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Australia's [Images] Jason Krejza became only the fourth bowler to take eight wickets in the first innings in his debut Test.
The following table lists bowlers with best performances in debut innings:
Bowler | Wkts | Runs | Opponent | Venue | Season |
RAL Massie (Aus) | 8 | 53 | v England [Images] | Lord's | 1972 |
ND Hirwani (Ind) | 8 | 61 | v West Indies [Images] | Chennai | 1987-88 |
AL Valentine (WI) | 8 | 104 | v England | Manchester | 1950 |
JJ Krejza (Aus) | 8 | 215 | v India | Nagpur | 2008-09 |
JK Lever (Eng) | 7 | 46 | v India | Delhi [Images] | 1976-77
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Most expensive figures on Test debut
Krejza's figures are also the most expensive by any bowler making his Test debut. The details:Bowler | Runs | Wkts | Opponent | Venue | Season |
JJ Krejza (Aus) | 215 | 8 | v India | Nagpur | 2008-09 |
OAC Banks (WI) | 204 | 3 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 2003 |
NM Kulkarni (Ind) | 195 | 1 | v Sri Lanka [Images] | Colombo (RPS) | 1997 |
UDU Chandana (SL) | 179 | 6 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 1998-99 |
RB Desai (Ind) | 169 | 4 | v West Indies | Delhi | 1958-59 |
GF Cresswell (NZ) | 168 | 6 | v England | The Oval | 1949 |
Surendranath (Ind) | 168 | 2 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 1958-59 |
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