Headingley Cricket Ground is a sports ground in Headingley, Leeds, England, which has hosted international cricket matches, along with many domestic games. It is the home of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. [1] It has hosted international cricket matches since 1899, the first Test at the ground took place in between Australia and England in late June of that year. [2] and has been home to more than 90 Test matches in total. [3] Headingley has also staged 40 One Day International (ODI) matches, [4] the first of which was in 1973 when the hosts England defeated West Indies by 1 wicket. [5]
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") [6] [7] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. [8]
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at Headingley was Hugh Trumble in 1899; he finished with bowling figures of five wickets for 60 runs (5/60) in England's first innings. The best figures in Test cricket at Headingley are the 8/43, taken by England's Bob Willis against Australia in July 1981. [9]
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| O | Number of overs bowled |
| R | Number of runs conceded |
| W | Number of wickets taken |
| Result | Result of the match |
There have been 113 five-wicket hauls taken in Test matches on the ground.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Trumble | 29 June 1899 | Australia [a] | 2 | 39.3 [b] | 60 | 5 | Drawn [12] | |
| 2 | Arnold Warren [A] | 3 July 1905 | 2 | 19.2 | 57 | 5 | Drawn [13] | ||
| 3 | Warwick Armstrong [A] | 3 July 1905 | 3 | 51 | 122 | 5 | Drawn [13] | ||
| 4 | Aubrey Faulkner [B] | 29 July 1907 | South Africa [c] | 1 | 11 | 17 | 6 | England won [15] | |
| 5 | Colin Blythe [B] | 29 July 1907 | South Africa | 2 | 15.5 | 59 | 8 | England won [15] | |
| 6 | Colin Blythe [B] | 29 July 1907 | South Africa | 4 | 22.4 | 40 | 7 | England won [15] | |
| 7 | Charlie Macartney [C] | 1 July 1909 | 2 | 25.3 | 58 | 7 | Australia won [16] | ||
| 8 | Sydney Barnes [C] | 1 July 1909 | 3 | 35 | 63 | 6 | Australia won [16] | ||
| 9 | Tibby Cotter [C] | 1 July 1909 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 5 | Australia won [16] | ||
| 10 | Sydney Barnes | 8 July 1912 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 6 | England won [17] | ||
| 11 | Maurice Tate | 12 July 1924 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 6 | England won [18] | ||
| 12 | Clarrie Grimmett | 10 July 1926 | 2 | 39 | 88 | 5 | Drawn [19] | ||
| 13 | Tich Freeman [D] | 13 July 1929 | 1 | 32.3 | 115 | 7 | England won [20] | ||
| 14 | Neville Quinn [D] | 13 July 1929 | 2 | 29.5 | 92 | 6 | England won [20] | ||
| 15 | Maurice Tate [E] | 11 July 1930 | 1 | 39 | 124 | 5 | Drawn [21] | ||
| 16 | Clarrie Grimmett [E] | 11 July 1930 | 2 | 56.2 | 135 | 5 | Drawn [21] | ||
| 17 | Bill Bowes | 20 July 1934 | 2 | 50 | 142 | 6 | Drawn [22] | ||
| 18 | Bill O'Reilly [F] | 22 July 1938 | 1 | 34.1 | 66 | 5 | Australia won [23] | ||
| 19 | Bill O'Reilly [F] | 22 July 1938 | 3 | 21.5 | 56 | 5 | Australia won [23] | ||
| 20 | Jack Cowie | 11 June 1949 | 1 | 43 | 127 | 5 | Drawn [24] | ||
