List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Newlands Cricket Ground explained

Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa was established in 1888 and has hosted international cricket since 1889.[1] [2] The ground's first Test match was played between a South African representative XI and an English side touring South Africa. This match was given retrospective Test match status in 1897.[3] [4] The first One Day International (ODI) played on the ground took place in 1992 following the reintegration of South Africa to international cricket after the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.[5] The first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was played in 2007.[1] Two women's Test matches were played on the ground, one in 1962 and one in 1970, and women's ODI and T20I matches have been played at Newlands since 2009.[2]

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.[6] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.

Three five-wicket hauls were taken in the ground's first Test match in 1889, South African Gobo Ashley taking seven wickets for the cost of 95 runs (7/95) in the first innings of the match. England bowler Johnny Briggs took 7/17 and 8/11 in the South African side's two innings as the hosts were bowled out for 47 and 43 runs when they batted. Briggs' bowling figures are the best on the ground in Test matches, with match figures of 15/28.[4] [7] In women's Test cricket, both five-wicket hauls on the ground were taken by Lorna Ward, the first in the 1960 match.[2]

South Africa's Hansie Cronje took the first five-wicket haul on the ground in a One Day International, taking 5/32 against India in 1992. This was the first One Day International played in South Africa.[8] [9] Zimbabwe's Henry Olonga recorded the best ODI bowling figures with 6/19 against England in 2000. The only five-wicket haul taken in a Twenty20 International on the ground was taken by West Indian Anisa Mohammed in a women's T20I in 2009.[2]

Key

SymbolMeaning
DateDate the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
InnInnings in which five-wicket haul was taken
ONumber of overs bowled
RNumber of runs conceded
WNumber of wickets taken
ResultResult of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

A total of 75 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground, including two in women's Tests.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Newlands
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 1 43.1 95 7 England won[10]
2 2 19.1 17 7 England won
3 3 14.2 11 8 England won
4 1 29.2 54 6 England won[11]
5 3 25 37 7 England won
6 1 24 42 7 England won[12]
7 1 12 26 6 England won[13]
8 4 11.4 11 6 England won
9 1 30.5 97 6 Australia won[14]
10 3 26 81 5 Australia won
11 1 32 68 6 England won[15]
12 3 28.5 50 5 England won
13 3 21.3 72 5 South Africa won[16]
14 2 18 46 7 England won[17]
15 3 24.3 44 5 Australia won[18]
16 2 24.1 61 5 England won[19]
17 3 37 64 5 England won
18 4 37.3 63 7 England won
19 1 17 37 5 England won[20]
20 2 17 32 5 Australia won[21]
21 3 36.4 56 5 Australia won
22 1 40 157 5 Drawn[22]
23 2 36.6 70 5 Drawn
24 1 31.2 80 5 Drawn[23]
25 2 25.2 70 5 Drawn
26 2 11.4 41 5 Australia won[24]
27 3 15.4 32 5 Australia won
28 2 38.7 68 6 Drawn[25]
29 1 53 130 5 England won[26]
30 2 23.6 53 5 England won
31 4 19 36 7 England won
32 1 51 120 5 Australia won[27]
33 3 21 49 5 Australia won
34 1 53.5 128 6 New Zealand won[28]
35 2 24.4 48 5 New Zealand won
36 3 27.1 68 5 New Zealand won
37 2 57.2 88 5 Drawn[29]
38 1 33.3 85 5 Australia won[30]
39 2 33 65 5 Australia won
40 1 55.1 126 5 South Africa won[31]
41 3 26 47 5 South Africa won
42 2 36 80 5 Australia won[32]
43 3 22.3 28 5 Australia won
44 3 28.1 61 5 South Africa won[33]
45 1 16 46 5 South Africa won[34]
46 3 15.5 32 5 South Africa won
47 4 27.4 90 5 South Africa won[35]
48 1 26 47 5 South Africa won[36]
49 2 32 91 5 South Africa won
50 1 13.4 30 6 South Africa won[37]
51 3 70 161 6 Australia won[38]
52 2 28.1 87 5 Drawn[39]
53 2 16 46 5 South Africa won[40]
54 1 17 55 5 Australia won[41]
55 3 42.5 127 6 South Africa won[42]
56 1 21.1 63 5 Drawn[43]
57 2 22 75 5 Drawn
58 1 29 114 5 Drawn[44]
59 2 31 75 5 Drawn
60 3 38 120 7 Drawn
61 2 5 17 5 South Africa won[45]
62 3 7 15 5 South Africa won
63 1 6 7 5 South Africa won[46]
64 1 26 59 5 South Africa won[47]
65 2 42 96 6 South Africa won
66 1 25 122 6 South Africa won[48]
67 4 17 55 6 South Africa won
68 4 15.4 42 6 South Africa won[49]
69 4 9.4 23 5 South Africa won[50]
70 2 19 40 5 England won[51]
71 2 23.3 42 5 South Africa won[52]
72 1 9 15 6 India won[53]
73 3 13.5 61 6 India won

