TS Roland-Jones joins the select band of England bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on test debut
TS Roland-Jones of England captured 5 for 57 against South Africa at The Oval in the ongoing test to provide the 157th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on test debut. He became the 148th bowler to accomplish such a feat
It also provides the 51st occasion of an England bowler accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. TS Roland-Jones became the 47th England bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on debut.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Shaw | 34.0×4 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | F Morley | 32.0×4 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 2 | Aus | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 3 | R Peel | 40.1×4 | 15 | 51 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 |
| 4 | CA Smith | 13.2×4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | SAF | P Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 5 | F Martin | 27.0×5 | 9 | 50 | 6 | 1 | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 6 | F Martin | 30.2×5 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 3 | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 7 | WH Lockwood | 45.0×5 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Lord’s | 17 Jul 1893 |
| 8 | T Richardson | 23.4×5 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 9 | T Richardson | 44.0×5 | 15 | 107 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 10 | C Heseltine | 16.2×5 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 2 Mar 1896 |
| 11 | WM Bradley | 33.0×5 | 13 | 67 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Manchester | 17 Jul 1899 |
| 12 | SF Barnes | 35.1 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 13 | LC Braund | 28.4 | 8 | 61 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 14 | A Warren | 19.2 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 03 Jul 1905 |
| 15 | WS Lees | 23.1 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Jo’burg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 16 | DW Carr | 34.0 | 2 | 146 | 5 | 1 | Aus | The Oval | 09 Aug 1909 |
| 17 | GHT Simpson-Hayward | 16.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 18 | FR Foster | 31.3 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 |
| 19 | GG Macaulay | 37.0 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 20 | WR Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 24 Dec 1927 |
| 21 | MJC Allom | 19.0 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 1 | NZl | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 22 | James Langridge | 17.0 | 4 | 56 | 7 | 3 | Win | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 23 | CS Marriott | 11.5 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 2 | Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 |
| 24 | CS Marriott | 29.2 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 3 | Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 |
| 25 | K Farnes | 40.2 | 10 | 102 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 26 | K Farnes | 25.0 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 27 | CIJ Smith | 8.0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | Win | Bridgetown | 08 Jan 1935 |
| 28 | RTD Perks | 41.0×8 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 1 | SAF | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 29 | WH Copson | 24.0×8 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Win | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1939 |
| 30 | AV Bedser | 29.1 | 11 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 31 | R Pollard | 27.0 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 |
| 32 | JC Laker | 37.0 | 9 | 103 | 7 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 |
| 33 | TE Bailey | 32.3 | 6 | 118 | 6 | 2 | NZl | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 |
| 34 | R Berry | 31.5 | 13 | 63 | 5 | 2 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 35 | R Appleyard | 17.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 |
| 36 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | Pak | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 37 | JDF Larter | 25.0 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | Pak | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| 38 | K Shuttleworth | 17.5×8 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 |
| 39 | PH Edmonds | 20.0 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 |
| 40 | JK Lever | 23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 2 | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 41 | IT Botham | 20.0 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 42 | NGB Cook | 26.0 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 2 | NZl | Lord’s | 11 Aug 1983 |
| 43 | NA Mallender | 23.0 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 3 | Pak | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 |
| 44 | PM Such | 33.3 | 9 | 67 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 |
| 45 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 4 | Win | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 46 | JM Anderson | 16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 2 | Zim | Lord’s | 22 May 2003 |
| 47 | RL Johnson | 12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | Zim | Ch-le-St | 05 Jun 2003 |
| 48 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | SAF | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 49 | G Onions | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | Win | Lord’s | 06 May 2009 |
| 50 | AU Rashid | 18.5 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 3 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 51 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | SAF | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
TS Roland-Jones’ feat provides the ninth occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Smith | 13.2×4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | C Heseltine | 16.2×5 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 02 Mar 1896 |
| 3 | WS Lees | 23.1 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Jo’burg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 4 | GHT Simpson-Hayward | 16.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 5 | GG Macaulay | 37.0 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 6 | WR Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 24 Dec 1927 |
| 7 | RTD Perks | 41.0×8 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 1 | SAF | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 8 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | SAF | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 9 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | SAF | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
TS Roland-Jones’ feat provides the second occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa in England. RJ Kirtley had returned with the figures of 6 for 34 at Nottinghamd in Aug 2003. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | SAF | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 2 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | SAF | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
TS Roland-Jones became the 16th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Smith | 13.2×4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | Eng | SAF | P Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | C Heseltine | 16.2×5 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | 02 Mar 1896 |
| 3 | WS Lees | 23.1 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 4 | GHT Simpson-Hayward | 16.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 5 | HV Hordern | 14.2 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1911 |
| 6 | GG Macaulay | 37.0 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 3 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 7 | WR Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | 24 Dec 1927 |
| 8 | RTD Perks | 41.0 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 9 | I Meckiff | 31.0×8 | 3 | 125 | 5 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 10 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | Eng | SAF | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 11 | SR Clark | 17.0 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2006 |
| 12 | MR Gillespie | 30.0 | 7 | 136 | 5 | 2 | NZl | SAF | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 13 | Tanvir Ahmed | 28.0 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 14 | PJ Cummins | 29.0 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 17 Nov 2011 |
| 15 | J Nyumbu | 49.3 | 7 | 157 | 5 | 2 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 09 Aug 2014 |
| 16 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | Eng | SAF | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |