List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground during a Test match in 2006.

An external view of the ground in 2019.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park in Melbourne, Victoria. The ground was established in 1853 and is the home ground of the Melbourne Cricket Club. It hosted the first match of Test cricket played and has been used for a variety of sports, including acting as the central venue for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. ^[1] It has a spectator capacity of over 90,000, reduced from around 125,000 prior to redevelopments begun in the 1980s, and has been described as "Australia's premier sporting venue". ^{[1] [2] [3]} The ground hosted the first One Day International in 1971 ^[4] and its first Twenty20 International (T20I) in 2008 when both a men's and a women's T20I was played on the same day. The first women's international on the ground was played in 1935 and women's ODI cricket has been played on the ground. It has hosted the finals of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, the 1992 and 2015 Men's World Cups, the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ^{[1] [5]}

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. ^[6] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches. ^[a]

The first five-wicket hauls in international cricket were taken in the 1877 Test match at the MCG. Three bowlers took five wickets in an innings in the match, Australia's Billy Midwinter taking the first five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match. England's Alfred Shaw and Australia's Tom Kendall also took five-wicket hauls during the match. ^[7] The best bowling figures in a Test match innings on the ground are the nine wickets for the cost of 86 runs (9/86) taken by Pakistan's Sarfraz Nawaz against Australia in 1979 in what was described by Wisden as "one of the greatest bowling feats in the history of Test cricket". ^{[b] [8]} The best bowling on the ground by an Australian is the 9/121 taken by Arthur Mailey against England in 1921. ^[9] Australia's Peggy Antonio took the only five-wicket haul in women's international cricket on the ground in 1934 in a Test match against England. ^[5]

The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was taken by Pakistan's Abdul Qadir against Australia in 1984. The best ODI bowling figures at the MCG are the 6/42 taken by both Ajit Agarkar in 2004 and Yuzvendra Chahal in 2019. At the time these were the best bowling figures in an ODI in Australia. ^[10]

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 30 December 2024

There have been a total of 173 five-wicket hauls taken at the MCG in Test matches, one of which was taken in a women's Test match.

