Australian bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball in a test innings.
MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opp | Inns | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Turner CTB | Grace WG | Aus | Eng | 2nd | Lord’s | 21.07.1890 |
| 2 | ConinghamA | MacLaren AC | Aus | Eng | 1st | Melbourne | 29.12.1894 |
| 3 | Cotter A | Braund LC | Aus | Eng | 4th | Melbourne | 05.03.1904 |
| 4 | Kelleway CE | Russell CAG | Aus | Eng | 2nd | Sydney | 17.12.1920 |
| 5 | Nash LJ | Christy JAJ | Aus | SAF | 3rd | Melbourne | 12.02.1932 |
| 6 | McCormickEL | Siedle IJ | Aus | SAF | 3rd | Jo’burg | 15.02.1936 |
| 7 | Miller KR | Hutton L | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Brisbane | 29.11.1946 |
| 8 | Lindwall RR | Fishlock LB | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Sydney | 28.02.1947 |
| 9 | Lindwall RR | Mankad MH | Aus | Ind | 2nd | Brisbane | 28.11.1947 |
| 10 | Lindwall RR | Simpson RT | Aus | Eng | 4th | Brisbane | 01.12.1950 |
| 11 | McKenzie GD | Barlow EJ | Aus | SAF | 1st | Durban | 20.01.1967 |
| 12 | McCormickEL | WorthingtonTS | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 13 | Hogg RM | Boycott G | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Sydney | 06.01.1979 |
| 14 | Hughes MG | Greenidge CG | Aus | Win | 3rd | Perth | 02.12.1988 |
| 15 | McDermottCJ | GreatbatchMJ | Aus | NZl | 4th | Perth | 12.11.1993 |
| 16 | McGrath GD | Jayasuriya ST | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 22.09.1999 |
| 17 | McGrath GD | Jayasuriya ST | Aus | Srl | 2nd | Col-SSC | 30.09.1999 |
| 18 | Lee B | Smith GC | Aus | SAF | 2nd | Durban | 24.03.2006 |
| 19 | Harris RJ | ParanavitanaNT | Aus | Srl | 4th | Galle | 31.08.2011 |
| 20 | Johnson MG | Dilshan TM | Aus | Srl | 3rd | Melbourne | 26.12.2012 |
| 21 | Harris RJ | Cook AN | Aus | Eng | 4th | Perth | 13.12.2013 |
| 22 | Starc MA | Karunaratne D | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 04.08.2016 |
| 23 | Starc MA | Burns RJ | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 08.12.2021 |
MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the eleventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in an innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opp | Inns | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Turner CTB | Grace WG | Aus | Eng | 2nd | Lord’s | 21.07.1890 |
| 2 | ConinghamA | MacLarenAC | Aus | Eng | 1st | Melbourne | 29.12.1894 |
| 3 | Cotter A | Braund LC | Aus | Eng | 4th | Melbourne | 05.03.1904 |
| 4 | Kelleway CE | Russell CAG | Aus | Eng | 2nd | Sydney | 17.12.1920 |
| 5 | Miller KR | Hutton L | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Brisbane | 29.11.1946 |
| 6 | Lindwall RR | Fishlock LB | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Sydney | 28.02.1947 |
| 7 | Lindwall RR | Simpson RT | Aus | Eng | 4th | Brisbane | 01.12.1950 |
| 8 | McCormickEL | WorthingtonTS | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 9 | Hogg RM | Boycott G | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Sydney | 06.01.1979 |
| 10 | Harris RJ | Cook AN | Aus | Eng | 4th | Perth | 13.12.2013 |
| 11 | Starc MA | Burns RJ | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 08.12.2021 |
MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in the first innings innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opp | Inns | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ConinghamA | MacLarenAC | Aus | Eng | 1st | Melbourne | 29.12.1894 |
| 2 | McCormickEL | WorthingtonTS | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 3 | Starc MA | Burns RJ | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 08.12.2021 |
MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in the first innings innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opp | Inns | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ConinghamA | MacLarenAC | Aus | Eng | 1st | Melbourne | 29.12.1894 |
| 2 | McKenzie GD | Barlow EJ | Aus | SAF | 1st | Durban | 20.01.1967 |
| 3 | McCormickEL | WorthingtonTS | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 4 | McGrath GD | Jayasuriya ST | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 22.09.1999 |
| 5 | Starc MA | KarunaratneD | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 04.08.2016 |
| 6 | Starc MA | Burns RJ | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 08.12.2021 |
RR Lindwall {03}, GD McGrath {02} and MA Starc {02} are the three Australian bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball in an innings on two or more occasions.
| No | Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opp | Inns | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Lindwall RR | Fishlock LB | Aus | Eng | 3rd | Sydney | 28.02.1947 |
| 2 | Lindwall RR | Mankad MH | Aus | Ind | 2nd | Brisbane | 28.11.1947 |
| 3 | Lindwall RR | Simpson RT | Aus | Eng | 4th | Brisbane | 01.12.1950 |
| 1 | McGrath GD | Jayasuriya ST | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 22.09.1999 |
| 2 | McGrath GD | Jayasuriya ST | Aus | Srl | 2nd | Col-SSC | 30.09.1999 |
| 1 | Starc MA | KarunaratneD | Aus | Srl | 1st | Galle | 04.08.2016 |
| 2 | Starc MA | Burns RJ | Aus | Eng | 1st | Brisbane | 08.12.2021 |