List of cricketers by number of international five wicket hauls
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Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test and International Cricket cricket.Billy Midwinter took the first five-wicket haul in the inaugural testRichard Hadlee has the highest number of five-wicket hauls for a fast bowler and the second highest overallShane Warne has the third highest five-wicket haulsAnil Kumble, has the fourth highest five-wicket haul and is the second cricketer to capture all 10 wickets in an innings , after Jim LakerWaqar Younis has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI CricketAnisa Mohammed has the highest number of five wicket hauls in Women's Cricket - 8 across ODI & T20I formatsBetty Wilson has four 5 wicket hauls and is one of the seven women cricketers in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
In Cricket, a five-wicket haul—also known as a five–for or fifer[6]—refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[7] This list is a compilation of total five-wicket hauls taken by international cricketers, split between different formats, and presents a good view to compare performance of bowlers in 3 formats of the game that's played at an international level.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings. Firstly, it is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The wicket is guarded by a batsman who, with his bat, attempts to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket.
International cricket matches are played between teams representing their nations, normally organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The main forms are Test matches, One-Day matches and Twenty20 matches.
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard[8][9] for both batsmen and bowlers. Today, Test matches are scheduled to be played across five consecutive days. Bowlers have no limit on the number of overs that they can bowl. Also, since each team can potentially play two innings, bowlers of each team get the opportunity to bowl at the opposition twice. The first officially recognised Test match took place on 15–19 March 1877 and was played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG.[10]
Test cricket is the form of the sport of cricket with the longest duration, and is considered the game's highest standard. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined and conferred by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The term Test stems from the fact of the form's long, gruelling matches being both mentally and physically testing. Two teams of 11 players each play a four-innings match, which may last up to five days. It is generally considered the most complete examination of a team's endurance and ability.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Home to the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the 10th largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, the largest cricket ground by capacity, and has the tallest light towers of any sporting venue. The MCG is within walking distance of the city centre and is served by Richmond and Jolimont stations, as well as the route 70 tram and the route 246 bus. It is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 10 overs in ODI cricket. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[11]
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format, which is generally held every four years. One Day International matches are also called Limited Overs Internationals (LOI), although this generic term may also refer to Twenty20 International matches. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A, limited overs competition.
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket, which includes List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete. The name reflects the rule that in the match each team bowls a set maximum number of overs, usually between 20 and 50, although shorter and longer forms of limited overs cricket have been played.
In the sport of cricket, an over consists of six consecutive legal deliveries bowled by a single bowler from one end of a cricket pitch to the batsman at the other end.
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 4 overs in T20I cricket. The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand.[12]
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to Full Members and some Associate Member teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
The New Zealand national cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
The Afghanistan national cricket team is the 12th Test cricket playing Full Member nation. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful. The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003.
The first player to record a five wicket haul in a Test innings was Australian Billy Midwinter in the 2nd innings of the first Test cricket match ever played. The opponents were England. In the same match, two other players - England's Alfred Shaw and Australian Tom Kendall also recorded five wicket haul.[15][16]Nasim-ul-Ghani is the youngest player to record five wicket haul, at 16 years and 303 days.[17]Bert Ironmonger is the oldest player to record five wicket haul, capturing two five wicket hauls in a match at 49 years and 311 days.[18][19] Two cricketers - Jim Laker[3] and Anil Kumble[2] hold the distinction of taking all ten wickets in the innings. In the same match where Jim Laker captured all wickets in the innings, he captured 19 wickets in the match, the most wickets ever captured by a bowler in a Test match. By December 2018, 150 cricketers have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[20] Of these, nine cricketers have taken two five-wicket hauls on their Test debut, including four from England, two from Australia and one each from India, South Africa and West Indies.
William "Billy" Evans Midwinter was a cricketer who played four Test matches for England, sandwiched in between eight Tests that he played for Australia. Midwinter holds a unique place in cricket history as the only cricketer to have played for Australia and England in Test Matches against each other.
