Bowlers with six plus wickets in second innings on debut
SC Bowland of Australia captured “six for seven” against England in its second innings in the just concluded test at Melbourne to provide the 26th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the second innings on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Kendall T | 7-055 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 15.03.1877 |
| 2 | Cooper WH | 6-120 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31.12.1881 |
| 3 | Martin F | 6-052 | Eng | Aus | Kennington | 11.08.1890 |
| 4 | Trott AE | 8-043 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 11.01.1895 |
| 5 | Noble MA | 6-049 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1898 |
| 6 | Hall AE | 7-063 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01.01.1923 |
| 7 | Grimmett CV | 6-037 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27.02.1925 |
| 8 | Langridge J | 7-056 | Eng | Win | Old Trafford | 22.07.1933 |
| 9 | Marriott CS | 6-059 | Eng | Win | Kennington | 12.08.1933 |
| 10 | Ward FA | 6-102 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 11 | McCarthy CN | 6-043 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 16.12.1948 |
| 12 | Pollock PM | 6-038 | SAF | NZl | Durban | 08.12.1961 |
| 13 | Coldwell LJ | 6-085 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 21.06.1962 |
| 14 | Massie RAL | 8-053 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22.06.1972 |
| 15 | Dodemaide AIC | 6-058 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 26.12.1987 |
| 16 | Hirwani ND | 8-075 | Ind | Win | Chepauk | 11.01.1988 |
| 17 | Cork DG | 7-043 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 22.06.1995 |
| 18 | Klusener L | 8-064 | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 27.11.1996 |
| 19 | Mohd Zahid | 7-066 | Pak | NZl | Rawalpindi | 28.11.1996 |
| 20 | Kirtley RJ | 6-034 | Eng | SAF | Trent Bridge | 14.08.2003 |
| 21 | Sammy DJG | 7-066 | Win | Eng | Old Trafford | 07.06.2007 |
| 22 | Ashwin R | 6-047 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06.11.2011 |
| 23 | Cummins PJ | 6-079 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 17.11.2011 |
| 24 | Sohag Gazi | 6-074 | Ban | Win | Dhaka | 13.11.2012 |
| 25 | Ngidi L | 6-039 | SAF | Ind | Centurion | 13.01.2018 |
| 26 | Boland SC | 6-007 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26.12.2021 |
SC Boland’s effort provides the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut in second innings. It is interesting to note that its present captain PJ Cummins also figures in this ten members club. He had returned with 6 for 79 in second innings on his test debut against South Africa at Johannesnurg in Nov 2011.
| No | Player | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Kendall T | 7-055 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 15.03.1877 |
| 2 | Cooper WH | 6-120 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31.12.1881 |
| 3 | Trott AE | 8-043 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 11.01.1895 |
| 4 | Noble MA | 6-049 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1898 |
| 5 | Grimmett CV | 6-037 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27.02.1925 |
| 6 | Ward FA | 6-102 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 7 | Massie RAL | 8-053 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22.06.1972 |
| 8 | Dodemaide AIC | 6-058 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 26.12.1987 |
| 9 | Cummins PJ | 6-079 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 17.11.2011 |
| 10 | Boland SC | 6-007 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26.12.2021 |
SC Boland’s effort provides the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut in second innings against England.
| No | Player | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Kendall T | 7-055 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 15.03.1877 |
| 2 | Cooper WH | 6-120 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31.12.1881 |
| 3 | Trott AE | 8-043 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 11.01.1895 |
| 4 | Noble MA | 6-049 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1898 |
| 5 | Grimmett CV | 6-037 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27.02.1925 |
| 6 | Ward FA | 6-102 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
| 7 | Massie RAL | 8-053 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22.06.1972 |
| 8 | Boland SC | 6-007 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26.12.2021 |
SC Boland’s effort provides the 16th occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets on his test debut in second innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the ascending order of runs conceded.
| No | Player | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Boland SC | 6-007 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26.12.2021 |
| 2 | Kirtley RJ | 6-034 | Eng | SAF | Trent Bridge | 14.08.2003 |
| 3 | Grimmett CV | 6-037 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27.02.1925 |
| 4 | Pollock PM | 6-038 | SAF | NZl | Durban | 08.12.1961 |
| 5 | Ngidi L | 6-039 | SAF | Ind | Centurion | 13.01.2018 |
| 6 | McCarthy CN | 6-043 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 16.12.1948 |
| 7 | Ashwin R | 6-047 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06.11.2011 |
| 8 | Noble MA | 6-049 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1898 |
| 9 | Martin F | 6-052 | Eng | Aus | Kennington | 11.08.1890 |
| 10 | Dodemaide AIC | 6-058 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 26.12.1987 |
| 11 | Marriott CS | 6-059 | Eng | Win | Kennington | 12.08.1933 |
| 12 | Sohag Gazi | 6-074 | Ban | Win | Dhaka | 13.11.2012 |
| 13 | Cummins PJ | 6-079 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 17.11.2011 |
| 14 | Coldwell LJ | 6-085 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 21.06.1962 |
| 15 | Ward FA | 6-102 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04.12.1936 |
SC Boland’s effort provides the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets on his test debut in second innings at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that Melbourne has witnessed such instances on most occasions.
| No | Player | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Kendall T | 7-055 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 15.03.1877 |
| 2 | Cooper WH | 6-120 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31.12.1881 |
| 3 | Noble MA | 6-049 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1898 |
| 4 | Dodemaide AIC | 6-058 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 26.12.1987 |
| 5 | Boland SC | 6-007 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26.12.2021 |