 120 meters. A monstrous hit!

#4 Albie Morkel, IPL 2008 - 125 meters

Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore - IPL T20

Arguably the biggest ever hit in the Indian Premier League. In a game between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers during the inaugural edition of the tournament, Pragyan Ojha bowled a nicely flighted delivery on Albie Morkel's legs and the South African struck it over the mid-wicket region for a huge six that went out of the Chepauk stadium. It went a long distance and ended up at 124 meters.

#3 Martin Guptill, Wellington 2012 - 127 meters

The Kiwi opener is one of the most destructive players in world cricket at the moment with more than 250 sixes in limited-overs cricket for New Zealand. Regarded a lot for his exception six hitting abilities, Martin Guptill hit one of the longest sixes in T20 cricket at Westpac Stadium in Wellington against South Africa. He dismissed a Lonwabo Tsotsobe delivery for a massive six that travelled 127 meters over the midwicket boundary.

#2 Aiden Blizzard, WACA 2008 - 130 meters

BBL - Thunder v Sixers

Though he hasn't played for Australia, Blizzard is a dangerous cricketer in the Australian T20 circuit. Known for his big swing and powerful shots, Aiden Blizzard's colossal six came against Western Australia back in January 2008. Playing for Victorian Bushrangers at the WACA in a T20 final, Aiden Blizzard hit a left-arm seamer for a six over the square leg boundary that travelled 130 meters.

#1 Brett Lee, Gabba 2005 - 130 to 135 meters

An unexpected candidate takes the top spot for the longest six hit ever in cricket. When everyone was expecting names like Chris Gayle or Shahid Afridi, Brett Lee takes the glory. The Australian speedster struck Darren Powell for a massive six in a 2005 Test match at the Gabba. It went really long and landed in the parking area. It was a monstrous hit and the ball travelled nearly 135 meters.