Australian captains capturing five or more wickets in a test innings
PT Cummins of Australia captured five for 42 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Brisbane to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 6 | 21 | 155 | 6 | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | G Giffen | 28.0 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 5 | v England | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 3 | G Giffen | 15.0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5 | v England | Sydney | 01 Feb 1895 |
| 4 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 5 | v England | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 5 | MA Noble | 41.1 | 6 | 10 | 100 | 7 | v England | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 |
| 6 | IWG Johnson | 22.2 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 7 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 33.4 | 8 | 10 | 83 | 5 | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 8 | 6 | 91 | 5 | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 6 | 17 | 93 | 5 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 10 | R Benaud | 46.0 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 5 | v India | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 11 | R Benaud | 32.1 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 5 | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 |
| 12 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 8 | 5 | 96 | 5 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 13 | R Benaud | 32.0 | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6 | v England | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 |
| 14 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 8 | 12 | 115 | 6 | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 15 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 16 | AR Border | 26.0 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 7 | v West Indies | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 17 | AR Border | 30.0 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 5 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 23 Mar 1991 |
| 18 | MJ Clarke | 23.0 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 5 | v West Indies | Roseau | 23 Apr 2012 |
| 19 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 5 | v England | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 20 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 5 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 21 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
PT Cummins became the second Australian captain to capture five plus wickets in a test innings against South Africa. Prior to this R Benaud had returned with figures of 5 for 68 – also at Brisbanre – in Dec 1963. The interval between these two efforts is 59 years. PT Cummins’ 5 for 42 represent the best bowling figures by an Australian captain against South Africa in a test innings.
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
PT Cummins of Australia captured five for 42 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Brisbane to provide the third occasion his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings as an Australian captain. He became the third
Australian captain to capture five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions. Others are – R Benaud {08} and G Giffen {03}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers.
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 6 | 21 | 155 | 6 | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | G Giffen | 28.0 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 5 | v England | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 3 | G Giffen | 15.0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5 | v England | Sydney | 01 Feb 1895 |
| 1 | R Benaud | 33.4 | 8 | 10 | 83 | 5 | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 8 | 6 | 91 | 5 | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 3 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 6 | 17 | 93 | 5 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 4 | R Benaud | 46.0 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 5 | v India | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 5 | R Benaud | 32.1 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 5 | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 8 | 5 | 96 | 5 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 32.0 | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6 | v England | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 8 | 12 | 115 | 6 | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 1 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 5 | v England | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 5 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 5 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |