List of South Africa cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
No Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Albert Rose-Innes 12 March 1889 Crusaders Ground , St George 's Park , Port Elizabeth England 1 18.0 43 5 3.58 Bobby Abel Frank Hearne Henry Wood Johnny Briggs Charles Coventry Lost
2 Gobo Ashley 25 March 1889 Newlands , Cape Town England 1 43.1 95 7 3.29 Bobby Abel George Ulyett Maurice Read Monty Bowden Basil Grieve Emile McMaster Arnold Fothergill Lost
3 Bonnor Middleton 13 February 1896 Crusaders Ground , St George 's Park , Port Elizabeth England 1 25.4 64 5 2.97 Tom Hayward C. B. Fry Hugh Bromley-Davenport Lord Hawke Harry Butt Lost
4 George Rowe 2 March 1896 Old Wanderers , Johannesburg England 1 49.0 115 5 2.81 Tim O'Brien Tom Hayward C. B. Fry Hugh Bromley-Davenport Christopher Heseltine Lost
5 Alf Hall 1 January 1923 Newlands , Cape Town England 2 37.3 63 7 1.68 Andy Sandham Frank Woolley Phil Mead Arthur Carr Percy Fender Frank Mann Vallance Jupp Lost
6 George Parker 14 June 1924 Edgbaston , Birmingham England 1 37.0 152 6 4.10 Herbert Sutcliffe Frank Woolley Patsy Hendren Percy Chapman Maurice Tate George Wood Lost
7 Henry Promnitz 24 December 1927 Old Wanderers , Johannesburg England 1 37.0 58 5 1.56 Herbert Sutcliffe Bob Wyatt Greville Stevens Ewart Astill Rony Stanyforth Lost
8 George Bissett 31 December 1927 Newlands , Cape Town England 1 17.0 37 5 2.17 Percy Holmes Herbert Sutcliffe Ernest Tyldesley Greville Stevens Bob Wyatt Lost
9 Sandy Bell 29 June 1929 Lord 's , London England 1 30.4 99 6 3.22 Herbert Sutcliffe Maurice Leyland Maurice Tate Walter Robins Harold Larwood Jack White Drawn
10 Norman Gordon 24 December 1938 Old Wanderers , Johannesburg England 1 33.4 103 5 2.30 Wally Hammond Les Ames Bryan Valentine Len Wilkinson Ken Farnes Drawn
11 Lindsay Tuckett 7 June 1947 Trent Bridge , Nottingham England 1 37.0 68 5 1.83 Cyril Washbrook Denis Compton Norman Yardley Sam Cook Jack Martin Drawn
12 Cuan McCarthy 16 December 1948 Kingsmead , Durban England 2 12.0 43 6 2.68 George Mann Denis Compton Allan Watkins Reg Simpson Godfrey Evans Roly Jenkins Lost
13 Michael Melle 10 February 1950 Ellis Park , Johannesburg Australia 1 33.0 113 5 2.56 Jack Moroney Keith Miller Ray Lindwall Sam Loxton Ian Johnson Drawn
14 David Ironside 24 December 1953 Ellis Park , Johannesburg New Zealand 1 19.0 51 5 2.01 Geoff Rabone Lawrie Miller Frank Mooney Tony MacGibbon Guy Overton Won
15 Peter Heine 23 June 1955 Lord 's , London England 1 25.0 60 5 2.40 Tom Graveney Peter May Denis Compton Ken Barrington Godfrey Evans Lost
16 Peter Pollock 8 December 1961 Kingsmead , Durban New Zealand 2 20.3 38 6 1.85 John Guy Paul Barton Zin Harris John Reid Artie Dick Jack Alabaster Won
17 Sydney Burke 1 January 1962 Newlands , Cape Town New Zealand 1 53.5 128 6 2.37 Noel McGregor John Sparling Murray Chapple Artie Dick Gary Bartlett Dick Motz Lost
18 Lance Klusener 27 November 1996 Eden Gardens , Calcutta India 2 19.0 64 8 1.73 Nayan Mongia Sourav Ganguly V. V. S. Laxman Mohammad Azharuddin Sunil Joshi Anil Kumble Javagal Srinath Narendra Hirwani Won
19 Charl Langeveldt 2 January 2005 Newlands , Cape Town England 1 16.0 46 5 2.87 Michael Vaughan Graham Thorpe Geraint Jones Simon Jones Steve Harmison Won
20 Vernon Philander 9 November 2011 Newlands , Cape Town Australia 2 7.0 15 5 2.14 Ricky Ponting Michael Clarke Brad Haddin Mitchell Johnson Shaun Marsh Won
Five-wicket hauls
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a five-for or fifer) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement. As of November 2019, 155 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut, out of which twenty-three were from the South Africa national cricket team. The five-wicket hauls have come against six different opponents, and the South Africans have performed this feat fourteen times against England. Of the twenty-two matches where a South African debutant has taken a five-wicket haul, twelve have ended in defeat, six in victory and the other four in a draw. The five-wicket hauls were taken at ten different venues, with six of them being taken at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. Albert Rose-Innes was the first South African to take a five-wicket haul on Test cricket debut. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs against England in 1889. In the second Test of the series, Gobo Ashley took 7 wickets for 95 runs, in what turned out to be his only appearance in Test cricket. When the country was re-admitted to play competitive cricket in 1991, Lance Klusener became the first debutant to take a five-wicket haul. His 8 wickets for 64 runs against India in November 1996 remain the best bowling figures in an innings by a South African on debut. Sydney Burke and Alf Hall are the only South African debutants to collect 10 or more wickets in a match as of February 2015.