Most sixes in an innings in 1940s in Tests
Most sixes in an innings
Player | Runs scored in an inns | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 93 | 135 | - | 8 | 5 | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 58 | 163 | 164 | 2 | 4 | 35.36 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
| 191 | 317 | - | 22 | 3 | - | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 29 | 22 | 29 | - | 3 | 100.00 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 72 | 63 | - | - | 3 | - | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
| 109 | 230 | - | 5 | 3 | - | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 103 | 137 | - | 11 | 3 | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 31 | 49 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 79.48 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
| 23 | 44 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 46.93 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
| 122 | 268 | 255 | 12 | 2 | 47.84 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
| 26 | 49 | - | - | 2 | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 115 | 144 | - | 13 | 2 | - | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
| 141 | 277 | - | 14 | 2 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 58 | - | - | - | 2 | - | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 79 | 177 | - | 8 | 2 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 108 | 164 | - | 11 | 2 | - | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1948 | Test # 308 | |
| 54 | 50 | - | - | 2 | - | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 63 | 85 | - | 7 | 1 | - | India | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 69 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | England | v India | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 44 | - | - | - | 1 | - | India | v England | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 | |
| 128 | 392 | 395 | 10 | 1 | 32.40 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
| 79 | 160 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 51.29 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
| 18 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 85.71 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 | Test # 279 | |
| 28 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
| 37 | 64 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 38.54 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
| 100 | 113 | 90 | 13 | 1 | 111.11 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
| 62 | 235 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 29.95 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
| 112 | 245 | 299 | 8 | 1 | 37.45 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 | |
| 78 | 222 | 227 | 5 | 1 | 34.36 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
| 141 | 270 | 198 | 9 | 1 | 71.21 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
| 39 | 87 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 | |
| 38 | 66 | - | 2 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
| 45 | 112 | - | 4 | 1 | - | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
| 7 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 149 | 244 | - | 15 | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| 189 | 361 | - | 26 | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| 32 | 38 | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
| 36 | 49 | - | - | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| 24 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 96.00 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 | |
| 201 | 272 | 296 | 21 | 1 | 67.90 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 67 | 114 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 53.60 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 | Test # 294 | |
| 97 | 195 | - | 9 | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| 63 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | England | v West Indies | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 18 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v West Indies | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 51 | - | - | - | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 3 Mar 1948 | Test # 297 | |
| 46 | 34 | - | 8 | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
| 137 | 354 | 383 | 20 | 1 | 35.77 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| 74 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 62 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 105 | 209 | - | 14 | 1 | - | Australia | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1948 | Test # 300 | |
| 37 | 115 | - | 4 | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 8 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
| 53 | 138 | - | 8 | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Manchester | 8 Jul 1948 | Test # 301 | |
| 54 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 111 | 314 | - | 13 | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 57 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 65 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 | |
| 85 | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 | |
| 68 | - | - | - | 1 | - | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 9 Dec 1948 | Test # 305 | |
| 48 | 89 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 57.83 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
| 37 | 51 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 58.73 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
| 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
| 85 | - | - | - | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
| 11 | - | - | - | 1 | - | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 | |
| 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 | |
| 97 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 | Test # 312 | |
| 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| 46 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| 136 | 230 | - | 12 | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| 40 | - | - | - | 1 | - | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| 70 | 105 | - | - | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 49 | 24 | - | 9 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | |
| 121 | 225 | - | 11 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 25 Jun 1949 | Test # 315 | |
| 73 | 192 | - | 6 | 1 | - | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 32 | 63 | - | 3 | 1 | - | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
| 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
| 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
| 54 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 67 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 19 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 7 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 7 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 30 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 6 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| 8 | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 |
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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 vs South Africa at Cape Town, Australia tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]
Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg, Australia tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]
New Zealand vs England at The Oval, New Zealand tour of England 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]