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Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Scorecard
GA Lohmann (Eng) v South Africa Johannesburg 2 Mar 1896 5 Jul 1886 9y 241d 16 Test # 48
CTB Turner (Aus) v England Sydney 1 Feb 1895 28 Jan 1887 8y 4d 17 Test # 45
SF Barnes (Eng) v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912 13 Dec 1901 10y 72d 17 Test # 120
CV Grimmett (Aus) v West Indies Brisbane 16 Jan 1931 27 Feb 1925 5y 323d 17 Test # 203
C Blythe (Eng) v South Africa Cape Town 11 Mar 1910 13 Dec 1901 8y 88d 19 Test # 110
AL Valentine (WI) v England Georgetown 24 Feb 1954 8 Jun 1950 3y 261d 19 Test # 384
AME Roberts (WI) v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976 6 Mar 1974 2y 138d 19 Test # 780
IT Botham (Eng) v India Lord's 2 Aug 1979 28 Jul 1977 2y 5d 19 Test # 852
Saeed Ajmal (Pak) v England Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012 4 Jul 2009 2y 205d 19 Test # 2032
R Peel (Eng) v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1896 12 Dec 1884 11y 242d 20 Test # 52
MW Tate (Eng) v Australia Sydney 14 Dec 1928 14 Jun 1924 4y 183d 20 Test # 177
WJ O'Reilly (Aus) v England Melbourne 1 Jan 1937 29 Jan 1932 4y 338d 20 Test # 257
WW Hall (WI) v India Kingston 7 Mar 1962 28 Nov 1958 3y 99d 20 Test # 526
EAS Prasanna (India) v Australia Delhi 28 Nov 1969 10 Jan 1962 7y 322d 20 Test # 667
Waqar Younis (Pak) v New Zealand Hamilton 2 Jan 1993 15 Nov 1989 3y 48d 20 Test # 1207
DW Steyn (SA) v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008 17 Dec 2004 3y 74d 20 Test # 1865
Mohammad Asif (Pak) v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010 2 Jan 2005 5y 208d 20 Test # 1967
J Garner (WI) v Pakistan Multan 30 Dec 1980 18 Feb 1977 3y 316d 21 Test # 892
CEH Croft (WI) v England Port of Spain 13 Feb 1981 18 Feb 1977 3y 361d 21 Test # 896
IR Bishop (WI) v England Birmingham 6 Jul 1995 25 Mar 1989 6y 103d 21 Test # 1300
A Kumble (India) v New Zealand Bangalore 18 Oct 1995 9 Aug 1990 5y 70d 21 Test # 1308
SCG MacGill (Aus) v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003 30 Jan 1998 5y 79d 21 Test # 1639
WA Johnston (Aus) v West Indies Adelaide 22 Dec 1951 28 Nov 1947 4y 24d 22 Test # 343
HJ Tayfield (SA) v England The Oval 13 Aug 1955 24 Dec 1949 5y 232d 22 Test # 412
SP Gupte (India) v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958 30 Dec 1951 6y 333d 22 Test # 459
Fazal Mahmood (Pak) v West Indies Karachi 20 Feb 1959 16 Oct 1952 6y 127d 22 Test # 469
BS Chandrasekhar (India) v England Chennai 12 Jan 1973 21 Jan 1964 8y 357d 22 Test # 708
DK Lillee (Aus) v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975 29 Jan 1971 4y 303d 22 Test # 764
JR Thomson (Aus) v England The Oval 25 Aug 1977 29 Dec 1972 4y 239d 22 Test # 808
AA Donald (SA) v England Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995 18 Apr 1992 3y 226d 22 Test # 1315
PP Ojha (India) v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013 24 Nov 2009 3y 118d 22 Test # 2085
MH Mankad (India) v Pakistan Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952 22 Jun 1946 6y 144d 23 Test # 357
GD McKenzie (Aus) v Pakistan Melbourne 4 Dec 1964 22 Jun 1961 3y 165d 23 Test # 570
DL Underwood (Eng) v New Zealand Auckland 5 Mar 1971 30 Jun 1966 4y 248d 23 Test # 682
AA Mallett (Aus) v England Sydney 4 Jan 1975 22 Aug 1968 6y 135d 23 Test # 751
SK Warne (Aus) v South Africa Adelaide 28 Jan 1994 2 Jan 1992 2y 26d 23 Test # 1246
GD McGrath (Aus) v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1996 12 Nov 1993 3y 44d 23 Test # 1346
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999 8 Sep 1995 4y 71d 23 Test # 1469
