Five or more wickets on captaincy debut – PJ Cummins of Australia joins the elite list

Five or more wickets on captaincy debut – PJ Cummins of Australia joins the elite list

PJ Cummins became the 14th captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on his captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the 19th such occasion. The performance of these captains who have performed the fear is tabulated below

NoNoW-RCaptainTeamOppGroundMon/Year
115-019CA SmithEngSAFP ElizabethMar 1889
226-155G GiffenAusEngMelbourneDec 1894
335-052Hon FS JacksonEngAusNottinghamMay 1905
446-007AER GilliganEngSAFBirminghamJun 1924
 55-083AER GilliganEngSAFBirminghamJun 1924
565-063EP NupenSAFEngJo’burgDec 1930
 76-087EP NupenSAFEngJo’burgDec 1930
685-035GOB AllenEngIndLord’sJun 1936
 95-043GOB AllenEngIndLord’sJun 1936
7105-031JDC GoddardWinEngGeorgetownMar 1948
8116-101RGD WillisEngIndLord’sJun 1982
9127-052Imran KhanPakEngBirminghamJul 1982
10137-091Waqar YounisPakZimKarachiDec 1993
 146-044Waqar YounisPakZimKarachiDec 1993
11156-132Naimur RahmanBanIndDhakaNov 2000
12165-070Shakib Al HasanBanWinSt George’sJul 2009
13175-055Rashid KhanAfgBanChattogramSep 2019
 186-049Rashid KhanAfgBanChattogramSep 2019
14195-038PJ CumminsAusEngBrisbaneDec 2021
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