Shoaib Bashir becomes the second England spin bowler to capture six or more wickets in a test innings at Nottingham after 120 years

Shoaib Bashir becomes the second England spin bowler to capture six or more wickets in a test innings at Nottingham after 120 years

Shoaib Bashir of England captured six wickets conceding 81 runs against Zimbabwe in the third innings of the just concluded test at Nottingham to provide the second occasion of a England spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings at Nottingham. BJT Bosanquet was the other England spin bowler to capture six or more wickets in a test innings at Nottingham. He returned with figures of 8 for 107 in May 1905. The interval between the feats of BJT Bosanquet and Shoaib Bashir is a mind boggling 120 years!!!!!!!!!

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1BJT Bosanquet32.46210784AusNottingham29 May 1905
2Shoaib Bashir18.0618163ZimNottingham22 May 2025

Shoaib Bashir of England captured six wickets conceding 81 runs against Zimbabwe in the third innings of the just concluded test at Nottingham to provide the 92nd occasion of a England spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings.

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1W Bates26.24142872AusMelbourne19 Jan 1883
2W Bates33.04147473AusMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3E Peate40.04148561AusLord’s21 Jul 1884
4J Briggs38.14174563AusLord’s19 Jul 1886
5R Peel26.24173172AusManchester30 Aug 1888
6J Briggs19.14111772SAFCape Town25 Mar 1889
7J Briggs14.2451183SAFCape Town25 Mar 1889
8J Briggs21.5644962AusAdelaide24 Mar 1892
9J Briggs28.0678763AusAdelaide24 Mar 1892
10R Peel30.0696764AusSydney14 Dec 1894
11R Peel12.0552364AusThe Oval10 Aug 1896
12W Rhodes11.0631772AusBirmingham29 May 1902
13W Rhodes15.2635672AusMelbourne01 Jan 1904
14W Rhodes15.0606884AusMelbourne01 Jan 1904
15BJT Bosanquet15.0615164AusSydney26 Feb 1904
16LC Braund29.1668181AusMelbourne05 Mar 1904
17BJT Bosanquet32.46210784AusNottingham29 May 1905
18C Blythe32.06136861SAFCape Town24 Mar 1906
19C Blythe15.5615982SAFLeeds29 Jul 1907
20C Blythe22.4694074SAFLeeds29 Jul 1907
21C Blythe23.0664461AusBirmingham27 May 1909
22GHT Simpson-Hayward16.0634361SAFJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
23C Blythe18.0654672SAFCape Town11 Mar 1910
24JC White64.562112684AusAdelaide01 Feb 1929
25AP Freeman32.36611571SAFLeeds13 Jul 1929
26AP Freeman32.06127172SAFManchester27 Jul 1929
27IAR Peebles71.06820462AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
28IAR Peebles38.56106362SAFJohannesburg13 Feb 1931
29RWV Robins11.5613262WinLord’s24 Jun 1933
30James Langridge17.0645673WinManchester22 Jul 1933
31CS Marriott29.2665963WinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
32H Verity23.56104972IndChennai10 Feb 1934
33H Verity36.06156172AusLord’s22 Jun 1934
34H Verity22.3684383AusLord’s22 Jun 1934
35WE Hollies26.0675072WinGeorgetown14 Feb 1935
36TWJ Goddard14.4652964NZlManchester24 Jul 1937
37JC Laker37.06910371WinBridgetown21 Jan 1948
38R Howorth41.06812463WinBridgetown21 Jan 1948
39R Tattersall21.0664463NZlWellington24 Mar 1951
40R Tattersall28.06105272SAFLord’s21 Jun 1951
41JC Laker28.0685563SAFThe Oval16 Aug 1951
42R Tattersall21.0634861IndKanpur12 Jan 1952
43JH Wardle35.06165673PakThe Oval12 Aug 1954
44JC Laker41.36215563AusLeeds12 Jul 1956
45JC Laker16.4643792AusManchester26 Jul 1956
46JC Laker51.262353103AusManchester26 Jul 1956
47JH Wardle19.0833674SAFCape Town01 Jan 1957
48GAR Lock16.0672063WinThe Oval22 Aug 1957
49GAR Lock35.26205173NZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
50GAR Lock24.06113573NZlManchester24 Jul 1958
51GAR Lock28.26135363NZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
52GAR Lock39.36166563IndChennai10 Jan 1962
53FJ Titmus37.08147972AusSydney11 Jan 1963
54FJ Titmus60.06377362IndKanpur15 Feb 1964
55R Illingworth22.36122963IndLord’s22 Jun 1967
56PI Pocock33.06107963AusManchester06 Jun 1968
57R Illingworth51.06228763AusLeeds25 Jul 1968
58DL Underwood31.36195074AusThe Oval22 Aug 1968
59DL Underwood31.06183274NZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
60DL Underwood26.06124161NZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
61DL Underwood38.36156063NZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
62DL Underwood11.6871261NZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
63DL Underwood32.3878563NZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
64DL Underwood21.0664563AusLeeds27 Jul 1972
65DL Underwood34.56175183PakLord’s08 Aug 1974
66DL Underwood29.08311371AusAdelaide25 Jan 1975
67DL Underwood32.56136663AusManchester07 Jul 1977
68PH Edmonds33.0876672PakKarachi18 Jan 1978
69JE Emburey25.0693363SrlColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982
70NGB Cook30.06126562PakKarachi02 Mar 1984
71JE Emburey46.06157873AusSydney10 Jan 1987
72EE Hemmings27.36105862NZlBirmingham05 Jul 1990
73PCR Tufnell14.3632562WinThe Oval08 Aug 1991
74PCR Tufnell46.16254773NZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
75PM Such33.3696761AusManchester03 Jun 1993
76PCR Tufnell34.36166672AusThe Oval21 Aug 1997
77MS Panesar36.16312962WinLord’s17 May 2007
78MS Panesar51.561313764WinManchester07 Jun 2007
79MS Panesar46.061712664NZlNapier22 Mar 2008
80MS Panesar17.0653763NZlManchester23 May 2008
81GP Swann37.06206563PakBirmingham06 Aug 2010
82GP Swann38.06610663IndThe Oval18 Aug 2011
83MS Panesar38.26186263PakAbu Dhabi25 Jan 2012
84GP Swann30.0658263SrlGalle26 Mar 2012
85GP Swann40.06110663SrlColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012
86MS Panesar22.0638163IndWankhede23 Nov 2012
87GP Swann32.06129064NZlLeeds24 May 2013
88MM Ali20.4646764IndSouthampton27 Jul 2014
89MM Ali15.0645364SAFLord’s06 Jul 2017
90WG Jacks40.36516162PakRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
91TW Hartley26.2656274IndHyderabad25 Jan 2024
92Shoaib Bashir18.0618163ZimNottingham22 May 2025

