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

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

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 January 2016, 145 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match. Of these, nine cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including four England players, two Australians, two Indians and one West Indian.

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. 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. 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. 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. Despite his bowling performance, Marriott never played Test cricket again.

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. 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. 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.

As of August 2015, India's spin bowler Narendra Hirwani is the most recent cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls on debut. He took 8 for 61 and 8 for 75 against the West Indies during the fourth Test of the 1987–88 series between the teams. This is also the best match-figures by any bowler on Test debut.

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	August 11, 1890	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	Australia	27	50	6	2.22	Jack Lyons Jack Barrett Billy Murdoch Jack Blackham Harry Trott Percie Charlton	Won
					30.2	52	6	2.05	Jack Barrett Jack Lyons Kenneth Burn Charles Turner Harry Trott Hugh Trumble
2	Tom Richardson	August 24, 1893	Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom	Australia	23.4	49	5	2.47	George Giffen Harry Trott William Bruce Charles Turner Hugh Trumble	Drawn
					44	107	5	2.91	George Giffen Bob McLeod William Bruce Syd Gregory Alick Bannerman
3	Clarrie Grimmett	February 7, 1925	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	England	11.7	45	5	2.84	Frank Woolley J. W. Hearne William Whysall Roy Kilner Arthur Gilligan	Won
					19.4	37	6	1.42	Jack Hobbs Andy Sandham Patsy Hendren J. W. Hearne William Whysall Herbert Strudwick
4	Charles Marriott	August 12, 1933	The Oval, London, United Kingdom	West Indies	11.5	37	5	3.12	George Headley Cyril Merry Jackie Grant Vincent Valentine Herman Griffith	Drawn
					29.2	59	6	2.01	Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Oscar Da Costa Vincent Valentine Ellis Achong Herman Griffith
5	Ken Farnes	June 8, 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
					25	77	5	3.08	Bill Woodfull Don Bradman Stan McCabe Len Darling Arthur Chipperfield
6	Hines Johnson	March 27, 1948	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	England	34.5	41	5	2.52	Jack Robertson Len Hutton Ken Cranston Jim Laker Maurice Tremlett	Won
					31	55	5	1.77	Jack Robertson Joe Hardstaff, Jr. Gubby Allen Godfrey Evans Maurice Tremlett
7	Sydney Burke	January 1, 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
					27.1	68	5	2.55	Graham Dowling John Sparling John Richard Reid Zin Harris Murray Chapple
8	Bob Massie	June 22, 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
					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	January 11, 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
					15.2	75	8	4.89	Phil Simmons Desmond Haynes Viv Richards Carl Hooper Jeff Dujon Gus Logie Clyde Butts Winston Davis
Source: Correct as of 5 January 2016

External links

• Five-wicket hauls at Cricinfo