List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at WACA Ground

The WACA Ground during a Test match between Australia and England in December 2010.

The WACA Ground is a sport ground in Perth, Western Australia. The ground was established in 1893 and operated by the Western Australian Cricket Association. It hosted its first Test match in 1970 when Australia played England. The first One Day International (ODI) on the ground was played in 1980 and its first Twenty20 International (T20I) was played in 2007. ^[1] Women's Test cricket was first played on the ground in 1958, the first women's on the ground ODI was played in 2005 and the first women's T20I on the ground was played in 2020. ^[2]

The last Test match was played on the ground in 2017 with major international matches moving to the modern Perth Stadium. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The ground continues to be used by Western Australia and for women's international matches, ^[1] hosting five matches in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. ^[6]

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. ^[7] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches. ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Ellyse Perry took the only five-wicket haul in women's Test matches on the ground in 2014.

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the WACA Ground was Australian Jeff Thomson, who took five wickets at a cost of 93 runs (5/93) in 1974 against England in the second Test played on the ground. ^{[8] [9] [10]} The best innings bowling figures in Test matches were achieved by Glenn McGrath who took 8/24 for Australia against Pakistan in 2004. ^[11] The only woman to take a five-wicket haul on the ground is Australia's Ellyse Perry who took 5/28 in a Test match in 2014. ^[12] The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was taken by New Zealander Richard Hadlee who took 5/32 against India in the first ODI played on the ground in 1980. ^{[13] [lower-alpha 2]}

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date 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

Test match five-wicket hauls

As of 21 February 2020

A total of 61 five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the WACA Ground, 60 of them in men's matches and one in a women's Test.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at WACA Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Jeff Thomson	13 December 1974	Australia	England	3	25 [lower-alpha 3]	93	5	Australia won [14]
2	Andy Roberts	12 December 1975	West Indies	Australia	3	14 [lower-alpha 3]	54	7	West Indies won [15]
3	Bishan Bedi [upper-alpha 1]	16 December 1977	India	Australia	2	31 [lower-alpha 3]	89	5	Australia won [16]
4	Bishan Bedi [upper-alpha 1]	16 December 1977	India	Australia	4	30.2 [lower-alpha 3]	105	5	Australia won [16]
5	Rodney Hogg [upper-alpha 2]	15 December 1978	Australia	England	1	30.5 [lower-alpha 3]	65	5	England won [17]
6	Bob Willis	15 December 1978	England	Australia	2	18.5 [lower-alpha 3]	44	5	England won [17]
7	Rodney Hogg [upper-alpha 2]	15 December 1978	Australia	England	3	17 [lower-alpha 3]	57	5	England won [17]
8	Alan Hurst	24 March 1979	Australia	Pakistan	3	24.7 [lower-alpha 3]	94	5	Australia won [18]
9	Ian Botham [upper-alpha 3]	14 December 1979	England	Australia	1	35	78	6	Australia won [19]
10	Ian Botham [upper-alpha 3]	14 December 1979	England	Australia	3	45.5	98	5	Australia won [19]
11	Geoff Dymock	14 December 1979	Australia	England	4	17.2	34	6	Australia won [19]
12	Dennis Lillee	12 December 1980	Australia	New Zealand	1	23.5	63	5	Australia won [20]
13	Richard Hadlee	12 December 1980	New Zealand	Australia	2	27	87	5	Australia won [20]
14	Dennis Lillee	13 November 1981	Australia	Pakistan	2	9	18	5	Australia won [21]
15	Bruce Yardley	13 November 1981	Australia	Pakistan	4	25.5	84	6	Australia won [21]
16	Bruce Yardley	12 November 1982	Australia	England	1	42.4	107	5	Drawn [22]
17	Geoff Lawson	12 November 1982	Australia	England	3	32	108	5	Drawn [22]
18	Azeem Hafeez	11 November 1983	Pakistan	Australia	1	27.3	100	5	Australia won [23]
19	Carl Rackemann [upper-alpha 4]	11 November 1983	Australia	Pakistan	2	8	32	5	Australia won [23]
20	Carl Rackemann [upper-alpha 4]	11 November 1983	Australia	Pakistan	3	26	86	6	Australia won [23]
21	Terry Alderman	9 November 1984	Australia	West Indies	1	39	128	6	West Indies won [24]
22	Michael Holding	9 November 1984	West Indies	Australia	2	9.2	21	6	West Indies won [24]
23	Richard Hadlee [upper-alpha 5]	30 November 1985	New Zealand	Australia	1	26.5	65	5	New Zealand won [25]
24	Richard Hadlee [upper-alpha 5]	30 November 1985	New Zealand	Australia	3	39	90	6	New Zealand won [25]
25	Steve Waugh	28 November 1986	Australia	England	3	21.3	69	5	Drawn [26]
26	Merv Hughes	12 February 1988	Australia	Sri Lanka	3	21	67	5	Australia won [27]
27	Merv Hughes [upper-alpha 6]	2 December 1988	Australia	West Indies	1	36.1	130	5	West Indies won [29]
28	Curtly Ambrose	2 December 1988	West Indies	Australia	2	23.3	72	5	West Indies won [29]
29	Merv Hughes [upper-alpha 6]	2 December 1988	Australia	West Indies	3	37	87	8	West Indies won [29]
30	Craig McDermott	1 February 1991	Australia	England	1	24.4	97	8	Australia won [30]
31	Manoj Prabhakar	1 February 1992	India	Australia	1	32.5	101	5	Australia won [31]
32	Mike Whitney	1 February 1992	Australia	India	4	12.1	27	7	Australia won [31]
33	Curtly Ambrose	30 January 1993	West Indies	Australia	1	18	25	7	West Indies won [32]
34	Ian Bishop	30 January 1993	West Indies	Australia	3	16	40	6	West Indies won [32]
35	Craig McDermott	3 February 1995	Australia	England	4	15	38	6	Australia won [33]
36	Curtly Ambrose	1 February 1997	West Indies	Australia	1	18	43	5	West Indies won [34]
37	Paul Reiffel	1 February 1997	Australia	West Indies	2	26	73	5	West Indies won [34]
38	Courtney Walsh	1 February 1997	West Indies	Australia	3	20	74	5	West Indies won [34]
39	Simon Cook [upper-alpha 7]	20 November 1997	Australia	New Zealand	3	10.2	39	5	Australia won [35]
40	Damien Fleming	28 November 1998	Australia	England	1	14	46	5	Australia won [36]
41	Jason Gillespie	28 November 1998	Australia	England	3	15.2	88	5	Australia won [36]
42	Mohammad Akram	26 November 1999	Pakistan	Australia	2	27.5	138	5	Australia won [37]
43	Brett Lee	1 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	3	15	61	5	Australia won [38]
44	Daniel Vettori	30 November 2001	New Zealand	Australia	2	34.4	87	6	Drawn [39]
45	Craig White	29 November 2002	New Zealand	Australia	2	23.1	127	5	Australia won [40]
46	Shoaib Akhtar	16 December 2004	Pakistan	Australia	1	22	99	5	Australia won [41]
47	Michael Kasprowicz	16 December 2004	Australia	Pakistan	2	16.3	30	5	Australia won [41]
48	Glenn McGrath [upper-alpha 8]	16 December 2004	Australia	Pakistan	4	16	24	8	Australia won [41]
49	Makhaya Ntini	16 December 2005	South Africa	Australia	1	19	64	5	Drawn [42]
50	Brett Lee	16 December 2005	Australia	South Africa	2	22.2	93	5	Drawn [42]
51	Monty Panesar	14 December 2006	England	Australia	1	24	92	5	Australia won [43]
52	Mitchell Johnson	17 December 2008	Australia	South Africa	2	24	61	8	South Africa won [44]
53	Doug Bollinger	16 December 2009	Australia	West Indies	2	20	70	5	Australia won [45]
54	Mitchell Johnson	16 December 2010	Australia	England	2	17.3	38	6	Australia won [46]
55	Chris Tremlett	16 December 2010	England	Australia	3	24	87	5	Australia won [46]
56	Ryan Harris	16 December 2010	Australia	England	4	11	47	6	Australia won [46]
57	Umesh Yadav	13 January 2012	India	Australia	2	17	93	5	Australia won [47]
58	Mitchell Starc	30 November 2012	Australia	South Africa	3	28.5	154	6	South Africa won [48]
59	Kagiso Rabada	3 November 2016	South Africa	Australia	4	31	92	5	South Africa won [49]
60	Josh Hazlewood	14 December 2017	Australia	England	3	18	48	5	Australia won [50]

