Saeed Ajmal had five lbws in the first innings of the first Test against England. Is this the most in a Test innings? asked Peter Simons from England
Saeed Ajmal's five lbws in the first innings of the first Test against England in Dubai was actually the sixth time a bowler had trapped five men in front in the same innings. The only other spinner to do it was Monty Panesar, for England against West Indies at Lord's in 2007. Two of the faster bowlers to achieve the feat did so on their Test debuts: Mohammad Zahid, for Pakistan against New Zealand in Rawalpindi in 1996-97, and England's Richard Johnson, against Zimbabwe in Chester-le-Street in 2003. The first man ever to take five lbws in the same Test innings was Terry Alderman, for Australia v Pakistan in Melbourne in January 1990, followed three months later by Curtly Ambrose, for West Indies v England in Bridgetown. The most lbws by an individual bowler in a Test match is eight, by Zahid, in the above-mentioned match in Rawalpindi, and by Chaminda Vaas, with four in each innings for Sri Lanka v West Indies in Colombo in 2001-02.
Saeed Ajmal's five lbws in the first innings of the first Test against England in Dubai was actually the sixth time a bowler had trapped five men in front in the same innings. The only other spinner to do it was Monty Panesar, for England against West Indies at Lord's in 2007. Two of the faster bowlers to achieve the feat did so on their Test debuts: Mohammad Zahid, for Pakistan against New Zealand in Rawalpindi in 1996-97, and England's Richard Johnson, against Zimbabwe in Chester-le-Street in 2003. The first man ever to take five lbws in the same Test innings was Terry Alderman, for Australia v Pakistan in Melbourne in January 1990, followed three months later by Curtly Ambrose, for West Indies v England in Bridgetown. The most lbws by an individual bowler in a Test match is eight, by Zahid, in the above-mentioned match in Rawalpindi, and by Chaminda Vaas, with four in each innings for Sri Lanka v West Indies in Colombo in 2001-02.
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