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 2018, 151 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match,^[3] with 47 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 of the 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 Toby Roland-Jones. He took five wickets for 57 runs against South Africa at the Oval in July 2017.^[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

No.	Bowler	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs [lower-alpha 1]	Runs	Wkts	Econ [lower-alpha 2]	Batsmen	Result
1	Alfred Shaw	March 15, 1877	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001340000000000000♠34 [lower-alpha 3]	7001380000000000000♠38	7000500000000000000♠5	7000167000000000000♠1.67	Nat Thomson Tom Garrett Bransby Cooper Jack Blackham Dave Gregory	Lost[5]
2	Fred Morley	September 6, 1880	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001320000000000000♠32[lower-alpha 3]	7001560000000000000♠56	7000500000000000000♠5	7000262000000000000♠2.62	Alec Bannerman Jim Slight Jack Blackham Percy McDonnell Joey Palmer	Won[11]
3	Bobby Peel	December 12, 1884	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001401000000000000♠40.1[lower-alpha 3]	7001510000000000000♠51	7000500000000000000♠5	7000190000000000000♠1.90	Jack Blackham Billy Murdoch Tup Scott George Giffen George Alexander	Won[12]
4	C. Aubrey Smith	March 12, 1889	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	South Africa	7000100000000000000♠1	7001132000000000000♠13.2[lower-alpha 3]	7001190000000000000♠19	7000500000000000000♠5	7000211009999900000♠2.11	Bernard Tancred Robert Stewart Fred Smith Charlie Finlason Gus Kempis	Won[13]
5 [lower-alpha 4]	Frederick Martin	August 11, 1890	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001270000000000000♠27 [lower-alpha 5]	7001500000000000000♠50	7000600000000000000♠6	7000222000000000000♠2.22	Jack Lyons Jack Barrett Billy Murdoch Jack Blackham Harry Trott Percie Charlton	Won[14]
					7000300000000000000♠3	7001302000000000000♠30.2[lower-alpha 5]	7001520000000000000♠52	7000600000000000000♠6	7000205009999999999♠2.05	Jack Barrett Jack Lyons Kenny Burn Charles Turner Harry Trott Hugh Trumble
6	Bill Lockwood	July 17, 1893	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001450000000000000♠45[lower-alpha 5]	7002101000000000000♠101	7000600000000000000♠6	7000269000000000000♠2.69	Jack Lyons George Giffen Alec Bannerman Bob McLeod Harry Trott Syd Gregory	Drawn[15]
7 [lower-alpha 6]	Tom Richardson	August 24, 1893	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001234000000000000♠23.4[lower-alpha 5]	7001490000000000000♠49	7000500000000000000♠5	7000247000000000000♠2.47	George Giffen Harry Trott William Bruce Charles Turner Hugh Trumble	Drawn[16]
					7000300000000000000♠3	7001440000000000000♠44[lower-alpha 5]	7002107000000000000♠107	7000500000000000000♠5	7000291000000000000♠2.91	George Giffen Bob McLeod William Bruce Syd Gregory Alec Bannerman
8	Christopher Heseltine	March 2, 1896	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	7000400000000000000♠4	7001162000000000000♠16.2	7001380000000000000♠38	7000500000000000000♠5	7000277990000099999♠2.78	Thomas Routledge Robert Poore Baberton Halliwell Charlie Llewellyn George Rowe	Won[17]
9	Bill Bradley	July 17, 1899	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001330000000000000♠33[lower-alpha 5]	7001670000000000000♠67	7000500000000000000♠5	7000243000000000000♠2.43	Frank Laver Bill Howell Jack Worrall Hugh Trumble Frank Iredale	Drawn[18]
10	Sydney Barnes	December 13, 1901	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001351000000000000♠35.1	7001650000000000000♠65	7000500000000000000♠5	7000184000000000000♠1.84	Victor Trumper Clem Hill Charlie McLeod Joe Darling Ernie Jones	Drawn[19]