Alfred Shaw was an eminent Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings (5/35). He made two trips to North America and four to Australia, captaining the English cricket team in four Test matches on the all-professional tour of Australia in 1881/82, where his side lost and drew two each. He was also, along with James Lillywhite and Arthur Shrewsbury, co-promoter of the tour. He also organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888.
Thomas Kingston Kendall was an Australian cricketer, who played in two Test matches in 1877, including the inaugural Test which was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877.
Dennis Lillee recorded the first five wicket haul in ODI cricket taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in 12 overs against Pakistan at Headingley in 1975.[21][22]Chaminda Vaas has the best haul in ODIs taking 8 wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001 at Colombo.[21][23]Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16 years 325 days) and Sunil Dhaniram[lower-alpha 2] (39 years and 256 days) are the current record holders for youngest and oldest cricketers to record a five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[24] By December 2018, 13 five-wicket hauls have been taken by players on their ODI debut.[25]
Umar Gul recorded the first five wicket haul in T20I taking 5 wickets for 6 runs in 3 overs against New Zealand at The Oval in 2009.[26]Ajantha Mendis has the best haul in T20I taking 6 wickets for 8 runs against Zimbabwe at Hambantota in 2012.[27]Rashid Khan (18 years 171 days) and Imran Tahir (37 years 327 days) are the current record holders for youngest and oldest cricketers to record a five-wicket haul in T20I.[28]
Muthiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls, with 77 across Test and ODI cricket. His haul of 67 five-wicket hauls is the highest in Test cricket. With 13 five-wicket hauls, Waqar Younis holds the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI Cricket. 6 players - Umar Gul, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Imran Tahir and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have taken at least one five-wicket haul in every format.[29] Ajantha Mendis and Umar Gul are the only cricketers with multiple five-wicket hauls in all formats of the game. They also have the joint distinction of the most T20I five-wicket hauls.[30]
To date, 45 cricketers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls[31] and 25 of whom went on to take 20 or more five-wicket hauls.[32] Eight players have taken 30 or more five wicket hauls in their international career across the three formats.[33]
The first player to record a five wicket haul in a Test innings was England's Myrtle Maclagan in the 1st innings of the first Test match ever played. The opponents were Australia. In the same match, two other players - Australian Anne Palmer and England's Mary Spear and also recorded five wicket haul.[34] India's Neetu David holds the distinction of taking the highest number of wickets in Test innings - 8 wickets against England at Jamshedpur in 1995.[35] In the same match where Jim Laker captured all wickets in the innings, he captured 19 wickets in the match, the most wickets ever captured by a bowler in a Test match. By December 2018, 13 cricketers have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.
The first five-wicket haul in a WT20I match was taken by New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite against England on 16 August 2007.[40] Satterthwaite took six wickets for 17 runs,[41] the first six-wicket haul in the international format. The best bowling figures in an innings was taken by Botswana's Botsogo Mpedi who returned figures of 6 for 8 against Lesotho during the Botswana 7s tournament in Gaborone in August 2018.[42] Mpedi is also the only bowler to take a five-wicket haul on W20I debut.[43]
As of November2018[update], Anisa Mohammed has the most five wicket hauls in Women's cricket.[44] Her 8 five-hauls have come from ODI and T20I cricket and she has not played Test cricket. Shubhangi Kulkarni and Mary Duggan have the joint highest five wicket hauls in Test cricket, with 5 five wicket hauls. Betty Wilson is the only woman cricketer with multiple 10 wicket hauls in a match.[45]
By January 2019, 13 women cricketers have taken 4 or more five wicket hauls across all formats.
Most Five Wicket Hauls in Women's Cricket[46][47][48]
Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. Rabada, who is known by the nickname KG, is a fast bowler and plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He made his South African debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. Rabada attended St Stithians Boys College, leaving the school in 2013. By January 2018, he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests.
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