List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Glenn McGrath

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Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath, a retired international Australian cricketer, took a number of five-wicket hauls during his career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4][5]

McGrath made his Test debut in November 1993, against New Zealand,[6] but it was not until March 1995 that he took his first five-wicket haul in Australia's victory over the West Indies in Barbados; his performance earned him the man of the match award.[7] He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad.[8] McGrath took 10 of his 29 Test five-wicket hauls in The Ashes (the traditional name for Test matches between Australia and England). During the 1997 Ashes series, McGrath "humiliated" England, taking eight wickets in a single innings at Lord's and restricting England to 77, the lowest total in any Test match at the ground since 1888.[9] A month later, he dismissed seven English batsmen in the first innings at The Oval but despite these performances, Australia did not win either Test match.[10][11] The 2001 Ashes series saw McGrath make four five-wicket hauls in consecutive matches. He twice took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match – in March 1999 he dismissed five West Indian batsmen in each innings of the first Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy;[12] in the following year, he took ten wickets against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[13]

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 1993,[6] McGrath took his first one-day five-wicket haul in the following year, in the final of the Will's Triangular Series against Pakistan.[14] Australia won each of the seven ODI matches in which McGrath took a five-wicket haul, and McGrath was given the man of the match award on six of these occasions. Retiring from international cricket in 2007,[15] he took 29 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 7 in ODIs. As of October 2009, he is fifth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers,[4] and fourth in the ODI list.[5]

Key

A bowler, midway through delivery. An umpire with black trousers and a light shirt watches from the left while the batsman not receiving the delivery is already walking down the pitch. In the background is a two-tier stand, full of spectators.
McGrath bowling at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2007 Ashes
  • Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings.
  • Runs – Runs conceded.
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken.
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five wicket haul.
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five wicket haul was taken.
  • Result – The result for the Australian team in that match.
  • ♠ – McGrath was selected player of the match.
  • * – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
131 March 1995 ♠Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados West Indies422.06853.09 Won[7]
221 April 1995Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad West Indies221.54762.15 Lost[8]
317 November 1995Bellerive Oval, Hobart Pakistan424.36152.48 Won[16]
426 December 1995 ♠Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Sri Lanka223.44051.69 Won[17]
526 December 1996Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne West Indies2305051.66 Lost[18]
621 March 1997Centurion Park, Gauteng Province, South Africa South Africa240.48662.11 Lost[19]
719 June 1997 ♠Lord's, London England120.33881.85 Draw[10]
821 August 1997Kennington Oval, London England1217673.61 Lost[11]
97 November 1997Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane New Zealand4173251.88 Won[20]
1022 October 1998National Stadium, Karachi Pakistan2256652.64 Draw[21]
1120 November 1998 ♠Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane England234.28562.47 Draw[22]
125 March 1999 *♠Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad West Indies2145053.57 Won[12]
135 March 1999 *♠Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad West Indies4102852.80 Won[12]
1413 March 1999Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica West Indies2359352.65 Lost[23]
1526 March 1999Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados West Indies4449252.09 Lost[24]
162 January 2000 *♠Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney India118.54852.54 Won[13]
172 January 2000 *♠Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney India3175553.23 Won[13]
1823 November 2000 *♠Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane West Indies1201760.85 Won[25]
1919 July 2001Lord's, London England1245452.25 Won[26]
202 August 2001Trent Bridge, Nottingham England1184952.72 Won[27]
2116 August 2001Headingley, Leeds England230.27672.50 Lost[28]
2223 August 2001Kennington Oval, London England315.34352.77 Won[29]
2322 February 2002New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa312.32151.68 Won[30]
241 July 2004 ♠Marrara Oval, Darwin Sri Lanka2153752.46 Won[31]
2516 December 2004Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Pakistan4162481.50 Won[32]
2610 March 2005Jade Stadium, Christchurch New Zealand14211562.73 Won[33]
2721 July 2005 ♠Lord's, London England2185352.94 Won[34]
2811 August 2005Old Trafford, Manchester England320.511555.52 Draw[35]
2923 November 2006Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane England223.15062.15 Won[36]

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
130 October 1994 ♠Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan2105255.20 Won[14]
224 January 1999 ♠Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Sri Lanka2104054.00 Won[37]
330 May 1999 ♠Old Trafford, Manchester West Indies18.41451.61 Won[38]
44 February 2000Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Pakistan29.34955.15 Won[39]
515 September 2002 ♠Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo New Zealand273755.28 Won[40]
627 February 2003 ♠North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom Namibia271572.14 Won[41]
76 February 2005 ♠Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Pakistan27.42753.52 Won[42]

References

  1. ↑ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  2. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  4. 1 2 "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Glenn McGrath". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  7. 1 2 "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  8. 1 2 "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Frith, David. "Second Cornhill Test – England vs Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  10. 1 2 "The Ashes – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  11. 1 2 "The Ashes – 6th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  12. 1 2 3 "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  13. 1 2 3 "Border—Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  14. 1 2 "Wills Triangular Series – final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  15. ↑ "McGrath announces retirement plans". Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  17. ↑ "Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  18. ↑ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  19. ↑ "Australia in South Africa – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  20. ↑ "Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  21. ↑ "Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  22. ↑ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  23. ↑ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  24. ↑ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  25. ↑ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1stTest". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  26. ↑ "The Ashes – 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  27. ↑ "The Ashes – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  28. ↑ "The Ashes – 4th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  29. ↑ "The Ashes – 5th Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  30. ↑ "Australia in South Africa Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  31. ↑ "Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  32. ↑ "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  33. ↑ "Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  34. ↑ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  35. ↑ "The Ashes – 3rd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  36. ↑ "The Ashes – 1st Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  37. ↑ "Carlton & United Series – 9th match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  38. ↑ "ICC World Cup – 28th match, Group B". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  39. ↑ "Carlton & United Series – 2nd final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  40. ↑ "ICC Champions Trophy – 4th match, Pool 1". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  41. ↑ "ICC World Cup – 31st match, Group A". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  42. ↑ "VB Series – 2nd final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  • "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  • "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.

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