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at WACA Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Ellyse Perry	10 January 2014	Australia	England	3	20	28	5	England won [51]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 21 February 2020

In One Day International matches on the ground a total of 12 five-wicket hauls were taken.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at WACA Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Richard Hadlee	9 December 1980	New Zealand	India	1	9	32	5	India won [52]
2	Joel Garner	3 January 1987	West Indies	England	1	10	47	5	England won [53]
3	Tony Dodemaide [upper-alpha 9]	2 January 1988	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	7.2	21	5	Australia won [54]
4	Ian Bishop	1 January 1989	West Indies	Pakistan	1	10	27	5	West Indies won [55]
5	Ravi Shastri [upper-alpha 10]	8 December 1991	India	Australia	2	6.5	15	5	India won [56]
6	Ottis Gibson	14 January 1996	West Indies	Sri Lanka	1	10	40	5	Sri Lanka won [57]
7	Mark Ealham	29 January 1999	England	Sri Lanka	2	10	32	5	England won [58]
8	Ryan Harris	29 January 2010	Australia	Pakistan	2	9.5	19	5	Australia won [59]
9	Mitchell Starc	1 February 2013	Australia	West Indies	1	6.5	20	5	Australia won [60]
10	Mitchell Starc	3 February 2013	Australia	West Indies	1	8	32	5	Australia won [61]
11	Morne Morkel [upper-alpha 11]	16 November 2014	South Africa	Australia	1	8	21	5	South Africa won [62]
12	Josh Hazlewood [upper-alpha 11]	16 November 2014	Australia	South Africa	2	9.4	31	5	South Africa won [62]

Notes

1. As of February 2020 ^[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.
2. The match was part of a tri-series between New Zealand, India and Australia.
3. Eight-ball overs were used in this match.

1. Bedi took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
2. Hogg took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
3. Botham took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
4. Rackemann took two five-wicket hauls in the same match. He took his first in the second innings of the match and his second in the third innings after Pakistan were asked to follow on.
5. Hadlee took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
6. Hughes took two five-wicket hauls in the same match. His eight wickets in West Indies second innings was the first time that eight wickets had been taken in an international match on the ground. His wickets included a hat-trick split over both West Indies' innings. ^[28]
7. Cook took hs five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
8. McGrath's innings bowling figures of 8/24 are the best in international cricket on the ground.
9. Dodemaide took his five-wicket haul on his ODI debut.
10. Shastri's figures of 5/15 are the best innings bowling figures in an ODI on the ground.
11. Morkel and Hazlewood took their five-wicket hauls in the same ODI.

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls at WACA Ground, CricInfo