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 |