List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath

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

McGrath bowling at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2007 Ashes

Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches. 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). Inn – The innings of the match in which the five wicket haul was taken. Result – The result for the Australian team in that match. ♠ – McGrath was selected player of the match. * – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

Tests

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	31 March 1995 ♠	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	West Indies	4	22.0	68	5	3.09	SC Williams BC Lara WKM Benjamin CEL Ambrose CA Walsh	Won[7]
2	21 April 1995	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	West Indies	2	21.5	47	6	2.15	RB Richardson BC Lara KLT Arthurton JR Murray CEL Ambrose CA Walsh	Lost[8]
3	17 November 1995	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Pakistan	4	24.3	61	5	2.48	Saleem Elahi Moin Khan Wasim Akram Mushtaq Ahmed Waqar Younis	Won[16]
4	26 December 1995 ♠	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Sri Lanka	2	23.4	40	5	1.69	RS Mahanama UC Hathurusingha PA de Silva GP Wickramasinghe M Muralitharan	Won[17]
5	26 December 1996	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	West Indies	2	30	50	5	1.66	SL Campbell S Chanderpaul BC Lara JR Murray IR Bishop	Lost[18]
6	21 March 1997	Centurion Park, Gauteng Province, South Africa	South Africa	2	40.4	86	6	2.11	G Kirsten AM Bacher DJ Cullinan JH Kallis DJ Richardson BN Schultz	Lost[19]
7	19 June 1997 ♠	Lord's, London	England	1	20.3	38	8	1.85	MA Butcher MA Atherton AJ Stewart N Hussain JP Crawley RDB Croft D Gough AR Caddick	Draw[10]
8	21 August 1997	Kennington Oval, London	England	1	21	76	7	3.61	MA Butcher MA Atherton AJ Stewart N Hussain GP Thorpe MR Ramprakash PJ Martin	Lost[11]
9	7 November 1997	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	New Zealand	4	17	32	5	1.88	BA Young NJ Astle SP Fleming CD McMillan SB Doull	Won[20]
10	22 October 1998	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan	2	25	66	5	2.64	Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam ul Haq Moin Khan Shakeel Ahmed snr	Draw[21]
11	20 November 1998 ♠	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	England	2	34.2	85	6	2.47	MA Butcher GP Thorpe DG Cork D Gough AD Mullally ARC Fraser	Draw[22]
12	5 March 1999 *♠	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	West Indies	2	14	50	5	3.57	SL Campbell DRE Joseph PT Collins CEL Ambrose M Dillon	Won[12]
13	5 March 1999 *♠	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	West Indies	4	10	28	5	2.80	DRE Joseph JC Adams RD Jacobs RIC Holder CEL Ambrose	Won[12]
14	13 March 1999	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	West Indies	2	35	93	5	2.65	SL Campbell LA Roberts BC Lara DRE Joseph JC Adams	Lost[23]
15	26 March 1999	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	West Indies	4	44	92	5	2.09	SL Campbell PT Collins JC Adams RD Jacobs NO Perry	Lost[24]
16	2 January 2000 *♠	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	India	1	18.5	48	5	2.54	MSK Prasad R Dravid SR Tendulkar A Kumble J Srinath	Won[13]
17	2 January 2000 *♠	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	India	3	17	55	5	3.23	MSK Prasad R Dravid SC Ganguly A Kumble AB Agarkar	Won[13]
18	23 November 2000 *♠	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	West Indies	1	20	17	6	0.85	BC Lara S Chanderpaul RD Jacobs M Dillon M Black	Won[25]
19	19 July 2001	Lord's, London	England	1	24	54	5	2.25	MA Atherton MA Butcher GP Thorpe AJ Stewart C White	Won[26]
20	2 August 2001	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	England	1	18	49	5	2.72	MA Atherton MA Butcher AJ Stewart Ian Ward C White	Won[27]
21	16 August 2001	Headingley, Leeds	England	2	30.2	76	7	2.50	MA Atherton ME Trescothick N Hussain U Afzaal AJ Tudor D Gough AD Mullally	Lost[28]
22	23 August 2001	Kennington Oval, London	England	3	15.3	43	5	2.77	MA Atherton ME Trescothick U Afzaal J Ormond PCR Tufnell	Won[29]
23	22 February 2002	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa	3	12.3	21	5	1.68	JH Kallis N Boje M Ntini A Nel AA Donald	Won[30]
24	1 July 2004 ♠	Marrara Oval, Darwin	Sri Lanka	2	15	37	5	2.46	MS Atapttu ST Jayasuriya DNT Zoysa TT Samaraweera RP Arnold	Won[31]
25	16 December 2004	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	Pakistan	4	16	24	8	1.50	Salman Butt Imran Farhat Younis Khan Yousuf Youhana Abdul Razzaq Inzamam ul Haq Kamran Akmal Shoaib Akhtar	Won[32]
26	10 March 2005	Jade Stadium, Christchurch	New Zealand	1	42	115	6	2.73	NJ Astle CD McMillan BB McCullum JEC Franklin IE O'Brien CS Martin	Won[33]
27	21 July 2005 ♠	Lord's, London	England	2	18	53	5	2.94	ME Trescothick AJ Strauss MP Vaughan IR Bell A Flintoff	Won[34]
28	11 August 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester	England	3	20.5	115	5	5.52	ME Trescothick AJ Strauss KP Pietersen IR Bell A Flintoff	Draw[35]
29	23 November 2006	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	England	2	23.1	50	6	2.15	AJ Strauss AN Cook KP Pietersen GO Jones AF Giles JM Anderson	Won[36]

One Day Internationals

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	30 October 1994 ♠	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	2	10	52	5	5.20	Inzamam ul Haq Ijaz Ahmed Basit Ali Wasim Akram Waqar Younis	Won[14]
2	24 January 1999 ♠	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Sri Lanka	2	10	40	5	4.00	ST Jayasuriya RS Kaluwitharana MS Atapattu HP Tillakaratne A Ranatunga	Won[37]
3	30 May 1999 ♠	Old Trafford, Manchester	West Indies	1	8.4	14	5	1.61	SL Campbell JC Adams BC Lara M Dillon CA Walsh	Won[38]
4	4 February 2000	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Pakistan	2	9.3	49	5	5.15	Saeed Anwar Ijaz Ahmed Moin Khan Wasim Akram Saqlain Mushtaq	Won[39]
5	15 September 2002 ♠	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	New Zealand	2	7	37	5	5.28	SP Fleming MS Sinclair L Vincent SB Styris JDP Oram	Won[40]
6	27 February 2003 ♠	North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom	Namibia	2	7	15	7	2.14	AJ Burger M Karg D Keulder GB Murgatroyd DB Kotze LJ Burger BL Kotze	Won[41]
7	6 February 2005 ♠	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Pakistan	2	7.4	27	5	3.52	Kamran Akmal Mohammad Hafeez Inzamam ul Haq Abdul Razzaq Naved-ul-Hasan	Won[42]

References

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External links

• "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
• "Statistics – Statsguru – GD McGrath – ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2009.