List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham

Botham batting for England at Trent Bridge in 1983

Sir Ian Botham is a former international cricketer and captain of the England cricket team. He has claimed five-wicket hauls (taken five or more wickets in an innings) in Test cricket on 27 occasions, second only to James Anderson among English cricketers. ^[1] A five-wicket haul is regarded as a notable achievement, ^[2] and 53 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. ^[3] Botham is generally considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. ^{[4] [5]} He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1978, and Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year four years later. In 1992 he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), and he was knighted for his services to cricket and charity work in 2007. ^[6] Two years later, he was honoured by the International Cricket Council, who named him as one of 55 initial inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. ^[7] He is ninth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers. ^{[8] [note 1]}

He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976 in a One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies. ^[9] He made his Test cricket debut just under a year later against Australia, ^[10] and it was during the first innings of this match that he claimed his first international five-wicket haul. ^[11] It is against Australia that he has claimed the most five-wicket hauls, doing so on nine occasions. Three of these came during the 1981 Ashes series and, along with the two centuries he scored, ^[12] saw the series dubbed "Botham's Ashes". ^[13] He twice claimed eight wickets in an innings, playing at Lord's on each occasion, against Pakistan in 1978 and the West Indies in 1984. Including these performances, Botham has collected a five-wicket haul at Lord's eight times, more so than on any other ground.

Botham never managed to take five-wickets in an innings in ODI cricket, despite playing 116 matches and claiming 145 wickets, ^[14] making him England's seventh highest wicket-taker in the format. ^{[15] [note 1]} His best return was four wickets, which he achieved on three occasions. ^[14]

Key

Date – Starting date of the match. Inn. – The innings of the match in which the five wicket haul was taken. Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings. Runs – Runs conceded. Wkts – Number of wickets taken. Econ. – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).

Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five wicket haul. Result – The result for the England team in that match. † – Botham was selected player of the match. * – Botham claimed 10 wickets or more in the match. ‡ – Botham also scored a century in this match.

Tests

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn.	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ.	Batsmen	Result
1	28 July 1977	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Australia	1	20.0	74	5	3.70	GS Chappell KD Walters RW Marsh MHN Walker JR Thomson	Won [11]
2	11 August 1977	Headingley, Leeds	Australia	2	11.0	21	5	1.90	DW Hookes KD Walters RW Marsh MHN Walker JR Thomson	Won [16]
3	24 February 1978 ‡	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	New Zealand	2	24.7 [note 2]	73	5	2.20	BE Congdon MG Burgess WK Lees RO Collinge EJ Chatfield	Won [17]
4	4 March 1978	Eden Park, Auckland	New Zealand	1	34.0 [note 2]	109	5	2.40	RW Anderson MG Burgess BE Congdon JM Parker RJ Hadlee	Drawn [18]
5	15 June 1978 ‡†	Lord's, London	Pakistan	3	20.5	34	8	1.63	Mudassar Nazar Talat Ali Haroon Rasheed Wasim Raja Wasim Bari Sikander Bakht Iqbal Qasim Javed Miandad	Won [19]
6	10 August 1978 †	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	New Zealand	2	21.0	34	6	1.61	BA Edgar RW Anderson MG Burgess BE Congdon GN Edwards RJ Hadlee	Won [20]
7	24 August 1978 *	Lord's, London	New Zealand	1	38.0	101	6	2.65	JG Wright MG Burgess BE Congdon RW Anderson RJ Hadlee GP Howarth	Won [21]
8	24 August 1978 *	Lord's, London	New Zealand	3	18.1	39	5	2.14	BA Edgar JM Parker JG Wright MG Burgess RO Collinge	Won [21]
9	12 July 1979	Edgbaston, Birmingham	India	3	29.0	70	5	2.41	GR Viswanath AD Gaekwad M Amarnath N Kapil Dev S Venkataraghavan	Won [22]
10	2 August 1979	Lord's, London	India	1	19.0	35	5	1.84	CPS Chauhan AD Gaekwad Yashpal Sharma N Kapil Dev B Reddy	Drawn [23]
11	14 December 1979 *†	WACA, Perth	Australia	1	35.0	78	6	2.22	BM Laird AR Border GS Chappell RJ Bright DK Lillee G Dymock	Lost [24]
12	14 December 1979 *†	WACA, Perth	Australia	3	45.5	98	5	2.13	KJ Hughes PM Toohey RW Marsh RJ Bright JR Thomson	Lost [24]
13	15 February 1980 *‡	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	India	1	22.5	58	6	2.54	SM Gavaskar SM Patil Yashpal Sharma N Kapil Dev NS Yadav DR Doshi	Won [25]
14	15 February 1980 *‡	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	India	3	26.0	48	7	1.84	SM Gavaskar RMH Binny GR Viswanath SM Patil Yashpal Sharma SMH Kirmani NS Yadav	Won [25]
15	16 July 1981 ‡†	Headingley, Leeds	Australia	1	39.2	95	6	2.41	GM Wood KJ Hughes GN Yallop AR Border RW Marsh GF Lawson	Won [26]
16	30 July 1981 †	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Australia	4	14.0	11	5	0.78	MF Kent RW Marsh RJ Bright DK Lillee TM Alderman	Won [27]
17	27 August 1981 *†	The Oval, London	Australia	1	47.0	125	6	2.65	GM Wood MF Kent KJ Hughes RJ Bright TM Alderman MR Whitney	Drawn [28]
18	27 November 1981	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	India	3	22.3	61	5	2.71	SM Gavaskar DB Vengsarkar GR Viswanath SM Patil DR Doshi	Lost [29]
19	10 June 1982	Lord's, London	India	2	19.4	46	5	2.33	SM Gavaskar GAHM Parkar GR Viswanath S Madan Lal DR Doshi	Won [30]
20	26 August 1982	Headingley, Leeds	Pakistan	3	30.0	74	5	2.46	Mansoor Akhtar Javed Miandad Zaheer Abbas Majid Khan Imran Khan	Won [31]
21	30 January 1984 ‡†	Basin Reserve, Wellington	New Zealand	1	27.4	59	5	2.13	JG Wright BA Edgar GP Howarth RJ Hadlee IDS Smith	Drawn [32]
22	28 June 1984 †	Lord's, London	West Indies	2	27.4	103	8	3.72	CG Greenidge DL Haynes HA Gomes IVA Richards CH Lloyd PJL Dujon RA Harper J Garner	Lost [33]
23	9 August 1984	The Oval, London	West Indies	1	23.0	72	5	3.13	CG Greenidge IVA Richards PJL Dujon RA Harper MA Holding	Lost [34]
24	23 August 1984	Lord's, London	Sri Lanka	3	27.0	90	6	3.33	S Wettimuny RS Madugalle RL Dias A Ranatunga LRD Mendis ALF de Mel	Drawn [35]
25	27 June 1985	Lord's, London	Australia	2	24.0	109	5	4.54	KC Wessels AR Border DC Boon GM Ritchie WB Phillips	Lost [36]
26	3 April 1986	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	West Indies	2	24.1	71	5	2.93	IVA Richards PJL Dujon RA Harper MA Holding BP Patterson	Lost [37]
27	26 December 1986	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia	1	16.0	41	5	2.56	GR Marsh AR Border TJ Zoehrer CJ McDermott MG Hughes	Won [38]

Notes

1. Records correct as of 18 March 2024.
2. Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match. ^{[17] [18]}

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