List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by 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]

Contents

Key

  • 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
1 01995-03-31 31 March 1995 ♠ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000002200000022.0 &1000000000000006800000068 5 &100000000000000030899993.09 Won[7]
2 01995-04-21 21 April 1995 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002150000021.5 &1000000000000004700000047 6 &100000000000000021499992.15 Lost[8]
3 01995-11-17 17 November 1995 Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Pakistan &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000002430000024.3 &1000000000000006100000061 5 &100000000000000024800002.48 Won[16]
4 01995-12-26 26 December 1995 ♠ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Sri Lanka &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002339999923.4 &1000000000000004000000040 5 &100000000000000016900001.69 Won[17]
5 01996-12-26 26 December 1996 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003000000030 &1000000000000005000000050 5 &100000000000000016599991.66 Lost[18]
6 01997-03-21 21 March 1997 Centurion Park, Gauteng Province, South Africa  South Africa &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000004039999940.4 &1000000000000008600000086 6 &100000000000000021099992.11 Lost[19]
7 01997-06-19 19 June 1997 ♠ Lord's, London  England &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000002030000020.3 &1000000000000003800000038 8 &100000000000000018500001.85 Draw[10]
8 01997-08-21 21 August 1997 Kennington Oval, London  England &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000007600000076 7 &100000000000000036099993.61 Lost[11]
9 01997-11-07 7 November 1997 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  New Zealand &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000003200000032 5 &100000000000000018799991.88 Win[20]
10 01998-10-22 22 October 1998 National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000006600000066 5 &100000000000000026400002.64 Draw[21]
11 01998-11-20 20 November 1998 ♠ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  England &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003420000034.2 &1000000000000008500000085 6 &100000000000000024700002.47 Draw[22]
12 01999-03-05 5 March 1999 *♠ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000005000000050 5 &100000000000000035699993.57 Won[12]
13 01999-03-05 5 March 1999 *♠ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002800000028 5 &100000000000000027999992.80 Won[12]
14 01999-03-13 13 March 1999 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000009300000093 5 &100000000000000026499992.65 Lost[23]
15 01999-03-26 26 March 1999 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000009200000092 5 &100000000000000020899992.09 Lost[24]
16 02000-01-02 2 January 2000 *♠ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001850000018.5 &1000000000000004800000048 5 &100000000000000025400002.54 Won[13]
17 02000-01-02 2 January 2000 *♠ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000005500000055 5 &100000000000000032299993.23 Won[13]
18 02000-11-23 23 November 2000 *♠ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  West Indies &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000001700000017 6 &100000000000000008500000.85 Won[25]
19 02001-07-19 19 July 2001 Lord's, London  England &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000005400000054 5 &100000000000000022500002.25 Won[26]
20 02001-08-02 2 August 2001 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000004900000049 5 &100000000000000027200002.72 Won[27]
21 02001-08-16 16 August 2001 Headingley, Leeds  England &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000003019999930.2 &1000000000000007600000076 7 &100000000000000025000002.50 Lost[28]
22 02001-08-23 23 August 2001 Kennington Oval, London  England &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000001530000015.3 &1000000000000004300000043 5 &100000000000000027700002.77 Won[29]
23 02002-02-22 22 February 2002 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000001230000012.3 &1000000000000002100000021 5 &100000000000000016799991.68 Won[30]
24 02004-07-01 1 July 2004 ♠ Marrara Stadium, Darwin  Sri Lanka &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000003700000037 5 &100000000000000024599992.46 Won[31]
25 02004-12-16 16 December 2004 Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth  Pakistan &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001600000016 &1000000000000002400000024 8 &100000000000000015000001.50 Won[32]
26 02005-03-10 10 March 2005 Jade Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000004200000042 &10000000000000115000000115 6 &100000000000000027300002.73 Won[33]
27 02005-07-21 21 July 2005 ♠ Lord's, London  England &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000005300000053 5 &100000000000000029400002.94 Won[34]
28 02005-08-11 11 August 2005 Old Trafford, Manchester  England &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000002050000020.5 &10000000000000115000000115 5 &100000000000000055199995.52 Draw[35]
29 02006-11-23 23 November 2006 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  England &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002310000023.1 &1000000000000005000000050 6 &100000000000000021499992.15 Won[36]

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 01994-10-30 30 October 1994 ♠ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000005200000052 5 &100000000000000052000005.20 Won[14]
2 01999-01-24 24 January 1999 ♠ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Sri Lanka &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000004000000040 5 &100000000000000040000004.00 Won[37]
3 01999-05-30 30 May 1999 ♠ Old Trafford, Manchester  West Indies &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000084000008.4 &1000000000000001400000014 5 &100000000000000016100001.61 Won[38]
4 02000-02-04 4 February 2000 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000093000009.3 &1000000000000004900000049 5 &100000000000000051500005.15 Won[39]
5 02002-09-15 15 September 2002 ♠ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  New Zealand &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000003700000037 5 &100000000000000052800005.28 Won[40]
6 02003-02-27 27 February 2003 ♠ North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom  Namibia &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000001500000015 7 &100000000000000021400002.14 Won[41]
7 02005-02-06 6 February 2005 ♠ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000074000007.4 &1000000000000002700000027 5 &100000000000000035200003.52 Won[42]

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