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at Newlands
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 1 14.3 18 5 Drawn[54]
2 1 21 47 5 Drawn[55]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

A total of eight five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground, all in men's matches.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Newlands
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 1 10 32 5 South Africa won[56]
2 1 7.1 25 5 South Africa won[57]
3 2 8.2 19 6 Zimbabwe won[58]
4 2 8.2 37 5 South Africa won[59]
5 2 6.3 21 5 South Africa won[60]
6 2 8.4 41 5 South Africa won[61]
7 2 9.3 22 6 South Africa won[62]
8 2 9.3 48 5 South Africa won[63]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

A single five-wicket haul has been taken in T20 International matches at Newlands. West Indies bowler Anisa Mohammed took five wickets against South Africa in a women's T20I in 2009.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/ground/59068.html Newlands
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1574.html Newlands, Cape Town
  3. [John Major|Major J]
  4. Williamson M (2009) The ignorant internationals, CricInfo, 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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  6. Pervez MA (2001) A Dictionary of Cricket, p. 31. Hyderabad: Sangam Books (India).
  7. https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153699.html Second Test match
  8. https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150957.html First One Day International
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  10. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17696/game/62427/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1888-89 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 25-26 1889
  11. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17686/game/62433/south-africa-vs-england-only-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1891-92 Only Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 19-22 1892
  12. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17674/game/62444/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1895-96 3rd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 21-23 1896
  13. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17667/game/62454/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1898-99 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Apr 1-4 1899
  14. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17659/game/62472/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1902-03 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 8-11 1902
  15. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17651/game/62486/south-africa-vs-england-4th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1905-06 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 24-27 1906
  16. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17642/game/62504/south-africa-vs-england-4th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1909-10 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 7-9 1910
  17. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17642/game/62505/south-africa-vs-england-5th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1909-10 5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 11-14 1910
  18. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17615/game/62533/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1921-22 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 26-29 1921
  19. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17611/game/62535/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1922-23 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-4 1923
  20. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17599/game/62555/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1927-28 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 31 1927 - Jan 4 1928
  21. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17554/game/62635/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1935-36 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-4 1936
  22. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17542/game/62654/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1938-39 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 31 1938 - Jan 4 1939
  23. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17495/game/62697/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-test-england-marylebone-cricket-club-tour-of-south-africa-1948-49 3rd Test, England (Marylebone Cricket Club) tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-5 1949
  24. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17484/game/62705/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1949-50 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 31 1949 - Jan 4 1950
  25. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17445/game/62765/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-1953-54 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-5 1954
  26. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17409/game/62821/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1956-57 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-5 1957
  27. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17400/game/62831/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1957-58 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 31 1957 - Jan 3 1958
  28. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17360/game/62908/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-1961-62 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-4 1962
  29. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17333/game/62959/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1964-65 3rd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 1-6 1965
  30. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17305/game/63000/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1966-67 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 31 1966 - Jan 5 1967
  31. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17270/game/63056/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1969-70 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 22-27 1970
  32. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16359/game/63643/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1993-94 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 17-21 1994
  33. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16318/game/63670/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-1994-95 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-6 1995