SJ Harmison (Eng) v West Indies The Oval 19 Aug 2004 8 Aug 2002 2y 11d 23 Test # 1712
Danish Kaneria (Pak) v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2005 29 Nov 2000 4y 34d 23 Test # 1731
MG Johnson (Aus) v England Lord's 16 Jul 2009 8 Nov 2007 1y 250d 23 Test # 1925
GP Swann (Eng) v Pakistan The Oval 18 Aug 2010 11 Dec 2008 1y 250d 23 Test # 1970
GAR Lock (Eng) v New Zealand Manchester 24 Jul 1958 17 Jul 1952 6y 7d 24 Test # 457
LR Gibbs (WI) v Australia Georgetown 14 Apr 1965 5 Feb 1958 7y 68d 24 Test # 588
PM Pollock (SA) v Australia Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967 8 Dec 1961 5y 78d 24 Test # 617
MHN Walker (Aus) v West Indies Sydney 3 Jan 1976 29 Dec 1972 3y 5d 24 Test # 767
JN Gillespie (Aus) v England Nottingham 2 Aug 2001 29 Nov 1996 4y 246d 24 Test # 1554
J Briggs (Eng) v Australia Sydney 1 Feb 1895 12 Dec 1884 10y 51d 25 Test # 45
S Ramadhin (WI) v New Zealand Dunedin 3 Feb 1956 8 Jun 1950 5y 240d 25 Test # 421
FS Trueman (Eng) v New Zealand Christchurch 27 Feb 1959 5 Jun 1952 6y 267d 25 Test # 470
NAT Adcock (SA) v New Zealand Johannesburg 2 Feb 1962 11 Dec 1953 8y 53d 25 Test # 523
RJ Hadlee (NZ) v Pakistan Napier 16 Feb 1979 2 Feb 1973 6y 14d 25 Test # 847
N Kapil Dev (India) v Pakistan Kolkata 29 Jan 1980 16 Oct 1978 1y 105d 25 Test # 871
MA Holding (WI) v England Port of Spain 13 Feb 1981 28 Nov 1975 5y 77d 25 Test # 896
GF Lawson (Aus) v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 1984 28 Nov 1980 3y 361d 25 Test # 999
CEL Ambrose (WI) v Australia Georgetown 23 Mar 1991 2 Apr 1988 2y 355d 25 Test # 1167
BA Reid (Aus) v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991 13 Dec 1985 6y 13d 25 Test # 1180
ARC Fraser (Eng) v West Indies Lord's 22 Jun 1995 6 Jul 1989 5y 351d 25 Test # 1299
D Gough (Eng) v South Africa Leeds 6 Aug 1998 30 Jun 1994 4y 37d 25 Test # 1422
HH Streak (Zim) v Pakistan Peshawar 27 Nov 1998 1 Dec 1993 4y 361d 25 Test # 1430
Harbhajan Singh (India) v West Indies Kingston 18 May 2002 25 Mar 1998 4y 54d 25 Test # 1604
H Trumble (Aus) v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902 21 Jul 1890 12y 3d 26 Test # 73
H Verity (Eng) v Australia Sydney 18 Dec 1936 29 Jul 1931 5y 142d 26 Test # 256
AV Bedser (Eng) v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950 22 Jun 1946 4y 51d 26 Test # 326
RR Lindwall (Aus) v West Indies Sydney 30 Nov 1951 29 Mar 1946 5y 246d 26 Test # 341
JA Snow (Eng) v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1970 17 Jun 1965 5y 163d 26 Test # 674
Imran Khan (Pak) v India Chennai 15 Jan 1980 3 Jun 1971 8y 226d 26 Test # 869
MD Marshall (WI) v Australia St John's 7 Apr 1984 15 Dec 1978 5y 114d 26 Test # 987
TM Alderman (Aus) v England Lord's 22 Jun 1989 18 Jun 1981 8y 4d 26 Test # 1122
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996 19 Jan 1990 6y 314d 26 Test # 1342
SM Pollock (SA) v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Nov 1998 16 Nov 1995 3y 10d 26 Test # 1429
MA Noble (Aus) v England Melbourne 5 Mar 1904 1 Jan 1898 6y 64d 27 Test # 82
JC Laker (Eng) v Australia Leeds 12 Jul 1956 21 Jan 1948 8y 173d 27 Test # 427
JH Wardle (Eng) v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957 11 Feb 1948 9y 4d 27 Test # 437
BR Taylor (NZ) v Pakistan Auckland 16 Feb 1973 5 Mar 1965 7y 348d 27 Test # 713
MG Hughes (Aus) v England Perth 1 Feb 1991 13 Dec 1985 5y 50d 27 Test # 1163
CJ McDermott (Aus) v West Indies Kingston 1 Mar 1991 22 Dec 1984 6y 69d 27 Test # 1166
M Muralitharan (SL) v New Zealand Hamilton 14 Mar 1997 28 Aug 1992 4y 198d 27 Test # 1359
M Dillon (WI) v New Zealand Bridgetown 21 Jun 2002 14 Mar 1997 5y 99d 27 Test # 1607
