List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Glenn McGrath
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Glenn McGrath, a retired international Australian cricketer, took a number of five-wicket hauls during his career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4][5]
McGrath made his Test debut in November 1993, against New Zealand,[6] but it was not until March 1995 that he took his first five-wicket haul in Australia's victory over the West Indies in Barbados; his performance earned him the man of the match award.[7] He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad.[8] McGrath took 10 of his 29 Test five-wicket hauls in The Ashes (the traditional name for Test matches between Australia and England). During the 1997 Ashes series, McGrath "humiliated" England, taking eight wickets in a single innings at Lord's and restricting England to 77, the lowest total in any Test match at the ground since 1888.[9] A month later, he dismissed seven English batsmen in the first innings at The Oval but despite these performances, Australia did not win either Test match.[10][11] The 2001 Ashes series saw McGrath make four five-wicket hauls in consecutive matches. He twice took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match – in March 1999 he dismissed five West Indian batsmen in each innings of the first Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy;[12] in the following year, he took ten wickets against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[13]
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 1993,[6] McGrath took his first one-day five-wicket haul in the following year, in the final of the Will's Triangular Series against Pakistan.[14] Australia won each of the seven ODI matches in which McGrath took a five-wicket haul, and McGrath was given the man of the match award on six of these occasions. Retiring from international cricket in 2007,[15] he took 29 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 7 in ODIs. As of October 2009, he is fifth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers,[4] and fourth in the ODI list.[5]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Number of Runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Econ | Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) |
Result | Result for the Australia team |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by McGrath in a match |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | McGrath was selected as man of the match |
Tests
One Day Internationals
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 October 1994 ‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ![]() | 2 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 5.20 |
| Won[14] |
2 | 24 January 1999 ‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | ![]() | 2 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 | Won[37] | |
3 | 30 May 1999 ‡ | Old Trafford, Manchester | ![]() | 1 | 8.4 | 14 | 5 | 1.61 | Won[38] | |
4 | 4 February 2000 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ![]() | 2 | 9.3 | 49 | 5 | 5.15 |
| Won[39] |
5 | 15 September 2002 ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 5.28 | Won[40] | |
6 | 27 February 2003 ‡ | North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | Won[41] | |
7 | 6 February 2005 ‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ![]() | 2 | 7.4 | 27 | 5 | 3.52 |
| Won[42] |
References
- ^ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
- ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
- ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
- ^ a b "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Glenn McGrath". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ Frith, David. "Second Cornhill Test – England vs Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b "The Ashes – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b "The Ashes – 6th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Border—Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Wills Triangular Series – final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "McGrath announces retirement plans". Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Australia in South Africa – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1stTest". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 4th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 5th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Australia in South Africa Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Carlton & United Series – 9th match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "ICC World Cup – 28th match, Group B". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Carlton & United Series – 2nd final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "ICC Champions Trophy – 4th match, Pool 1". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "ICC World Cup – 31st match, Group A". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "VB Series – 2nd final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
External links
- "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – Test matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – ODIs". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
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