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

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Vernon Philander has conceded the fewest runs while taking a five-wicket haul.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement.[3][4] As of February 2015, 144 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut,[5] out of which twenty-two were from the South Africa national cricket team.[6] The five-wicket hauls have come against six different opponents, and the South Africans have performed this feat fourteen times against England.[7] Of the twenty-two matches where a South African debutant has taken a five-wicket haul, twelve have ended in defeat, six in victory and the other four in a draw. The five-wicket hauls were taken at ten different venues, with six of them being taken at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.[8]

Albert Rose-Innes was the first South African to take a five-wicket haul on Test cricket debut. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs against England in 1889.[lower-alpha 1] In the second Test of the series, Gobo Ashley took 7 wickets for 95 runs, in what turned out to be his only appearance in Test cricket.[10] When the country was re-admitted to play competitive cricket in 1991, Lance Klusener became the first debutant to take a five-wicket haul.[lower-alpha 2] His 8 wickets for 64 runs against India in November 1996 remain the best bowling figures in an innings by a South African on debut.[lower-alpha 3] Sydney Burke and Alf Hall are the only South African debutants to collect 10 or more wickets in a match as of February 2015.[lower-alpha 4][14] Klusener's figures, along with George Bissett's 5 for 37 runs, were included among the "Top 100 Bowling performances of all time" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002.[15] Kyle Abbott is the most recent South African cricketer to achieve this feat. His figures of 7 wickets for 29 runs against Pakistan in February 2013 are second only to Klusener's among his countrymen.[6]

Key

  • Date – Starting date of the match
  • 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 South African team in that match.
  • dagger – The bowler was selected "Man of the match".
  • double-dagger – The bowler took 10 wickets or more in the match.

Five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by South African bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Albert Rose-Innes 12 March 1889 Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  England 1 18.0 43 5 3.58 Lost[16]
2 Gobo Ashley 25 March 1889 Newlands, Cape Town  England 1 43.1 95 7 3.29 Lost[17]
3 Bonnor Middleton 13 February 1896 Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  England 1 25.4 64 5 2.97 Lost[18]
4 George Rowe 2 March 1896 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg  England 1 49.0 115 5 2.81 Lost[19]
5 Alf Hall double-dagger 1 January 1923 Newlands, Cape Town  England 2 37.3 63 7 1.68 Lost[20]
6 George Parker 14 June 1924 Edgbaston, Birmingham  England 1 37.0 152 6 4.10 Lost[21]
7 Henry Promnitz 24 December 1927 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg  England 1 37.0 58 5 1.56 Lost[22]
8 George Bissett 31 December 1927 Newlands, Cape Town  England 1 17.0 37 5 2.17 Lost[23]
9 Sandy Bell 29 June 1929 Lord's, London  England 1 30.4 99 6 3.22 Drawn[24]
10 Norman Gordon 24 December 1938 Old Wanderers, Johannesburg  England 1 33.4 103 5 2.30 Drawn[25]
11 Lindsay Tuckett 7 June 1947 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 1 37.0 68 5 1.83 Drawn[26]
12 Cuan McCarthy 16 December 1948 Kingsmead, Durban  England 2 12.0 43 6 2.68 Lost[27]
13 Michael Melle 10 February 1950 Ellis Park, Johannesburg  Australia 1 33.0 113 5 2.56 Drawn[28]
14 David Ironside 24 December 1953 Ellis Park, Johannesburg  New Zealand 1 19.0 51 5 2.01 Won[29]
15 Peter Heine 23 June 1955 Lord's, London  England 1 25.0 60 5 2.40 Lost[30]
16 Peter Pollock 8 December 1961 Kingsmead, Durban  New Zealand 2 20.3 38 6 1.85 Won[31]
17 Sydney Burke double-dagger 1 January 1962 Newlands, Cape Town  New Zealand 1 53.5 128 6 2.37 Lost[32]
18 Lance Klusener 27 November 1996 Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India 2 19.0 64 8 1.73 Won[33]
19 Charl Langeveldt 2 January 2005 Newlands, Cape Town  England 1 16.0 46 5 2.87 Won[34]
20 Vernon Philander dagger 9 November 2011 Newlands, Cape Town  Australia 2 7.0 15 5 2.14 Won[35]
21 Marchant de Lange 26 December 2011 Kingsmead, Durban  Sri Lanka 1 23.2 81 7 3.47 Lost[36]
22 Kyle Abbott dagger 22 February 2013 SuperSport Park, Centurion  Pakistan 1 11.4 29 7 2.48 Won[37]

Notes

  1. ↑ The match marked his debut in first-class cricket.[9]
  2. ↑ The International Cricket Council had suspended South Africa in 1970 because of the government's apartheid policy.[11][12]
  3. ↑ As of February 2015, the figures are the fourth-best by any bowler on debut.[13]
  4. ↑ Hall's figures of 11 wickets for 112 runs are the best bowling figures in a match by a South Africa debutant.[6]

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