Ten Out: The remarkable feat few bowlers have achieved in an innings
By (Author) Ian Brayshaw
Hardie Grant Books
Hardie Grant Books
28th October 2025
Australia
General
Non Fiction
History of sport
Paperback
304
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Ten Out pays homage to those who have taken all ten wickets in a first-class innings. Going right back to William Lillywhite, for his feat in 1837, all told there have been 90 occasions and 83 individuals who can take credit in the 252 years since William Lillywhite set the ball rolling in 1837. Roughly 90 times in some 200,000 innings. Ten Out is a fascinating journey through cricket's development over time and across continents, with many unusual and surprising stories to tell.
Ian Brayshaw is a journalist and author of over 25 books on sport and sports heroes. He played cricket for Western Australia for over 17 years in 1967 becoming only the third bowler in Sheffield Shield history to take all ten wickets in an innings. The feat has never been repeated since in Shield cricket. It was saidby some at the time of his retirement in 1978 that Ian Brayshaw wasthe best player not to have played for Australia. Brayshaw was awarded an MBE for his services to sport.