Most wickets in a debut series

Travis Basevi

12-Aug-2008

Most wickets in a six-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a five-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a four-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a three-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a two-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a one-Test series on debut
Most wickets in a multi-team ODI tournament on debut
Most wickets in a two-team ODI series on debut

Most wickets in a six-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	10	Series	Season
TM Alderman (Aus)	6	1950	893	42	6/135	21.26	4	0	v England	1981
RM Hogg (Aus)	6	1740	527	41	6/74	12.85	5	2	v England	1978/79
DR Doshi (India)	6	1838	630	27	6/103	23.33	2	0	v Australia	1979/80
DG Cork (Eng)	5	1106	661	26	7/43	25.42	1	0	v West Indies	1995
NS Yadav (India)	5	1407	577	24	4/35	24.04	0	0	v Australia	1979/80
PM Such (Eng)	5	1439	541	16	6/67	33.81	1	0	v Australia	1993
DW Headley (Eng)	3	788	444	16	4/72	27.75	0	0	v Australia	1997
Ehteshamuddin (Pak)	3	748	270	14	5/47	19.28	1	0	v India	1979/80
RMH Binny (India)	6	725	399	11	3/53	36.27	0	0	v Pakistan	1979/80
MA Holding (WI)	5	1125	614	10	4/88	61.40	0	0	v Australia	1975/76

Most wickets in a five-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	10	Series	Season
AA Mailey (Aus)	5	1465	946	36	9/121	26.27	4	2	v England	1920/21
CEH Croft (WI)	5	1307	676	33	8/29	20.48	1	0	v Pakistan	1976/77
FR Foster (Eng)	5	1660	692	32	6/91	21.62	3	0	v Australia	1911/12
AS Kennedy (Eng)	5	1683	599	31	5/76	19.32	2	0	v South Africa	1922/23
WW Hall (WI)	5	1330	530	30	6/50	17.66	2	1	v India	1958/59
GB Lawrence (SA)	5	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2	0	v New Zealand	1961/62
WM Clark (Aus)	5	1585	701	28	4/46	25.03	0	0	v India	1977/78
AE Hall (SA)	4	1505	501	27	7/63	18.55	2	1	v England	1922/23
MW Tate (Eng)	5	1304	424	27	6/42	15.70	1	0	v South Africa	1924
WS Lees (Eng)	5	1256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2	0	v South Africa	1905/06

Most wickets in a four-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	10	Series	Season
AL Valentine (WI)	4	2535	674	33	8/104	20.42	2	2	v England	1950
FS Trueman (Eng)	4	718	386	29	8/31	13.31	2	0	v India	1952
S Ramadhin (WI)	4	2267	604	26	6/86	23.23	3	1	v England	1950
W Ferguson (WI)	4	1296	567	23	6/92	24.65	3	1	v England	1947/48
S Venkataraghavan (India)	4	1545	399	21	8/72	19.00	1	1	v New Zealand	1964/65
JC Laker (Eng)	4	1120	548	18	7/103	30.44	1	0	v West Indies	1947/48
W Voce (Eng)	4	1130	584	17	7/70	34.35	1	1	v West Indies	1929/30
GAE Paine (Eng)	4	1044	467	17	5/168	27.47	1	0	v West Indies	1934/35
NGB Cook (Eng)	2	812	275	17	5/35	16.17	2	0	v New Zealand	1983
W Bates (Eng)	4	964	334	16	4/52	20.87	0	0	v Australia	1881/82

Most wickets in a three-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	10	Series	Season
BAW Mendis (SL)	3	979	478	26	6/117	18.38	2	1	v India	2008
AV Bedser (Eng)	3	866	298	24	7/49	12.41	2	2	v India	1946
SR Clark (Aus)	3	708	317	20	5/55	15.85	1	0	v South Africa	2005/06
J Cowie (NZ)	3	839	395	19	6/67	20.78	1	1	v England	1937
FS Ahangama (SL)	3	801	348	18	5/52	19.33	1	0	v India	1985
Shabbir Ahmed (Pak)	3	714	341	17	5/48	20.05	1	0	v Bangladesh	2003
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	3	960	339	16	5/36	21.18	1	0	v New Zealand	1998
RO Collinge (NZ)	3	655	265	15	3/41	17.66	0	0	v Pakistan	1964/65
RJ Shastri (India)	3	882	277	15	5/125	18.46	1	0	v New Zealand	1980/81
BKV Prasad (India)	3	855	375	15	5/76	25.00	1	0	v England	1996

Most wickets in a two-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	10	Series	Season
JJ Ferris (Aus)	2	735	243	18	5/71	13.50	2	0	v England	1886/87
CTB Turner (Aus)	2	719	161	17	6/15	9.47	2	0	v England	1886/87
AG Huckle (Zim)	2	706	371	16	6/109	23.18	2	1	v New Zealand	1997/98
TK Kendall (Aus)	2	563	215	14	7/55	15.35	1	0	v England	1876/77
S Haigh (Eng)	2	404	220	14	6/11	15.71	1	0	v South Africa	1898/99
F Martin (Eng)	1	287	102	12	6/50	8.50	2	1	v Australia	1890
Mohammad Zahid (Pak)	1	246	130	11	7/66	11.81	1	1	v New Zealand	1996/97
CW Henderson (SA)	2	984	353	11	4/143	32.09	0	0	v Zimbabwe	2001/02
VC Drakes (WI)	2	324	155	11	4/61	14.09	0	0	v Bangladesh	2002/03
JDP Oram (NZ)	2	299	130	11	4/41	11.81	0	0	v India	2002/03

