Top 3 bowling performances by Australian players on Test debut

In this article, we will discuss the Top 3 bowling performances by Australian players on Test debut. Australia is one of the strongest cricket teams in the world and have a rich cricketing legacy. They have dominated the world of cricket for many years and one of the prominent reasons for it has been their lethal bowling line-up.  

Australia is a land of fast bowlers and have produced some of the greatest quicks in the world over the years but the world’s greatest leg spinner Shane Warne and one of the best test spinners of modern times- Nathan Lyon also hails from Australia which shows the variety in the bowling attack and the strong cricketing system Australia possesses. 

Australian bowlers are chosen to represent the national team have already gone through the grind of domestic cricket and possess the ability to make it big on the world stage which is why some bowlers can produce magical spells on their debut only. 

The top 3 bowling performances by Australian players on their debut are as follows:

3) Tom Kendall – 7/55 vs England 1877 

Tom Kendall has the third best bowling figures by an Australian bowler on debut. The performance is even more special because it came against the first-ever Test played in the history of cricket at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

The match was played between Australia and England and Kendall took 7 wickets in for 55 runs in the 2nd innings of the match. It was a historic occasion and an astonishing achievement by Kendall as it propelled Australia to win the first-ever Test match by 45 runs. 

2) Albert Trott – 8/43 vs England 1895 

Albert Trott had one of the most memorable debuts in the history of Test cricket. After losing the first two Tests, Australia was on the back foot and needed a shot in the hand which they got in the form of Albert Trott. He scalped 8 wickets of England in the 2nd innings of the 3rd Test which played an important role in Australia attaining a resounding 382-run victory.  

1) Bob Massie – 8/87 and 8/53 vs England 

Bob Massie had a dream debut for Australia against arch-rivals England. Image getting eight-wicket hauls in both innings. For this player from Western Australia, it was just the beginning. 

He came back even stronger in the second innings, taking an incredible 8 wickets for just 53 runs! This means that in his entire first test match, he took a whopping 16 wickets and only gave up 137 runs. That’s an unbelievable performance. These numbers are not only the best for any Australian bowler ever playing their first test match, but they’re also the best for any Australian bowler in any test match ever played.