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
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Number of 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 | Result for the Australia team |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by McGrath in a match |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | McGrath was selected as man of the match |
Tests
One Day Internationals
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 30 October 1994 ‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 2 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 5.20 | Won[14] | |
2 | 24 January 1999 ‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Sri Lanka | 2 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 | Won[37] | |
3 | 30 May 1999 ‡ | Old Trafford, Manchester | West Indies | 1 | 8.4 | 14 | 5 | 1.61 | Won[38] | |
4 | 4 February 2000 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Pakistan | 2 | 9.3 | 49 | 5 | 5.15 | Won[39] | |
5 | 15 September 2002 ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 5.28 | Won[40] | |
6 | 27 February 2003 ‡ | North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom | Namibia | 2 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | Won[41] | |
7 | 6 February 2005 ‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Pakistan | 2 | 7.4 | 27 | 5 | 3.52 | Won[42] |
References
External links
- "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – Test matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – ODIs". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2009.