List of England 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] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement.[2] As of 2020, 156 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]

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

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
1Alfred Shaw15 March 1877Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Australia234 [lower-alpha 3]3851.67 Lost[5]
2Fred Morley6 September 1880The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia332[lower-alpha 3]5652.62 Won[11]
3Bobby Peel12 December 1884Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Australia340.1[lower-alpha 3]5151.90 Won[12]
4C. Aubrey Smith12 March 1889St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Africa113.2[lower-alpha 3]1952.11 Won[13]
5 [lower-alpha 4]Frederick Martin 11 August 1890The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia127 [lower-alpha 5]5062.22 Won[14]
330.2[lower-alpha 5]5262.05
6Bill Lockwood17 July 1893Lord's, London, United Kingdom Australia245[lower-alpha 5]10162.69 Drawn[15]
7 [lower-alpha 6]Tom Richardson 24 August 1893Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia123.4[lower-alpha 5]4952.47 Drawn[16]
344[lower-alpha 5]10752.91
8Christopher Heseltine2 March 1896Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa416.23852.78 Won[17]
9Bill Bradley17 July 1899Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia233[lower-alpha 5]6752.43 Drawn[18]
10Sydney Barnes13 December 1901Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Australia235.16551.84 Drawn[19]
11Len Braund13 December 1901Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Australia328.46152.12 Drawn[19]
12Arnold Warren3 July 1905Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Australia219.25752.94 Drawn[20]
13Walter Lees2 January 1906Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa223.13451.46 Lost[21]
14Douglas Carr9 August 1909The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia13414654.29 Drawn[22]
15George Simpson-Hayward1 January 1910Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa1164362.68 Lost[23]
16Frank Foster15 December 1911Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Australia331.39252.92 Lost[24]
17George Macaulay1 January 1923Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa South Africa3376451.64 Won[25]
18Wally Hammond24 December 1927Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa South Africa321.23651.68 Won[26]
19Maurice Allom10 January 1930Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand1193852.00 Won[27]
20James Langridge22 July 1933Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom West Indies3175673.29 Drawn[28]
21 [lower-alpha 7]Charles Marriott 12 August 1933The Oval, London, United Kingdom West Indies211.53753.12 Won[29]
329.25962.01
22 [lower-alpha 8]Ken Farnes 8 June 1934Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Australia140.210252.52 Lost[30]
3257753.08
23Jim Smith8 January 1935Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados West Indies381652.00 Won[31]
24Reg Perks3 March 1939Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa South Africa141 [lower-alpha 9]10051.82 Drawn[32]
25Bill Copson24 June 1939Lord's, London, United Kingdom West Indies141[lower-alpha 9]10051.82 Won[33]
26Alec Bedser 22 June 1946Lord's, London, United Kingdom India129.14971.68 Won[34]
27Dick Pollard20 July 1946Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom India2272450.88 Won[35]
28Jim Laker21 January 1948Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados West Indies13710372.78 Drawn[36]
29Trevor Bailey11 June 1949Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom New Zealand232.311863.63 Drawn[37]
30Bob Berry8 June 1950Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom West Indies231.56351.97 Won[38]
31Robert Appleyard1 July 1954Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Pakistan1175153.00 Won[39]
32Len Coldwell21 June 1962Lord's, London, United Kingdom Pakistan3418562.07 Won[40]
33David Larter16 August 1962The Oval, London, United Kingdom Pakistan2255752.28 Won[41]
34Ken Shuttleworth27 November 1970The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Australia317.5[lower-alpha 9]4752.00 Drawn[42]
35Phil Edmonds14 August 1975Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Australia2202851.40 Drawn[43]
36John Lever 17 December 1976Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India India2234672.00 Won[44]
37Ian Botham28 July 1977Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Australia1207453.70 Won[45]
38Nick Cook11 August 1983Lord's, London, United Kingdom New Zealand2263551.34 Won[46]
39Neil Mallender23 July 1992Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Pakistan3235052.17 Won[47]
40Peter Such3 June 1993Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia133.36762.00 Lost[48]
41Dominic Cork 22 June 1995Lord's, London, United Kingdom West Indies419.34772.20 Won[49]
42James Anderson22 May 2003Lord's, London, United Kingdom Zimbabwe2167354.56 Won[50]
43Richard Johnson 5 June 2003Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom Zimbabwe2123362.75 Won[51]
44James Kirtley 14 August 2003Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom South Africa416.23462.08 Won[52]
45Graham Onions6 May 2009Lord's, London, United Kingdom West Indies29.33854.00 Won[53]
46Adil Rashid13 October 2015Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Pakistan315.56453.39 Drawn[54]
47Toby Roland-Jones27 July 2017The Oval, London, United Kingdom South Africa216.45753.42 Won[55]

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise stated, an over consists of 6 legal deliveries.
  2. Calculated as the runs conceded off a 6-ball over.
  3. 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. 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. 8-ball overs were used in this match.[10]

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