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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of West Indies 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 January 2024, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, with ten of them being taken by West Indian players. They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against five different opponents: four times against England, twice against India and Australia, and once against Pakistan and Sri Lanka each. Of the ten occasions, the West Indies won the match four times, and drew once. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at four different venues, two in the West Indies and two overseas. The most common venue for a West Indies player to achieve the feat is Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, where it has occurred five times. Of the overseas hauls, three occurred at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

Hines Johnson was the first West Indian player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut, taking five wickets for 41 runs against England in 1948. Alf Valentine, Darren Sammy and Franklyn Rose took eight, seven and six wickets respectively, while six others have taken five wickets on their debut. Valentine took eight wickets for 104 runs, the best bowling figures by a West Indian bowler on debut, against England in 1950, at Old Trafford, Manchester. He accumulated 11 wickets for 204 runs in the match. Johnson and Valentine are the only West Indians to have taken ten wickets in a match on debut; Johnson is one of only nine bowlers to take two five-wicket hauls on debut. Amongst the bowlers, Johnson is the most economical, with 1.17 runs per over, and Sammy has the best strike rate. As of 2024, the most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Shamar Joseph, taking five wickets for 94 runs in his debut Test, against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in January, 2024.

Key

Key
Symbol Meaning
Bowler The bowler who took the five-wicket haul
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
† The bowler was selected as man of the match
Date Starting date of the Test match
Ground The Test cricket ground where the match was played
Against The team the bowler was playing against
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in the 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 West Indies team in that match

Five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by West Indian bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Hines Johnson ‡ 27 March 1948 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  England 1 34.5 41 5 1.17 Won
3 31.0 55 5 1.77
2 Alf Valentine ‡ 8 June 1950 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  England 1 50.0 104 8 2.08 Lost
3 Jaswick Taylor 26 March 1958 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Pakistan 2 36.5 109 5 2.95 Lost
4 Lester King 13 April 1962 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  India 2 19.0 46 5 2.42 Won
5 John Shepherd 12 June 1969 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  England 1 58.5 104 5 1.76 Lost
6 Franklyn Rose † 6 March 1997 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  India 2 33.0 100 6 3.03 Drawn
7 Nehemiah Perry 13 March 1999 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Australia 3 26.0 70 5 2.69 Won
8 Fidel Edwards 27 June 2003 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Sri Lanka 1 15.4 36 5 2.29 Won
9 Darren Sammy 7 June 2007 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  England 3 21.3 66 7 3.06 Lost
10 Shamar Joseph 18 January 2024 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  Australia 2 20 94 5 4.70 Lost

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