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

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.

## Key

| 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 bowlers :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | Alfred Shaw | 15 March 1877 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | 2 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 1.67 | Nat Thomson Tom Garrett Bransby Cooper Jack Blackham Dave Gregory | Lost |
| 2 | Fred Morley | 6 September 1880 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | Australia | 3 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 2.62 | Alec Bannerman Jim Slight Jack Blackham Percy McDonnell Joey Palmer | Won |
| 3 | Bobby Peel | 12 December 1884 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | 3 | 40.1 | 51 | 5 | 1.90 | Jack Blackham Billy Murdoch Tup Scott George Giffen George Alexander | Won |
| 4 | C. Aubrey Smith | 12 March 1889 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 13.2 | 19 | 5 | 2.11 | Bernard Tancred Robert Stewart Fred Smith Charlie Finlason Gus Kempis | Won |
| 5 | Frederick Martin ‡ | 11 August 1890 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | Jack Lyons Jack Barrett Billy Murdoch Jack Blackham Harry Trott Percie Charlton | Won |
| 5 | Frederick Martin ‡ | 11 August 1890 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | Australia | 3 | 30.2 | 52 | 6 | 2.05 | Jack Barrett Jack Lyons Kenny Burn Charles Turner Harry Trott Hugh Trumble | Won |
| 6 | Bill Lockwood | 17 July 1893 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | Australia | 2 | 45 | 101 | 6 | 2.69 | Jack Lyons George Giffen Alec Bannerman Bob McLeod Harry Trott Syd Gregory | Drawn |
| 7 | Tom Richardson ‡ | 24 August 1893 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 23.4 | 49 | 5 | 2.47 | George Giffen Harry Trott William Bruce Charles Turner Hugh Trumble | Drawn |
| 7 | Tom Richardson ‡ | 24 August 1893 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | Australia | 3 | 44 | 107 | 5 | 2.91 | George Giffen Bob McLeod William Bruce Syd Gregory Alec Bannerman | Drawn |
| 8 | Christopher Heseltine | 2 March 1896 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 4 | 16.2 | 38 | 5 | 2.78 | Thomas Routledge Robert Poore Baberton Halliwell Charlie Llewellyn George Rowe | Won |
| 9 | Bill Bradley | 17 July 1899 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | Australia | 2 | 33 | 67 | 5 | 2.43 | Frank Laver Bill Howell Jack Worrall Hugh Trumble Frank Iredale | Drawn |
| 10 | Sydney Barnes | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 2 | 35.1 | 65 | 5 | 1.84 | Victor Trumper Clem Hill Charlie McLeod Joe Darling Ernie Jones | Drawn |
| 11 | Len Braund | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 3 | 28.4 | 61 | 5 | 2.12 | Joe Darling Clem Hill Frank Laver Syd Gregory Ernie Jones | Drawn |
| 12 | Arnold Warren | 3 July 1905 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | Australia | 2 | 19.2 | 57 | 5 | 2.94 | Victor Trumper Monty Noble Joe Darling Warwick Armstrong Frank Laver | Drawn |
| 13 | Walter Lees | 2 January 1906 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 23.1 | 34 | 5 | 1.46 | Louis Tancred Maitland Hathorn Gordan White Jimmy Sinclair Percy Sherwell | Lost |
| 14 | Douglas Carr | 9 August 1909 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 34 | 146 | 5 | 4.29 | Syd Gregory Monty Noble Warwick Armstrong Tibby Cotter Sammy Carter | Drawn |
| 15 | George Simpson-Hayward | 1 January 1910 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | Billy Zulch Jimmy Sinclair Mick Commaille Reggie Schwarz Aubrey Faulkner Bert Vogler | Lost |
| 16 | Frank Foster | 15 December 1911 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 3 | 31.3 | 92 | 5 | 2.92 | Warren Bardsley Clem Hill Warwick Armstrong Ranji Hordern Sammy Carter | Lost |
| 17 | George Macaulay | 1 January 1923 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 37 | 64 | 5 | 1.64 | Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor William Ling William Brann Cyril Francois | Won |
| 18 | Wally Hammond | 24 December 1927 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 21.2 | 36 | 5 | 1.68 | Jacobus Duminy Bob Catterall Herbie Taylor Cyril Vincent Henry Promnitz | Won |