| 21 | Tom Burtt | 11 June 1949 | 1 | 39.3 | 97 | 5 | Drawn [24] | ||
| 22 | Trevor Bailey | 11 June 1949 | 2 | 32.3 | 118 | 6 | Drawn [24] | ||
| 23 | Athol Rowan | 26 July 1951 | 2 | 68 | 174 | 5 | Drawn [25] | ||
| 24 | Ghulam Ahmed | 5 June 1952 | 2 | 63 | 100 | 5 | England won [26] | ||
| 25 | Ray Lindwall [G] | 23 July 1953 | 1 | 35 | 54 | 5 | Drawn [27] | ||
| 26 | Alec Bedser [G] | 23 July 1953 | 2 | 28.5 | 95 | 6 | Drawn [27] | ||
| 27 | Trevor Goddard [H] | 21 July 1955 | 4 | 62 | 69 | 5 | South Africa won [28] | ||
| 28 | Hugh Tayfield [H] | 21 July 1955 | 4 | 47.1 | 94 | 5 | South Africa won [28] | ||
| 29 | Jim Laker [I] | 12 July 1956 | 2 | 29 | 58 | 5 | England won [29] | ||
| 30 | Jim Laker [I] | 12 July 1956 | 3 | 41.3 | 55 | 6 | England won [29] | ||
| 31 | Peter Loader [J] | 25 July 1957 | 1 | 20.3 | 36 | 6 | England won [30] | ||
| 32 | Frank Worrell [J] | 25 July 1957 | 2 | 38.2 | 70 | 7 | England won [30] | ||
| 33 | Jim Laker [K] | 3 July 1958 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | England won [31] | ||
| 34 | Tony Lock [K] | 3 July 1958 | 3 | 35.2 | 51 | 7 | England won [31] | ||
| 35 | Fred Trueman [L] | 6 July 1961 | 1 | 22 | 58 | 5 | England won [32] | ||
| 36 | Alan Davidson [L] | 6 July 1961 | 2 | 47 | 63 | 5 | England won [32] | ||
| 37 | Fred Trueman [L] | 6 July 1961 | 3 | 15.5 | 30 | 6 | England won [32] | ||
| 38 | Munir Malik | 5 July 1962 | 1 | 49 | 128 | 5 | England won [33] | ||
| 39 | Charlie Griffith | 25 July 1963 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 6 | West Indies won [34] | ||
| 40 | Neil Hawke | 2 July 1964 | 1 | 31.3 | 75 | 5 | Australia on [35] | ||
| 41 | Fred Titmus | 8 July 1965 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 5 | England won [36] | ||
| 42 | Garfield Sobers [M] | 4 August 1966 | 2 | 19.3 | 41 | 5 | West Indies won [37] | ||
| 43 | Lance Gibbs [M] | 4 August 1966 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 6 | west Indies won [37] | ||
| 44 | Alan Connolly [N] | 25 July 1968 | 2 | 39 | 72 | 5 | Drawn [38] | ||
| 45 | Ray Illingworth [N] | 25 July 1968 | 3 | 51 | 87 | 6 | Drawn [38] | ||
| 46 | Garfield Sobers | 10 July 1969 | 3 | 40 | 42 | 5 | England won [39] | ||
| 47 | Ashley Mallett [O] | 27 July 1972 | 2 | 52 | 114 | 5 | England won [40] | ||
| 48 | Derek Underwood [O] | 27 July 1972 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 6 | England won [40] | ||
| 49 | Richard Collinge [P] | 5 July 1973 | 2 | 34 | 74 | 5 | England won [41] | ||
| 50 | Geoff Arnold [P] | 5 July 1973 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 5 | England won [41] | ||
| 51 | Gary Gilmour [Q] | 14 August 1975 | 1 | 31.2 | 85 | 6 | Drawn [42] | ||
| 52 | Phil Edmonds [Q] | 14 August 1975 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 5 | Drawn [42] | ||
| 53 | Bob Willis | 22 July 1976 | 3 | 15.3 | 42 | 5 | West Indies won [43] | ||
| 54 | Ian Botham | 11 August 1977 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 5 | England won [44] | ||
| 55 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 29 June 1978 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 5 | Drawn [45] | ||
