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

Alfred Shaw was the first player to take five wickets on his debut for England in Test cricket.

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 2024, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match,[3] with 51 of them being England players.[4] Alfred Shaw was the first Englishman to take a five-wicket haul at Test debut. He took five wickets for 38 runs in the first Test in history, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877, but could not prevent England's defeat. Two Australian bowlers also picked up fifers in the same match.[5] The most recent Englishman to achieve the feat was Tom Hartley. He took seven wickets for 62 runs against india at Hyderabad in January 2024.[6][7] Dominic Cork's seven wickets for 43 runs against West Indies in the second Test of the 1995 series are the best bowling figures for an Englishman on debut.[8][9]

Key

Dominic Cork has the best bowling figures by an England debutant.
Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result The result for the England team in that match
† Bowler selected as "Man of the match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
Drawn The match was drawn

Five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by English bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs [a] Runs Wkts Econ [b] Batsmen Result
1 Alfred Shaw 15 March 1877 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Australia 2 34 [c] 38 5 1.67 Lost[5]
2 Fred Morley 6 September 1880 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia 3 32[c] 56 5 2.62 Won[11]
3 Bobby Peel 12 December 1884 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Australia 3 40.1[c] 51 5 1.90 Won[12]
4 C. Aubrey Smith 12 March 1889 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Africa 1 13.2[c] 19 5 2.11 Won[13]
5 [d] Frederick Martin ‡ 11 August 1890 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia 1 27 [e] 50 6 2.22 Won[14]
3 30.2[e] 52 6 2.05
6 Bill Lockwood 17 July 1893 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Australia 2 45[e] 101 6 2.69 Drawn[15]
7 [f] Tom Richardson ‡ 24 August 1893 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia 1 23.4[e] 49 5 2.47 Drawn[16]
3 44[e] 107 5 2.91
8 Christopher Heseltine 2 March 1896 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa 4 16.2 38 5 2.78 Won[17]
9 Bill Bradley 17 July 1899 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia 2 33[e] 67 5 2.43 Drawn[18]
10 Sydney Barnes 13 December 1901 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia  Australia 2 35.1 65 5 1.84 Drawn[19]
11 Len Braund 13 December 1901 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia  Australia 3 28.4 61 5 2.12 Drawn[19]
12 Arnold Warren 3 July 1905 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom  Australia 2 19.2 57 5 2.94 Drawn[20]
13 Walter Lees 2 January 1906 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa 2 23.1 34 5 1.46 Lost[21]
14 Douglas Carr 9 August 1909 The Oval, London, United Kingdom  Australia 1 34 146 5 4.29 Drawn[22]
15 George Simpson-Hayward 1 January 1910 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa 1 16 43 6 2.68 Lost[23]
16 Frank Foster 15 December 1911 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia  Australia 3 31.3 92 5 2.92 Lost[24]
17 George Macaulay 1 January 1923 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa  South Africa 3 37 64 5 1.64 Won[25]
18 Wally Hammond 24 December 1927 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa  South Africa 3 21.2 36 5 1.68 Won[26]
19 Maurice Allom 10 January 1930 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand  New Zealand 1 19 38 5 2.00 Won[27]
20 James Langridge 22 July 1933 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom  West Indies 3 17 56 7 3.29 Drawn[28]
21 [g] Charles Marriott ‡ 12 August 1933 The Oval, London, United Kingdom  West Indies 2 11.5 37 5 3.12 Won[29]
3 29.2 59 6 2.01
22 [h] Ken Farnes ‡ 8 June 1934 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom  Australia 1 40.2 102 5 2.52 Lost[30]
3 25 77 5 3.08
23 Jim Smith 8 January 1935 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies 3 8 16 5 2.00 Won[31]
