List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Craig McDermott

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of August 2015 only 43 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3] Craig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer who, according to the sports journalist Greg Baum, was "Australia's premier strike bowler in the early 1990s".[4] A right-arm fast bowler, he played 71 Test matches and 138 ODIs in his career, taking 291 and 203 wickets respectively.[4] He took fourteen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, including two in a single ten-wicket match, and one in the ODI format.[5]

McDermott took three five-wicket hauls at the Adelaide Oval, including two in a ten-wicket-match against India in 1994.

McDermott made his Test match debut for Australia against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 1984, with Richie Richardson being his first Test victim.[6] His first Test five-wicket haul came at Lord's in the second Test of the 1985 Ashes series in June of that year, taking 6 wickets for 70 runs in a 4-wicket victory for Australia.[7] McDermott's best bowling analysis in Test cricket is 8 for 97 against England in the fifth Test of the 1990–91 Ashes series.[4] He was most successful against England, taking eight of his fourteen five-wicket hauls against them, including four during the 1994–95 Ashes in which he was named player of the series.[5]

McDermott's ODI debut came against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1985.[4] He did not bat and although he took the wicket of Viv Richards, Australia lost the game by seven wickets.[8] McDermott played 138 ODIs, and took a solitary five-wicket haul against Pakistan in November 1987, in the Cricket World Cup semi-final.[9] His figures of 5 for 44, and an Australian victory by 18 runs, saw him awarded man of the match as Australia progressed to the final.[9]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
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
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for Australia in that match
McDermott was man of the match
One of two five-wicket hauls by McDermott in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match

Test five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Craig McDermott
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
127 June 1985Lord's, London England129.07062.38 Won[7]
21 August 1985Old Trafford, Manchester England236.014183.91 Drawn[10]
326 December 1987Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne New Zealand125.09752.77 Drawn[11]
425 January 1991Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England226.39753.66 Drawn[12]
51 February 1991 WACA Ground, Perth England124.49783.93 Won[13]
61 March 1991Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica West Indies123.08053.47 Drawn[14]
729 November 1991The Gabba, Brisbane India128.15451.91 Won[15]
825 January 1992 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India231.07652.45 Won[16]
925 January 1992 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India429.19253.15 Won[16]
1025 November 1994The Gabba, Brisbane England219.05362.78 Won[17]
1124 December 1994Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne England416.54252.49 Won[18]
121 January 1995Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England130.010153.36 Drawn[19]
133 February 1995WACA Ground, Perth England415.03862.53 Won[20]
1430 November 1995Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Pakistan315.34953.16 Lost[21]

ODI five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Craig McDermott
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
14 November 1987 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan210.04454.40 Won[9]

References
  1. "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  2. Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. "Craig McDermott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. "Statistics / Statsguru / CJ McDermott / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. "West Indies tour of Australia, 4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 22–27, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 27 June-2 July 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  8. "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1st Match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 6, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. "1st SF: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, 4 November 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. "4th Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 1–6 August 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  11. "3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at MCG, 26–31 December 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. "4th Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 25–29 January 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  13. "5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 1–5 February 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  14. "1st Test: Australia v West indies at Kingston, 1–6 March 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  15. "1st Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, 29 November-2 December 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  16. "4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, 25–29 January 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  17. "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 25–29 November 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  18. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, 24–29 December 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  19. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 1–5 January 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  20. "5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 3–7 February 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  21. "3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 30 November-4 December 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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