Sales surges up sixes league

David Sales has hit three sixes in the last week

David Sales has raced into second place in the Sky Sports Sixes League, after three sixes in the past week.

The Northamptonshire batsman has hit 15 sixes this summer, two behind Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara, who remains top of the table with 17 maximums from 405 deliveries.

Rob White has continued the Northamptonshire trend as they surge up the Twenty20 Mid/Wales/West Division table. He has also cleared the ropes 15 times, but is one place back in third spot as he has faced more balls than Sales.

Former Northamptonshire batsman Usman Afzaal, now playing for Surrey, is in fourth place, also with 15 sixes.

The Sky Sports Sixes League, sponsored by the Daily Express, ranks the top 10 batsmen who have hit the most sixes in Friends Provident Trophy, Twenty20 Cup and NatWest Pro40 matches.

It provides batsmen with another incentive for big-hitting with £2,000 and the Sixes trophy for the winner, plus awards for each month’s big hitter.

Last year, Graeme Hick hit 28 sixes from 850 deliveries, finishing four maximums ahead of second-placed Luke Wright.

Past winners include Mark Ealham in 2004 with 20 off 359 deliveries, Ian Blackwell in 2005 who hit a record 45 sixes off 669 balls and Somerset’s Cameron White who in 2006 smashed 32 off 744 deliveries.