Shoaib Bashir of England captured six wickets conceding 81 runs against Zimbabwe in the third innings of the just concluded test at Nottingham to provide the 50th occasion of a England spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1E Peate40.04148561AusLord’s21 Jul 1884
2J Briggs38.14174563AusLord’s19 Jul 1886
3R Peel26.24173172AusManchester30 Aug 1888
4R Peel12.0552364AusThe Oval10 Aug 1896
5W Rhodes11.0631772AusBirmingham29 May 1902
6BJT Bosanquet32.46210784AusNottingham29 May 1905
7C Blythe15.5615982SAFLeeds29 Jul 1907
8C Blythe22.4694074SAFLeeds29 Jul 1907
9C Blythe23.0664461AusBirmingham27 May 1909
10AP Freeman32.36611571SAFLeeds13 Jul 1929
11AP Freeman32.06127172SAFManchester27 Jul 1929
12IAR Peebles71.06820462AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
13RWV Robins11.5613262WinLord’s24 Jun 1933
14James Langridge17.0645673WinManchester22 Jul 1933
15CS Marriott29.2665963WinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
16H Verity36.06156172AusLord’s22 Jun 1934
17H Verity22.3684383AusLord’s22 Jun 1934
18TWJ Goddard14.4652964NZlManchester24 Jul 1937
19R Tattersall28.06105272SAFLord’s21 Jun 1951
20JC Laker28.0685563SAFThe Oval16 Aug 1951
21JH Wardle35.06165673PakThe Oval12 Aug 1954
22JC Laker41.36215563AusLeeds12 Jul 1956
23JC Laker16.4643792AusManchester26 Jul 1956
24JC Laker51.262353103AusManchester26 Jul 1956
25GAR Lock16.0672063WinThe Oval22 Aug 1957
26GAR Lock35.26205173NZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
27GAR Lock24.06113573NZlManchester24 Jul 1958
28R Illingworth22.36122963IndLord’s22 Jun 1967
29PI Pocock33.06107963AusManchester06 Jun 1968
30R Illingworth51.06228763AusLeeds25 Jul 1968
31DL Underwood31.36195074AusThe Oval22 Aug 1968
32DL Underwood31.06183274NZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
33DL Underwood26.06124161NZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
34DL Underwood38.36156063NZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
35DL Underwood21.0664563AusLeeds27 Jul 1972
36DL Underwood34.56175183PakLord’s08 Aug 1974
37DL Underwood32.56136663AusManchester07 Jul 1977
38EE Hemmings27.36105862NZlBirmingham05 Jul 1990
39PCR Tufnell14.3632562WinThe Oval08 Aug 1991
40PM Such33.3696761AusManchester03 Jun 1993
41PCR Tufnell34.36166672AusThe Oval21 Aug 1997
42MS Panesar36.16312962WinLord’s17 May 2007
43MS Panesar51.561313764WinManchester07 Jun 2007
44MS Panesar17.0653763NZlManchester23 May 2008
45GP Swann37.06206563PakBirmingham06 Aug 2010
46GP Swann38.06610663IndThe Oval18 Aug 2011
47GP Swann32.06129064NZlLeeds24 May 2013
48MM Ali20.4646764IndSouthampton27 Jul 2014
49MM Ali15.0645364SAFLord’s06 Jul 2017
50Shoaib Bashir18.0618163ZimNottingham22 May 2025
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