Which was the first batsman in cricket history to hit a six before hitting a four in his international career?

Question

Which was the first batsman in cricket history to hit a six before hitting a four in his international career?

Answer 1

Australia's Eric Freeman, Carlisle Best of West Indies, and Zimbabwe's Keith Dabengwa all began their scoring in Test cricket (therefore international cricket) with a six.

Answer 2

gary sobers

Answer 3

There are no records of all boundaries hit in earliest matches.

Best Bet is Errol Reginald Thorold Holmes, who made a duck in the first innings & made 6 runs with a six in the second innings of his first test match (January 1935, but it is not sure whether he had hit a four or not in his career, but his best score is 85* v/s West Indies, boundaries were not recorded)

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Victor Barton who made 23 runs vs South Africa in March 1892, who hit a six, but uncertain of whether he hit any four or not, and that was the last innings he played in international cricket.

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There are other players, who hit sixes on their debut

Answer 4

sachin tendulkar, yousuf pathan, chris gayle and brett lee