List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut explained

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement.[2] As of July 2024, 173 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match.[3] Of these, twelve cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including five from England, two each from Australia and Sri Lanka, and one each from India, South Africa, and the West Indies.

English left-arm medium-paced bowler Frederick Martin was the first player to do so; he took 6 wickets for 50 and 6 wickets for 52 on his debut, against Australia in the second Test of the 1890 Ashes series.[4] The feat was repeated three years later by Tom Richardson who took 5 for 49 and 5 for 107 against Australia in the third Test of the 1893 Ashes series. Clarrie Grimmett became the first Australian to take two five-wicket hauls on his Test debut, when he took 5 for 45 and 6 for 37 in the fifth Test of the 1924–25 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Charles Marriott was the third England player to take a pair of fifers on his Test debut, against the West Indies on their 1933 tour of England. Despite his bowling performance, Marriott never played Test cricket again.[5]

Ken Farnes took two five-wicket hauls on his debut against Australia in the first Test of the 1934 Ashes series but still ended on the losing side. In 1948, West Indian right-arm fast bowler Hines Johnson was the first cricketer outside an Ashes tournament to take two fifers on his Test debut when he took 5 for 41 and 5 for 55 against England at Sabina Park during England's 1947–48 tour.[6] South African medium-fast bowler Sydney Burke became the seventh player to take a pair of five-wicket hauls on Test debut, with a total of eleven wickets in the third Test of New Zealand tour of 1961–62.[7]

Narendra Hirwani recorded the best match-figures by any bowler on Test debut. He took 8 for 61 and 8 for 75 against West Indies in 1987–88 Test series.[8] As of July 2024, England's fast bowler Gus Atkinson is the most recent cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls on debut. He took 7/45 and 5/61 against West Indies during the first Test of the 2024 series between the teams.

Key

SymbolMeaning
DateDate the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
OversNumber of overs bowled in that innings
RunsRuns conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
EconBowling economy rate (average runs conceded per over bowled)
BatsmenThe batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
ResultThe result for the bowler's team in that match
Bowler selected as "Man of the match"
DrawnThe match was drawn
Note: For the bowling figures, the top line is the first innings bowling figures, and the bottom line is the second innings bowling figures.

List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut

No.BowlerDateGroundAgainstOversRunsWktsEconBatsmen Result
1 align=left Won
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2 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom align=left Drawn[9]
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3 align=left Won[10]
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4 The Oval, London, United Kingdomalign=left Won[11]
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5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdomalign=left Lost[12]
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6 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaicaalign=left Won[13]
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7 align=left Lost[14]
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8 Lord's, London, United Kingdom align=left Won[15]
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9 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, Indiaalign=left Won[16]
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103 May 2021Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka329262.88 Won[17]
328652.69
1111 July 2022Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka3611863.27 Won[18]
165963.68
1210 July 2024Lord's, London, England124573.75 Won[19]
146154.35
Source:[20] Correct as of 11 July 2022

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom. The Scotsman. 30 October 2009. 17 August 2008. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England .... https://web.archive.org/web/20150627100427/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/swinging-it-for-the-auld-enemy-an-interview-with-ryan-sidebottom-1-1436381. 27 June 2015. live.
  2. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9.
  3. Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Overall figures . . 12 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150705213816/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bdebut_or_last%3D1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dwickets%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling%3Bwicketsmin1%3D5%3Bwicketsval1%3Dwickets . 5 July 2015 . live .
  4. Web site: Australia tour of England, 2nd Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 11–12, 1890. . 16 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Charles Marriott . . 10 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200853/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16903.html . 24 September 2015 . live .
  6. Web site: Hines Johnson . . 10 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725014210/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52200.html . 25 July 2015 . live .
  7. Web site: Sydney Burke. ESPNcricinfo. 10 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918225744/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44143.html. 18 September 2015. live.
  8. Web site: Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records/Overall figures (best bowling performance in a match on Test debut). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151027021547/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bdebut_or_last%3D1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dwickets%3Bqualmax1%3D2%3Bqualmin1%3D2%3Bqualval1%3Dfive_wickets%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbowling. 27 October 2015. 16 January 2015. ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Australia tour of England, 3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 24–26, 1893. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704115113/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62436.html. 4 July 2017. live.
  10. Web site: England tour of Australia, 5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Feb 27 – Mar 4, 1925. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110192246/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62548.html. 10 January 2015. live.
  11. Web site: West Indies tour of England, 3rd Test: England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 12–15, 1933. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116081251/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62615.html. 16 November 2014. live.
  12. Web site: Australia tour of England, 1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jun 8–12, 1934. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028205302/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62619.html. 28 October 2014. live.
  13. Web site: England tour of West Indies, 4th Test: West Indies v England at Kingston, Mar 27 – Apr 1, 1948. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710224107/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62684.html. 10 July 2017. live.
  14. Web site: New Zealand tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, Jan 1–4, 1962. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130601075612/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62908.html. 1 June 2013. live.
  15. Web site: Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22–26, 1972. ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120024944/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63085.html. 20 January 2015. live.
  16. Web site: West Indies tour of India, 1987/88 – 4th Test. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151027021533/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63469.html. 27 October 2015. 16 January 2015. ESPNcricinfo.
  17. Web site: Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test 2021 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com. 2021-05-03. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  18. Web site: 2nd Test, Galle, July 08 - 11, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo. 11 July 2022.
  19. Web site: 1st Test, Lord's, July 10 - 14, 2022, West Indies tour of England. ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2024.
  20. Web site: Records Test matches Bowling records Best figures in a innings on debut ESPNcricinfo.com. 2021-05-03. Cricinfo.

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