Who was the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings ?

Question

Who was the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings ?

Answer 1

Jim Laker 10-53 against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956. he took 9-37 in the other innings to finish with match figures of 19-90, still the first class record. For the record Tony Lock took 1-106, denying Laker of all 20.

Answer 2

J.C.Laker of England was the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings.

In the 2nd innings of 4th Test of 1956  Ashes series played against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester from  26th to Julyst 1956, he took 10 wicketss from 51.2 overs conceding 53 runs.  He had figures of 51.2 overs, 23 maidens, 53 runs and 10 wickets in that innings.

In the first innings of the same test, he had taken 9 wickets from  16.4 overs conceding  37 runs.

Please check the following link for score card of that match:

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/engin...

Answer 3

Jim Laker

Answer 4

George Lohmann (born June 2, 1865 in London, died December 1, 1901 in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa) is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than ten wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings.

He bowled at around medium pace, and on the primitive pitches of his time could gain a lot of spin, so that when rain affected the pitch he was invariably quite unplayable. However, against the best batsmen Lohmann possessed a great deal of skill and guile, and he could vary his pace, flight and break so deceptively as to worry batsmen on better pitches. He was the finest slip fielder of his time, and in county cricket a good enough hard-hitting batsman to score two centuries for Surrey and average 25 in 1887.