Most wickets in a one-Test series on debut
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Series	Season
F Morley (Eng)	1	372	146	8	5/56	18.25	1	v Australia	1880
RP Snell (SA)	1	204	157	8	4/74	19.62	0	v West Indies	1991/92
Arif Butt (Pak)	1	216	118	7	6/89	16.85	1	v Australia	1964/65
PJ Newport (Eng)	1	285	164	7	4/87	23.42	0	v Sri Lanka	1988
WE Bowes (Eng)	1	264	79	6	4/49	13.16	0	v India	1932
M Nissar (India)	1	264	135	6	5/93	22.50	1	v England	1932
ERH Toshack (Aus)	1	174	18	6	4/12	3.00	0	v New Zealand	1945/46
TG Hogan (Aus)	1	218	116	6	5/66	19.33	1	v Sri Lanka	1982/83
AA Donald (SA)	1	270	144	6	4/77	24.00	0	v West Indies	1991/92
Naimur Rahman (Ban)	1	291	154	6	6/132	25.66	1	v India	2000/01

Most wickets in a multi-team ODI tournament on debut
Player	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Series	Season
SE Bond (NZ)	9	21	5/25	16.38	1	VB Series	2001/02
SP Davis (Aus)	12	18	3/10	16.61	0	World Series Cup	1985/86
AIC Dodemaide (Aus)	10	18	5/21	16.05	1	World Series Cup	1987/88
MC Snedden (NZ)	10	17	3/27	21.94	0	World Series Cup	1980/81
BA Reid (Aus)	12	17	5/53	25.17	1	World Series Cup	1985/86
GD McGrath (Aus)	8	16	4/24	17.25	0	World Series	1993/94
B Lee (Aus)	9	16	5/27	20.00	1	Carlton & United Series	1999/00
IK Pathan (India)	10	16	4/24	31.06	0	VB Series	2003/04
DR Doshi (India)	10	15	4/30	20.86	0	World Series Cup	1980/81
CG Rackemann (Aus)	6	15	4/39	16.46	0	World Series Cup	1982/83
CJ McDermott (Aus)	11	15	3/30	32.13	0	World Series Cup	1984/85
SP O'Donnell (Aus)	13	14	2/19	37.35	0	World Series Cup	1984/85
MG Hughes (Aus)	9	14	4/44	22.07	0	World Series	1988/89
DR Gilbert (Aus)	9	13	5/46	28.92	1	World Series Cup	1985/86
SR Gillespie (NZ)	8	13	4/30	20.38	0	World Series Cup	1985/86
JM Anderson (Eng)	9	13	2/23	28.69	0	VB Series	2002/03
Abdul Qadir (Pak)	6	12	5/44	22.00	1	Prudential World Cup	1983
PL Taylor (Aus)	10	12	3/29	28.08	0	World Series Cup	1986/87
P Wilson (Aus)	8	12	3/39	28.66	0	Carlton & United Series	1997/98
R Telemachus (SA)	5	12	4/43	14.50	0	Standard Bank International One-Day Series	1997/98

Most wickets in a two-team ODI series on debut
Player	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Series	Season
SM Pollock (SA)	7	13	4/34	16.30	0	v England	1995/96
TG Southee (NZ)	5	13	4/38	18.23	0	v England	2008
EO Simons (SA)	7	11	2/22	19.36	0	v Australia	1993/94
CEL Ambrose (WI)	3	10	4/35	10.30	0	v Pakistan	1987/88
MJ Hoggard (Eng)	4	10	5/49	13.90	1	v Zimbabwe	2001/02
Saleem Jaffar (Pak)	5	9	3/49	17.88	0	v West Indies	1986/87
AA Donald (SA)	3	9	5/29	13.33	1	v India	1991/92
Harvinder Singh (India)	6	9	3/44	20.44	0	v Pakistan	1997
AJ Hollioake (Eng)	2	8	4/23	8.50	0	v Pakistan	1996
AC Dale (Aus)	7	8	3/18	34.37	0	v South Africa	1996/97
DS Mohanty (India)	6	8	3/15	28.12	0	v Pakistan	1997
FH Edwards (WI)	2	8	6/22	10.25	1	v Zimbabwe	2003/04
M Morkel (Afr)	3	8	3/50	20.75	0	v Asia XI	2007
RA Harper (WI)	5	7	3/34	32.42	0	v India	1983/84
WKM Benjamin (WI)	5	7	3/21	18.85	0	v Pakistan	1986/87
SL Watkin (Eng)	4	7	4/49	27.57	0	v West Indies	1993/94
BC Strang (Zim)	3	7	4/36	10.42	0	v Pakistan	1994/95
CW Henderson (SA)	3	7	4/17	13.57	0	v Zimbabwe	2001/02
JN Snape (Eng)	4	7	3/43	23.85	0	v Zimbabwe	2001/02
LE Plunkett (Eng)	5	7	3/51	37.85	0	v Pakistan	2005/06

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1886: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, Aug 8-11, 2008
• ODI # 2740: Netherlands v Bermuda at Amstelveen, 2nd ODI, Aug 8, 2008
• T20I # 68: Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier final, Aug 5, 2008