Gilchrist was 1st to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket

Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist, who celebrated his 45th birthday on November 14, 2016, was the first cricketer in Test cricket's history to hit a hundred sixes. Gilchrist's tally of 100 sixes in 96 Test matches is the second highest by any player in Test cricket so far, behind former New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum's tally of 107 sixes.