Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a Test innings

Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a Test innings

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the 123rd occasion of a captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GOB Allen 17.0 7 35 5 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GOB Allen 18.0 1 43 5 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 GOB Allen 20.0 3 80 7 3 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 R Benaud 46.0 18 76 5 3 Aus Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1959
5 R Benaud 32.1 14 43 5 2 Aus Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1960
6 Fazal Mahmood 25.3 12 26 5 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1960
7 R Illingworth 34.3 12 70 5 2 Eng Ind The Oval 19 Aug 1971
8 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
9 Imran Khan 20.1 4 60 8 3 Pak Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
10 Imran Khan 25.0 3 98 6 1 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
11 Imran Khan 30.5 12 82 5 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
12 Imran Khan 17.2 3 35 6 2 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
13 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
14 Naimur Rahman 44.3 9 132 6 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
15 SM Pollock 21.4 10 56 6 3 SAF Ind Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 SM Pollock 16.0 3 40 5 2 SAF Ind P Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
17 Shakib Al Hasan 29.5 10 62 5 1 Ban Ind Chattogram 17 Jan 2010
18 DL Vettori 49.4 7 135 5 2 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
19 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
20 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 Win Ind Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the third occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings againdt India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
2 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
3 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 Win Ind Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the 21st occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JDC Goddard 14.2 5 31 5 2 v England Georgetown 03 Mar 1948
2 DS Atkinson 36.2 16 56 5 3 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 v New Zealand Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
5 GS Sobers 19.3 4 41 5 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 GS Sobers 33.6×8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
7 GS Sobers 40.0 18 42 5 3 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969
8 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
9 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
10 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
11 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
12 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
13 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
14 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
15 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
16 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
17 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
18 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
19 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
20 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
21 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 v India Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the sixth occasion of his capturing five plus wickets in a test innings while leading West Indies.

All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
2 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
3 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
4 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
5 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
6 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 v India Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder became the sixth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings  on six or more occasions. The following table lists all the six bowlers who have performed such a feat

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 Imran Khan Pak 1982-1992 48 71 9211 3790 187 20.26 12
2 R Benaud Aus 1958-1963 28 56 10720 3559 138 25.78 09
3 BS Bedi Ind 1976-1978 22 39 7279 2631 106 24.82 08
4 CA Walsh Win 1994-1997 22 37 4877 2186 85 25.71 07
5 JO Holder Win 2015-2019 31 52 5091 2168 84 25.80 06
6 DL Vettori NZl 2007-2011 32 54 9275 3873 116 33.38 06

JO Holder became the second West Indies captain in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings on six or more occasions  after CA Walsh. CA Walsh has captured five or more wickets in an innings on seven occasions. The following table lists both the bowlers who have performed such a feat

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 CA Walsh Win 1994-1997 22 37 4877 2186 85 25.71 07
2 JO Holder Win 2015-2019 31 52 5091 2168 84 25.80 06
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