Cricket Fact Series

BOWLING Records 

• Jim Laker – First bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

• The first wicket was taken by Allen Hill (Eng) to dismiss Nat Thomson for 1 run as bowled.
  

• The first 5-Wicket Haul in an innings is by Billy Midwinter (Aus). He had figures of 5/78 in the first innings of the inaugural test.

• The first bowler to take 10 wickets in a match is Fred Spofforth (Aus). He finished with figures of 13/110vs England at Melbourne on 2 January 1879.

• The first bowler to take 15 wickets in a match is Johnny Briggs (Eng). He finished with 15/28vs South Africa at Cape Town on 25 March 1889.

• The first bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings is Jim Laker (Eng). He took 10/53vs Australia at Manchester on 26 July 1956.

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