List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")^[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement.^[2] As of July 2022, 161 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match.^[3] Of these, eleven cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including four from England, two each from Australia and Sri Lanka, and one each from India, South Africa, and the West Indies.

Fred Martin was the first player to take two five wicket hauls on his debut in Test cricket.

English left-arm medium-paced bowler Frederick Martin was the first player to do so; he took 6 wickets for 50 and 6 wickets for 52 on his debut, against Australia in the second Test of the 1890 Ashes series.^[4] The feat was repeated three years later by Tom Richardson who took 5 for 49 and 5 for 107 against Australia in the third Test of the 1893 Ashes series.^[5] Clarrie Grimmett became the first Australian to take two five-wicket hauls on his Test debut, when he took 5 for 45 and 6 for 37 in the fifth Test of the 1924–25 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[6] Charles Marriott was the third England player to take a pair of fifers on his Test debut, against the West Indies on their 1933 tour of England.^[7] Despite his bowling performance, Marriott never played Test cricket again.^[8]

Ken Farnes took two five-wicket hauls on his debut against Australia in the first Test of the 1934 Ashes series but still ended on the losing side.^[9] In 1948, West Indian right-arm fast bowler Hines Johnson was the first cricketer outside an Ashes tournament to take two fifers on his Test debut when he took 5 for 41 and 5 for 55 against England at Sabina Park during England's 1947–48 tour.^[10][11] South African medium-fast bowler Sydney Burke became the seventh player to take a pair of five-wicket hauls on Test debut, with a total of eleven wickets in the third Test of New Zealand tour of 1961–62.^[12][13]

Narendra Hirwani recorded the best match-figures by any bowler on Test debut. He took 8 for 61 and 8 for 75 against West Indies in 1987–88 Test series.^[14] As of July 2022, Sri Lanka's spin bowler Prabath Jayasuriya is the most recent cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls on debut. He took 6 for 118 and 6 for 59 against Australia during the second Test of the 2022 series between the teams.^[15]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Overs	Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs	Runs conceded
Wkts	Number of wickets taken
Econ	Bowling economy rate (average runs per six balls)
Batsmen	The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result	The result for the bowler's team in that match
†	Bowler selected as "Man of the match"
Drawn	The match was drawn

Note: For the bowling figures, the top line is the first innings bowling figures, and the bottom line is the second innings bowling figures.

List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut

No.	Bowler	Date	Ground	Against	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Frederick Martin	11 August 1890	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Australia	27^[a]	50	6	2.22	Jack Lyons Jack Barrett Billy Murdoch Jack Blackham Harry Trott Percie Charlton	Won^[4]
					30.2^[a]	52	6	2.05	Jack Barrett Jack Lyons Kenneth Burn Charles Turner Harry Trott Hugh Trumble
2	Tom Richardson	24 August 1893	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	Australia	23.4^[a]	49	5	2.47	George Giffen Harry Trott William Bruce Charles Turner Hugh Trumble	Drawn^[5]
					44^[a]	107	5	2.91	George Giffen Bob McLeod William Bruce Syd Gregory Alick Bannerman
3	Clarrie Grimmett	7 February 1925	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	England	11.7^[b]	45	5	2.84	Frank Woolley J. W. Hearne William Whysall Roy Kilner Arthur Gilligan	Won^[6]
					19.4^[b]	37	6	1.42	Jack Hobbs Andy Sandham Patsy Hendren J. W. Hearne William Whysall Herbert Strudwick
4	Charles Marriott	12 August 1933	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	11.5	37	5	3.12	George Headley Cyril Merry Jackie Grant Vincent Valentine Herman Griffith	Won^[7]
					29.2	59	6	2.01	Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Oscar Da Costa Vincent Valentine Ellis Achong Herman Griffith
5	Ken Farnes	8 June 1934	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Australia	40.2	102	5	2.52	Bill Ponsford Bill Woodfull Stan McCabe Arthur Chipperfield Bill O'Reilly	Lost^[9]
					25	77	5	3.08	Bill Woodfull Don Bradman Stan McCabe Len Darling Arthur Chipperfield
6	Hines Johnson	27 March 1948	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	England	34.5	41	5	2.52	Jack Robertson Len Hutton Ken Cranston Jim Laker Maurice Tremlett	Won^[10]
					31	55	5	1.77	Jack Robertson Joe Hardstaff, Jr. Gubby Allen Godfrey Evans Maurice Tremlett
7	Sydney Burke	1 January 1962	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	New Zealand	53.5	128	6	2.37	John Sparling Noel McGregor Murray Chapple Artie Dick Dick Motz Gary Bartlett	Lost^[12]
					27.1	68	5	2.55	Graham Dowling John Sparling John Richard Reid Zin Harris Murray Chapple
8	Bob Massie	22 June 1972	Lord's, London, United Kingdom	England	32.5	84	8	2.55	Geoffrey Boycott Basil D'Oliveira Mike Smith Alan Knott Tony Greig Ray Illingworth John Snow Norman Gifford	Won^[16]
					27.2	53	8	2.38	John Edrich Basil D'Oliveira Tony Greig Alan Knott Ray Illingworth John Snow Mike Smith John Price
9	Narendra Hirwani	11 January 1988	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India	West Indies	18.3	61	8	3.29	Richie Richardson Gus Logie Carl Hooper Viv Richards Clyde Butts Jeff Dujon Winston Davis Courtney Walsh	Won^[17]
					15.2	75	8	4.89	Phil Simmons Desmond Haynes Viv Richards Carl Hooper Jeff Dujon Gus Logie Clyde Butts Winston Davis
10	Praveen Jayawickrama†	3 May 2021	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	32	92	6	2.88	Tamim Iqbal Saif Hassan Mushfiqur Rahim Liton Das Mehidy Hasan Taskin Ahmed	Won^[18]
					32	86	5	2.69	Saif Hassan Najmul Hossain Liton Das Mehidy Hasan Abu Jayed
11	Prabath Jayasuriya†	11 July 2022	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	Australia	36	118	6	3.27	Marnus Labuschagne Travis Head Cameron Green Alex Carey Mitchell Starc Nathan Lyon	Won^[15]
					16	59	6	3.68	Usman Khawaja Marnus Labuschagne Steven Smith Cameron Green Mitchell Starc Mitchell Swepson
Source:^[19] Correct as of 11 July 2022

Notes

1. 5-ball overs were used in this match
2. 8-ball overs were used in this match.

References

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External links

• Five-wicket hauls at Cricinfo