List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Queen's Park Oval

Queen's Park Oval in 2004

Queen's Park Oval is a cricket ground in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the grounds used as by the West Indies cricket team and has been the home ground of Queen's Park Cricket Club since 1896. The ground was first used in the 1890s and first hosted matches by visiting English teams in 1897. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} The modern ground has a capacity of 25,000 spectators. ^[1]

The first Test match was played on the ground in 1930 when the West Indies played England during the first home Test series played by the side. One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been played on the ground since 1983 and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) since 2009. ^[1] Women's international cricket was first played on the ground in 2003. ^[2]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. ^[3] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches. ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

The first five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in international matches were taken by West Indian Herman Griffith and Englishman Bill Voce. Both took their wickets during the ground's first Test match in 1930, Griffith taking five wickets for 63 runs (5/63) in the game's first innings and Voce taking 7/70 later in the match. ^[4] The West Indies spin bowler Jack Noreiga has the best innings bowling figures on the ground, taking 9/95 against India in 1971 on a pitch described by Wisden as "dubious". ^{[5] [6] [lower-alpha 3]} No five-wicket hauls have been taken in women's international cricket on the ground.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Day the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
Inn	Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
O	Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
R	Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
W	Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
Result	Result of the match

Test Match five-wicket hauls

As of 8 September 2019

A total of 79 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Queen's Park Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Herman Griffith [upper-alpha 1]	1 February 1930	West Indies	England	1	22	63	5	England won [4]
2	Bill Voce [upper-alpha 1]	1 February 1930	England	West Indies	4	37.2	70	7	England won [4]
3	Wilfred Ferguson [upper-alpha 2]	11 February 1948	West Indies	England	1	39	137	5	Drawn [7]
4	Wilfred Ferguson [upper-alpha 2]	11 February 1948	West Indies	England	3	34.2	92	6	Drawn [7]
5	Subhash Gupte	21 January 1953	India	West Indies	2	66	162	7	Drawn [8]
6	Frank King [upper-alpha 3]	19 February 1953	West Indies	India	1	31	74	5	Drawn [9]
7	Subhash Gupte [upper-alpha 3]	19 February 1953	India	West Indies	2	48	107	5	Drawn [9]
8	Ray Lindwall	11 April 1955	Australia	West Indies	1	24.5	95	6	Drawn [10]
9	Fazal Mahmood [upper-alpha 4]	26 March 1958	Pakistan	West Indies	1	32	83	6	Pakistan won [11]
10	Jaswick Taylor [upper-alpha 4] [upper-alpha 5]	26 March 1958	West Indies	Pakistan	2	36.5	109	5	Pakistan won [11]
11	Nasim-ul-Ghani [upper-alpha 4]	26 March 1958	Pakistan	West Indies	3	30.5	67	6	Pakistan won [11]
12	Fred Trueman	28 January 1960	England	West Indies	2	21	35	5	England won [12]
13	Polly Umrigar [upper-alpha 6]	4 April 1962	India	West Indies	1	56	107	5	West Indies won [13]
14	Wes Hall [upper-alpha 6]	4 April 1962	West Indies	India	2	9	20	5	West Indies won [13]
15	Charlie Griffith [upper-alpha 7]	14 May 1965	West Indies	Australia	2	20	46	6	Australia won [14]
16	Graham McKenzie [upper-alpha 7]	14 May 1965	Australia	West Indies	3	17	33	5	Australia won [14]
17	Charlie Griffith	19 January 1968	West Indies	England	1	29.5	69	5	Drawn [15]
18	Basil Butcher	14 March 1968	West Indies	England	2	13.4	34	5	England won [16]
19	Jack Noreiga [upper-alpha 8]	6 March 1971	West Indies	India	2	49.4	95	9	India won [6]
20	Srinivas Venkataraghavan [upper-alpha 8]	6 March 1971	India	West Indies	3	36	95	5	India won [6]
21	Jack Noreiga	13 April 1971	West Indies	India	3	53.4	129	5	Drawn [17]
22	Inshan Ali [upper-alpha 9]	20 April 1972	West Indies	New Zealand	2	26.4	59	5	Drawn [18]
23	Bruce Taylor [upper-alpha 9]	20 April 1972	New Zealand	West Indies	3	24	41	5	Drawn [18]
24	Lance Gibbs	23 March 1973	West Indies	Australia	3	45	102	5	Australia won [19]
25	Max Walker [upper-alpha 10]	21 April 1973	Australia	West Indies	2	37	75	5	Drawn [20]
26	Terry Jenner [upper-alpha 10]	21 April 1973	Australia	West Indies	2	32.2	90	5	Drawn [20]
27	Pat Pocock [upper-alpha 11]	2 February 1974	England	West Indies	2	43	110	5	West Indies won [21]
28	Lance Gibbs [upper-alpha 11]	2 February 1974	West Indies	England	3	57.2	108	6	West Indies won [21]
29	Tony Greig [upper-alpha 12]	30 March 1974	England	West Indies	2	36.1	86	8	England won [24]
