There is nothing more exciting as well as thrilling for a bowler to take a wicket on his first ball of his bowling debut in international cricket.
In the 44 years of ODI cricket, only 20 such players were fortunate enough to achieve this amazing feat. The list includes a lot of part-timers, all-rounders and even legendary Pakistan batsmen Inzamam-Ul-Haq!
Here is a list of all the bowlers who were able to get a wicket off the first ball they bowled in ODIs:
|
Player Name |
Match |
Venue |
Year |
|
GG Arnold |
Eng vs Aus |
Manchester |
1972 |
|
CH Llyod |
WI vs Eng |
Oval |
1973 |
|
Shahid Mahboob |
Pak vs Ind |
Lahore |
1982/1983 |
|
SA Thomson |
NZ vs Ind |
Dunedin |
1989/1890 |
|
Inzamam Ul Haq |
Pak vs WI |
Faisalabad |
1991/1992 |
|
EZ Matambananzdo |
Zim vs Pak |
Peshawar |
1996/1997 |
|
S Ramesh |
Ind vs WI |
Singapore |
1999/2000 |
|
WW Hinds |
WI vs Ind |
Singapore |
1999/2000 |
|
JS Ababu |
Kenya vs Zim |
Nairobi |
1999/2000 |
|
M van Jaarsveld |
SA vs Ban |
Kimberley |
2002/2003 |
|
M Zondeki |
SA vs SL |
Blomfontein |
2002/2003 |
|
KS Loukarachchi |
SL vs Kenya |
Sharjah |
2002/2003 |
|
R Clarke |
Eng vs Pak |
Manchester |
2003 |
|
HF Edwards |
WI vs Zim |
Harare |
2003/2004 |
|
KJ O’Brian |
Ireland vs Eng |
Belfast |
2006 |
|
MTT Mirando |
SL vs WI |
St Lucia |
2007/2008 |
|
PA Desai |
Canada vs WI |
Jamaica |
2009/2010 |
|
B Kumar |
Ind vs Pak |
Chennai |
2012/2013 |
|
K Kamyuka |
Canada vs Netherlands |
King City |
2013 |
|
AW Matheison |
NZ vs Eng |
Chester le Street |
2015 |
*Stats updated as of 29th June, 2015
