Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innnings on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

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
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