30	Tony Greig [upper-alpha 12]	30 March 1974	England	West Indies	4	33	70	5	England won [24]
31	Bishan Singh Bedi	24 March 1976	India	West Indies	1	34	82	5	Drawn [25]
32	B. S. Chandrasekhar [upper-alpha 13]	7 April 1976	India	West Indies	1	32.2	120	6	India won [26]
33	Michael Holding [upper-alpha 13]	7 April 1976	West Indies	India	2	26.4	65	6	India won [26]
34	Colin Croft	4 March 1977	West Indies	Pakistan	1	18.5	29	8	West Indies won [27]
35	Mushtaq Mohammad	1 April 1977	Pakistan	West Indies	2	10.5	28	5	Pakistan won [28]
36	Andy Roberts	3 March 1978	West Indies	Australia	3	16.2	56	5	West Indies won [29]
37	Vanburn Holder [upper-alpha 14]	15 April 1978	West Indies	Australia	2	13	28	6	West Indies won [30]
38	Derick Parry [upper-alpha 14]	15 April 1978	West Indies	Australia	4	10.4	15	5	West Indies won [30]
39	John Emburey [upper-alpha 15]	13 February 1981	England	West Indies	1	52	124	5	West Indies won [31]
40	Colin Croft [upper-alpha 15]	13 February 1981	West Indies	England	2	22	40	5	West Indies won [31]
41	Malcolm Marshall	11 March 1983	West Indies	India	1	19.1	37	5	Drawn [32]
42	Joel Garner	16 March 1984	West Indies	Australia	1	28.1	60	6	Drawn [33]
43	Ewen Chatfield	29 March 1985	New Zealand	West Indies	3	22	73	6	Drawn [34]
44	John Emburey	7 March 1986	England	West Indies	2	27	78	5	West Indies won [35]
45	Ian Botham	3 April 1986	England	West Indies	2	24.1	71	5	West Indies won [36]
46	Imran Khan	14 April 1988	Pakistan	West Indies	3	45	115	5	Drawn [37]
47	Arshad Ayub [upper-alpha 16]	15 April 1989	India	West Indies	1	52	117	5	West Indies won [38]
48	Malcolm Marshall [upper-alpha 16]	15 April 1989	West Indies	India	2	17	34	5	West Indies won [38]
49	Kapil Dev [upper-alpha 16]	15 April 1989	India	West Indies	3	25	58	5	West Indies won [38]
50	Malcolm Marshall [upper-alpha 16]	15 April 1989	West Indies	India	4	19.5	55	6	West Indies won [38]
51	Devon Malcolm	23 March 1990	England	West Indies	3	26.2	77	6	Drawn [39]
52	Ian Bishop [upper-alpha 17]	16 April 1993	West Indies	Pakistan	2	15.5	43	5	West Indies won [40]
53	Carl Hooper [upper-alpha 17]	16 April 1993	West Indies	Pakistan	4	11.5	40	5	West Indies won [40]
54	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 18]	25 March 1994	West Indies	England	2	29	60	5	West Indies won [41]
55	Andy Caddick [upper-alpha 18]	25 March 1994	England	West Indies	3	26	65	6	West Indies won [41]
56	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 18]	25 March 1994	West Indies	England	4	10	24	6	West Indies won [41]
57	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 19]	21 April 1995	West Indies	Australia	1	16	45	5	West Indies won [42]
58	Glenn McGrath [upper-alpha 19]	21 April 1995	Australia	West Indies	2	21.5	47	6	West Indies won [42]
59	Anil Kumble [upper-alpha 20]	14 March 1997	India	West Indies	1	39	104	5	Drawn [43]
60	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 20]	14 March 1997	West Indies	India	2	41.4	87	5	Drawn [43]
61	Angus Fraser [upper-alpha 21]	5 February 1998	England	West Indies	2	16.1	53	8	West Indies won [44]
62	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 21]	5 February 1998	West Indies	England	3	19.5	52	5	West Indies won [44]
63	Andy Caddick [upper-alpha 22]	13 February 1998	England	West Indies	1	22	67	5	England won [45]
64	Angus Fraser [upper-alpha 22]	13 February 1998	England	West Indies	1	20.4	40	5	England won [45]
65	Curtly Ambrose [upper-alpha 22]	13 February 1998	West Indies	England	2	15.4	25	5	England won [45]
66	Glenn McGrath [upper-alpha 23]	5 March 1999	Australia	West Indies	2	14	50	5	Australia won [46]
67	Glenn McGrath [upper-alpha 23]	5 March 1999	Australia	West Indies	4	10	28	5	Australia won [46]
68	Heath Streak	16 March 2000	Zimbabwe	West Indies	3	17	27	5	West Indies won [47]
69	Courtney Walsh	17 March 2001	West Indies	South Africa	3	36.4	61	6	South Africa won [48]
70	Steve Harmison	19 March 2004	England	West Indies	1	20.1	61	6	England won [49]
71	Simon Jones	19 March 2004	England	West Indies	3	15	57	5	England won [49]
72	Makhaya Ntini [upper-alpha 24]	8 April 2005	South Africa	West Indies	1	28	95	6	South Africa won [50]
73	Makhaya Ntini [upper-alpha 24]	8 April 2005	South Africa	West Indies	3	19.5	37	7	South Africa won [50]
74	Muttiah Muralitharan	3 April 2008	Sri Lanka	West Indies	2	29.2	79	5	West Indies won [51]
75	Sulieman Benn [upper-alpha 25]	10 June 2010	West Indies	South Africa	1	47	120	5	South Africa won [52]
76	Dale Steyn [upper-alpha 25]	10 June 2010	South Africa	West Indies	2	14	29	5	South Africa won [52]
77	Kemar Roach [upper-alpha 26]	15 April 2012	West Indies	Australia	1	27	105	5	Drawn [53]
78	Nathan Lyon [upper-alpha 26]	15 April 2012	Australia	West Indies	2	29	68	5	Drawn [53]
79	Kemar Roach [upper-alpha 26]	15 April 2012	West Indies	Australia	3	18	41	5	Drawn [53]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 8 September 2019