Men's matches

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Billy Midwinter	15 March 1877 [c]	Australia [d]	England	2	54 [e]	78	5	Australia won [12]
2	Alfred Shaw	15 March 1877 [c]	England	Australia	3	34 [e]	38	5	Australia won [12]
3	Tom Kendall	15 March 1877 [c]	Australia	England	4	33.1 [e]	55	7	Australia won [12]
4	Fred Spofforth [A] [f]	2 January 1879	Australia	England	1	25 [e]	48	6	Australia won [14]
5	Tom Emmett	2 January 1879	England	Australia	2	59 [e]	68	7	Australia won [14]
6	Fred Spofforth [A]	2 January 1879	Australia	England	3	35 [e]	62	7	Australia won [14]
7	William Cooper [B]	31 December 1881	Australia	England	3	61 [e]	120	6	Drawn [15]
8	Tom Garrett	10 March 1882	Australia	England	1	54.2 [e]	80	5	Drawn [16]
9	Joey Palmer	30 December 1882	Australia	England	2	52.2 [e]	65	7	Australia won [17]
10	Joey Palmer	19 January 1883	Australia	England	1	66.3 [e]	103	5	England won [18]
11	Billy Bates [C] [D]	19 January 1883	England	Australia	2	26.2 [e]	28	7	England won [18]
12	Billy Bates [C]	19 January 1883	England	Australia	3	33 [e]	74	7	England won [18]
13	Billy Barnes	1 January 1885	England	Australia	3	38.3 [e]	31	6	England won [19]
14	John Sharpe	1 January 1892	England	Australia	1	51	84	6	Australia won [20]
15	Bob McLeod [E]	1 January 1892	Australia	England	2	28.4	53	5	Australia won [20]
16	Charlie Turner	1 January 1892	Australia	England	4	33.2	51	5	Australia won [20]
17	Charlie Turner	29 December 1894	Australia	England	1	20	32	5	England won [21]
18	Tom Richardson	29 December 1894	England	Australia	2	23	57	5	England won [21]
19	George Giffen	29 December 1894	Australia	England	3	78.2	155	6	England won [21]
20	Tom Richardson	1 March 1895	England	Australia	3	45.2	104	6	England won [22]
21	Monty Noble [F]	1 January 1898	Australia	England	3	17	49	6	Australia won [23]
22	Jack Hearne	29 January 1898	England	Australia	1	35.4	98	6	Australia won [24]
23	Sydney Barnes [G]	1 January 1902	England	Australia	1	16.1	42	6	Australia won [25]
24	Monty Noble [H]	1 January 1902	Australia	England	2	7.4	17	7	Australia won [25]
25	Sydney Barnes [G]	1 January 1902	England	Australia	3	64	121	7	Australia won [25]
26	Monty Noble [H]	1 January 1902	Australia	England	4	26	60	6	Australia won [25]
27	Hugh Trumble	28 February 1902	Australia	England	2	25	62	5	Australia won [26]
28	Len Braund	28 February 1902	England	Australia	3	26.1	95	5	Australia won [26]
29	Monty Noble	28 February 1902	Australia	England	4	33	98	6	Australia won [26]
30	Wilfred Rhodes	1 January 1904	England	Australia	2	15.2	56	7	England won [27]
31	Hugh Trumble	1 January 1904	Australia	England	3	10.5	34	5	England won [27]
32	Wilfred Rhodes	1 January 1904	England	Australia	4	15	68	8	England won [27]
33	Len Braund	5 March 1904	England	Australia	1	29.1	81	8	Australia won [28]
34	Tibby Cotter	5 March 1904	Australia	England	2	15.2	40	6	Australia won [28]
35	George Hirst	5 March 1904	England	Australia	3	16.5	48	5	Australia won [28]
36	Hugh Trumble [I]	5 March 1904	Australia	England	4	6.5	28	7	Australia won [28]
37	Jack Crawford	1 January 1908	England	Australia	1	29	79	5	England won [29]
38	Tibby Cotter	1 January 1908	Australia	England	2	33	142	5	England won [29]
39	Sydney Barnes	1 January 1908	England	Australia	3	27.4	72	5	England won [29]
40	Jack Crawford	7 February 1908	England	Australia	1	23.5	48	5	Australia won [30]
41	Jack Saunders	7 February 1908	Australia	England	2	15.2	28	5	Australia won [30]
42	Bill Whitty	31 December 1910	Australia	South Africa	4	16	17	6	Australia won [31]
43	H. V. Hordern [J]	17 February 1911	Australia	South Africa	4	14.2	66	5	Australia won [32]
44	Sydney Barnes	30 December 1911	England	Australia	1	23	44	5	England won [33]
