In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. As of 2024, 174 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, with 52 of them being England players. Alfred Shaw was the first Englishman to take a five-wicket haul at Test debut. He took five wickets for 38 runs in the first Test in history, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877, but could not prevent England's defeat. Two Australian bowlers also picked up fifers in the same match. The most recent Englishman to achieve the feat was Gus Atkinson, who took seven wickets for 45 runs against West Indies at Lord's in July 2024. Dominic Cork's seven wickets for 43 runs against West Indies in the second Test of the 1995 series are the best bowling figures for an Englishman on debut.

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Symbol Meaning Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings Runs Runs conceded Wkts Number of wickets taken Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul Result The result for the England team in that match Bowler selected as "Man of the match" 10 wickets or more taken in the match Drawn The match was drawn

Five-wicket hauls

+ Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by English bowlersNo. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Australia Nat Thomson Tom Garrett Bransby Cooper Jack Blackham Dave Gregory Lost 2 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia Alec Bannerman Jim Slight Jack Blackham Percy McDonnell Joey Palmer Won 3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Australia Jack Blackham Billy Murdoch Tup Scott George Giffen George Alexander Won 4 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Africa Bernard Tancred Robert Stewart Fred Smith Charlie Finlason Gus Kempis Won 5 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Australia Jack Lyons Jack Barrett Billy Murdoch Jack Blackham Harry Trott Percie Charlton Won Jack Barrett Jack Lyons Kenny Burn Charles Turner Harry Trott Hugh Trumble 6 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Australia Jack Lyons George Giffen Alec Bannerman Bob McLeod Harry Trott Syd Gregory Drawn 7 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia George Giffen Harry Trott William Bruce Charles Turner Hugh Trumble Drawn George Giffen Bob McLeod William Bruce Syd Gregory Alec Bannerman 8 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Thomas Routledge Robert Poore Baberton Halliwell Charlie Llewellyn George Rowe Won 9 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Australia Frank Laver Bill Howell Jack Worrall Hugh Trumble Frank Iredale Drawn 10 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Victor Trumper Clem Hill Charlie McLeod Joe Darling Ernie Jones Drawn 11 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Joe Darling Clem Hill Frank Laver Syd Gregory Ernie Jones Drawn 12 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Victor Trumper Monty Noble Joe Darling Warwick Armstrong Frank Laver Drawn 13 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Louis Tancred Maitland Hathorn Gordan White Jimmy Sinclair Percy Sherwell Lost 14 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Syd Gregory Monty Noble Warwick Armstrong Tibby Cotter Sammy Carter Drawn 15 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa Billy Zulch Jimmy Sinclair Mick Commaille Reggie Schwarz Aubrey Faulkner Bert Vogler Lost 16 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Warren Bardsley Clem Hill Warwick Armstrong Ranji Hordern Sammy Carter Lost 17 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor William Ling William Brann Cyril Francois Won 18 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Jacobus Duminy Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor Cyril Vincent Henry Promnitz Won 19 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Stewie Dempster Tom Lowry Ken James Ted Badcock Bill Merritt Won 20 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Clifford Roach George Headley Teddy Hoad Archie Wiles Jackie Grant Ellis Achong Baron Constantine Drawn 21 The Oval, London, United Kingdom George Headley Cyril Merry Jackie Grant Vincent Valentine Herman GriffithWon Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Oscar Da Costa Vincent Valentine Ellis Achong Herman Griffith22 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Bill Ponsford Bill Woodfull Stan McCabe Arthur Chipperfield Bill O'ReillyLost Bill Woodfull Donald Bradman Stan McCabe Len Darling Arthur Chipperfield 23 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Rolph Grant Manny Martindale Ellis Achong Cyril Christiani Leslie Hylton Won 24 Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Eric Rowan Pieter van der Bijl Ken Viljoen Dudley Nourse Ronnie Grieveson Drawn 25 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Rolph Grant Bam Bam Weekes Baron Constantine George Headley Ivan Barrow Won 26 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath Vijay Hazare Nawab of Pataudi Snr Dattaram Hindlekar C.S. Nayudu Sadu Shinde Won 27 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Mushtaq Ali Abdul Kardar Vinoo Mankad Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath Won 28 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Clyde Walcott George Headley Gerry Gomez Robert Christiani Foffie Williams Wilfred Ferguson Berkeley Gaskin Drawn 29 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Verdun Scott Merv Wallace Walter Hadlee Martin Donnelly Harry Cave Frank Mooney Drawn 30 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom Allan Rae Frank Worrell Clyde Walcott Robert Christiani Alf Valentine Won 31 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Hanif Mohammad Maqsood Ahmed Waqar Hasan Imtiaz Ahmed Khalid Hasan Won 32 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Hanif Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Nasim-ul-Ghani Javed Burki Imtiaz Ahmed Mahmood Hussain Won 33 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Ijaz Butt Mushtaq Mohammad Javed Burki Wallis Mathias Hanif Mohammad Won 34 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Keith Stackpole Rod Marsh Terry Jenner John Gleeson Graham McKenzie Drawn 35 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Greg Chappell Ross Edwards Ian Chappell Max Walker Doug Walters Drawn 36 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India Anshuman Gaekwad Mohinder Amarnath Gundappa Viswanath Srinivas Venkataraghavan Brijesh Patel Sunil Gavaskar Syed Kirmani Won 37 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Greg Chappell Doug Walters Rod Marsh Max Walker Jeff Thomson Won 38 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Geoff Howarth Bruce Edgar Jeremy Coney John Bracewell Richard Hadlee Won 39 Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom Aamer Sohail Asif Mujtaba Javed Miandad Moin Khan Waqar Younis Won 40 Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom David Boon Mark Taylor Steve Waugh Allan Border Brendon Julian Merv Hughes Lost 41 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Jimmy Adams Richie Richardson Keith Arthurton Ottis Gibson Sherwin Campbell Curtly Ambrose Courtney Walsh Won 42 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Mark Vermeulen Heath Streak Travis Friend Andy Blignaut Douglas Hondo Won 43 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom Mark Vermeulen Stuart Carlisle Sean Ervine Travis Friend Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu Won 44 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom Graeme Smith Jacques Rudolph Neil McKenzie Andrew Hall Paul Adams Mark Boucher Won 45 Lord's, London, United Kingdom Lendl Simmons Jerome Taylor Sulieman Benn Denesh Ramdin Lionel Baker Won 46 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Younis Khan Asad Shafiq Sarfraz Ahmed Zulfiqar Babar Imran Khan Drawn 47 The Oval, London, United Kingdom Dean Elgar Heino Kuhn Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock Temba Bavuma Won 48 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Abdullah Shafique Babar Azam Agha Salman Naseem Shah Zahid Mahmood Haris Rauf Won 49 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Babar Azam Mohammad Rizwan Saud Shakeel Mohammad Wasim Agha Salman Won 50 Lords, London, United Kingdom Peter Moor Andrew Balbirnie Paul Stirling Harry Tector Fionn Hand Won 51 Tom Hartley Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India Rohit Sharma Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill Axar Patel Srikar Bharat Ravichandran Ashwin Mohammed Siraj Won52 10 July 2024Lord's, London, England1124573.75Kraigg Brathwaite Kirk McKenzie Alick Athanaze Jason Holder Joshua Da Silva Alzarri Joseph Shamar JosephWon3146154.35Kavem Hodge Jason Holder Alzarri Joseph Shamar Joseph Jayden Seales

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