Five-wicket hauls have been taken in One Day Internationals four times on the ground, the first by West Indian Tony Gray in 1991. The best bowling in an ODI on the ground is the 6/25 taken by New Zealand's Scott Styris in 2002.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Queen's Park Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Tony Gray	9 March 1991	West Indies	Australia	1	9	50	6	Australia won [54]
2	Sanath Jayasuriya	6 June 1997	West Indies	Sri Lanka	1	10	58	5	West Indies won [55]
3	Mervyn Dillon	2 June 2002	West Indies	India	1	10	52	5	India won [56]
4	Scott Styris	12 June 2002	New Zealand	West Indies	2	7	25	6	New Zealand won [57]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

As of 8 September 2019

The only five-wicket hauls taken in a T20I match on the ground was achieved by West Indian Darren Sammy in 2010.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Queen's Park Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Darren Sammy	28 February 2010	West Indies	Zimbabwe	1	3.5	26	5	Zimbabwe won [58]

Notes

1. Two teams from England toured the West Indies in 1897, one led by Lord Hawke and the other by A. A. Priestley's XI cricket team in the West Indies in 1896–97. Both played matches on the ground.
2. West Indies play as a composite team selecting players from a number of Caribbean nations and dependencies, generally those which formed part of the British West Indies. These sides play Test, ODI and T20I cricket. The individual national sides of the countries which make up the West Indies, such as the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team, play regional cricket competitions at first-class level, a level below Test cricket. This list only details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket on the ground.
3. Noreiga had not played any first-class cricket for eight seasons before the match. He was the first West Indian bowler to take nine wickets in a Test match innings. ^[5]

1. Griffith and Voce took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
2. Ferguson took both of his five-wicket hauls in the same match.
3. King and Gupte took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
4. Fazal Mahmood, Taylor and Nasim-ul-Ghani took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
5. Taylor took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
6. Umrigar and Hall took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
7. Griffith and McKenzie took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
8. Noreiga and Venkataraghavan took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. Noreiga's 9/95 remains the best innings bowling analysis on the ground in international cricket.
9. Inshan Ali and Taylor took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
10. Walker and Jenner took their five-wicket hauls during the same innings of the same match.
11. Pocock and Gibbs took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
12. Greig took both his five-wicket hauls in the same match. His performance in the match was described by team-mate Pat Pocock, writing in 2009, as "one of the greatest ever all-round displays by an English cricketer" ^[22] whilst his bowling spell in the West Indies first innings was described by Wisden as "rank[ing] among the best in Test history". ^[23]
13. Chandrasekhar and Holding took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
14. Holder and Parry took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
15. Emburey and Croft took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
16. Ayub, Kapil Dev and both of Marshall's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match.
17. Bishop and Hooper took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
18. Caddick's and both of Ambrose's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match.
19. Ambrose and McGrath took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
20. Kumble and Ambrose took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
21. Fraser and Ambrose took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
22. Caddick, Fraser and Ambrose took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
23. Both of McGrath's five-wicket hauls were taken during the same match.
24. Ntini took his five-wicket hauls during the same match. As of January 2020 ^[update] his match figures of 13/132 are the best on the ground.
25. Benn and Steyn took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
26. Lyon's and both of Roach's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match.

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Queens Park Oval, CricInfo