Bowlers whose balls never hit a 6 in Tests, two Pakistanis included, one of them has even scored 10 centuries in Tests

New Delhi. With the entry of ODI and T20, today it is as if there is a rain of fours/sixes in cricket matches. Limited overs cricket has also worked to bring back the thrill of Tests. Nowadays, runs are scored at a good pace in red ball cricket as well and the days of extremely slow batting are a thing of the past. The positive effect of fast batting is that results are coming out in Test matches and crowds of cricket lovers are flocking to the stadium to watch these matches.

In this era of 'fast paced' cricket, it is difficult to imagine that a bowler never gets hit for a six in Test cricket but it has happened. There are some bowlers in Test cricket (standard minimum 5000 balls) who have never been hit for a six. These bowlers include two cricketers each from Australia and Pakistan. Two of these bowlers have played Tests in the era when ODI cricket had already arrived.

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Let's take a look at those bowlers who never conceded a six in Tests

Miller bowled more than 10,000 balls but never hit a six

Played international cricket for Australia from 1946 to 1956 keith miller (Keith Miller) was counted among the best all-rounders in the world. This right-handed batsman and fast bowler played 55 Tests and scored a lot of runs and wickets. Miller, who started the Australian bowling with Ray Lindwall, took 170 wickets (best 7/60) at an average of 22.97 and scored 2958 runs (average 36.97) with the help of 7 centuries. During this period, his highest score was 147 runs. Miller, who took 10 wickets for 152 runs in the 1956 Lord's Test against England, bowled 10 thousand 461 balls in his Test career but no batsman was able to hit a six on his ball.

Neil Hawke was known as a swing bowler

Australia's Neil Hawke is also in the list of bowlers who never 'conceded' a six in Tests. Hawke, a right-handed batsman and medium pacer, played 27 Tests for Australia between 1963 and 1968 and took 91 wickets at an average of 29.41. Hawke, who was adept at swinging the ball, had the best bowling performance of an innings of 7 wickets for 105 runs and he was also successful in taking 10 wickets in a Test once. Hawke bowled 6,974 balls in Tests but never hit a six on his ball.

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Mudassar, who batted at a slow pace, was an excellent bowler

Played international cricket as an opener for Pakistan from 1976 to 1989 a pleasant look (Mudassar Nazar) was known for his slow batting on the wicket but his identity was not limited to this only. Mudassar was also a useful medium pace bowler and was an expert in breaking partnerships. As a bowler in Pakistan cricket, he was called 'Man with Golden Arm'. Mudassar scored 4114 runs with the help of 10 centuries in 76 Tests and also took 66 wickets (best 6/32). He bowled 5 thousand 967 balls in Tests but never a six was hit on his ball. Mudassar also achieved 2653 runs and 111 wickets in 122 ODIs.

Pakistan's Mahmud Hussain took 68 wickets in 27 Tests
Pakistan's Mahmood Hussain played 27 Tests between 1952 and 1962 and took 68 wickets. Right-handed pacer Mahmood's best performance in an innings was 6 wickets for 67 runs. This bowler, who took 5 or more wickets twice in an innings, bowled 5,910 balls in Test cricket. Mahmood's ball was never hit for a six in Tests.

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Derek Pringle played 30 Tests and 44 ODIs for England
Derek Pringle, who was born in Nairobi, Kenya but played international cricket for England, was known as a great all-rounder. Pringle, who looked different due to his height of 6 feet 4 inches, played ODI matches at a time when coloured dress had already been introduced in cricket. Right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler Derek Pringle's father Don was also a cricketer and has played 2 matches for East Africa in the 1975 World Cup. Derek followed in his father's footsteps and participated in the 1987 and 1992 World Cups. In his international career from 1982 to 1993, Derek played 30 Tests and 44 ODIs. This batsman, who scored 695 runs with the help of a century in Tests, also took 70 wickets (best 5/95) in this format. Derek Pringle, who bowled 5,287 balls in Tests, never hit a six. After retiring from cricket, he also worked as a cricket journalist for some famous newspapers in England.

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