11	Len Braund	December 13, 1901	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001284000000000000♠28.4	7001610000000000000♠61	7000500000000000000♠5	7000212000000000000♠2.12	Joe Darling Clem Hill Frank Laver Syd Gregory Ernie Jones	Drawn[19]
12	Arnold Warren	July 3, 1905	Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001192000000000000♠19.2	7001570000000000000♠57	7000500000000000000♠5	7000294000000000000♠2.94	Victor Trumper Monty Noble Joe Darling Warwick Armstrong Frank Laver	Drawn[20]
13	Walter Lees	January 2, 1906	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	7000200000000000000♠2	7001231000000000000♠23.1	7001340000000000000♠34	7000500000000000000♠5	7000146000000000000♠1.46	Louis Tancred Maitland Hathorn Gordan White Jimmy Sinclair Percy Sherwell	Lost[21]
14	Douglas Carr	August 9, 1909	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001340000000000000♠34	7002146000000000000♠146	7000500000000000000♠5	7000429000000000000♠4.29	Syd Gregory Monty Noble Warwick Armstrong Tibby Cotter Sammy Carter	Drawn[22]
15	George Simpson-Hayward	January 1, 1910	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	7000100000000000000♠1	7001160000000000000♠16	7001430000000000000♠43	7000600000000000000♠6	7000268000000000000♠2.68	Billy Zulch Jimmy Sinclair Mick Commaille Reggie Schwarz Aubrey Faulkner Bert Vogler	Lost[23]
16	Frank Foster	December 15, 1911	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001313000000000000♠31.3	7001920000000000000♠92	7000500000000000000♠5	7000292000000000000♠2.92	Warren Bardsley Clem Hill Warwick Armstrong Ranji Hordern Sammy Carter	Lost[24]
17	George Macaulay	January 1, 1923	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	South Africa	7000300000000000000♠3	7001370000000000000♠37	7001640000000000000♠64	7000500000000000000♠5	7000164000000000000♠1.64	Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor William Ling William Brann Cyril Francois	Won[25]
18	Wally Hammond	December 24, 1927	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	South Africa	7000300000000000000♠3	7001212000000000000♠21.2	7001360000000000000♠36	7000500000000000000♠5	7000168000000000000♠1.68	Jacobus Duminy Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor Cyril Vincent Henry Promnitz	Won[26]
19	Maurice Allom	January 10, 1930	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	New Zealand	7000100000000000000♠1	7001190000000000000♠19	7001380000000000000♠38	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Stewie Dempster Tom Lowry Ken James Ted Badcock Bill Merritt	Won[27]
20	James Langridge	July 22, 1933	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000300000000000000♠3	7001170000000000000♠17	7001560000000000000♠56	7000700000000000000♠7	7000329000000000000♠3.29	Clifford Roach George Headley Teddy Hoad Archie Wiles Jackie Grant Ellis Achong Baron Constantine	Drawn[28]
21 [lower-alpha 7]	Charles Marriott	August 12, 1933	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000200000000000000♠2	7001115000000000000♠11.5	7001370000000000000♠37	7000500000000000000♠5	7000312000000000000♠3.12	George Headley Cyril Merry Jackie Grant Vincent Valentine Herman Griffith	Won[29]
					7000300000000000000♠3	7001292000000000000♠29.2	7001590000000000000♠59	7000600000000000000♠6	7000200999999999999♠2.01	Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Oscar Da Costa Vincent Valentine Ellis Achong Herman Griffith
22 [lower-alpha 8]	Kenneth Farnes	June 8, 1934	Trent Bridge, Nottingham United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001402000000000000♠40.2	7002102000000000000♠102	7000500000000000000♠5	7000252000000000000♠2.52	Bill Ponsford Bill Woodfull Stan McCabe Arthur Chipperfield Bill O'Reilly	Lost[30]
					7000300000000000000♠3	7001250000000000000♠25	7001770000000000000♠77	7000500000000000000♠5	7000308000000000000♠3.08	Bill Woodfull Donald Bradman Stan McCabe Len Darling Arthur Chipperfield
23	Jim Smith	January 8, 1935	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	West Indies	7000300000000000000♠3	7000800000000000000♠8	7001160000000000000♠16	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Rolph Grant Manny Martindale Ellis Achong Cyril Christiani Leslie Hylton	Won[31]
24	Reg Perks	March 3, 1939	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	South Africa	7000100000000000000♠1	7001410000000000000♠41 [lower-alpha 9]	7002100000000000000♠100	7000500000000000000♠5	7000182000000000000♠1.82	Eric Rowan Pieter van der Bijl Ken Viljoen Dudley Nourse Ronnie Grieveson	Drawn[32]
25	Bill Copson	June 24, 1939	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000100000000000000♠1	7001410000000000000♠41[lower-alpha 9]	7002100000000000000♠100	7000500000000000000♠5	7000182000000000000♠1.82	Rolph Grant Bam Bam Weekes Baron Constantine George Headley Ivan Barrow	Won[33]
26	Alec Bedser	June 22, 1946	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	India	7000100000000000000♠1	7001291000000000000♠29.1	7001490000000000000♠49	7000700000000000000♠7	7000168000000000000♠1.68	Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath Vijay Hazare Nawab of Pataudi Snr Dattaram Hindlekar C.S. Nayudu Sadu Shinde	Won[34]
27	Dick Pollard	July 20, 1946	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	India	7000200000000000000♠2	7001270000000000000♠27	7001240000000000000♠24	7000500000000000000♠5	6999880000000000000♠0.88	Mushtaq Ali Abdul Kardar Vinoo Mankad Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath	Won[35]
28	Jim Laker	January 21, 1948	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	West Indies	7000100000000000000♠1	7001370000000000000♠37	7002103000000000000♠103	7000700000000000000♠7	7000277990000099999♠2.78	Clyde Walcott George Headley Gerry Gomez Robert Christiani Foffie Williams Wilfred Ferguson Berkeley Gaskin	Drawn[36]
29	Trevor Bailey	June 11, 1949	Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom	New Zealand	7000200000000000000♠2	7001322999999900000♠32.3	7002118000000000000♠118	7000600000000000000♠6	7000363000000000000♠3.63	Verdun Scott Merv Wallace Walter Hadlee Martin Donnelly Harry Cave Frank Mooney	Drawn[37]
30	Bob Berry	June 8, 1950	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000200000000000000♠2	7001315000000000000♠31.5	7001630000000000000♠63	7000500000000000000♠5	7000197000000000000♠1.97	Allan Rae Frank Worrell Clyde Walcott Robert Christiani Alf Valentine	Won[38]
31	Robert Appleyard	July 1, 1954	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Pakistan	7000100000000000000♠1	7001170000000000000♠17	7001510000000000000♠51	7000500000000000000♠5	7000300000000000000♠3.00	Hanif Mohammad Maqsood Ahmed Waqar Hasan Imtiaz Ahmed Khalid Hasan	Won[39]
32	Len Coldwell	June 21, 1962	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	Pakistan	7000300000000000000♠3	7001410000000000000♠41	7001850000000000000♠85	7000600000000000000♠6	7000207009999999999♠2.07	Hanif Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Nasim-ul-Ghani Javed Burki Imtiaz Ahmed Mahmood Hussain	Won[40]
33	David Larter	August 16, 1962	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Pakistan	7000200000000000000♠2	7001250000000000000♠25	7001570000000000000♠57	7000500000000000000♠5	7000227990000099999♠2.28	Ijaz Butt Mushtaq Mohammad Javed Burki Wallis Mathias Hanif Mohammad	Won[41]
34	Ken Shuttleworth	November 27, 1970	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	Australia	7000300000000000000♠3	7001175000000000000♠17.5[lower-alpha 9]	7001470000000000000♠47	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Keith Stackpole Rod Marsh Terry Jenner John Gleeson Graham McKenzie	Drawn[42]
