Australia's Jason Krejza became only the fourth bowler to take eight wickets in the first innings in his debut Test.
The following table lists bowlers with best performances in debut innings:
|
Bowler |
Wkts |
Runs |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
|
RAL Massie (Aus) |
8 |
53 |
v England |
Lord's |
1972 |
|
ND Hirwani (Ind) |
8 |
61 |
v West Indies |
Chennai |
1987-88 |
|
AL Valentine (WI) |
8 |
104 |
v England |
Manchester |
1950 |
|
JJ Krejza (Aus) |
8 |
215 |
v India |
Nagpur |
2008-09 |
|
JK Lever (Eng) |
7 |
46 |
v India |
Delhi |
1976-77
|
Most expensive figures on Test debut
Krejza's figures are also the most expensive by any bowler making his Test debut. The details:
|
Bowler |
Runs |
Wkts |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
|
JJ Krejza (Aus) |
215 |
8 |
v India |
Nagpur |
2008-09 |
|
OAC Banks (WI) |
204 |
3 |
v Australia |
Bridgetown |
2003 |
|
NM Kulkarni (Ind) |
195 |
1 |
v Sri Lanka |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
|
UDU Chandana (SL) |
179 |
6 |
v Pakistan |
Dhaka |
1998-99 |
|
RB Desai (Ind) |
169 |
4 |
v West Indies |
Delhi |
1958-59 |
|
GF Cresswell (NZ) |
168 |
6 |
v England |
The Oval |
1949 |
|
Surendranath (Ind) |
168 |
2 |
v West Indies |
Kolkata |
1958-59 |