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World Cups - Best Bowling on Debut

WW Davis 7-51 West Indies v Australia Leeds 1983
GJ Gilmour 6-14 Australia v England Leeds 1975
A Codrington 5-27 Canada v Bangladesh Durban 2002/03
DK Lillee 5-34 Australia v Pakistan Leeds 1975
DW Fleming 5-36 Australia v India Mumbai 1995/96
BD Julien 4-20 West Indies v Sri Lanka Manchester 1975
Abdul Qadir 4-21 Pakistan v New Zealand Birmingham 1983
JM Anderson 4-25 England v Netherlands East London 2002/03
MA Holding 4-33 West Indies v India Birmingham 1979
AD Mullally 4-37 England v Sri Lanka Lord's 1999
PA Strang 4-40 Zimbabwe v West Indies Hyderabad (Decc) 1995/96
NC Johnson 4-42 Zimbabwe v Kenya Taunton 1999
DAG Fletcher 4-42 Zimbabwe v Australia Nottingham 1983
DS Mohanty 4-56 India v Kenya Bristol 1999
CJ McDermott 4-56 Australia v India Chennai 1987/88
IJ Harvey 4-58 Australia v Pakistan Johannesburg 2002/03

Best bowling having not bowled on debut

Yuvraj Singh 4-6 India v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03
UC Hathurusingha 4-57 Sri Lanka v West Indies Berri 1991/92