Updated on Nov 8, 2013
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Following is the list of Highest Wicket Takers by players on their Test Match Debut:
| Player | Wkts | For | Against | Venue | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Hirwani | 16 | India | Vs West Indies | Chennai | 1988 | |
| Bob Massie | 16 | Australia | Vs England | Lord’s | 1972 | |
| Fred Martin | 12 | England | Vs Australia | The Oval | 1890 | |
| Jason Krejza | 12 | Australia | Vs India | Nagpur | 2008 | |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 11 | Australia | Vs England | Sydney | 1925 | |
| Charles Marriott | 11 | England | Vs West Indies | The Oval | 1933 | |
| Alf Hall | 11 | South Africa | Vs England | Cape Town | 1923 | |
| Mohammad Zahid | 11 | Pakistan | Vs New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 1996 | |
| Alec Bedser | 11 | England | Vs India | Lord’s | 1946 | |
| Sydney Burke | 11 | South Africa | Vs New Zealand | Cape Town | 1962 | |
| Alf Valentine | 11 | West Indies | Vs England | Manchester | 1950 | |
| John Lever | 10 | England | Vs India | Delhi | 1976 | |
| Hines Johnson | 10 | West Indies | Vs England | Kingston | 1948 | |
| Tom Richardson | 10 | England | Vs Australia | Manchester | 1893 | |
| Ken Farnes | 10 | England | Vs Australia | Nottingham | 1934 | |
| Kyle Abbott | 9 | South Africa | Vs Pakistan | Centurion | 2013 | |
| Stuart Clark | 9 | Australia | Vs South Africa | Cape Town | 2006 | |
| Peter Pollock | 9 | South Africa | Vs New Zealand | Durban | 1961 | |
| John Ferris | 9 | Australia | Vs England | Sydney | 1887 | |
| Len Coldwell | 9 | England | Vs Pakistan | Lord’s | 1962 | |
| Bob Berry | 9 | England | Vs West Indies | Manchester | 1950 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | India | Vs West Indies | Kolkata | 2013 | |
| R Ashwin | 9 | India | Vs West Indies | Delhi | 2011 | |
| Bonnor Middleton | 9 | South Africa | Vs England | Port Elizabeth | 1896 | |
| Terry Alderman | 9 | Australia | Vs England | Nottingham | 1981 | |
| David Larter | 9 | England | Vs Pakistan | The Oval | 1962 | |
| Bill Copson | 9 | England | Vs West Indies | Lord’s | 1939 | |
| Jack Saunders | 9 | Australia | Vs England | Sydney | 1902 | |
| Jim Laker | 9 | England | Vs West Indies | Bridgetown | 1948 | |
| William Cooper | 9 | Australia | Vs England | Melbourne | 1881 | |
| Sohag Gazi | 9 | Bangladesh | Vs West Indies | Dhaka | 2012 | |
| Albert Trott | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Adelaide | 1895 | |
| Maurice Allom | 8 | England | Vs New Zealand | Christchurch | 1930 | |
| Charlie Turner | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Sydney | 1887 | |
| Vernon Philander | 8 | South Africa | Vs Australia | Cape Town | 2011 | |
| David Ironside | 8 | South Africa | Vs New Zealand | Johannesburg | 1953 | |
| Alfred Shaw | 8 | England | Vs Australia | Melbourne | 1877 | |
| Darren Sammy | 8 | West Indies | Vs England | Manchester | 2007 | |
| Laurie Mayne | 8 | Australia | Vs West Indies | Kingston | 1965 | |
| GHT Simpson-Hayward | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | Johannesburg | 1910 | |
| Aizaz Cheema | 8 | Pakistan | Vs Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2011 | |
| Herbert Hordern | 8 | Australia | Vs South Africa | Melbourne | 1911 | |
| Mohammad Sami | 8 | Pakistan | Vs New Zealand | Auckland | 2001 | |
| Walter Lees | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | Johannesburg | 1906 | |
| Tom Kendall | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Melbourne | 1877 | |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 8 | Pakistan | Vs Bangladesh | Karachi | 2003 | |
| Andy Blignaut | 8 | Zimbabwe | Vs Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 2001 | |
| Mahmudullah | 8 | Bangladesh | Vs West Indies | Kingstown | 2009 | |
| James Kirtley | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | Nottingham | 2003 | |
| Maurice Tate | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | Birmingham | 1924 | |
| Dominic Cork | 8 | England | Vs West Indies | Lord’s | 1995 | |
| Bobby Peel | 8 | England | Vs Australia | Adelaide | 1884 | |
| Neil Mallender | 8 | England | Vs Pakistan | Leeds | 1992 | |
| Nick Cook | 8 | England | Vs New Zealand | Lord’s | 1983 | |
| Walter Brearley | 8 | England | Vs Australia | Manchester | 1905 | |
| Marchant de Lange | 8 | South Africa | Vs Sri Lanka | Durban | 2011 | |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8 | Sri Lanka | Vs India | Colombo (SSC) | 2008 | |
| George Bissett | 8 | South Africa | Vs England | Cape Town | 1927 | |
| Lance Klusener | 8 | South Africa | Vs India | Kolkata | 1996 | |
| Ken Higgs | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | The Oval | 1965 | |
| Peter Such | 8 | England | Vs Australia | Manchester | 1993 | |
| Fred Morley | 8 | England | Vs Australia | The Oval | 1880 | |
| Wayne Clark | 8 | Australia | Vs India | Brisbane | 1977 | |
| Jack O’Connor | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Adelaide | 1908 | |
| Peter Taylor | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Sydney | 1987 | |
| Richard Snell | 8 | South Africa | Vs West Indies | Bridgetown | 1992 | |
| Dilip Doshi | 8 | India | Vs Australia | Chennai | 1979 | |
| Alex Kennedy | 8 | England | Vs South Africa | Johannesburg | 1922 | |
| Dean Headley | 8 | England | Vs Australia | Manchester | 1997 | |
| Ian Meckiff | 8 | Australia | Vs South Africa | Johannesburg | 1957 | |
| Tim Wall | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Melbourne | 1929 | |
| Abdur Rehman | 8 | Pakistan | Vs South Africa | Karachi | 2007 | |
| Frank Ward | 8 | Australia | Vs England | Brisbane | 1936 |