45	Frank Foster	30 December 1911	England	Australia	3	38	91	6	England won [33]
46	Sydney Barnes	9 February 1912	England	Australia	1	29.1	74	5	England won [34]
47	Johnny Douglas	9 February 1912	England	Australia	3	17.5	46	5	England won [34]
48	Jack Gregory	31 December 1920	Australia	England	2	20	69	7	Australia won [35]
49	Percy Fender	11 February 1921	England	Australia	2	32	122	5	Australia won [36]
50	Arthur Mailey	11 February 1921	Australia	England	3	47	121	9	Australia won [36]
51	Maurice Tate	1 January 1925	England	Australia	3	33.3 [g]	99	6	Australia won [37]
52	Arthur Mailey	1 January 1925	Australia	England	4	24 [g]	92	5	Australia won [37]
53	Maurice Tate	13 February 1925	England	Australia	3	25.5 [g]	75	5	England won [38]
54	Don Blackie	29 December 1928	Australia	England	2	44	94	6	England won [39]
55	Jack White	29 December 1928	England	Australia	3	56.5	107	5	England won [39]
56	George Geary	8 March 1929	England	Australia	2	81	105	5	Australia won [40]
57	Tim Wall [K]	8 March 1929	Australia	England	3	26	66	5	Australia won [40]
58	Bert Ironmonger	13 February 1931	Australia	West Indies	1	20	23	7	Australia won [41]
59	Sandy Bell	31 December 1931	South Africa	Australia	1	26.1	69	5	Australia won [42]
60	Clarrie Grimmett	31 December 1931	Australia	South Africa	4	46	92	6	Australia won [42]
61	Bert Ironmonger [L]	12 February 1932	Australia	South Africa	1	7.2	6	5	Australia won [43]
62	Bert Ironmonger [L]	12 February 1932	Australia	South Africa	3	15.3	18	6	Australia won [43]
63	Bill O'Reilly [M]	30 December 1932	Australia	England	2	34.3	63	5	Australia won [44]
64	Bill O'Reilly [M]	30 December 1932	Australia	England	4	24	66	5	Australia won [44]
65	Morris Sievers	1 January 1937	Australia	England	2	11.2 [g]	21	5	Australia won [45]
66	Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	1 January 1937	Australia	England	4	25.6 [g]	124	5	Australia won [45]
67	Ken Farnes	26 February 1937	England	Australia	1	28.5 [g]	96	6	Australia won [46]
68	Bill O'Reilly	26 February 1937	Australia	England	2	23 [g]	51	5	Australia won [46]
69	Alec Bedser [N] [O]	23 February 1951	England	Australia	1	22 [g]	46	5	England won [47]
70	Freddie Brown [N]	23 February 1951	England	Australia	1	18 [g]	49	5	England won [47]
71	Alec Bedser [O]	23 February 1951	England	Australia	3	20.3 [g]	59	5	England won [47]
72	Keith Miller	31 December 1951	Australia	West Indies	1	19.3 [g]	60	5	Australia won [48]
73	John Trim	31 December 1951	West Indies	Australia	2	12 [g]	34	5	Australia won [48]
74	Alf Valentine	31 December 1951	West Indies	Australia	4	30 [g]	88	5	Australia won [48]
75	Hugh Tayfield [P]	24 December 1952	South Africa	Australia	2	29.4 [g]	84	6	South Africa won [49]
76	Hugh Tayfield [P]	24 December 1952	South Africa	Australia	4	37.1 [g]	81	7	South Africa won [49]
77	Bill Johnston	6 February 1953	Australia	South Africa	2	46 [g]	152	6	South Africa won [50]
78	Eddie Fuller	6 February 1953	South Africa	Australia	3	30.2 [g]	66	5	South Africa won [50]
79	Brian Statham	31 December 1954	England	Australia	2	16.3 [g]	60	5	England won [51]
80	Bill Johnston	31 December 1954	Australia	England	3	24.5 [g]	85	5	England won [51]
81	Frank Tyson	31 December 1954	England	Australia	4	12.3 [g]	27	7	England won [51]
82	Alan Davidson	31 December 1958	Australia	England	1	25.5 [g]	64	6	Australia won [52]
83	Brian Statham	31 December 1958	England	Australia	2	28 [g]	57	7	Australia won [52]
84	Ian Meckiff	31 December 1958	Australia	England	3	15.2 [g]	38	6	Australia won [52]
85	Alan Davidson	30 December 1960	Australia	West Indies	2	22 [g]	53	6	Australia won [53]
86	Garfield Sobers	10 February 1961	West Indies	Australia	2	44 [g]	120	5	Australia won [54]
