List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Terry Alderman

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 2014 only 23 bowlers have taken at least 20 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3]

Terry Alderman bowling to David Gatting

Terry Alderman (born 12 June 1956) is a former Australian cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler of limited pace but nagging accuracy and movement.

He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981. In that series he took 42 Test wickets, including nine on debut,[4] the biggest haul in a series since Jim Laker's 46 in 1956 and the fourth-highest total of all time. Alderman's 42 wickets is the record for the most wickets taken in a series without taking 10 wickets in a match.[5] He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the Almanack's 1982 edition.

Alderman took part in an unofficial Australian tour of South Africa in 1985–86 and 1986–87, when that country was banned from Test cricket as a Commonwealth anti-apartheid sanction. As a result, he received a 3-year ban from international cricket which disqualified him from playing in the 1985 Ashes series in England.

Following his suspension, Alderman returned to the Australian side and resumed his success against England, taking 41 wickets in the 1989 Ashes series and another 16 in the 1990–91 series, his final Ashes appearance. He rarely enjoyed similar success against other countries. His final Test series was against the West Indies in 1990–91, where he ended his career with 170 Test wickets.

In his 41 Tests Alderman took 5 wickets in an innings 14 times, and 10 in a match once.[6] In addition he played 65 One Day Internationals for Australia taking 88 wickets, twice achieving a five-wicket haul.[7]

Alderman was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1982, the same year as Allan Border.

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
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Alderman in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match

Test five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Terry Alderman
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
118 June 1981Trent Bridge, Nottingham England219.06251.98 Won[8]
216 July 1981Headingley, Leeds England235.313563.80 Lost[9]
330 July 1981Edgbaston, Birmingham England123.14251.81 Lost[10]
413 August 1981Old Trafford, Manchester England252.010952.09 Lost[11]
59 November 1984WACA Ground, Perth West Indies139.012863.28 Lost[12]
68 June 1989*Headingley, Leeds England137.010752.89 Won[13]
78 June 1989*Headingley, Leeds England220.04452.20 Won[13]
822 June 1989Lord's, London England238.012863.36 Won[14]
927 July 1989Old Trafford, Manchester England227.06652.44 Won[15]
1010 August 1989Trent Bridge, Nottingham England119.06953.63 Won[16]
1124 August 1989The Oval, London England133.56652.44 Drawn[17]
1212 January 1990Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Pakistan227.010553.10 Won[18]
133 February 1990Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Pakistan133.56551.92 Drawn[19]
1423 November 1990The Gabba, Brisbane England222.04762.13 Won[20]

ODI five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in One Day International cricket by Terry Alderman
No. Date Ground Against Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
120 February 1982Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand10.01751.70 Won[21]
23 March 1990Lancaster Park, Christchurch India10.03253.20 Won[22]

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. "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. "1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jun 18-21, 1981". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067.
  6. "Bowling records / Tests / Terry Alderman". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. "Bowling records / One Day Internationals / Terry Alderman". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. "1st Test: Australia v England at Trent Bridge, 18-21 June 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. "3rd Test: Australia v England at Headingley, 16-21 July 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. "4th Test: Australia v England at Edgbaston, 30 July-2 August 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. "5th Test: Australia v England at Old Trafford, 13-17 August 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  12. "1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 9-12 November 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. "1st Test: Australia v England at Headingley, 8-13 June 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. "2nd Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 22-27 June 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  15. "4th Test: Australia v England at Old Trafford, 27 July-1 August 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  16. "5th Test: Australia v England at Trent Bridge, 10-14 August 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  17. "6th Test: Australia v England at The Oval, 24-29 August 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  18. "1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at MCG, 12-29 January 1990". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  19. "3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at SCG, 3-8 February 1990". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  20. "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 23-25 November 1990". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  21. "3rd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 20 February 1982". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  22. "2nd Match: Australia v India at Christchurch, 3 March 1990". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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