New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut
W O’Rourke of New Zealand captured five for 34 in the third innings of the test against South Africa in the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the tenth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GF Cresswell | 41.2 | 06 | 168 | 6 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1949 |
| 2 | AM Moir | 56.3 | 16 | 155 | 6 | 2 | v England | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 |
| 3 | BR Taylor | 23.5 | 02 | 086 | 5 | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 05 Mar 1965 |
| 4 | PJ Wiseman | 46.5 | 17 | 082 | 5 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 27 May 1998 |
| 5 | MR Gillespie | 30.0 | 07 | 136 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 6 | TG Southee | 23.1 | 08 | 055 | 5 | 1 | v England | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 7 | DAJ Bracewell | 25.0 | 02 | 085 | 5 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 8 | C de Grandhomme | 15.5 | 05 | 041 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 9 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 04 | 059 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
| 10 | W O’Rourke | 13.5 | 04 | 034 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 |
He also became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MR Gillespie | 30.0 | 07 | 136 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 2 | W O’Rourke | 13.5 | 04 | 034 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 |