35	Phil Edmonds	August 14, 1975	Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom	Australia	7000200000000000000♠2	7001200000000000000♠20	7001280000000000000♠28	7000500000000000000♠5	7000140000000099999♠1.40	Greg Chappell Ross Edwards Ian Chappell Max Walker Doug Walters	Drawn[43]
36	John Lever	December 17, 1976	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India	India	7000200000000000000♠2	7001230000000000000♠23	7001460000000000000♠46	7000700000000000000♠7	7000200000000000000♠2.00	Anshuman Gaekwad Mohinder Amarnath Gundappa Viswanath Srinivas Venkataraghavan Brijesh Patel Sunil Gavaskar Syed Kirmani	Won[44]
37	Ian Botham	July 28, 1977	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001200000000000000♠20	7001740000000000000♠74	7000500000000000000♠5	7000370000000000000♠3.70	Greg Chappell Doug Walters Rod Marsh Max Walker Jeff Thomson	Won[45]
38	Nick Cook	August 11, 1983	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	New Zealand	7000200000000000000♠2	7001260000000000000♠26	7001350000000000000♠35	7000500000000000000♠5	7000134000000000000♠1.34	Geoff Howarth Bruce Edgar Jeremy Coney John Bracewell Richard Hadlee	Won[46]
39	Neil Mallender	July 23, 1992	Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom	Pakistan	7000300000000000000♠3	7001230000000000000♠23	7001500000000000000♠50	7000500000000000000♠5	7000217000000000000♠2.17	Aamer Sohail Asif Mujtaba Javed Miandad Moin Khan Waqar Younis	Won[47]
40	Peter Such	June 3, 1993	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	Australia	7000100000000000000♠1	7001333009999900000♠33.3	7001670000000000000♠67	7000600000000000000♠6	7000200000000000000♠2.00	David Boon Mark Taylor Steve Waugh Allan Border Brendon Julian Merv Hughes	Lost[48]
41	Dominic Cork	June 22, 1995	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000400000000000000♠4	7001193000000000000♠19.3	7001470000000000000♠47	7000700000000000000♠7	7000220000000000000♠2.20	Jimmy Adams Richie Richardson Keith Arthurton Ottis Gibson Sherwin Campbell Curtly Ambrose Courtney Walsh	Won[49]
42	James Anderson	May 22, 2003	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	Zimbabwe	7000200000000000000♠2	7001160000000000000♠16	7001730000000000000♠73	7000500000000000000♠5	7000455990000099999♠4.56	Mark Vermeulen Heath Streak Travis Friend Andy Blignaut Douglas Hondo	Won[50]
43	Richard Johnson	June 5, 2003	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom	Zimbabwe	7000200000000000000♠2	7001120000000000000♠12	7001330000000000000♠33	7000600000000000000♠6	7000275000000000000♠2.75	Mark Vermeulen Stuart Carlisle Sean Ervine Travis Friend Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu	Won[51]
44	James Kirtley	August 14, 2003	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom	South Africa	7000400000000000000♠4	7001162000000000000♠16.2	7001340000000000000♠34	7000600000000000000♠6	7000208000000000000♠2.08	Graeme Smith Jacques Rudolph Neil McKenzie Andrew Hall Paul Adams Mark Boucher	Won[52]
45	Graham Onions	May 6, 2009	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	7000200000000000000♠2	7000930000000000000♠9.3	7001380000000000000♠38	7000500000000000000♠5	7000400000000000000♠4.00	Lendl Simmons Jerome Taylor Sulieman Benn Denesh Ramdin Lionel Baker	Won[53]
46	Adil Rashid	October 13, 2015	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Pakistan	7000300000000000000♠3	7001155000000000000♠15.5	7001640000000000000♠64	7000500000000000000♠5	7000339000000000000♠3.39	Younis Khan Asad Shafiq Sarfraz Ahmed Zulfiqar Babar Imran Khan	Drawn[54]
47	Toby Roland-Jones	July 27, 2017	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	South Africa	7000200000000000000♠2	7001164009999900000♠16.4	7001570000000000000♠57	7000500000000000000♠5	7000342000000000000♠3.42	Dean Elgar Heino Kuhn Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock Temba Bavuma	Won[55]

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