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First Eight Wickets in a Test Innings
- When
- 1887
- Where
- Sydney Cricket Ground
George Lohmann became the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings during the Second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1887.
In the Second Test at the SCG, Lohmann achieved the milestone of taking eight wickets in a single Test innings. The passage places this feat in the abnormally dry English season of 1887, in which he showed himself far ahead of any other bowler. No supplied passage states the match's month or day, so the date is limited to year precision.
Sources
- George Lohmann Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
- Sydney Cricket Ground Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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