Opening bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in the first and second innings of a test

Opening bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in the first and second innings of a test

TA Boult and TJ Southee of New Zealand captured 4 for 87 and 6 for 62 respectively against England in the first innings of the ongoing test at Christchurch and JM Anderson and SCJ Broad of England captured 4 for 76 and 6 for 54 respectively against New Zealand in the second innings of the ongoing test at Christchurch to provide the third  occasion of opening bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in the first and second innings a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Bowlers W/R Bowlers W/R Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 SF Barnes 6/42 C Blythe 4/64 1st Eng Aus Melbourne 01/01/1902
2 H Trumble 3/38 MA Noble 7/17 2nd Aus Eng Melbourne 01/01/1902
                   
1 AW Nourse 3/46 SJ Pegler 7/65 1st SAF Eng Lord’s 10/06/1912
2 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 2nd Eng SAF Lord’s 10/06/1912
                   
1 TA Boult 4/87 TG Southee 6/62 1st NZl Eng Christchurch 30/03/2018
2 JM Anderson 4/76 SCJ Broad 6/54 2nd Eng NZl Christchurch 30/03/2018
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