Longest six in cricket history

Sixes are always a treat for fans to watch. Batsmen along with their timing use their brutal forces to smash high sixes. Over the years some sixes have been hit by many players across all formats.

Let’s take a look at a Longest six in Cricket history

	Player	Team	Six distance	Against	Year
1.	Brett Lee	Australia	135 m	West Indies	2005
2.	Aiden Blizzard	Victorian Bushrangers (domestic)	130 m	Western Australia (domestic)	2008
3.	Martin Guptill	New Zealand	127 m	South Africa	2012
4.	Albie Morkel	Chennai Super Kings (IPL)	125 m	Deccan Chargers	2008
5.	Simon O’Donnell	Victoria	122 m	New South Wales	1993

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee holds the record for Longest six in Cricket history. The pacer’s name on the list might be surprising but he used to smash many lusty blows for his side. One of the biggest six came against West Indies when he tonked a massive 135 m six to etch his name in record books. This record still remains intact.

The second on the list of Longest six in Cricket history belongs to Aiden Blizzard. The former Australian cricketer while playing the domestic tournament for Victorian Bushrangers smashed 130 m maximum against Western Australia in 2008.

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill in 2012 against South Africa set the stage on fire and created history when he hit 127 m six to smash the Longest six in Cricket history.

The next on the list is Albie Morkel. The former South African player also created history and smashed the longest six in IPL. While playing for Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition of the league smashed a big 125 m six against Deccan Chargers.

Former Australian cricketer Simon O’Donnell one smashed 122 meters six at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) while playing for Victoria against New South Wales in the year 1993. It was the Longest six till then until others broke it.

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