87	Alan Davidson	10 February 1961	Australia	West Indies	3	24.7 [g]	84	5	Australia won [54]
88	Alan Davidson	29 December 1962	Australia	England	2	23.1 [g]	75	6	England won [55]
89	Fred Trueman	29 December 1962	England	Australia	3	20 [g]	62	5	England won [55]
90	Arif Butt [Q]	4 December 1964	Pakistan	Australia	2	21.3 [g]	89	6	Drawn [56]
91	Graham McKenzie	30 December 1965	Australia	England	2	35.2 [g]	134	5	Drawn [57]
92	Graham McKenzie	30 December 1967	Australia	India	1	21.4 [g]	66	7	Australia won [58]
93	E. A. S. Prasanna	30 December 1967	India	Australia	2	34 [g]	141	6	Australia won [58]
94	Graham McKenzie	26 December 1968	Australia	West Indies	1	28 [g]	71	8	Australia won [59]
95	John Gleeson	26 December 1968	Australia	West Indies	3	26.4 [g]	61	5	Australia won [59]
96	Bob Willis	26 December 1974	England	Australia	2	21.7 [g]	61	5	Drawn [60]
97	Peter Lever	8 February 1975	England	Australia	1	11 [g]	38	6	England won [61]
98	Max Walker	8 February 1975	Australia	England	2	42.2 [g]	143	8	England won [61]
99	Jeff Thomson	26 December 1975	Australia	West Indies	1	11 [g]	62	5	Australia won [62]
100	Dennis Lillee [R]	31 January 1976	Australia	West Indies	2	11.3 [g]	63	5	Australia won [63]
101	Gary Gilmour [R]	31 January 1976	Australia	West Indies	2	10 [g]	34	5	Australia won [63]
102	Dennis Lillee	1 January 1977	Australia	Pakistan	2	23 [g]	82	6	Australia won [64]
103	Imran Khan	1 January 1977	Pakistan	Australia	3	25.5 [g]	122	5	Australia won [64]
104	Dennis Lillee [S]	12 March 1977 [h]	Australia	England	2	13.3 [g]	26	6	Australia won [66]
105	Dennis Lillee [S]	12 March 1977	Australia	England	4	34.4 [g]	139	5	Australia won [66]
106	B. S. Chandrasekhar [T]	30 December 1977	India	Australia	2	14.1 [g]	52	6	India won [67]
107	B. S. Chandrasekhar [T]	30 December 1977	India	Australia	4	20 [g]	52	6	India won [67]
108	Rodney Hogg [U]	29 December 1978	Australia	England	2	17 [g]	30	5	Australia won [68]
109	Rodney Hogg [U]	29 December 1978	Australia	England	4	17 [g]	36	5	Australia won [68]
110	Sarfraz Nawaz [V]	10 March 1979	Pakistan	Australia	4	35.4 [g]	86	9	Pakistan won [69]
111	Dennis Lillee [W]	1 February 1980	Australia	England	1	33.1	60	6	Australia won [70]
112	Dennis Lillee [W]	1 February 1980	Australia	England	3	33	78	5	Australia won [70]
113	Richard Hadlee	26 December 1980	New Zealand	Australia	3	27.2	57	6	Drawn [71]
114	Kapil Dev	7 February 1981	India	Australia	4	16.4	28	5	India won [72]
115	Bruce Yardley	11 December 1981	Australia	Pakistan	1	66	187	7	Pakistan won [73]
116	Michael Holding [X]	26 December 1981	West Indies	Australia	1	17	45	5	Australia won [74]
117	Dennis Lillee	26 December 1981	Australia	West Indies	2	26.3	83	7	Australia won [74]
118	Michael Holding [X]	26 December 1981	West Indies	Australia	3	21.3	62	6	Australia won [74]
119	Norman Cowans	26 December 1982	England	Australia	4	26	77	6	England won [75]
120	Abdul Qadir	26 December 1983	Pakistan	Australia	2	54.3	166	5	Drawn [76]
121	Malcolm Marshall	22 December 1984	West Indies	Australia	2	31.5	86	5	Drawn [77]
122	Gladstone Small [Y]	26 December 1986	England	Australia	1	22.4	48	5	England won [78]
123	Ian Botham [Y]	26 December 1986	England	Australia	1	16	41	5	England won [78]
124	Craig McDermott	26 December 1987	Australia	New Zealand	1	35	97	5	Drawn [79]
125	Richard Hadlee [Z]	26 December 1987	New Zealand	Australia	2	44	109	5	Drawn [79]
126	Tony Dodemaide	26 December 1987	Australia	New Zealand	3	28.3	58	6	Drawn [79]
127	Richard Hadlee [Z]	26 December 1987	New Zealand	Australia	4	31	67	5	Drawn [79]
128	Steve Waugh	24 December 1988	Australia	West Indies	3	24	92	5	West Indies won [80]
129	Patrick Patterson	24 December 1988	West Indies	Australia	4	15.1	39	5	West Indies won [80]
