12 cricketers whose first scoring shot in Test cricket was a six

#3 Keith Dabengwa

Keith Dabengwa is the only cricketer from Zimbabwe to open his account by scoring a six in Test cricket

Keith is the only Zimbabwean to feature in this list. The all-rounder from Zimbabwe made his debut against New Zealand in the year 2005 and after facing 15 balls, he got off the mark in Test cricket by smashing Daniel Vettori for a six. The only Test of the series was played at Bulawayo and Keith managed to score 21 runs in the Test (17 in the first innings and 4 in the second innings). New Zealand thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 46 runs.

The all-rounder played 2 more Tests for Zimbabwe against India but failed to impress. He has played 3 Tests and scored 90 runs at an average of 15 and picked up 5 wickets at an average of 49.80..

Dabengwa played last of his 36 ODIs in the year 2010 and since then has been overlooked by the selectors.

He achieved another rare feat of picking up 7 wickets for just 1 run in a Logan Cup match. However, he failed to replicate his domestic performances at the international level.

#4 Dale Richards

Dale Richards is the second cricketer from West Indies to smash a six as his first scoring shot

Richards is the second cricketer from the Caribbean to open his Test account by scoring a six. After toiling hard in domestic cricket, for almost a decade, Richards finally made his debut against Bangladesh at St. Vincent.

The debut was made is unusual circumstances for the cricketer from Barbados as the West Indies first XI went on a protest regarding payment issues. Richards smashed a six off the fourth ball of the very first over off the Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza.

He played 2 more Tests for West Indies and thereafter was never considered for selection.