Left arm pace bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

Left arm pace bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan captured 10 for 94 in the just concluded second test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the 31st occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerWRunsTeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin12102EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2AE Hall11112SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1923
3W Voce11149EngWinTrinidad01 Feb 1930
4W Voce1057EngAusBrisbane04 Dec 1936
5ERH Toshack1131AusIndBrisbane28 Nov 1947
6AK Davidson12124AusIndKanpur19 Dec 1959
7AK Davidson11222AusWinBrisbane09 Dec 1960
8JK Lever1070EngIndDelhi17 Dec 1976
9G Dymock12166AusIndKanpur02 Oct 1979
10GB Troup10166NZlWinAuckland29 Feb 1980
11Wasim Akram10128PakNZlDunedin09 Feb 1985
12Wasim Akram11160PakAusMelbourne12 Jan 1990
13BA Reid13148AusEngMelbourne26 Dec 1990
14BA Reid12126AusIndMelbourne26 Dec 1991
15MR Whitney1195AusIndPerth01 Feb 1992
16Wasim Akram11179PakNZlWellington17 Feb 1994
17WPUJC Vaas1090SrlNZlNapier11 Mar 1995
18Wasim Akram10106PakZimFaisalabad24 Oct 1996
19Wasim Akram11110PakWinSt John’s25 May 2000
20WPUJC Vaas14191SrlWinCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
21IK Pathan1196IndBanDhaka10 Dec 2004
22IK Pathan12126IndZimHarare20 Sep 2005
23RJ Sidebottom10139EngNZlHamilton05 Mar 2008
24MG Johnson11159AusSAFPerth17 Dec 2008
25Z Khan10149IndBanDhaka24 Jan 2010
26MG Johnson10132AusNZlHamilton27 Mar 2010
27TA Boult1080NZlWinWellington11 Dec 2013
28MG Johnson12127AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
29MA Starc1194AusSrlGalle04 Aug 2016
30MA Starc10100AusSrlCanberra01 Feb 2019
31S Shah Afridi1094PakWinKingston20 Aug 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan left arm pace bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. Shaheen Shah Afridi became the second Pakistan left arm bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test after Wasim Akram.

NoPlayerWRunsTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Wasim Akram10128PakNZlDunedin09 Feb 1985
2Wasim Akram11160PakAusMelbourne12 Jan 1990
3Wasim Akram11179PakNZlWellington17 Feb 1994
4Wasim Akram10106PakZimFaisalabad24 Oct 1996
5Wasim Akram11110PakWinSt John’s25 May 2000
6S Shah Afridi1094PakWinKingston20 Aug 2021

It also provides the seventh occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerWRunsTeamOppGroundStart Date
1W Voce11149EngWinTrinidad01 Feb 1930
2AK Davidson11222AusWinBrisbane09 Dec 1960
3GB Troup10166NZlWinAuckland29 Feb 1980
4Wasim Akram11110PakWinSt John’s25 May 2000
5WPUJC Vaas14191SrlWinCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
6TA Boult1080NZlWinWellington11 Dec 2013
7S Shah Afridi1094PakWinKingston20 Aug 2021

It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan left arm pace bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerWRunsTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Wasim Akram11110PakWinSt John’s25 May 2000
2S Shah Afridi1094PakWinKingston20 Aug 2021
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