Ten or more wickets by a bowler on test debut

Ten or more wickets by a bowler on test debut

P Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured 12 for 177 in the just concluded test against Australia to provide 17th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin12-102EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2T Richardson10-156EngAusManchester24 Aug 1893
3AE Hall11-112SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1923
4CV Grimmett11-082AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
5CS Marriott11-096EngWinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
6K Farnes10-179EngAusNottingham08 Jun 1934
7AV Bedser11-145EngIndLord’s22 Jun 1946
8HHH Johnson10-096WinEngKingston27 Mar 1948
9AL Valentine11-204WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
10SF Burke11-194SAFNZlCape Town01 Jan 1962
11RAL Massie16-137AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
12JK Lever10-070EngIndDelhi17 Dec 1976
13ND Hirwani16-136IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
14Mohd Zahid11-130PakNZlRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
15JJ Krejza12-358AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
16Jayawickrama11-178SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021
17P Jayasuriya12-177SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022

It also provides second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Jayawickrama11-178SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021
2P Jayasuriya12-177SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin12-102EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2T Richardson10-156EngAusManchester24 Aug 1893
3K Farnes10-179EngAusNottingham08 Jun 1934
4P Jayasuriya12-177SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022

P Jayasuriya captured 6 for 119 and 6 for 58 on his test debut to become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more wickets in both innings of a test. F Martin, RAL Massie and ND Hirwani are the three bowlers to capture six or more wickets in both innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin6-0501EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2F Martin6-0523EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
        
1RAL Massie8-0841AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
2RAL Massie8-0533AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
        
1ND Hirwani8-0612IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
2ND Hirwani8-0754IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
        
1P Jayasuriya6-1191SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
2P Jayasuriya6-0583SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
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