Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innnings on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket
Test annals has witnessed 13 bowlers and 14 occasions of bowlers capturing five or more vickets on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Start Date |
| 1 | WH Lockwood | 45.0×5 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Aus | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 2 | AJ Bell | 30.4 | 07 | 99 | 6 | 1 | SAF | Eng | 29 Jun 1929 |
| 3 | M Nissar | 26.0 | 03 | 93 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Eng | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 4 | WH Copson | 24.0 | 02 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Win | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 5 | AV Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Ind | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 6 | PS Heine | 25.0 | 07 | 60 | 5 | 1 | SAF | Eng | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 7 | GD McKenzie | 29.0 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1961 |
| 8 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Pak | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 9 | RAL Massie | 32.5 | 07 | 84 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 10 | RAL Massie | 27.2 | 09 | 53 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 11 | NGB Cook | 26.0 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 2 | Eng | NZl | 11 Aug 1983 |
| 12 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 05 | 43 | 7 | 4 | Eng | Win | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 13 | JM Anderson | 16.0 | 04 | 73 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Zim | 22 May 2003 |
| 14 | G Onions | 09.3 | 01 | 38 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Win | 06 May 2009 |
The following is the list of visiting bowlers who have captured five for in an innings at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – on test debut. Mohammad Nissar is the only Indian bowler in this list while RAL Massie of Australia is the only bowler to capture five fors in both innings at Lord’s on test debut.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Bell | 30.4 | 07 | 99 | 6 | 1 | SAF | Eng | 29 Jun 1929 |
| 2 | M Nissar | 26.0 | 03 | 93 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Eng | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 3 | PS Heine | 25.0 | 07 | 60 | 5 | 1 | SAF | Eng | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 4 | GD McKenzie | 29.0 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1961 |
| 5 | RAL Massie | 32.5 | 07 | 84 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 6 | RAL Massie | 27.2 | 09 | 53 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1972 |
AV Bedser of England and RAL Massie of Australia are the only two bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture ten wickets in a match on test debut at Lord’s.
| No | Player | O | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Start Date |
| 1 | AV Bedser | 61.2 | 14 | 145 | 11 | Eng | Ind | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 2 | RAL Massie | 60.1 | 16 | 137 | 16 | Aus | Eng | 22 Jun 1972 |