Australian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against India

Australian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against India

Australia’s SNJ O’Keefe captured 6 for 35 in the second innings of the test between India and Australia at Pune to provide the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
5 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 Ind Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
6 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
7 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 GD McKenzie 21.4×8 2 66 7 1 Ind Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
9 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
10 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
11 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 Ind Chennai 11 Sep 1979
12 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
13 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
14 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
11 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 Ind Perth 01 Feb 1992
16 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 Ind Chennai 14 Oct 2004
17 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
18 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
19 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 Ind Delhi 22 Mar 2013
20 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
21 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
22 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

BA Reid {02}, GD McKenzie {03}, NM Lyon {02}, R Benaud {02}, RR Lindwall {02} and SNJ O’Keefe  are the six Australian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings on two  or  more occasions against India. The following table lists the performance of these six bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
2 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
                   
1 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 GD McKenzie 21.4×8 2 66 7 1 Ind Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
3 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
                   
1 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 Ind Delhi 22 Mar 2013
2 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
                   
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 Ind Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
                   
1 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
                   
1 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

BA Reid and SNJ O’Keefe are the two Australian bowlers to capture six wickets in each innings of a test against India.  BA Reid’s performance came at Melbourne in Dec 1991, while SNJ O’Keefe emulated BA Reid in the just concluded test at Pune

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
2 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
                   
1 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

Australia’s SNJ O’Keefe captured 6 for 35 in the second innings of the test between India and Australia at Pune to provide the 15th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
3 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 Ind Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
4 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
5 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
6 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
7 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
8 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 Ind Chennai 11 Sep 1979
9 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
10 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 Ind Chennai 14 Oct 2004
11 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
12 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
13 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 Ind Delhi 22 Mar 2013
14 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
15 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

GD McKenzie {02} R Benaud {02}, and SNJ O’Keefe {02] are the three Australian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings on two occasions against India in India. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
                   
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 Ind Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
                   
1 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’Keefe became the first Australian bowlers to capture six wickets in each innings of a test against India in India. His performance is listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

 

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