List of Test Cricket Hat-tricks

List Of Test Cricket Hat-tricks

This is a list of all hat-tricks in Test cricket; that is, the occasions when a bowler has taken three wickets in consecutive deliveries in Test cricket matches. As of 30 July 2011, a hat-trick has been taken 39 times since the first Test match in 1877, most recently by English fast-medium bowler Stuart Broad on 30 July 2011. On average, a hat-trick occurs roughly every 50 Tests. At least one bowler from each of the ten nations that play Test cricket has taken a Test hat-trick.

In the five-match series between a Rest of the World XI against England in 1970, a hat-trick was taken by South African Eddie Barlow in the fourth match, at Headingley (the last three of four wickets in five balls). These matches were considered to be Tests at the time, but that status was later removed.

England and Australia combined have taken over half of all Test match hat-tricks to date, 23 of 39 (59%). To date the number of hat-tricks by team is; England- 12, Australia- 11, West Indies- 4, Pakistan- 4, New Zealand – 2, India- 2, South Africa- 1, Sri Lanka- 1, Bangladesh- 1, Zimbabwe- 1.