| 56 | Ian Botham [R] | 16 July 1981 | 1 | 39.2 | 95 | 6 | England won [46] | ||
| 57 | Terry Alderman [R] | 16 July 1981 | 3 | 35.3 | 135 | 6 | England won [46] | ||
| 58 | Bob Willis [R] | 16 July 1981 | 4 | 15.1 | 43 | 8 | England won [46] | ||
| 59 | Imran Khan [S] | 26 August 1982 | 2 | 25.2 | 49 | 5 | England won [47] | ||
| 60 | Ian Botham [S] | 26 August 1982 | 3 | 30 | 74 | 5 | England won [47] | ||
| 61 | Lance Cairns [T] | 28 July 1983 | 1 | 33.2 | 74 | 7 | New Zealand won [48] | ||
| 62 | Ewen Chatfield [T] | 28 July 1983 | 3 | 29 | 95 | 5 | New Zealand won [48] | ||
| 63 | Bob Willis [T] | 28 July 1983 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 5 | New Zealand won [48] | ||
| 64 | Paul Allott [U] | 12 July 1984 | 2 | 26.5 | 61 | 6 | West Indies won [49] | ||
| 65 | Malcolm Marshall [U] | 12 July 1984 | 3 | 26 | 53 | 7 | West Indies won [49] | ||
| 66 | John Emburey | 13 June 1985 | 3 | 43.4 | 82 | 5 | England won [50] | ||
| 67 | Roger Binny | 19 June 1986 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 5 | India won [51] | ||
| 68 | Neil Foster [V] | 2 July 1987 | 2 | 46.2 | 107 | 8 | Pakistan won [52] | ||
| 69 | Imran Khan [V] | 2 July 1987 | 3 | 19.1 | 40 | 7 | Pakistan won [52] | ||
| 70 | Derek Pringle | 21 July 1988 | 2 | 27 | 95 | 5 | West Indies won [53] | ||
| 71 | Terry Alderman [W] | 8 June 1989 | 2 | 37 | 107 | 5 | Australia won [54] | ||
| 72 | Terry Alderman [W] | 8 June 1989 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 5 | Australia won [54] | ||
| 73 | Curtly Ambrose | 6 June 1991 | 3 | 28 | 52 | 6 | England won [55] | ||
| 74 | Waqar Younis [X] | 23 July 1992 | 2 | 30 | 117 | 5 | England won [56] | ||
| 75 | Neil Mallender [X] | 23 July 1992 | 3 | 23 | 50 | 5 | England won [56] | ||
| 76 | Paul Reiffel | 22 July 1993 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 5 | Australia won [57] | ||
| 77 | Ian Bishop | 8 June 1995 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 5 | West Indies won [58] | ||
| 78 | Dominic Cork | 8 August 1996 | 1 | 37 | 113 | 5 | Drawn [59] | ||
| 79 | Jason Gillespie [Y] | 24 July 1997 | 1 | 13.4 | 37 | 7 | Australia won [60] | ||
| 80 | Darren Gough [Y] | 24 July 1997 | 2 | 36 | 149 | 5 | Australia won [60] | ||
| 81 | Paul Reiffel [Y] | 24 July 1997 | 3 | 21.1 | 49 | 5 | Australia won [60] | ||
| 82 | Angus Fraser [Z] | 6 August 1998 | 2 | 25 | 42 | 5 | England won [61] | ||
| 83 | Shaun Pollock [Z] | 6 August 1998 | 3 | 35 | 53 | 5 | England won [61] | ||
| 84 | Allan Donald [Z] | 6 August 1998 | 3 | 29.2 | 71 | 5 | England won [61] | ||
| 85 | Darren Gough [Z] | 6 August 1998 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 6 | England won [61] | ||
| 86 | Craig White [AA] | 17 August 2000 | 1 | 14.4 | 57 | 5 | England won [62] | ||
| 87 | Andy Caddick [AA] | 17 August 2000 | 3 | 11.2 | 14 | 5 | England won [62] | ||
| 88 | Darren Gough [AB] | 16 August 2001 | 1 | 25.1 | 103 | 5 | England won [63] | ||
| 89 | Glenn McGrath [AB] | 16 August 2001 | 2 | 30.2 | 76 | 7 | England won [63] | ||
| 90 | Jacques Kallis | 21 August 2003 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 6 | South Africa won [64] | ||
