List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Glenn McGrath explained

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], only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.

McGrath made his Test debut in November 1993, against New Zealand,[4] 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. He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad. 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.[5] 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. 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; in the following year, he took ten wickets against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 1993,[4] McGrath took his first one-day five-wicket haul in the following year, in the final of the Will's Triangular Series against Pakistan. 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,[6] 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,[7] and fourth in the ODI list.[8]

Key

SymbolMeaning
DateDay the Test started or ODI held
InnThe innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled in that innings
RunsNumber of Runs conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
BatsmenThe batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
EconBowling economy rate (average runs per over)
ResultResult 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

No.DateGroundAgainstInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 align=left Won[9]
2 align=left Lost[10]
3 align=left Won[11]
4 align=left Won[12]
5 align=left Lost[13]
6 align=left Lost[14]
7 align=left Draw[15]
8 align=left Lost[16]
9 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbanealign=left Won[17]
10 align=left Draw[18]
11Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbanealign=left Draw[19]
12align=left Won[20]
13 align=left Won
14 align=left Lost[21]
15 align=left Lost[22]
16 align=left Won[23]
17 align=left Won
18 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbanealign=left Won[24]
19 align=left Won[25]
20 align=left Won[26]
21 align=left Lost[27]
22 align=left Won[28]
23 align=left Won[29]
24 align=left Won[30]
25 align=left Won[31]
26 align=left Won[32]
27 align=left Won[33]
28 align=left Draw[34]
29 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbanealign=left Won[35]

One Day Internationals

No.DateGroundAgainstInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 align=left Won[36]
2 align=left Won[37]
3 Old Trafford, Manchesteralign=left Won[38]
4 align=left Won[39]
5 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colomboalign=left Won[40]
6 North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroomalign=left Won[41]
7 align=left Won[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff . The Canberra Times. 30 October 2009 . Greg . Buckle . 30 April 2007 . McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080815122142/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/pigeons-almost-perfect-sendoff/160581.aspx . 15 August 2008 .
  2. Web site: Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom. The Scotsman . 30 October 2009. 17 August 2008. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ....
  3. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. 2001. 31. 978-81-7370-184-9.
  4. Web site: Glenn McGrath. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Second Cornhill Test – England vs Australia . 30 October 2009 . Cricinfo . David. Frith.
  6. Web site: McGrath announces retirement plans. 31 October 2009 . 23 December 2006. Daily Telegraph.
  7. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . 30 September 2011 . Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. 30 September 2011. Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  10. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  11. Web site: Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  12. Web site: Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  13. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  14. Web site: Australia in South Africa – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  15. Web site: The Ashes – 2nd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  16. Web site: The Ashes – 6th Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  17. Web site: Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  18. Web site: Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  19. Web site: The Ashes – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  20. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  21. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 2nd Test. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  22. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  23. Web site: Border—Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  24. Web site: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1stTest. Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  25. Web site: The Ashes – 2nd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  26. Web site: The Ashes – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  27. Web site: The Ashes – 4th Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  28. Web site: The Ashes – 5th Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  29. Web site: Australia in South Africa Test Series – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  30. Web site: Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  31. Web site: Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  32. Web site: Trans-Tasman Trophy – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  33. Web site: The Ashes – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  34. Web site: The Ashes – 3rd Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  35. Web site: The Ashes – 1st Test . Cricinfo. 30 October 2009.
  36. Web site: Wills Triangular Series – final . 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  37. Web site: Carlton & United Series – 9th match. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  38. Web site: ICC World Cup – 28th match, Group B. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  39. Web site: Carlton & United Series – 2nd final. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  40. Web site: ICC Champions Trophy – 4th match, Pool 1. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  41. Web site: ICC World Cup – 31st match, Group A. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.
  42. Web site: VB Series – 2nd final. 30 October 2009. Cricinfo.

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