Bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings

Bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings

OE Robinson {5/51} and J Tongue {5/46} of England shared the wickets equally in the first innings of the test against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Leeds to provide the 56th occasion of two bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1J J Ferris5/71C T B Turner5/41Aus1EngSydney25/02/1887
2G A Lohmann5/17R Peel5/18Eng1AusSydney10/02/1888
3C T B Turner5/36J J Ferris5/26Aus2EngLord’s16/07/1888
4T Richardson5/134J T Hearne5/76Eng2AusLord’s22/06/1896
5M A Noble5/54J V Saunders5/43Aus2EngSydney14/02/1902
6J V Saunders5/50M A Noble5/51Aus1EngBramall Lane03/07/1902
7J V Saunders5/65JDA O’Connor5/40Aus2EngAdelaide10/01/1908
8G H Hirst5/58C Blythe5/58Eng2AusEdgbaston27/05/1909
9S F Barnes5/56C Blythe5/63Eng1AusOld Trafford26/07/1909
10A E E Vogler5/87G A Faulkner5/120SAF1EngJohannesburg01/01/1910
11F R Foster5/16S F Barnes5/25Eng1SAFLord’s10/06/1912
12S F Barnes5/28F E Woolley5/41Eng1SAFThe Oval12/08/1912
13S F Barnes5/30F E Woolley5/29Eng1AusThe Oval19/08/1912
14G Geary5/60W R Hammond5/36Eng2SAFJohannesburg24/12/1927
15W E Bowes5/55E W Clark5/98Eng2AuSThe Oval18/08/1934
16L Amarnath5/96M H Mankad5/101Ind1EngOld Trafford20/07/1946
17J Cowie5/127T B Burtt5/97NZl1EngLeeds11/06/1949
18A V Bedser5/46F R Brown5/49Eng1AusMelbourne23/02/1951
19A V Bedser5/41F S Trueman5/48Eng1IndThe Oval14/08/1952
20S P Gupte5/180M H Mankad5/228Ind1WinKingston28/03/1953
21Khan Mohd5/73Fazal Mahmood5/48Pak1IndKarachi26/02/1955
22T L Goddard5/69H J Tayfield5/94SAF2EngLeeds21/07/1955
23A K Davidson5/38R Benaud3/26Aus2SAFP Elizabeth28/02/1958
24B S Bedi5/37E A S Prasanna5/42Ind2AusDelhi28/11/1969
25N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
26M H N Walker5/75T J Jenner5/90Aus1WinTrinidad21/04/1973
27D K Lillee5/15M H N Walker5/48Aus1EngEdgbaston10/07/1975
28D K Lillee5/63G J Gilmour5/34Aus1WinMelbourne31/01/1976
29Sikander Bakht5/56Ehteshamuddin5/47Pak1IndKanpur25/12/1979
30Kapil Dev5/97K D Ghavri5/107Ind1AusSydney02/01/1981
31D K Lillee5/46T M Alderman5/63Aus2EngTrent Bridge18/06/1981
32Kapil Dev5/70S Madan Lal5/23Ind2EngMum-WS27/11/1981
33G F Lawson5/87J R Thomson5/73Aus2EngBrisbane26/11/1982
34R J Hadlee5/73E J Chatfield5/63NZl1SrlCol-CCC24/03/1984
35G R J Matthews5/146R J Bright5/94Aus1IndChepauk18/09/1986
36G C Small5/48I T Botham5/41Eng1AusMelbourne26/12/1986
37Iqbal Qasim5/48Tausif Ahmed5/34Pak1IndBengaluru13/03/1987
38C E L Ambrose5/35I R Bishop5/41Win1PakLahore06/12/1990
39Wasim Akram5/45Waqar Younis5/22Pak2NZlHamilton02/01/1993
40T B A May5/89S K Warne5/82Aus2EngEdgbaston05/08/1993
41W P U J C Vaas5/43M Muralitharan5/64Srl2NZlNapier11/03/1995
42A R Caddick5/67A R C Fraser5/40Eng1WinTrinidad13/02/1998
43S M Pollock5/53A A Donald5/71SAF2EngLeeds06/08/1998
44J N Gillespie5/89C R Miller5/81Aus1WinAdelaide15/12/2000
45C R D Fernando5/98M Muralitharan5/122Srl1SAFDurban26/12/2000
46M Muralitharan5/67S T Jayasuriya5/43Srl1ZimGalle12/01/2002
47Shoaib Akhtar5/109D Kaneria5/125Pak1AusMelbourne26/12/2004
48M Ntini5/51D W Steyn5/47SAF2NZlCenturion15/04/2006
49S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
50Shahadat Hossain5/71Shakib Al Hasan5/62Ban1IndChittagong17/01/2010
51Hasan Ali5/45Yasir Shah5/110Pak2NZlAbu Dhabi16/11/2018
52T G Southee5/32K A Jamieson5/34NZl1WinWellington11/12/2020
53A R Patel5/48R Ashwin5/52Ind2EngAhmedabad04/03/2021
54SS Afridi5/52Nauman Ali5/86Pak2ZimHarare07/05/2021
55L Embuldeniya5/35Ramesh Mendis5/66Srl2WinGalle29/11/2021
56OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19.08/2026

It also provides the 16th occasion of England bowlers performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1G A Lohmann5/17R Peel5/18Eng1AusSydney10/02/1888
2T Richardson5/134J T Hearne5/76Eng2AusLord’s22/06/1896
3G H Hirst5/58C Blythe5/58Eng2AusEdgbaston27/05/1909
4S F Barnes5/56C Blythe5/63Eng1AusOld Trafford26/07/1909
5F R Foster5/16S F Barnes5/25Eng1SAFLord’s10/06/1912
6S F Barnes5/28F E Woolley5/41Eng1SAFThe Oval12/08/1912
7S F Barnes5/30F E Woolley5/29Eng1AusThe Oval19/08/19h12
8G Geary5/60W R Hammond5/36Eng2SAFJohannesburg24/12/1927
9W E Bowes5/55E W Clark5/98Eng2AuSThe Oval18/08/1934
10A V Bedser5/46F R Brown5/49Eng1AusMelbourne23/02/1951
11A V Bedser5/41F S Trueman5/48Eng1IndThe Oval14/08/1952
12N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
13G C Small5/48I T Botham5/41Eng1AusMelbourne26/12/1986
14A R Caddick5/67A R C Fraser5/40Eng1WinTrinidad13/02/1998
15S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
16OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19/08/2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of bowlers performing such a feat against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the third occasion of England bowlers performing such a feat agaainst Pakistan.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
2C E L Ambrose5/35I R Bishop5/41Win1PakLahore06/12/1990
3S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
4OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19.08/2026
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