Players
Series
Matches
Statistics
All Rounders
Batting
Bowling
Captaincy
Countries
Dismissals
Fielding
Grounds
Indian Premier League
Matches
Players
Series
Wicket Keeping
World Cup
World Series Cricket
Other...
New and Updated Pages
Milestones
Approaching Milestones
Recent Achievements
Ratings
World XI (Test)
World XI (ODI)
World XI (T20)
Top Ten (Test)
Top Ten (ODI)
Top Ten (T20)
Search
Quiz
Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Miscellaneous
Opening Bowlers both Taking 5 Wickets in Innings
Bowlers
Country
Wickets
Match
Innings
Versus
Ground
J J Ferris
C T B Turner
England
5/71
5/41
25/02/1887
1st
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
G A Lohmann
R Peel
England
5/17
5/18
10/02/1888
1st
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
C T B Turner
J J Ferris
Australia
5/36
5/26
16/07/1888
2nd
England
Lord's
M A Noble
J V Saunders
Australia
5/54
5/43
14/02/1902
2nd
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
G H Hirst
C Blythe
England
5/58
5/58
27/05/1909
2nd
Australia
Edgbaston
F R Foster
S F Barnes
England
5/16
5/25
10/06/1912
1st
South Africa
Lord's
G Geary
W R Hammond
England
5/60
5/36
24/12/1927
2nd
South Africa
Old Wanderers
A V Bedser
F S Trueman
England
5/41
5/48
14/08/1952
1st
India
Kennington Oval
Sikander Bakht
Ehteshamuddin
Pakistan
5/56
5/47
25/12/1979
1st
India
Green Park
Kapil Dev
K D Ghavri
India
5/97
5/107
02/01/1981
1st
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
D K Lillee
T M Alderman
Australia
5/46
5/62
18/06/1981
2nd
England
Trent Bridge
Kapil Dev
S Madan Lal
India
5/70
5/23
27/11/1981
2nd
England
Wankhede Stadium
R J Hadlee
E J Chatfield
New Zealand
5/73
5/63
24/03/1984
1st
Sri Lanka
Colombo Cricket Club Ground
C E L Ambrose
I R Bishop
West Indies
5/35
5/41
06/12/1990
1st
Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Pakistan
5/45
5/22
02/01/1993
2nd
New Zealand
Seddon Park
S M Pollock
A A Donald
South Africa
5/53
5/71
06/08/1998
2nd
England
Headingley
M Ntini
D W Steyn
South Africa
5/51
5/47
15/04/2006
2nd
New Zealand
SuperSport Park
L Embuldeniya*
Ramesh Mendis*
Sri Lanka
5/35
5/66
29/11/2021
2nd
West Indies
Galle International Stadium
No. of Innings = 18
Bowling Records and Statistics Menu
About Us
Feedback
Ask the Statistician
Advertising
Privacy
Disclaimer
Copyright
Links