In the ongoing 1st Test match between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide, Shamar Joseph in his debut Test went on to take a five-wicket haul against this mighty Aussie side and entered the record books. Here, in this article, we will have a look at a list of bowlers who took five-wicket hauls in their debut Test match for West Indies and more.
List of bowlers to take five-wicket haul for West Indies in their Test debut:
- Hines Johnson - 5/41 & 5/55 vs England in Kingston, 1948
- Alf Valentine - 8/104 vs England in Manchester, 1950
- Jaswick Taylor - 5/109 vs Pakistan in Port of Spain, 1958
- Lester King - 5/46 vs India in Kingston, 1962
- John Shepherd - 5/104 vs England in Manchester, 1969
- Franklyn Rose - 6/100 vs India in Kingston, 1997
- Nehemiah Perry - 5/70 vs Australia in Kingston, 1999
- Fidel Edwards - 5/36 vs Sri Lanka in Kingston, 2003
- Daren Sammy - 7/66 vs England in Manchester, 2007
- Shamar Joseph - 5/94 vs Australia in Adelaide, 2024
Shamar Joseph became the 10th bowler to have taken a five-wicket haul for West Indies in the debut Test match itself. From the above list, we can see only four bowlers from the Caribbean team have achieved this feat on overseas soil which includes Shamar Joseph as well.
