List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on South African cricket grounds

The South Africa national cricket team played its first representative match in 1889 against a touring side of English players organised by Major RG Wharton. In 1897 the two representative matches on the tour were retrospectively awarded Test cricket status, South Africa becoming the third Test playing country. ^{[lower-alpha 1] [1] [2]} The team played regularly against Australia, England and New Zealand until the 1960s but played no matches against sides from countries such as India or West Indies due to the racially exclusive policies of successive South African governments which barred non-white players from international cricket. This evolved into a formal policy of apartheid in the late 1940s and by the end of the 1960s pressure had grown on other countries not to play South African sporting sides.

The 1968 D'Oliveira affair created significant tension between South Africa and England and the South African tour of England in 1970 was cancelled following pressure from anti-apartheid campaigners. ^[3] In 1971 Don Bradman, the chair of the Australian Cricket Board, refused to allow the South African team to tour Australia, having met with South African Prime Minister John Vorster whose views on race had disturbed Bradman. ^{[3] [4]} The subsequent sporting boycott of South Africa isolated South African cricket, with the last international tour of the country in 1972 when New Zealand's women visited the country. The sporting boycott lasted until the fall of the apartheid regime and South Africa next played international cricket in 1991, touring West Indies. The first tour of the country following the lifting of the boycott took place in 1992, India playing a series in the country for the first time.

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. ^[5] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on South African cricket grounds in official international Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches. ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

The first five-wicket hauls in international cricket in South Africa were taken during the first Test match at St George's Park Cricket Ground in 1889. England's Aubrey Smith took the first with South Africa's Albert Rose-Innes also taking a five-wicket haul later in the same match. In One Day International cricket, the first five-wicket haul in South Africa was taken in 1992 in the first ODI played in the country by future South African captain Hansie Cronje, whilst Pakistani bowler Umar Gul took the first in Twenty20 International cricket in the country.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date the Test started or ODI/T20I 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

Boland Park, Paarl

As of 7 March 2020

Two five-wicket hauls have been taken at Boland Park, both in men's One Day Internationals. The ground was first used for international cricket in 1997. ^[6]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Boland Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Eddo Brandes	27 January 1997	Zimbabwe	India	2	9.5	41	5	Tie [7]
2	Lasith Malinga	11 January 2012	Sri Lanka	South Africa	1	10	54	5	South Africa won [8]

Buffalo Park, East London

As of 7 March 2020

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken at Buffalo Park. The ground was first used for international cricket in 1992. ^[9]

Test matches

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

1	Makhaya Ntini [upper-alpha 1]	18 October 2002	South Africa	Bangladesh	2	15	19	5	South Africa won [10]
2	David Terbrugge [upper-alpha 1]	18 October 2002	South Africa	Bangladesh	3	15	46	5	South Africa won [10]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Wasim Akram	15 February 1993	Pakistan	South Africa [lower-alpha 3]	2	6.1	16	5	Pakistan won [11]
2	Shaun Pollock	24 January 1999	South Africa	West Indies	1	10	35	6	West Indies won [12]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Buffalo Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Deandra Dottin	24 February 2016	West Indies	South Africa	2	8.5	34	5	West Indies won [13]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Buffalo Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Imran Tahir	9 October 2018	South Africa	Zimbabwe	2	4	23	5	South Africa won [14]

Centurion, Park

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at SuperSport Park

City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

As of 7 March 2020

A single five-wicket haul has been taken at City Oval in an ODI during the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Chaminda Vaas taking a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match as part of his five-wicket haul. ^[15]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at City Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Chaminda Vaas [upper-alpha 2]	14 February 2003 [lower-alpha 4]	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	1	9.1	25	6	Sri Lanka won [16]

Diamond Oval, Kimberley

As of 7 March 2020

Five five-wicket hauls have been taken at Diamond Oval, three in men's ODIs and two in women's ODIs. ^[17]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Diamond Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Mark Ealham	30 January 2000	England	Zimbabwe	1	10	15	5	England won [18]
2	Wasim Akram	16 February 2003 [lower-alpha 4]	Pakistan	Namibia	2	9	28	5	Pakistan won [19]
3	Vasbert Drakes	4 March 2003 [lower-alpha 4]	West Indies	Kenya	2	10	33	5	West Indies won [20]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Diamond Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Morna Nielsen	11 October 2016	New Zealand	South Africa	2	10	39	5	South Africa won [21]
2	Holly Huddleston	13 October 2016	New Zealand	South Africa	1	10	25	5	New Zealand won [22]