  34. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16250/game/63704/south-africa-vs-england-5th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1995-96 5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-4 1996
  35. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15874/game/63822/south-africa-vs-west-indies-4th-test-west-indies-tour-of-south-africa-1998-99 4th Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-6 1999
  36. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15756/game/63863/south-africa-vs-england-4th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1999-00 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-5 2000
  37. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15584/game/63914/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2000-01 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-4 2001
  38. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15393/game/63979/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2001-02 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 8-12 2002
  39. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15114/game/64065/south-africa-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-west-indies-tour-of-south-africa-2003-04 3rd Test, West Indies tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-6 2004
  40. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14925/game/64118/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-2004-05 3rd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-6 2005
  41. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14676/game/238201/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2005-06 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 16-18 2006
  42. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13752/game/350474/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2008-09 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 19-22 2009
  43. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13436/game/387572/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-2009-10 3rd Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-7 2010
  44. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13027/game/463148/south-africa-vs-india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-south-africa-2010-11 3rd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-6 2011
  45. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12712/game/514029/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2011-12 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 9-11 2011
  46. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12256/game/567356/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-2012-13 1st Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-4 2013
  47. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12241/game/567364/south-africa-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-pakistan-tour-of-south-africa-2012-13 2nd Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 14-17 2013
  48. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8522/game/936149/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2016-17 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 2-5 2017
  49. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18065/game/1122276/south-africa-vs-india-1st-test-ind-in-sa-2017-18 1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 5-8 2018
  50. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10908/game/1075984/south-africa-vs-australia-3rd-test-aus-tour-of-sa-2017-18 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 22-25 2018
  51. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19430/game/1185305/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021 2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town, Jan 3-7 2020
  52. https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1277081.html 3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town, Jan 11-15 2022
  53. https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1387604.html 2nd Test, Cape Town, January 3-4 2024
  54. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17371/game/67428/south-africa-women-vs-england-women-4th-test-england-women-tour-of-south-africa-1960-61 4th Test, England Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 13-16 1961
  55. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17245/game/67443/south-africa-women-vs-new-zealand-women-1st-test-new-zealand-women-tour-of-south-africa-1971-72 1st Test, New Zealand Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 25-28 1972
  56. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16468/game/64399/south-africa-vs-india-1st-odi-india-tour-of-south-africa-1992-93 1st ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 7 1992
  57. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8553/game/66088/south-africa-vs-pakistan-final-standard-bank-international-one-day-series-1997-98 Final, Standard Bank International One-Day Series at Cape Town, Apr 23 1998
  58. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8553/game/66092/england-vs-zimbabwe-4th-match-standard-bank-triangular-tournament-1999-00 4th Match (D/N), Standard Bank Triangular Tournament at Cape Town, Jan 28 2000
  59. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15584/game/64691/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-4th-odi-sri-lanka-tour-of-south-africa-2000-01 4th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 11 2001
  60. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15393/game/64764/south-africa-vs-australia-7th-odi-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2001-02 7th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Apr 9 2002
  61. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15255/game/64812/south-africa-vs-pakistan-5th-odi-pakistan-tour-of-south-africa-2002-03 5th ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 18 2002
  62. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14676/game/238197/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-odi-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2005-06 2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 3 2006
  63. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13436/game/387567/south-africa-vs-england-3rd-odi-england-tour-of-south-africa-2009-10 3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 27 2009
  64. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13460/game/423390/south-africa-women-vs-west-indies-women-2nd-t20i-west-indies-women-tour-of-south-africa-2009-10 2nd T20I, West Indies Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Oct 26 2009

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