Spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball – SN O’keefe’s feat against India at Pune provides the 50th such occasion
SNJ O’Keefe of Australia shared the new ball as a spin bowler and captured six wickets in the ongoing test against India at Pune to provide the 50th occasion of a spin bowler sharing the new ball and capturing six or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GE Palmer | 58.0×4 | 36 | 68 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 17 Feb 1882 |
| 2 | GE Palmer | 52.2×4 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1882 |
| 3 | E Peate | 40.0×4 | 14 | 85 | 6 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1884 |
| 4 | GE Palmer | 75.0×4 | 26 | 111 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1884 |
| 5 | R Peel | 26.2×4 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 30 Aug 1888 |
| 6 | J Briggs | 14.2×4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 7 | J Briggs | 21.5 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Mar 1892 |
| 8 | J Briggs | 28.0 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Mar 1892 |
| 9 | R Peel | 30.0 | 9 | 67 | 6 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 10 | H Trumble | 40.0×5 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 11 | H Trumble | 25.0×5 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 12 | H Trumble | 44.0 | 18 | 74 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 |
| 13 | W Rhodes | 11.0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Birmingham | 29 May 1902 |
| 14 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |
| 15 | H Trumble | 31.0 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 2 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 16 | W Rhodes | 15.2 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 17 | W Rhodes | 15.0 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 18 | LC Braund | 29.1 | 6 | 81 | 8 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 |
| 19 | C Blythe | 32.0 | 13 | 68 | 6 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 24 Mar 1906 |
| 20 | C Blythe | 15.5 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 21 | C Blythe | 22.4 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 4 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 22 | C Blythe | 23.0 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Birmingham | 27 May 1909 |
| 23 | CG Macartney | 25.3 | 6 | 58 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 1909 |
| 24 | C Blythe | 18.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 |
| 25 | GA Faulkner | 27.1 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 26 | CV Grimmett | 44.1 | 9 | 131 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 27 | AL Valentine | 26.3 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 3 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 28 | PR Umrigar | 58.0 | 25 | 74 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bahawalpur | 15 Jan 1955 |
| 29 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 46.3 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 |
| 30 | BS Bedi | 21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 4 | Ind | Eng | Bangalore | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 31 | Iqbal Qasim | 28.5 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Mumbai | 16 Dec 1979 |
| 32 | DN Patel | 40.4 | 12 | 113 | 6 | 2 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 1992 |
| 33 | HDPK Dharmasena | 24.1 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 34 | DL Vettori | 33.0 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 10 Jun 1998 |
| 35 | A Kumble | 68.4 | 15 | 143 | 6 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Bangalore | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 36 | R Ashwin | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 37 | PP Ojha | 27.0 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Win | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 38 | Sohag Gazi | 23.2 | 2 | 74 | 6 | 3 | Ban | Win | Dhaka | 13 Nov 2012 |
| 39 | MS Panesar | 22.0 | 3 | 81 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 40 | HMRKB Herath | 30.2 | 11 | 48 | 6 | 3 | Srl | Pak | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 |
| 41 | HMRKB Herath | 21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 4 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 42 | R Ashwin | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 4 | Ind | SAF | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 43 | MDK Perera | 23.0 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 44 | HMRKB Herath | 18.1 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 4 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 45 | R Ashwin | 35.3 | 5 | 132 | 6 | 4 | Ind | NZl | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 46 | M Hasan Miraz | 39.5 | 7 | 80 | 6 | 1 | Ban | Eng | Chittagong | 20 Oct 2016 |
| 47 | M Hasan Miraz | 28.0 | 2 | 82 | 6 | 2 | Ban | Eng | Dhaka | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 48 | Mi Hasan Miraz | 21.3 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 4 | Ban | Eng | Dhaka | 28 Oct 2016 |
| 49 | HMRKB Herath | 23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 4 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 50 | SNJ O’Keefe | 13.1 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GE Palmer | 58.0×4 | 36 | 68 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 17 Feb 1882 |
| 2 | GE Palmer | 52.2×4 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1882 |
| 3 | GE Palmer | 75.0×4 | 26 | 111 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1884 |
| 4 | H Trumble | 40.0×5 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 5 | H Trumble | 25.0×5 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 6 | H Trumble | 44.0 | 18 | 74 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 |
| 7 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |
| 8 | H Trumble | 31.0 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 2 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 9 | CG Macartney | 25.3 | 6 | 58 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 1909 |
| 10 | CV Grimmett | 44.1 | 9 | 131 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 11 | SNJ O’Keefe | 13.1 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Iqbal Qasim | 28.5 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Mumbai | 16 Dec 1979 |
| 2 | MS Panesar | 22.0 | 3 | 81 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 3 | HMRKB Herath | 21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 4 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 4 | SNJ O’Keefe | 13.1 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |