Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India

Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India

NM Lyon of Australia captured six wickets conceding 122 runs in the third innings of the ongoing test at Adelaide against India to provide the 103rd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwallx8 16.5 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
5 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
6 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
7 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
9 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
10 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
11 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
12 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
13 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
14 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
15 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 v India Perth 01 Feb 1992
16 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
17 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
18 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
19 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
20 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
21 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
22 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
23 NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 1 v India Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
24 JR Hazlewood 24.0 5 67 6 3 v India Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
25 NM Lyon 42.0 7 122 6 3 v India Adelaide 06 Dec 2018

NM Lyon’s six for 122 in the ongoing test against India at Adelaide provides the fourth occasion of his capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. He now holds the record for most six plus wicket hauls in a test innings against India. He went pas GD McKenzie who had three six plus wicket hauls against India.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
3 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
                   
1 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
2 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 1 v India Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
4 NM Lyon 42.0 7 122 6 3 v India Adelaide 06 Dec 2018

NM Lyon’s six for 122 in the ongoing test against India at Adelaide provides the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwallx8 16.5 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
4 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
5 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
6 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 v India Perth 01 Feb 1992
7 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
8 NM Lyon 42.0 7 122 6 3 v India Adelaide 06 Dec 2018

NM Lyon’s six for 122 in the ongoing test against India at Adelaide provides the second occasion of his capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India in Australia. He now shares the record with BA Reid who also had captured six wickets in a test innings on two occasions. The feats of these two bowlers are tabulated below. BA Reid had captured six wickets in each innings of the test at Melbourne, while NM Lyon has captured six wickets in  a test innings in two separate tests at Adelaide

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
2 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
                   
1 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 NM Lyon 42.0 7 122 6 3 v India Adelaide 06 Dec 2018

NM Lyon of Australia captured six wickets conceding 122 runs in the third innings of the ongoing test at Adelaide against  India to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings conceding 100 plus  runs against India. It also provides the second occasion of NM Lyon capturing six or more wickets in a test innings conceding 100 plus runs against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
2 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
3 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
4 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
5 NM Lyon 42.0 7 122 6 3 v India Adelaide 06 Dec 2018

 

 

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