List of cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
[4] This comprises 52 of them being taken by England cricketers, 34 by Australia, 25 by South Africa, 12 by Pakistan, 10 by West Indies, 10 by New Zealand, 9 by India, 8 by Bangladesh, 6 by Sri Lanka, 2 by Zimbabwe, and 2 by Afghanistan.
English cricketer Fred Martin was the first player to do so whereas England's Gus Atkinson is the latest bowler to take two five-wicket hauls on debut.
[15][17] As of 2018, eight Bangladeshi Test cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against four different opponents: five times against the West Indies, and once against India, Zimbabwe and England each.
Naimur Rahman was the first Bangladeshi player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut; he took six wickets for 132 runs against India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka in November 2000.
The feat was most recently achieved by Nayeem Hasan against the West Indies at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong in November 2018, taking five wickets for 61 runs.
[18] The best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler on debut was achieved by Sohag Gazi, against the West Indies at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka in November 2012; he took six wickets for 74 runs.
As of 2021, nine Indian Test cricketers have taken five-wicket haul on debut against four different opponents: three times against Australia and West Indies each, twice against England, and once against Pakistan.
[23] Mohammad Nissar was the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut; he took five wickets for 93 runs against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground, London in June 1932.
[24] Narendra Hirwani's eight wickets for 61 runs against West Indies at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras in January 1988, are the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler on Test debut.
William O’Rourke is the latest cricketer to achieve this feat for New Zealand; he took five wickets for 34 runs against South Africa at the Seddon Park in Hamilton, in February 2024.
[25] As of 2021, fourteen Pakistani Test cricketers have taken five-wicket haul on debut against seven different opponents: three times against New Zealand and Australia, twice against South Africa, and once against Bangladesh, England, India, and Zimbabwe each.
[28] As of 2024, seven Sri Lanka cricketers, Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, Upul Chandana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Prabath Jayasuriya and Nishan Peiris have taken five wicket hauls on their Test debuts.
Kuruppuarachchi took five wickets at Colombo Cricket Club Ground in 1986 whereas Chandana's fifer came during the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.
[29] As of 2014, ten Test cricketers from the West Indies have taken five-wicket haul on debut against five different opponents: four times against England, twice against India and Australia, and once each against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
[30] Hines Johnson was the first West Indian player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut; he took five wickets for 41 runs against England in March 1948.
