List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut
In cricket, a five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. As of November 2019, 155 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match. Of these, nine cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including four from England, two from Australia and one each from India, South Africa and West Indies.
English left-arm medium-paced bowler Frederick Martin was the first player to do so; he took 6 wickets for 50 and 6 wickets for 52 on his debut, against Australia in the second Test of the 1890 Ashes series. The feat was repeated three years later by Tom Richardson who took 5 for 49 and 5 for 107 against Australia in the third Test of the 1893 Ashes series. Clarrie Grimmett became the first Australian to take two five-wicket hauls on his Test debut, when he took 5 for 45 and 6 for 37 in the fifth Test of the 1924–25 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Charles Marriott was the third England player to take a pair of fifers on his Test debut, against the West Indies on their 1933 tour of England. Despite his bowling performance, Marriott never played Test cricket again.
Ken Farnes took two five-wicket hauls on his debut against Australia in the first Test of the 1934 Ashes series but still ended on the losing side. In 1948, West Indian right-arm fast bowler Hines Johnson was the first cricketer outside an Ashes tournament to take two fifers on his Test debut when he took 5 for 41 and 5 for 55 against England at Sabina Park during England's 1947–48 tour. South African medium-fast bowler Sydney Burke became the seventh player to take a pair of five-wicket hauls on Test debut, with a total of eleven wickets in the third Test of New Zealand tour of 1961–62.
As of November 2018, India's spin bowler Narendra Hirwani is the most recent cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls on debut. He took 8 for 61 and 8 for 75 against the West Indies during the fourth Test of the 1987–88 series between the teams. This is also the best match-figures by any bowler on Test debut.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Bowling economy rate |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Result | The result for the bowler's team in that match |
| Bowler selected as "Man of the match" | |
| Drawn | The match was drawn |
Note: For the bowling figures, the top line is the first innings bowling figures, and the bottom line is the second innings bowling figures.