Quiz! Left-arm bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket

Left-armers are outnumbered by their right-handed counterparts. While that increases their demand at all levels – every team management wants that variation in their attack – it has also led to them featuring less towards the top of the wickets charts.

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This list, spanning decades, features some of the most prolific left-handed fast bowlers and spinners (and some who bowled all kinds – seam, finger spin, wrist spin – the full set). We have set the cut-off at eight five-wicket hauls until July 16, 2025.

Also play: Quiz! How well do you know these left-arm spinners?

This list spans all of Test cricket, from the 19th century to a fair number of contemporary cricketers. How many of these cricketers can you name in four minutes?

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Quiz! Left-arm bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket

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