| 91 | Umar Gul | 4 August 2006 | 1 | 29 | 123 | 5 | England won [65] | ||
| 92 | Peter Siddle [AC] | 7 August 2009 | 1 | 9.5 | 21 | 5 | Australia won [66] | ||
| 93 | Stuart Broad [AC] | 7 August 2009 | 2 | 25.1 | 91 | 6 | Australia won [66] | ||
| 94 | Mitchell Johnson [AC] | 7 August 2009 | 3 | 19.3 | 69 | 5 | Australia won [66] | ||
| 95 | Shane Watson | 21 July 2010 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 6 | Pakistan won [67] | ||
| 96 | Stuart Broad | 2 August 2012 | 3 | 16.4 | 69 | 5 | Drawn [68] | ||
| 97 | Trent Boult [AD] | 24 May 2013 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 5 | England won [69] | ||
| 98 | Graeme Swann [AD] | 24 May 2013 | 4 | 32 | 90 | 6 | England won [69] | ||
| 99 | Liam Plunkett [AE] | 20 June 2014 | 1 | 15.5 | 64 | 5 | Sri Lanka won [70] | ||
| 100 | Dhammika Prasad [AE] | 20 June 2014 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 5 | Sri Lanka won [70] | ||
| 101 | Stuart Broad | 29 May 2015 | 1 | 17.1 | 109 | 5 | New Zealand won [71] | ||
| 102 | James Anderson [AF] | 19 May 2016 | 2 | 11.4 | 16 | 5 | England won [72] | ||
| 103 | James Anderson [AF] | 19 May 2016 | 3 | 13.3 | 29 | 5 | England won [72] | ||
| 104 | James Anderson | 25 August 2017 | 2 | 29 | 76 | 5 | West Indies won [73] | ||
| 105 | Jofra Archer [AG] | 22 August 2019 | 1 | 17.1 | 45 | 6 | England won [74] | ||
| 106 | Josh Hazlewood [AG] | 22 August 2019 | 2 | 12.5 | 30 | 5 | England won [74] | ||
| 106 | Ollie Robinson | 25 August 2021 | 3 | 26 | 65 | 5 | England won [75] | ||
| 107 | Jack Leach [AH] | 23 June 2022 | 1 | 38.3 | 100 | 5 | England won [76] | ||
| 108 | Jack Leach [AH] | 23 June 2022 | 3 | 32.2 | 66 | 5 | England won [76] | ||
| 109 | Mark Wood [AI] | 6 July 2023 | 1 | 11.4 | 34 | 5 | England won [77] | ||
| 110 | Pat Cummins [AI] | 6 July 2023 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 6 | England won [77] | ||
| 111 | Mitchell Starc [AI] | 6 July 2023 | 4 | 16 | 78 | 5 | England won [77] | ||
| 112 | Jasprit Bumrah | 20 June 2025 | 2 | 24.4 | 83 | 5 | England won [78] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathryn Fitzpatrick | 6 July 2001 | 1 | 22.5 | 31 | 5 | Australia won [79] |
There have been seven five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs on the ground.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Lillee | 7 June 1975 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 5 | Australia won [80] | ||
| 2 | Gary Gilmour | 18 June 1975 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | Australia won [81] | ||
| 3 | Winston Davis | 11 June 1983 [d] | 2 | 10.3 | 51 | 7 | West Indies won [82] | ||
| 4 | Ashantha de Mel | 16 June 1983 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 5 | Pakistan won [83] | ||
| 5 | Abdul Qadir † | 16 June 1983 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 5 | Pakistan won [83] | ||
| 6 | Waqar Younis | 17 June 2001 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 7 | Pakistan won [84] | ||
| 7 | Chris Woakes | 19 May 2019 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5 | England won [85] |