Most Matches before first Five-For

Players who have played most matches before taking five wickets in an innings for the first time.
List does not include those who have not collected a five wicket haul.

Taken over all matches played since the beginning of the 1938/39 season.

First
223ZACPAL Simon2023/24
207HUNTER Richard1997/98
175GALLASCH Graham1989/90
140OAKEY Rahsaan2014/15
138LLOYD Rowan1994/95
121KOIRALA Jai2012/13
121MCMANUS Josh2018/19
112WALLACE Chris1999/00
102CARPENTER Bruce1982/83
82HEWETT Jack1940/41
81BIRD Thomas2011/12
76BUET Andrew2020/21
76MARSHALL Ken1995/96
76GRIFFIN Peter1993/94
69SANDERSON Bob1945/46
67REES Brian1967/68
63KERNICH Ben2012/13
61LEEDHAM Barry1966/67
61MAGAREY David (Snr)1951/52
60DAY Stuart1985/86
58WATCHMAN Alf1948/49
57CLARKE Ben2001/02
56CRANE Jack1951/52
54FERGUSON Andrew2005/06
54KNUCKEY Kym1991/92
51MCDONOUGH Richard1988/89
51BEVERLEY John2003/04
50BRUCE Gareth2009/10
49PITTENDREIGH Dion1990/91
49CARPENTER Graham1997/98
48BUSHAWAY Roy1984/85
47CUMMINS Darren1998/99
46NICHOLLS Rolly1953/54
44MUGGRIDGE Anthony2009/10
44EAMES Ben2002/03
44PARKIN Barry1967/68
42HANNA Tim2000/01
42MACLEAN Maksim2021/22
40WANNAN Grant1986/87
39JENKE Brad2020/21
39HAYDEN John1954/55
36HEWETT Mike1974/75
35CAMBRIDGE Ian1981/82
35MORRIS Adam2009/10
32CHEEK Sam2002/03
32VAN DEN BOS Cameron2020/21
32MAGAREY David1998/99
31STUART Dick1947/48
31SIEVERS Vin1953/54
31GRAY Stewart1983/84
29HEWETT Bob1947/48
29CARMAN Liam2006/07
29PARKER Jeff1983/84
29GRANT Colin1961/62
29GRAHAM Tristan1998/99
29PURSER Chris1976/77
29JOHNSTON Mark1984/85
28WEBER Mark1980/81
27WALTON Jack2023/24
26MYERS Shane2016/17
26ZADOW Joseph2015/16
25HOPKINS Bob1971/72
25MAGAREY Alec1946/47
24PURSER Tony1975/76
24HILLIER Will2000/01
24SLEE Arthur1959/60
23MATTHEWS Darrell1993/94
22GOOCH Mark1991/92
22CHAMPION David2018/19
21ZADOW John2015/16
21BONNER Derek1990/91
21QUILLIAM Declan2020/21
21JOHNSON Ted1981/82
21DOYLE Steve1981/82
20CRAWFORD Jim1975/76
20CARLOS Jim1936/37
20MAGAREY Rob1969/70
20DYSON John1998/99
20WORTHINGTON Bill1966/67
20SCHMIDT Ron1966/67
20KEARSLEY Greg1999/00