Australian bowler’s six plus wickets in a test innings in losing cause
JR Hazzlewood’s six for 89 against Bangladesh in the just concluded test at Darwin was in a losing cause to provide the 66th occasion of an Australian bowler’s six or more wickets going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | BPO | M | R | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | FR Spofforth | 41.1 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 7 | 3 | v England | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 |
| 2 | GE Palmer | 75.0 | 4 | 26 | 111 | 6 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1884 |
| 3 | CTB Turner | 18.0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 28 Jan 1887 |
| 4 | CTB Turner | 38.0 | 4 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 3 | v England | Sydney | 10 Feb 1888 |
| 5 | CTB Turner | 60.0 | 4 | 24 | 112 | 6 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 |
| 6 | G Giffen | 54.0 | 5 | 17 | 128 | 7 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1893 |
| 7 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 6 | 21 | 155 | 6 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 8 | H Trumble | 40.0 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 9 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 10 | H Trumble | 31.0 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 11 | MA Noble | 41.1 | 6 | 10 | 100 | 7 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 |
| 12 | FJ Laver | 31.3 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 7 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 29 May 1905 |
| 13 | WJ Whitty | 39.2 | 6 | 5 | 104 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 14 | GR Hazlitt | 21.4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 |
| 15 | AA Mailey | 33.5 | 6 | 3 | 138 | 6 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 16 | CV Grimmett | 44.1 | 6 | 9 | 131 | 6 | 3 | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 17 | DD Blackie | 44.0 | 6 | 13 | 94 | 6 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 |
| 18 | FA Ward | 46.0 | 8 | 16 | 102 | 6 | 3 | v England | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 19 | WA Johnston | 12.0 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 |
| 20 | WA Johnston | 46.0 | 8 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 |
| 21 | AK Davidson | 57.3 | 6 | 23 | 93 | 7 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 22 | AK Davidson | 23.1 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 6 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 |
| 23 | NJN Hawke | 39.0 | 8 | 5 | 139 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 24 | NJN Hawke | 32.0 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 14 Apr 1965 |
| 25 | NJN Hawke | 33.7 | 8 | 6 | 105 | 7 | 1 | v England | Sydney | 07 Jan 1966 |
| 26 | AA Mallett | 32.3 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 27 | AN Connolly | 28.2 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 |
| 28 | DK Lillee | 30.0 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 |
| 29 | MHN Walker | 42.2 | 8 | 7 | 143 | 8 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 08 Feb 1975 |
| 30 | JR Thomson | 13.0 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 |
| 31 | RM Hogg | 28.0 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 2 | v England | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 32 | G Dymock | 28.4 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 7 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 33 | RJ Bright | 46.5 | 6 | 17 | 87 | 7 | 2 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 27 Feb 1980 |
| 34 | TM Alderman | 35.3 | 6 | 6 | 135 | 6 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 35 | B Yardley | 66.0 | 6 | 16 | 187 | 7 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 |
| 36 | RM Hogg | 32.4 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 37 | TM Alderman | 39.0 | 6 | 12 | 128 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 09 Nov 1984 |
| 38 | GF Lawson | 40.0 | 6 | 7 | 112 | 8 | 1 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 07 Dec 1984 |
| 39 | MG Hughes | 37.0 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 8 | 3 | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 02 Dec 1988 |
| 40 | SK Warne | 27.0 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 |
| 41 | GD McGrath | 21.5 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1995 |
| 42 | GD McGrath | 40.4 | 6 | 15 | 86 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 43 | GD McGrath | 21.0 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 |
| 44 | MS Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 |
| 45 | GD McGrath | 30.2 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 7 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 |
| 46 | MJ Clarke | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | v India | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 |
| 47 | SK Warne | 23.1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Aug 2005 |
| 48 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 6 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 49 | MG Johnson | 24.0 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 2 | v South Africa | W.A.C.A | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 50 | SR Watson | 11.0 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 2 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 21 Jul 2010 |
| 51 | PM Siddle | 33.1 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 52 | MA Starc | 28.5 | 6 | 3 | 154 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | W.A.C.A | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 53 | NM Lyon | 23.2 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 7 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 54 | RJ Harris | 28.0 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 7 | 3 | v England | Chester-le-Street | 09 Aug 2013 |
| 55 | MA Starc | 27.0 | 6 | 2 | 111 | 6 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 06 Aug 2015 |
| 56 | MA Starc | 12.3 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 57 | JR Hazlewood | 30.5 | 6 | 10 | 89 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 |
| 58 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 59 | JR Hazlewood | 24.0 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 60 | NM Lyon | 34.3 | 6 | 10 | 82 | 6 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 61 | NM Lyon | 42.0 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 6 | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
| 62 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 63 | T Murphy | 47.0 | 6 | 12 | 124 | 7 | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 |
| 64 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 6 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 06 Jul 2023 |
| 65 | PJ Cummins | 18.1 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 11 Jun 2025 |
| 66 | JR Hazlewood | 28.0 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 6 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Darwin | 13 Aug 2026 |
JR Hazzlewood’s six for 89 against Bangladesh in the just concluded test at Darwin was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler’s six or more wickets going in vain against Bangladesh. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | BPO | M | R | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NM Lyon | 34.3 | 6 | 10 | 82 | 6 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | JR Hazlewood | 28.0 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 6 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Darwin | 13 Aug 2026 |