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Eight five-wicket hauls were taken in the six Test matches played at Ellis Park between 1948 and 1954. The ground has not been used for cricket since New Wanderers was opened in 1956. ^[23]

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Cuan McCarthy	12 February 1949	South Africa	England	1	35.7 [lower-alpha 5]	114	5	Drawn [24]
2	Keith Miller [upper-alpha 3]	24 December 1949	Australia	South Africa	2	15 [lower-alpha 5]	40	5	Australia won [25]
3	Bill Johnston [upper-alpha 3]	24 December 1949	Australia	South Africa	3	20.1 [lower-alpha 5]	44	6	Australia won [25]
4	Michael Melle [upper-alpha 4]	10 February 1950	South Africa	Australia	1	33 [lower-alpha 5]	113	5	Drawn [26]
5	David Ironside [upper-alpha 5]	24 December 1953	South Africa	New Zealand	2	19 [lower-alpha 5]	51	5	South Africa won [27]
6	Neil Adcock	24 December 1953	South Africa	New Zealand	4	19 [lower-alpha 5]	43	5	South Africa won [27]
7	Hugh Tayfield	29 January 1954	South Africa	New Zealand	2	14 [lower-alpha 5]	13	6	South Africa won [28]
8	Neil Adcock	29 January 1954	South Africa	New Zealand	3	26 [lower-alpha 5]	45	5	South Africa won [28]

Harlequins Sports Club, Pretoria

A single five-wicket haul was taken at Harlequins Sports Club. The ground was used during the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup and for a single other women's ODI. in 2007 during which the only five-wicket haul on the ground was taken. ^[29]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Harlequins

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Urooj Mumtaz	22 January 2007	Pakistan	South Africa	1	6.5	40	5	South Africa won [30]

Kingsmead, Durban

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Kingsmead

Lord's No. 1 Ground, Durban

Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches at Lord's No. 1 Ground in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists. ^[31]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Lord's Number 1 Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Bert Vogler	21 January 1910	South Africa [lower-alpha 6]	England	2	30	83	5	South Africa won [33]
2	Aubrey Faulkner	21 January 1910	South Africa	England	4	33.4	87	6	South Africa won [33]
3	Sydney Barnes [upper-alpha 6]	13 December 1913	England	South Africa	1	19.4	57	5	England won [34]
4	Sydney Barnes [upper-alpha 6]	13 December 1913	England	South Africa	3	25	48	5	England won [34]
5	Sydney Barnes [upper-alpha 6]	14 February 1914	England	South Africa	1	29.5	56	7	Drawn [35]
6	Claude Carter	14 February 1914	South Africa	England	2	28	50	6	Drawn [35]
7	Sydney Barnes [upper-alpha 6]	14 February 1914	England	South Africa	3	32	88	7	Drawn [35]
8	Jimmy Blanckenberg	5 November 1921	South Africa	Australia	1	24.4	78	5	Drawn [36]
9	Jack Gregory	5 November 1921	Australia	South Africa	2	25.1	77	6	Drawn [36]

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

As of 7 March 2020

A total of 11 international five-wicket hauls have been taken on Mangaung Oval, eight in Test matches and three in ODIs. The ground has been used for international cricket since 1992. ^[37]

Test matches

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Shaun Pollock	21 June 1999	South Africa	Zimbabwe	1	21	39	5	South Africa won [38]
2	Makhaya Ntini	22 June 2000	South Africa	New Zealand	3	31.4	66	6	South Africa won [39]
3	Javagal Srinath	23 June 2001	India	South Africa	2	33	140	5	South Africa won [40]
4	Shaun Pollock	23 June 2001	South Africa	India	3	21.4	56	6	South Africa won [40]
5	Shakib Al Hasan	30 June 2008	Bangladesh	South Africa	1	38	130	5	South Africa won [41]
6	Dale Steyn [upper-alpha 7]	30 June 2008	South Africa	Bangladesh	3	18	63	5	South Africa won [41]
7	Kagiso Rabada [upper-alpha 8]	9 July 2017	South Africa	Bangladesh	2	13.5	33	5	South Africa won [42]
8	Kagiso Rabada [upper-alpha 8]	9 July 2017	South Africa	Bangladesh	3	11	30	5	South Africa won [42]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Manguang Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Lance Klusener	23 January 1997	South Africa	India	2	8.4	42	5	South Africa won [43]
2	Imran Tahir [upper-alpha 9]	3 October 2018	South Africa	Zimbabwe	2	6	24	6	South Africa won [44]
3	Lungi Ngidi	4 March 2020	South Africa	Australia	1	10	58	6	South Africa won [45]

