L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the 61^st occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1×4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WH Cooper	61.0×4	19	120	6	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	CTB Turner	18.0×4	11	15	6	1	Aus	Eng	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
4	WH Ashley	43.1×4	18	95	7	1	Eng	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
5	F Martin	27.0×5	9	50	6	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
6	F Martin	30.2×5	12	52	6	3	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
7	WH Lockwood	45.0×5	11	101	6	2	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
8	AE Trott	27.0	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
9	MA Noble	17.0	1	49	6	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1898
10	GHT Simpson-Hayward	16.0	3	43	6	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
11	AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
12	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
13	CV Grimmett	19.4×8	3	37	6	4	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27 Feb 1925
14	AJ Bell	30.4	7	99	6	1	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	29 Jun 1929
15	James Langridge	17.0	4	56	7	3	Eng	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
16	CS Marriott	29.2	6	59	6	3	Eng	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
17	FA Ward	46.0×8	16	102	6	3	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
18	AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
19	JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
20	CN McCarthy	12.0×8	2	43	6	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	16 Dec 1948
21	TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	11 Jun 1949
22	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	2	NZl	Eng	The Oval	13 Aug 1949
23	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
24	AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951
25	PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	4	SAF	NZl	Durban	08 Dec 1961
26	SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	1	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
27	LJ Coldwell	41.0	13	85	6	3	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	21 Jun 1962
28	Arif Butt	21.3×8	1	89	6	2	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964
29	S Abid Ali	17.0×8	2	55	6	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
30	Mohammad Nazir	30.1	3	99	7	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	24 Oct 1969
31	RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
32	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
33	JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
34	RM Hogg	28.0×8	8	74	6	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
35	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	1	Ind	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
36	PL Taylor	26.0	7	78	6	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Jan 1987
37	AIC Dodemaide	28.3	10	58	6	3	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987
38	ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	2	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
39	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
40	PM Such	33.3	9	67	6	1	Eng	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
41	DG Cork	19.3	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
42	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
43	Mohammad Zahid	20.0	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
44	FA Rose	33.0	7	100	6	2	Win	Ind	Kingston	06 Mar 1997
45	UDU Chandana	47.5	7	179	6	2	Srl	Pak	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
46	Naimur Rahman	44.3	9	132	6	2	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
47	Manjural Islam	35.0	12	81	6	2	Ban	Zim	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001
48	RL Johnson	12.0	4	33	6	2	Eng	Zim	Ch-le-St	05 Jun 2003
49	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
50	DJG Sammy	21.3	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
51	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
52	Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	6	120	6	1	Pak	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010
53	Elias Sunny	23.0	0	94	6	2	Ban	Win	Chittagong	21 Oct 2011
54	R Ashwin	21.3	5	47	6	3	Ind	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
55	PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	3	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
56	M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
57	Sohag Gazi	23.2	2	74	6	3	Ban	Win	Dhaka	13 Nov 2012
58	KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
59	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	39.5	7	80	6	1	Ban	Eng	Chittagong	20 Oct 2016
60	C de Grandhomme	15.5	5	41	6	1	NZl	Pak	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016
61	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the tenth occasion of a  South African bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
2	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
3	AJ Bell	30.4	7	99	6	1	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	29 Jun 1929
4	CN McCarthy	12.0×8	2	43	6	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	16 Dec 1948
5	PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	4	SAF	NZl	Durban	08 Dec 1961
6	SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	1	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
7	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
8	M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
9	KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
10	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
3	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
4	FA Rose	33.0	7	100	6	2	Win	Ind	Kingston	06 Mar 1997
5	Naimur Rahman	44.3	9	132	6	2	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
6	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
7	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

L  Ngidi became the second South African bowler to capture six plus wickets on test debut against India after L Klusener. L Klusener had captured 8 for 64 at Calcutta in Nov 1996

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
2	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

The following table lists the bowlers who have captured eight wickets in an innings on test debut. It is noted that there are eight bowlers who have accomplished the feat of capturing eight wickets in an innings  on test debut

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AE Trott	27.0	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
2	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
3	RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
4	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
5	ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	2	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
6	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
7	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
8	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008

There are sixteen occasions ofbowlers who have conededed 100 plus runs  while capturing six or  more  wickets in an innings on test debut. JJ Kreza remains the only bowler to leak 200 plus runs in an innings on test debut. He returned  with figures of 8  for 215 against  India at Nagpur in Nov 2008

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WH Cooper	61.0×4	19	120	6	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
2	WH Lockwood	45.0×5	11	101	6	2	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
3	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
4	FA Ward	46.0×8	16	102	6	3	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
5	JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
6	TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	11 Jun 1949
7	GF Cresswell	41.2	6	168	6	2	NZl	Eng	The Oval	13 Aug 1949
8	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
9	AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951
10	SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	1	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
11	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	1	Ind	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
12	FA Rose	33.0	7	100	6	2	Win	Ind	Kingston	06 Mar 1997
13	UDU Chandana	47.5	7	179	6	2	Srl	Pak	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
14	Naimur Rahman	44.3	9	132	6	2	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
15	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
16	Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	6	120	6	1	Pak	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the  fourth  innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1×4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	AE Trott	27.0	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
3	AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
4	CV Grimmett	19.4×8	3	37	6	4	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27 Feb 1925
5	CN McCarthy	12.0×8	2	43	6	4	SAF	Eng	Durban	16 Dec 1948
6	PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	4	SAF	NZl	Durban	08 Dec 1961
7	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
8	DG Cork	19.3	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
9	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
10	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
11	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets against India in the fourth innings on test debut after L Klusener.  L Klusener had captured 8 for 64 at Calcutta in Nov 1996

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
2	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018

F Martin of England, RAL Massie of Australia and ND Hirwani of India are the three bowlers int the annals of test cricket to capture six plus wickets in each innings on test debut. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	F Martin	27.0×5	9	50	6	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
2	F Martin	30.2×5	12	52	6	3	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
1	RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
2	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
1	ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	2	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
2	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988