List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir explained

Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani cricketer who took 17 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket.^{[1] [2]} In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")^[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,^[4] and fewer than 50 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.^{[2] [5] [6]} A right-arm leg spin bowler who represented his country between 1977 and 1994, Yahoo! Cricket wrote that Abdul Qadir "was a master of the leg-spin" and "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins."^[7]

Abdul Qadir made his Test debut in 1977 against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.^[8] His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against the same team in a match at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad.^[9] In March 1984 against the English at the Gaddafi Stadium, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time.^[10] He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the National Stadium, Karachi, against the same team, in December 1987.^[11] His career-best figures for an innings were 9 wickets for 56 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, in November 1987.^[12] In Tests, Qadir was most successful against the English taking eight of his five-wicket hauls against them.^[13] He took ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions.^[14] Qadir claimed 15 five-wicket hauls in his Test career, and Pakistan never lost any of the games on such instances.

Abdul Qadir made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the 1983 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Edgbaston.^[15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came in June 1983, against Sri Lanka, a match which Pakistan won at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. He took 5 wickets for 44 runs in the match, which is his best performance in ODIs.^[16] Abdul Qadir took two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.^{[5] [6]}, he is twenty-sixth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position he shares with Fred Trueman and Derek Underwood.^[2] He is fifth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.^[17]

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 the Pakistan team in that match
	Abdul Qadir selected as "Man of the match"
	10 wickets or more taken in the match
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir in a match |- |} Tests List of Test cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Brian Rose Derek Randall Graham Roope Bob Taylor Phil Edmonds John Lever Drawn 2 Graeme Wood John Dyson Allan Border Kim Hughes Bruce Yardley Won^[18] 3 Bruce Laird John Dyson Allan Border Kim Hughes Peter Sleep Geoff Lawson Jeff Thomson Won^[19] 4 Allan Border Greg Chappell Rod Marsh Geoff Lawson John Maguire Drawn^[20] 5 David Gower Derek Randall Ian Botham Bob Taylor Nick Cook Won^[21] 6 Allan Lamb Derek Randall Graeme Fowler Vic Marks Neil Foster Drawn 7 Allan Lamb Derek Randall Vic Marks Neil Foster Norman Cowans Drawn 8 Bruce Edgar Martin Crowe Jeremy Coney John Bracewell Stephen Boock Won^[22] 9 Ravi Ratnayeke Duleep Mendis Aravinda de Silva Ashantha de Mel Roger Wijesuriya Won^[23] 10 Richie Richardson Larry Gomes Viv Richards Roger Harper Malcolm Marshall Tony Gray Won^[24] 11 The Oval, London Martyn Moxon Tim Robinson Mike Gatting Ian Botham John Emburey Bruce French Phil Edmonds Drawn^[25] 12 Graham Gooch Chris Broad Tim Robinson Mike Gatting Bill Athey Phillip DeFreitas John Emburey Neil Foster Nick Cook Won 13 Bill Athey Mike Gatting David Capel Phillip DeFreitas Nick Cook Drawn 14 Chris Broad Neil Fairbrother David Capel Phillip DeFreitas Nick Cook Drawn 15 Robert Vance Stephen Boock Mark Greatbatch Jeff Crowe John Bracewell Ewen Chatfield Drawn^[26] One Day Internationals List of ODI five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Roy Dias Duleep Mendis Rumesh Ratnayake Ranjan Madugalle Arjuna Ranatunga Won 2 Kepler Wessels David Hookes Steve Smith Rod Marsh Rodney Hogg Lost^[27] External links Web site: Profile of Abdul Qadir . CricketArchive. Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – Abdul Qadir – One Day Internayionals. https://archive.today/20130122135355/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/38973.html?class=2;filter=advanced;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets. dead. 2013-01-22. ESPNcricinfo. ]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abdul Qadir . . 9 December 2012.
2. Web site: Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . 21 August 2012. ESPNcricinfo .
3. Web site: Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom. . 9 December 2012. 17 August 2008. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ....
4. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. . 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9. 9 December 2012.
5. Web site: Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012.
6. Web site: One-Day Internationals: Bowling Records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. 9 December 2012. ESPNcricinfo .
7. Web site: Profile of Abdul Qadir . . 9 December 2012.
8. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012.
9. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
10. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
11. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
12. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
13. Web site: Statistics – Statsguru – Abdul Qadir – Test matches . https://archive.today/20130122191458/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/38973.html?class=1;filter=advanced;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets . dead . 22 January 2013 . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
14. Web site: Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career. ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012.
15. Web site: Prudential World Cup – 6th match, Group A . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012.
16. Web site: Prudential World Cup – 15th match, Group A . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
17. Web site: Cricket Records – Records – Pakistan – Combined Test, ODI and T20I – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812010727/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_5wi_career.html?class=11%3Bid%3D7%3Btype%3Dteam . 12 August 2014 .
18. Web site: Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
19. Web site: Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
20. Web site: Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 4th Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
21. Web site: England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
22. Web site: New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
23. Web site: Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
24. Web site: West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
25. Web site: Pakistan in England Test Series – 5th Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
26. Web site: Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 3rd Test . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .
27. Web site: Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 8th match . ESPNcricinfo . 9 December 2012 .