List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Old Wanderers

Old Wanderers was a cricket ground in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in the 1880s and was the venue for 22 Test matches between 1896 and 1939 and was used for first-class cricket until 1945 after which it was built over, the site being used to build Johannesburg railway station. Test cricket in Johannesburg initially moved to Ellis Park before New Wanderers was opened.[1][2][3]

The ground in about 1893

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.[4] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches.

A total of 40 five-wicket hauls were taken during the 22 Test matches played on the ground. Three five-wicket hauls were taken during the ground's first Test match in 1896. South Africa's George Rowe took the first, taking five wickets for the cost of 115 runs (5/115) from 49 five-ball overs during the first innings of the match. England's George Lohmann and Christopher Heseltine both took five-wicket hauls later in the match, Lohmann becoming the first player to take nine wickets in a Test match innings with his 9/28, figures which were not bettered until Jim Laker took all 10 wickets in an innings against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956.[lower-alpha 1][5]

The ground also saw a new record for best Test match bowling figures in 1913 when England's Sydney Barnes took 17 wickets in a match. These have only been bettered by Laker, who took 19 wickets in the match against Australia in 1956.[6][7]

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

Five-wicket hauls

A total of 40 five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Old Wanderers
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1George Rowe[upper-alpha 1]2 March 1896South Africa[lower-alpha 2] England149[lower-alpha 3]1155England won[9]
2George Lohmann[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3]2 March 1896 EnglandSouth Africa214.2[lower-alpha 3]289England won[9]
3Christopher Heseltine[upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 4]2 March 1896 EnglandSouth Africa316.2[lower-alpha 3]385England won[9]
4James Middleton14 February 1899South Africa England326[lower-alpha 3]515England won[10]
5Albert Trott14 February 1899 EnglandSouth Africa433.1[lower-alpha 3]495England won[10]
6Charlie Llewellyn11 October 1902South Africa Australia222926Drawn[11]
7Charlie Llewellyn[upper-alpha 5]18 October 1902South Africa Australia118.1435Australia won[12]
8Charlie Llewellyn[upper-alpha 5]18 October 1902South Africa Australia331.4735Australia won[12]
9Jack Saunders18 October 1902 AustraliaSouth Africa411347Australia won[12]
10Walter Lees[upper-alpha 6]2 January 1906 EnglandSouth Africa223.1345South Africa won[13]
11Walter Lees10 March 1906 EnglandSouth Africa131.3786South Africa won[14]
12Tip Snooke10 March 1906South Africa England431.4708South Africa won[14]
13George Simpson-Hayward[upper-alpha 7]1 January 1910 EnglandSouth Africa116436South Africa won[15]
14Bert Vogler[upper-alpha 8][upper-alpha 9]1 January 1910South Africa England230.1875South Africa won[15]
15Aubrey Faulkner[upper-alpha 8]1 January 1910South Africa England2331205South Africa won[15]
16Bert Vogler[upper-alpha 9]1 January 1910South Africa England422947South Africa won[15]
17Claude Buckenham26 February 1910 EnglandSouth Africa1311155England won[16]
18George Simpson-Hayward26 February 1910 EnglandSouth Africa322695England won[16]
19Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 10]26 December 1913 England South Africa[lower-alpha 4]126.5568England won[18]
20Jimmy Blanckenberg26 December 1913 South Africa England238835England won[18]
21Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 10]26 December 1913 England South Africa338.41039England won[18]
22J. W. Hearne1 January 1914 England South Africa216495England won[19]
23Sydney Barnes1 January 1914 England South Africa4381025England won[19]
24Claude Carter12 November 1921 South Africa Australia129.5916Drawn[20]
25Jimmy Blanckenberg23 December 1922 South Africa England222.5766South Africa won[21]
26Buster Nupen23 December 1922 South Africa England430535South Africa won[21]
27Alf Hall9 February 1923 South Africa England136.4826Drawn[22]
28George Geary[upper-alpha 11]24 December 1927 England South Africa127.3707England won[23]
29Henry Promnitz[upper-alpha 12]24 December 1927 South Africa England237585England won[23]
30George Geary[upper-alpha 11][upper-alpha 13]24 December 1927 England South Africa327605England won[23]
31Wally Hammond[upper-alpha 14][upper-alpha 13]24 December 1927 England South Africa321.2365England won[23]
32Alf Hall28 January 1928 South Africa England142.41006South Africa won[24]
33Buster Nupen[upper-alpha 15]24 December 1930 South Africa[lower-alpha 5] England226.1635South Africa won[25]
34Buster Nupen[upper-alpha 15]24 December 1930 South Africa England425.3876South Africa won[25]
35Ian Peebles13 February 1931 England South Africa238.5636Drawn[26]
36Buster Nupen13 February 1931 South Africa England316.1466Drawn[26]
37Bill O'Reilly15 February 1936 Australia South Africa121205Australia won[27]
38Clarrie Grimmett15 February 1936 Australia South Africa319.5407Australia won[27]
39Norman Gordon[upper-alpha 16]24 December 1938 South Africa England133.4[lower-alpha 6]1035Drawn[28]
40Arthur Langton18 February 1939 South Africa England119.2[lower-alpha 6]585Drawn[29]

Notes
  1. As of March 2020 Lohmann's figures remain the third best in any Test match.
  2. 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.[8]
  3. Five-ball overs were used in this match.
  4. The South Africa Red Ensign was adopted for use in May 1910 and was used as the de-facto national flag of South Africa until May 1928.[8]
  5. This version of the Flag of South Africa was used between May 1928 and April 1994.
  6. Eight-ball overs were used in this match.
  1. Rowe took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  2. Lohmann became the first player to take nine wickets in a Test match innings. As of March 2020 his innings figures of 9/28 are the third best innings bowling figures in any Test match.
  3. Rowe took his five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match and Heseltine his in the third innings after South Africa were required to follow on.
  4. Heseltine took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  5. Llewellyn took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  6. Lees took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  7. Simpson-Hayward took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  8. Vogler and Faulkner took their five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
  9. Vogler took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  10. Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in the match. His match figures of 17/XXX are the best taken on the ground and set a new record for the best Test match bowling figures which was not beaten until Jim Laker took 19 wickets against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956.[17] As of March 2020 they remain the second-best bowling figures taken in any Test match.
  11. Geary took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  12. Promnitz took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  13. Geary and Hammond took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
  14. Hammond took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  15. Nupen took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  16. Gordon tok his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.

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