Newlands, Cape Town

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Newlands Cricket Ground

North West University No 2 Ground

A single five-wicket haul was taken in 2010 at North West University No 2 Ground in Potchefstroom. The ground was used for ODI and T20I matches during the 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge but has not been used for international cricket since. ^[46]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International at North West University No 2 Ground

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Sana Mir	9 October 2010	Pakistan	Netherlands	2	9	32	5	Pakistan won [47]

Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Old Wanderers

Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

As of 7 March 2020

Five-wicket hauls have been taken in a Test match and in both men's and women's ODIs at Senwes Park. The ground has been used as an international venue since 2000. ^[48]

Test matches

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Jacques Kallis	25 October 2002	South Africa	Bangladesh	3	4.3	21	5	South Africa won [49]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Senwes Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Glenn McGrath	27 February 2003 [lower-alpha 4]	Australia	Namibia	2	7	15	7	Australia won [50]
2	Rusty Theron	17 October 2010	South Africa	Zimbabwe	1	8.2	44	5	South Africa won [51]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Senwes Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Rosalie Birch	1 March 2004	England	South Africa	2	9.5	50	5	England won [52]

Stellenbosch University Ground No. 1

A single five-wicket haul has been taken at Stellenbosch University Ground No. 1 in a women's One Day International in 2008. The ground has not been used for international cricket other than during the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. ^[53]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Stellenbosch University 1

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Alicia Smith	24 February 2008 [lower-alpha 7]	South Africa	Pakistan	1	8	7	5	South Africa won [54]

St George's Park, Post Elizabeth

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at St George's Park

Tshwane University of Technology Oval, Pretoria

Two five-wicket hauls have been taken at Tshwane University of Technology Oval, both in the same women's One Day International. After being used during the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground has not been used for international cricket since 2005. ^[55]

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day Internationals at Tshwane University of Technology Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Neetu David [upper-alpha 10]	30 March 2005 [lower-alpha 8]	India	New Zealand	1	10	32	5	New Zealand won [56]
2	Louise Milliken [upper-alpha 10]	30 March 2005 [lower-alpha 8]	New Zealand	India	2	10	25	5	New Zealand won [56]

Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Wanderers

Willowmoore Park, Benoni

As of 7 March 2020

A single five-wicket haul has been taken in international cricket at Willowmoore Park since the ground was first used for One Day Internationals in 1997. ^[57]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Willowmoore Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Muttiah Muralitharan	15 April 1998	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2	9.2	23	5	Sri Lanka won [58]

Notes

1. No first-class cricket had been played in South Africa prior to these matches. As a result, the first Test match played in the country was also the first first-class match played.
2. In the 1980s, during the sporting boycott, there were several rebel tours of South Africa by teams made up of players from England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia, all of which played against representative South African sides. These are not classed as official international matches and five-wicket hauls taken in them are not included in this article.
3. This version of the Flag of South Africa was used between May 1928 and April 1994.
4. This match was part of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
5. Eight-ball overs were used in this match.
6. The British colonies in South Africa did not use a common flag until 1910 when the Union of South Africa was created and the South Africa Red Ensign was used as the de facto flag for the colony. ^[32]
7. The match was the final of the qualifying series ahead of the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup. South Africa won but both sides qualified for the finals of the competition.
8. This match was part of the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup.

1. Ntini took his five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match and Terbrugge his in the third after Bangladesh were asked to follow on.
2. Vaas' five-wicket haul included a hat-trick.
3. Miller took his five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match and Johnston his in the third after South Africa were asked to follow on.
4. Melle took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
5. Ironside took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
6. Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in both of the matches on the ground in 1913 and 1914.
7. Steyn took his five-wicket haul in the third innings of the match after Bangladesh had been asked to follow on having batted in the second innings.
8. Rabada took two five-wicket hauls in the match. His first was taken in the second innings of the match and his second in the third innings after Bangladesh had been asked follow on.
9. Imran Tahir's five-wicket haul included a hat-trick.
10. David and Milliken took their five-wicket hauls in the same ODI.

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls on South African grounds, CricInfo