24 Reg Perks 3 March 1939 Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa  South Africa 1 41 [i] 100 5 1.82 Drawn[32]
25 Bill Copson 24 June 1939 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  West Indies 1 41[i] 100 5 1.82 Won[33]
26 Alec Bedser ‡ 22 June 1946 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  India 1 29.1 49 7 1.68 Won[34]
27 Dick Pollard 20 July 1946 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom  India 2 27 24 5 0.88 Won[35]
28 Jim Laker 21 January 1948 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies 1 37 103 7 2.78 Drawn[36]
29 Trevor Bailey 11 June 1949 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom  New Zealand 2 32.3 118 6 3.63 Drawn[37]
30 Bob Berry 8 June 1950 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom  West Indies 2 31.5 63 5 1.97 Won[38]
31 Bob Appleyard 1 July 1954 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom  Pakistan 1 17 51 5 3.00 Won[39]
32 Len Coldwell 21 June 1962 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  Pakistan 3 41 85 6 2.07 Won[40]
33 David Larter 16 August 1962 The Oval, London, United Kingdom  Pakistan 2 25 57 5 2.28 Won[41]
34 Ken Shuttleworth 27 November 1970 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia  Australia 3 17.5[i] 47 5 2.00 Drawn[42]
35 Phil Edmonds 14 August 1975 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom  Australia 2 20 28 5 1.40 Drawn[43]
36 John Lever ‡ 17 December 1976 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India  India 2 23 46 7 2.00 Won[44]
37 Ian Botham 28 July 1977 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom  Australia 1 20 74 5 3.70 Won[45]
38 Nick Cook 11 August 1983 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  New Zealand 2 26 35 5 1.34 Won[46]
39 Neil Mallender 23 July 1992 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom  Pakistan 3 23 50 5 2.17 Won[47]
40 Peter Such 3 June 1993 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom  Australia 1 33.3 67 6 2.00 Lost[48]
41 Dominic Cork † 22 June 1995 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  West Indies 4 19.3 43 7 2.20 Won[49]
42 James Anderson 22 May 2003 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  Zimbabwe 2 16 73 5 4.56 Won[50]
43 Richard Johnson † 5 June 2003 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom  Zimbabwe 2 12 33 6 2.75 Won[51]
44 James Kirtley † 14 August 2003 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom  South Africa 4 16.2 34 6 2.08 Won[52]
45 Graham Onions 6 May 2009 Lord's, London, United Kingdom  West Indies 2 9.3 38 5 4.00 Won[53]
46 Adil Rashid 13 October 2015 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Pakistan 3 15.5 64 5 3.39 Drawn[54]
47 Toby Roland-Jones 27 July 2017 The Oval, London, United Kingdom  South Africa 2 16.4 57 5 3.42 Won[55]
48 Will Jacks 1 December 2022 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan  Pakistan 2 40.3 161 6 3.97 Won[56]
49 Rehan Ahmed 17 December 2022 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Pakistan 3 14.5 48 5 3.23 Won[57]
50 Josh Tongue 3 June 2023 Lords, London, United Kingdom  Ireland 3 21 66 5 3.14 Won[58]
51 Tom Hartley 25 January 2024 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India  India 4 26.5 62 7 2.35 Won[59]

Notes

  1. ^ Unless otherwise stated, an over consists of 6 legal deliveries.
  2. ^ Calculated as the runs conceded off a 6-ball over.
  3. ^ a b c d 4-ball overs were used in this match.[10]
  4. ^ Frederick Martin took 6 wickets in both innings of his first Test Match. Both innings are listed, but he is only counted once.
  5. ^ a b c d e f 5-ball overs were used in this match.[10]
  6. ^ Tom Richardson took 5 wickets in both innings of his first Test Match. Both innings are listed, but he is only counted once.
  7. ^ Charles Marriott took 5 wickets in the first innings of his first Test Match, and 6 in the second innings. Both innings are listed, but he is only counted once.
  8. ^ Ken Farnes took 5 wickets in both innings of his first Test Match. Both innings are listed, but he is only counted once.
  9. ^ a b c 8-ball overs were used in this match.[10]

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