B Lee (Aus) v England Sydney 2 Jan 2003 26 Dec 1999 3y 7d 27 Test # 1636
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) v Bangladesh Peshawar 27 Aug 2003 29 Nov 1997 5y 271d 27 Test # 1657
Umar Gul (Pak) v Australia Lord's 13 Jul 2010 20 Aug 2003 6y 327d 27 Test # 1963
AN Connolly (Aus) v South Africa Port Elizabeth 5 Mar 1970 6 Dec 1963 6y 89d 28 Test # 673
BS Bedi (India) v England Delhi 20 Dec 1972 31 Dec 1966 5y 355d 28 Test # 703
RGD Willis (Eng) v Australia Leeds 11 Aug 1977 9 Jan 1971 6y 214d 28 Test # 807
DR Doshi (India) v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982 11 Sep 1979 3y 6d 28 Test # 934
B Yardley (Aus) v England Perth 12 Nov 1982 28 Jan 1978 4y 288d 28 Test # 938
RM Hogg (Aus) v Pakistan Brisbane 25 Nov 1983 1 Dec 1978 4y 359d 28 Test # 969
Abdul Qadir (Pak) v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984 14 Dec 1977 6y 315d 28 Test # 996
AR Caddick (Eng) v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1999 3 Jun 1993 6y 206d 28 Test # 1480
DG Cork (Eng) v West Indies Lord's 29 Jun 2000 22 Jun 1995 5y 7d 28 Test # 1503
A Nel (SA) v Pakistan Karachi 1 Oct 2007 7 Sep 2001 6y 24d 28 Test # 1843
IK Pathan (India) v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 12 Dec 2003 4y 43d 28 Test # 1863
MS Panesar (Eng) v New Zealand Manchester 23 May 2008 1 Mar 2006 2y 83d 28 Test # 1876
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) v West Indies Khulna 21 Nov 2012 18 May 2007 5y 187d 28 Test # 2060
AK Davidson (Aus) v India Chennai 13 Jan 1960 11 Jun 1953 6y 216d 29 Test # 486
GG Arnold (Eng) v Australia Sydney 4 Jan 1975 10 Aug 1967 7y 147d 29 Test # 751
CA Walsh (WI) v Australia Sydney 26 Jan 1989 9 Nov 1984 4y 78d 29 Test # 1113
DK Morrison (NZ) v Australia Auckland 12 Mar 1993 4 Dec 1987 5y 98d 29 Test # 1217
DL Vettori (NZ) v Australia Auckland 11 Mar 2000 6 Feb 1997 3y 34d 29 Test # 1488
MJ Hoggard (Eng) v New Zealand Nottingham 10 Jun 2004 29 Jun 2000 3y 347d 29 Test # 1704
JM Anderson (Eng) v South Africa The Oval 7 Aug 2008 22 May 2003 5y 77d 29 Test # 1885
M Morkel (SA) v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010 26 Dec 2006 3y 355d 29 Test # 1985
HMRKB Herath (SL) v Australia Colombo (SSC) 16 Sep 2011 22 Sep 1999 11y 359d 29 Test # 2008
PM Siddle (Aus) v India Sydney 3 Jan 2012 17 Oct 2008 3y 78d 29 Test # 2027
G Giffen (Aus) v England Manchester 16 Jul 1896 31 Dec 1881 14y 198d 30 Test # 51
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) v New Zealand Christchurch 2 Feb 1979 6 Mar 1969 9y 333d 30 Test # 844
Wasim Akram (Pak) v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990 25 Jan 1985 4y 352d 30 Test # 1134
DE Malcolm (Eng) v Australia Sydney 1 Jan 1995 10 Aug 1989 5y 144d 30 Test # 1281
J Srinath (India) v Sri Lanka Mumbai 3 Dec 1997 29 Nov 1991 6y 4d 30 Test # 1390
PT Collins (WI) v India Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006 5 Mar 1999 7y 97d 30 Test # 1806
SL Malinga (SL) v India Colombo (PSS) 3 Aug 2010 1 Jul 2004 6y 33d 30 Test # 1968

Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Bowlers within a maximum of 30 matches shown

Records include the following recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 1st Test, Apr 17-20, 2013 [Test # 2086]

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Only two batsmen have been dismissed by one bowler five times in a row in one-day internationals. Gary Kirsten fell to Dominic Cork in five successive innings in January 1999, while Zimbabwean legspinner Graeme Cremer dismissed Collins Obuya of Kenya five times in a row early in 2009.

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