130	Wasim Akram [AA]	12 January 1990	Pakistan	Australia	1	30	62	6	Australia won [81]
131	Wasim Akram [AA]	12 January 1990	Pakistan	Australia	3	41.4	98	5	Australia won [81]
132	Terry Alderman	12 January 1990	Australia	Pakistan	4	33.5	105	5	Australia won [81]
133	Bruce Reid	26 December 1990	Australia	England	1	39	97	6	Australia won [82]
134	Angus Fraser	26 December 1990	England	Australia	2	39	82	6	Australia won [82]
135	Bruce Reid	26 December 1990	Australia	England	3	22	51	7	Australia won [82]
136	Bruce Reid [AB]	26 December 1991	Australia	India	1	26.2	66	6	Australia won [83]
137	Kapil Dev	26 December 1991	India	Australia	2	35	97	5	Australia won [83]
138	Bruce Reid [AB]	26 December 1991	Australia	India	3	29	60	6	Australia won [83]
139	Shane Warne	26 December 1992	Australia	West Indies	4	23.2	52	7	Australia won [84]
140	Shane Warne	24 December 1994	Australia	England	2	27.4	64	6	Australia won [85]
141	Craig McDermott	24 December 1994	Australia	England	4	16.5	42	5	Australia won [85]
142	Glenn McGrath	26 December 1995	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	23.4	40	5	Australia won [86]
143	Curtly Ambrose	26 December 1996	West Indies	Australia	1	24.5	55	5	West Indies won [87]
144	Glenn McGrath	26 December 1996	Australia	West Indies	2	30	50	5	West Indies won [87]
145	Allan Donald	26 December 1997	South Africa	Australia	3	27	59	6	Drawn [88]
146	Darren Gough	26 December 1998	England	Australia	2	28	96	5	England won [89]
147	Dean Headley	26 December 1998	England	Australia	4	17	60	6	England won [89]
148	Brett Lee [AC]	26 December 1999	Australia	India	2	18	47	5	Australia won [90]
149	Andy Bichel	26 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	2	13.3	60	5	Australia won [91]
150	Jason Gillespie	26 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	4	17	40	6	Australia won [91]
151	Stuart MacGill	26 December 2002	Australia	England	3	48	152	5	Australia won [92]
152	Anil Kumble	26 December 2003	India	Australia	2	51	176	6	Australia won [93]
153	Shoaib Akhtar [AD]	26 December 2004	Pakistan	Australia	2	27	109	5	Australia won [94]
153	Danish Kaneria [AD]	26 December 2004	Pakistan	Australia	2	39.3	125	5	Australia won [94]
155	Shane Warne	26 December 2006	Australia	England	1	17.2	39	5	Australia won [95]
156	Anil Kumble	26 December 2007	India	Australia	1	25	84	5	Australia won [96]
157	Dale Steyn [AE]	26 December 2008	South Africa	Australia	1	29	87	5	South Africa won [97]
158	Dale Steyn [AE]	26 December 2008	South Africa	Australia	3	20.2	67	5	South Africa won [97]
159	Mohammad Amir	26 December 2009	Pakistan	Australia	3	24	79	5	Australia won [98]
160	Nathan Hauritz	26 December 2009	Australia	Pakistan	4	24	101	5	Australia won [98]
161	Peter Siddle	26 December 2010	Australia	England	2	33.1	75	6	England won [99]
162	Ben Hilfenhaus	26 December 2011	Australia	India	2	26	75	5	Australia won [100]
163	Mitchell Johnson	26 December 2013	Australia	England	1	24	63	5	Australia won [101]
164	Nathan Lyon	26 December 2013	Australia	England	3	17	50	5	Australia won [101]
165	Jasprit Bumrah	26 December 2018	India	Australia	2	15.5	33	6	India won [102]
166	Pat Cummins	26 December 2018	Australia	India	3	11	27	6	India won [102]
167	Pat Cummins	26 December 2019	Australia	New Zealand	2	17	28	5	Australia won [103]
168	Scott Boland [AF]	26 December 2021	Australia	England	3	4	7	6	Australia won [104]
169	Cameron Green	26 December 2022	Australia	South Africa	1	10.4	27	5	Australia won [105]
170	Pat Cummins [AG]	26 December 2023	Australia	Pakistan	2	20	48	5	Australia won [106]
171	Pat Cummins [AG]	26 December 2023	Australia	Pakistan	4	18	49	5	Australia won [106]
172	Jasprit Bumrah	26 December 2024	India	Australia	3	24.4	57	5	Australia won [107]