| 19 | Maurice Allom | 10 January 1930 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 2.00 | Stewie Dempster Tom Lowry Ken James Ted Badcock Bill Merritt | Won |
| 20 | James Langridge | 22 July 1933 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | West Indies | 3 | 17 | 56 | 7 | 3.29 | Clifford Roach George Headley Teddy Hoad Archie Wiles Jackie Grant Ellis Achong Baron Constantine | Drawn |
| 21 | Charles Marriott ‡ | 12 August 1933 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | West Indies | 2 | 11.5 | 37 | 5 | 3.12 | George Headley Cyril Merry Jackie Grant Vincent Valentine Herman Griffith | Won |
| 21 | Charles Marriott ‡ | 12 August 1933 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | West Indies | 3 | 29.2 | 59 | 6 | 2.01 | Clifford Roach Ben Sealey Oscar Da Costa Vincent Valentine Ellis Achong Herman Griffith | Won |
| 22 | Ken Farnes ‡ | 8 June 1934 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 40.2 | 102 | 5 | 2.52 | Bill Ponsford Bill Woodfull Stan McCabe Arthur Chipperfield Bill O'Reilly | Lost |
| 22 | Ken Farnes ‡ | 8 June 1934 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | Australia | 3 | 25 | 77 | 5 | 3.08 | Bill Woodfull Donald Bradman Stan McCabe Len Darling Arthur Chipperfield | Lost |
| 23 | Jim Smith | 8 January 1935 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2.00 | Rolph Grant Manny Martindale Ellis Achong Cyril Christiani Leslie Hylton | Won |
| 24 | Reg Perks | 3 March 1939 | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 41 | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Eric Rowan Pieter van der Bijl Ken Viljoen Dudley Nourse Ronnie Grieveson | Drawn |
| 25 | Bill Copson | 24 June 1939 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | West Indies | 1 | 41 | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Rolph Grant Bam Bam Weekes Baron Constantine George Headley Ivan Barrow | Won |
| 26 | Alec Bedser ‡ | 22 June 1946 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | India | 1 | 29.1 | 49 | 7 | 1.68 | Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath Vijay Hazare Nawab of Pataudi Snr Dattaram Hindlekar C.S. Nayudu Sadu Shinde | Won |
| 27 | Dick Pollard | 20 July 1946 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | India | 2 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0.88 | Mushtaq Ali Abdul Kardar Vinoo Mankad Vijay Merchant Lala Amarnath | Won |
| 28 | Jim Laker | 21 January 1948 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies | 1 | 37 | 103 | 7 | 2.78 | Clyde Walcott George Headley Gerry Gomez Robert Christiani Foffie Williams Wilfred Ferguson Berkeley Gaskin | Drawn |
| 29 | Trevor Bailey | 11 June 1949 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | New Zealand | 2 | 32.3 | 118 | 6 | 3.63 | Verdun Scott Merv Wallace Walter Hadlee Martin Donnelly Harry Cave Frank Mooney | Drawn |
| 30 | Bob Berry | 8 June 1950 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | West Indies | 2 | 31.5 | 63 | 5 | 1.97 | Allan Rae Frank Worrell Clyde Walcott Robert Christiani Alf Valentine | Won |
| 31 | Bob Appleyard | 1 July 1954 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | Pakistan | 1 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 3.00 | Hanif Mohammad Maqsood Ahmed Waqar Hasan Imtiaz Ahmed Khalid Hasan | Won |
| 32 | Len Coldwell | 21 June 1962 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | Pakistan | 3 | 41 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Hanif Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Nasim-ul-Ghani Javed Burki Imtiaz Ahmed Mahmood Hussain | Won |
| 33 | David Larter | 16 August 1962 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | Pakistan | 2 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 2.28 | Ijaz Butt Mushtaq Mohammad Javed Burki Wallis Mathias Hanif Mohammad | Won |
| 34 | Ken Shuttleworth | 27 November 1970 | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | 3 | 17.5 | 47 | 5 | 2.00 | Keith Stackpole Rod Marsh Terry Jenner John Gleeson Graham McKenzie | Drawn |
| 35 | Phil Edmonds | 14 August 1975 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | Australia | 2 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1.40 | Greg Chappell Ross Edwards Ian Chappell Max Walker Doug Walters | Drawn |
