New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut

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

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1GF Cresswell41.20616862v EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1949
2AM Moir56.31615562v EnglandChristchurch17 Mar 1951
3BR Taylor23.50208652v IndiaEden Gardens05 Mar 1965
4PJ Wiseman46.51708254v Sri LankaCol-RPS27 May 1998
5MR Gillespie30.00713652v South AfricaCenturion16 Nov 2007
6TG Southee23.10805551v EnglandNapier22 Mar 2008
7DAJ Bracewell25.00208554v ZimbabweBulawayo01 Nov 2011
8C de Grandhomme15.50504161v PakistanChristchurch17 Nov 2016
9AY Patel23.40405954v PakistanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
10W O’Rourke13.50403453v South AfricaHamilton13 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

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MR Gillespie30.00713652v South AfricaCenturion16 Nov 2007
2W O’Rourke13.50403453v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024
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