Women's matches

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Peggy Antonio	18 January 1934 [i]	Australia	England	1	21.5	49	6	Australia won [108]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 23 February 2020

One Day International matches have seen 21 five-wicket hauls taken on the ground, all of them in men's matches.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Abdul Qadir	21 January 1984	Pakistan	Australia	1	10	53	5	Australia won [109]
2	Joel Garner	12 February 1984	West Indies	Australia	1	10	31	5	West Indies won [110]
3	Wasim Akram	24 February 1985	Pakistan	Australia	2	8	21	5	Pakistan won [111]
4	Mudassar Nazar	6 March 1985	Pakistan	West Indies	1	7.3	28	5	Pakistan won [112]
5	Curtly Ambrose	15 December 1988	West Indies	Australia	2	8.2	17	5	West Indies won [113]
6	Curtly Ambrose	14 January 1989	West Indies	Australia	1	10	26	5	Australia won [114]
7	Mark Waugh	15 December 1992	Australia	West Indies	2	6	24	5	Australia won [115]
8	Richard Snell	21 January 1994	South Africa	Australia	2	9.5	40	5	South Africa won [116]
9	Anthony Stuart	16 January 1997	Australia	Pakistan	1	10	26	5	Australia won [117]
10	Lance Klusener	9 December 1997	South Africa	Australia	2	7.1	24	5	South Africa won [118]
11	Shane Lee	7 February 1999	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	8.1	33	5	Australia won [119]
12	Makhaya Ntini	6 February 2002	South Africa	New Zealand	1	10	31	5	South Africa won [120]
13	Brett Lee	25 January 2003	Australia	England	2	9.3	30	5	Australia won [121]
14	Ajit Agarkar	9 January 2004	India	Australia	1	9.3	42	6	Australia won [122]
15	Brad Hogg	14 January 2005	Australia	West Indies	2	10	32	5	Australia won [123]
16	Thisara Perera	3 November 2010	Sri Lanka	Australia	1	8	46	5	Sri Lanka won [124]
17	Daniel Christian	2 March 2012	Australia	Sri Lanka	1	9	31	5	Sri Lanka won [125]
18	Mitchell Starc	18 January 2015	Australia	India	1	10	43	6	Australia won [126]
19	Steven Finn [AH]	14 February 2015 [j]	England	Australia	1	10	71	5	Australia won [127]
20	Mitchell Marsh [AH]	14 February 2015	Australia	England	2	9	33	5	Australia won [127]
21	Yuzvendra Chahal	18 January 2019	India	Australia	1	10	42	6	India won [128]

Notes

1. As of February 2020 ^[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.
2. Sarfaz's nine wickets in the Australian second innings included seven wickets in 33 deliveries for the cost of only one run taken during the last session of the Test match. Before his spell of bowling Australia, with seven wickets in hand, needed only 77 runs to win the match. ^[8]
3. This was the first Test match played.
4. Prior to the Federation of Australia the self-governing colonies in Australia had no common flag. The Flag of Australia was used from September 1901 and officially adopted in 1903. ^[11]
5. Four-ball overs were used in this match.
6. Spofforth's first innings five-wicket haul included a hat-trick, the first hat-trick taken in Test match cricket. ^[13]
7. Eight-ball overs were used in this match.
8. This match was arranged to mark the centenary of the first Test match which was played at the MCG in 1877. The result, an Australian win by 45 runs, was identical. ^[65]
9. This was the first women's Test match played on the ground.
10. This match was part of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

1. Spofforth took two five-wicket in the match.
2. Cooper made his Test match debut in this match.
3. Bates took two five-wicket hauls in the match. His first was taken in the matches second innings and his second in the matches third innings after Australia were forced to follow on.
4. Bates' five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match included a hat-trick, the first taken by an Englishman in Test cricket.
5. McLeod made his Test match debut in this match.
6. Noble took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
7. Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
8. Noble took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
9. Trumble's five-wicket haul included a hat-trick.
10. Hordern took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
11. Wall took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
12. Ironmonger took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
13. O'Reilly took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
14. Bedser and Brown took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
15. Bedser took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
16. Tayfield took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
17. The match was Arif Butt's Test match debut.
18. Lillee and Gilmour took five-wicket hauls during the same innings.
19. Lillee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
20. Chandrasekhar took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
21. Hogg took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
22. Sarfraz's 9/86 are the best innings bowling figures on the ground in a Test match and the only time that nine wickets have been taken in an international innings on the ground.
23. Lillee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
24. Holding took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
25. Small and Botham took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
26. Hadlee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
27. Wasim took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
28. Reid took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
29. Lee took his five-wicket haul on this Test match debut.
30. Shoaib Akhtar and Danish Kaneria took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
31. Steyn took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
32. Boland took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
33. Cummins took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
34. Finn and Marsh took their five-wicket hauls in the same ODI.

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Melbourne Cricket Ground, CricInfo