List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham explained

Sir Ian Botham is a former international cricketer and captain of the England cricket team. He has claimed five-wicket hauls (taken five or more wickets in an innings) in Test cricket on 27 occasions, second only to James Anderson among English cricketers.[1] A five-wicket haul is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and 53 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Botham is generally considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time.[4] [5] He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1978, and Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year four years later. In 1992 he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), and he was knighted for his services to cricket and charity work in 2007.[6] Two years later, he was honoured by the International Cricket Council, who named him as one of 55 initial inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[7] He is ninth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers.[8] [9]

He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976 in a One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies.[10] He made his Test cricket debut just under a year later against Australia,[11] and it was during the first innings of this match that he claimed his first international five-wicket haul.[12] It is against Australia that he has claimed the most five-wicket hauls, doing so on nine occasions. Three of these came during the 1981 Ashes series and, along with the two centuries he scored,[13] saw the series dubbed "Botham's Ashes".[14] He twice claimed eight wickets in an innings, playing at Lord's on each occasion, against Pakistan in 1978 and the West Indies in 1984. Including these performances, Botham has collected a five-wicket haul at Lord's eight times, more so than on any other ground.

Botham never managed to take five-wickets in an innings in ODI cricket, despite playing 116 matches and claiming 145 wickets,[15] making him England's seventh highest wicket-taker in the format.[16] [9] His best return was four wickets, which he achieved on three occasions.[15]

Key

  • Date – Starting date of the match.
  • 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.
  • Econ. – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five wicket haul.
  • Result – The result for the England team in that match.
  • – Botham was selected player of the match.
  • * – Botham claimed 10 wickets or more in the match.
  • – Botham also scored a century in this match.

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Tests

No.DateGroundAgainstInn.OversRunsWktsEcon.BatsmenResult
1 align=left align=left align=left Won
2 align=left align=left align=left Won[17]
3 align=left  align=left align=left Won
4 align=left align=left align=left Drawn
5 align=left  align=left align=left Won[18]
6 align=left  align=left align=left Won[19]
7 align=left  *align=left align=left Won[20]
8 align=left  *align=left align=left Won
9 align=left align=left align=left Won[21]
10 align=left align=left align=left Drawn[22]
11 align=left  *align=left align=left Lost[23]
12 align=left  *align=left align=left Lost
13 align=left  *align=left align=left Won[24]
14 align=left  *align=left align=left Won
15 align=left  align=left align=left Won[25]
16 align=left  align=left align=left Won[26]
17 align=left  *align=left align=left Drawn[27]
18 align=left align=left align=left Lost[28]
19 align=left align=left align=left Won[29]
20 align=left align=left align=left Won[30]
21 align=left  align=left align=left Drawn[31]
22 align=left  align=left align=left Lost[32]
23 align=left align=left align=left Lost[33]
24 align=left align=left align=left Drawn[34]
25 align=left align=left align=left Lost[35]
26 align=left align=left align=left Lost[36]
27 align=left align=left align=left Won[37]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . Cricinfo . 30 September 2011.
  2. Book: Pervez, M. A.. A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan . 2001 . 31 . 978-81-7370-184-9 .
  3. Web site: Records / Test+ODI+T20I Matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings . ESPNcricinfo . 18 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Ian Botham . . 8 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828131953/http://www.laureus.com/members/138 . 28 August 2010 .
  5. Web site: Ashes Legends XI: Ian Botham (born 1955) . . 8 June 2010.
  6. Web site: Player Profile: Ian Botham . CricketArchive . 8 June 2010.
  7. Web site: Ex-England aces dominate ICC list . BBC Sport . 1 February 2009 . 8 June 2010.
  8. Web site: Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  9. Records correct as of 18 March 2024.
  10. Web site: One-Day International Matches played by Ian Botham (116) . CricketArchive . 8 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110618052829/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1529/One-Day_International_Matches.html . 18 June 2011 .
  11. Web site: Test Matches played by Ian Botham (102) . CricketArchive . 8 June 2010.
  12. Web site: 3rd Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 28 – 2 Aug 1977 . Cricinfo . 22 March 2010.
  13. Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / IT Botham / Test matches . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  14. Web site: Classic Ashes clashes: Headingley . . 4 August 2009 . 4 July 2010.
  15. Web site: Player Profile: Ian Botham . CricketArchive . 4 July 2010.
  16. Web site: Most wickets in career for England in ODI matches . CricketArchive . 18 March 2024.
  17. Web site: 4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 11–15, 1977 . Cricinfo . 22 March 2010.
  18. Web site: 2nd Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 15–19, 1978 . Cricinfo . 22 March 2010.
  19. Web site: 2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Aug 10–14, 1978 . Cricinfo . 22 March 2010.
  20. Web site: 3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 24–28, 1978 . Cricinfo . 22 March 2010.
  21. Web site: 1st Test: England v India at Birmingham, Jul 12–16, 1979 . Cricinfo . 11 May 2010.
  22. Web site: 2nd Test: England v India at Lord's, Aug 2–7, 1979 . Cricinfo . 11 May 2010.
  23. Web site: 1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 14–19, 1979 . Cricinfo . 11 May 2010.
  24. Web site: Only Test: India v England at Mumbai, Feb 15–19, 1980 . Cricinfo . 11 May 2010.
  25. Web site: 3rd Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 16–21, 1981 . Cricinfo . 8 June 2010.
  26. Web site: 4th Test: England v Australia at Birmingham, Jul 30 – 2 Aug 1981 . Cricinfo . 8 June 2010.
  27. Web site: 6th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 27 – 1 Sep 1981 . Cricinfo . 8 June 2010.
  28. Web site: 1st Test: India v England at Mumbai, Nov 27 – 1 Dec 1981 . Cricinfo . 27 June 2010.
  29. Web site: 1st Test: England v India at Lord's, Jun 10–15, 1982 . Cricinfo . 27 June 2010.
  30. Web site: 3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Leeds, Aug 26–31, 1982 . Cricinfo . 30 September 2010.
  31. Web site: 1st Test: New Zealand v England at Wellington, Jan 20–24, 1984 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  32. Web site: 2nd Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 28 – 3 Jul 1984 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  33. Web site: 5th Test: England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 9–14, 1984 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  34. Web site: Only Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 23–28, 1984 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  35. Web site: 2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 27 – 2 Jul 1985 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  36. Web site: 4th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Apr 3–5, 1986 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.
  37. Web site: 4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26–28, 1986 . Cricinfo . 4 July 2010.

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