Bowlers capturing twelve or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

Bowlers capturing twelve or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

SNJ  O’Keefe of Australia returned with match figures of 11 for 70 to provide the 23rd occasion of a bowler capturing 12 or more wickets conceding less than 100 runs in a match.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 33.3×4 16 28 15 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 GA Lohmann 25.3×5 11 45 15 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
4 SF Barnes 37.4 14 57 13 Eng SAF The Oval 12 Aug 1912
5 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
6 GA Lohmann 31.2 10 71 12 Eng SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
7 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
8 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
9 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 82 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
10 R Ashwin 43.2 14 85 12 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
11 CTB Turner 88.0×4 50 87 12 Aus Eng Sydney 10 Feb 1888
12 H Trumble 65.0×5 19 89 12 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
13 JH Wardle 42.6×8 12 89 12 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
14 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882
15 JC Laker 68.0 27 90 19 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
16 JJ Ferris 54.2 27 91 13 Eng SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
17 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
18 Danish Kaneria 28.0 6 94 12 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
19 DL Underwood 44.1×8 14 97 12 Eng NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 1971
20 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 Inf SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
21 C Blythe 38.3 10 99 15 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
22 AV Bedser 55.5 23 99 14 Eng Aus Nottingham 11 Jun 1953
23 Fazal Mahmood 60.0 27 99 12 Pa Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1954

SNJ O’Keefe became the second bowler to capture 12 wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs against India after Fazal Mahmood. Fazal Mahmood had figures of 12 for 94 at Lucknow in Oct 1952. Thus it took 67 years for another bowler to capture 12 wickets conceding less than 100 runs against India

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952

SNJ O’Keefe became the fifth Australian bowler to capture 12 wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs. He became the first Australian bowler to perform such a feat against India. All the other four bowler has chosen England as  their opposition. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
3 CTB Turner 88.0×4 50 87 12 Aus Eng Sydney 10 Feb 1888
4 H Trumble 65.0×5 19 89 12 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
5 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882

SNJ O’Keefe’s feat has come after 115 years after MA Noble’s feat. MA Noble had captured 13 for 77 against England at Melbourne in Jan 1902

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902

 

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