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

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3] To date, 156 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match,[4] with 33 of them being taken by Australian cricketers.[5]

Key
  • Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings.
  • Runs – Runs conceded.
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken.
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
  • Result – The result for the Australia team in that match.
  • ♠ – The bowler was selected "Man of the match".
  • * – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.
Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by Australian bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Billy Midwinter15 March 1877Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England154.07851.44 Won[6]
2Tom Kendall15 March 1877Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England233.15571.66 Won[6]
3William Cooper31 December 1881Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England261.012061.96 Drawn[7]
4Charlie Turner29 January 1887Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England161.07651.25 Lost[8]
5J.J. Ferris29 January 1887Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England218.01560.83 Lost[8]
6Bob McLeod1 January 1892Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England128.45351.85 Won[9]
7Albert Trott11 January 1895Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England227.04381.59 Won[10]
8Monty Noble1 January 1898Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England217.04962.88 Won[11]
9Jack Saunders14 February 1902Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England224.14351.77 Won[12]
10Jack O'Connor10 January 1908Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England221.46553.00 Won[13]
11Ranji Hordern17 February 1911Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne South Africa214.26654.60 Won[14]
12Clarrie Grimmett*27 February 1925Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England111.74552.84 Won[15]
13Tim Wall8 March 1929Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England246.010261.66 Won[16]
14Frank Ward4 December 1936The Gabba, Brisbane England226.06652.52 Lost[17]
15Ian Meckiff23 December 1957New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa131.012553.02 Drawn[18]
16Graham McKenzie22 June 1961Lord's, London England229.03751.27 Won[19]
17Dennis Lillee29 January 1971Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England128.38452.22 Drawn[20]
18Bob Massie*22 June 1972Lord's, London England132.58482.55 Won[21]
19Geoff Dymock26 January 1974Adelaide Oval, Adelaide New Zealand227.05851.61 Won[22]
20Mick Malone25 August 1977The Oval, London England147.06351.34 Drawn[23]
21Rodney Hogg1 December 1978The Gabba, Brisbane England128.07461.34 Lost[24]
22Terry Alderman18 June 1981Trent Bridge, Nottingham England219.06251.98 Won[25]
23Tom Hogan22 April 1983Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka225.26652.60 Won[26]
24Peter Taylor♠10 January 1987Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England125.27863.00 Won[27]
25Tony Dodemaide26 December 1987Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne New Zealand228.35862.03 Drawn[28]
26Simon Cook20 November 1997WACA Ground, Perth New Zealand210.23953.77 Won[29]
27Brett Lee26 December 1999Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne India118.04752.61 Won[30]
28Stuart Clark♠16 March 2006Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town South Africa117.05553.23 Won[31]
29Jason Krejza*♠6 November 2008Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur India143.521584.90 Lost[32]
30Nathan Lyon31 August 2011Galle International Stadium, Galle Sri Lanka115.03452.26 Won[33]
31Pat Cummins♠17 November 2011New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa229.07962.72 Won[34]
32James Pattinson♠1 December 2011The Gabba, Brisbane New Zealand211.02752.45 Won[35]
33Josh Hazlewood17 December 2014The Gabba, Brisbane India123.26852.91 Won[36]

References
  1. Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  2. "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
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  8. "1st Test: Australia v England at SCG, 28-31 January 1887". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. "1st Test: Australia v England at MCG, 1-6 January 1892". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide Oval, 11-15 January 1895". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. "2nd Test: Australia v England at MCG, 1-5 January 1898". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  12. "4th Test: Australia v England at SCG, 14-18 February 1902". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  13. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide Oval, 10-16 January 1908". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  14. "4th Test: Australia v South Africa at MCG, 17-21 February 1911". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  15. "5th Test: Australia v England at SCG, 27 February-4 March 1925". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  16. "5th Test: Australia v England at SCG, 8-16 March 1929". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  17. "1st Test: Australia v England at Gabba, 4-9 December 1936". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  18. "1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg, 23-28 December 1957". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  19. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 22-26 June 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  20. "6th Test: Australia v England at Adelaide Oval, 29 January-3 February 1971". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  21. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 22-26 June 1972". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  22. "3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide Oval, 26-31 January 1974". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  23. "5th Test: Australia v England at The Oval, 25-30 August 1977". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  24. "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 1-6 December 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  25. "1st Test: Australia v England at Trent Bridge, 18-21 June 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  26. "Only Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 22-26 April 1983". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  27. "5th Test: Australia v England at SCG, 10-15 January 1987". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  28. "3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at MCG, 26-30 December 1987". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  29. "2nd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Perth, 20-23 November 1997". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  30. "2nd Test: Australia v India at MCG, 26-30 December 1999". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  31. "1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Cape Town, 16-18 March 2006". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  32. "4th Test: Australia v India at Nagpur, 6-10 November 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  33. "1st Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Galle, 31 August-3 September 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  34. "2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg, 17-21 November 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  35. "1st Test: Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, 1-4 December 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  36. "2nd Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, 17-21 December 2014". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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