| 36 | John Lever ‡ | 17 December 1976 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India | India | 2 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 2.00 | Anshuman Gaekwad Mohinder Amarnath Gundappa Viswanath Srinivas Venkataraghavan Brijesh Patel Sunil Gavaskar Syed Kirmani | Won |
| 37 | Ian Botham | 28 July 1977 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 20 | 74 | 5 | 3.70 | Greg Chappell Doug Walters Rod Marsh Max Walker Jeff Thomson | Won |
| 38 | Nick Cook | 11 August 1983 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | New Zealand | 2 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1.34 | Geoff Howarth Bruce Edgar Jeremy Coney John Bracewell Richard Hadlee | Won |
| 39 | Neil Mallender | 23 July 1992 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | Pakistan | 3 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 2.17 | Aamer Sohail Asif Mujtaba Javed Miandad Moin Khan Waqar Younis | Won |
| 40 | Peter Such | 3 June 1993 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | Australia | 1 | 33.3 | 67 | 6 | 2.00 | David Boon Mark Taylor Steve Waugh Allan Border Brendon Julian Merv Hughes | Lost |
| 41 | Dominic Cork † | 22 June 1995 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | West Indies | 4 | 19.3 | 43 | 7 | 2.20 | Jimmy Adams Richie Richardson Keith Arthurton Ottis Gibson Sherwin Campbell Curtly Ambrose Courtney Walsh | Won |
| 42 | James Anderson | 22 May 2003 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | Zimbabwe | 2 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 4.56 | Mark Vermeulen Heath Streak Travis Friend Andy Blignaut Douglas Hondo | Won |
| 43 | Richard Johnson † | 5 June 2003 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom | Zimbabwe | 2 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 2.75 | Mark Vermeulen Stuart Carlisle Sean Ervine Travis Friend Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu | Won |
| 44 | James Kirtley † | 14 August 2003 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | South Africa | 4 | 16.2 | 34 | 6 | 2.08 | Graeme Smith Jacques Rudolph Neil McKenzie Andrew Hall Paul Adams Mark Boucher | Won |
| 45 | Graham Onions | 6 May 2009 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | West Indies | 2 | 9.3 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | Lendl Simmons Jerome Taylor Sulieman Benn Denesh Ramdin Lionel Baker | Won |
| 46 | Adil Rashid | 13 October 2015 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Pakistan | 3 | 15.5 | 64 | 5 | 3.39 | Younis Khan Asad Shafiq Sarfraz Ahmed Zulfiqar Babar Imran Khan | Drawn |
| 47 | Toby Roland-Jones | 27 July 2017 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | South Africa | 2 | 16.4 | 57 | 5 | 3.42 | Dean Elgar Heino Kuhn Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock Temba Bavuma | Won |
| 48 | Will Jacks | 1 December 2022 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 40.3 | 161 | 6 | 3.97 | Abdullah Shafique Babar Azam Agha Salman Naseem Shah Zahid Mahmood Haris Rauf | Won |
| 49 | Rehan Ahmed | 17 December 2022 | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 14.5 | 48 | 5 | 3.23 | Babar Azam Mohammad Rizwan Saud Shakeel Mohammad Wasim Agha Salman | Won |
| 50 | Josh Tongue | 3 June 2023 | Lords, London, United Kingdom | Ireland | 3 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 3.14 | Peter Moor Andrew Balbirnie Paul Stirling Harry Tector Fionn Hand | Won |
| 51 | Tom Hartley | 25 January 2024 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India | India | 4 | 26.2 | 62 | 7 | 2.35 | Rohit Sharma Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill Axar Patel Srikar Bharat Ravichandran Ashwin Mohammed Siraj | Won |
| 52 | Gus Atkinson † | 10 July 2024 | Lord's, London, England | West Indies | 1 | 12 | 45 | 7 | 3.75 | Kraigg Brathwaite Kirk McKenzie Alick Athanaze Jason Holder Joshua Da Silva Alzarri Joseph Shamar Joseph | Won |
| 52 | Gus Atkinson † | 10 July 2024 | Lord's, London, England | West Indies | 3 | 14 | 61 | 5 | 4.35 | Kavem Hodge Jason Holder Alzarri Joseph Shamar Joseph Jayden Seales | Won |