In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") [1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. [2] As of 2024, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, [3] with 51 of them being England players. [4] Alfred Shaw was the first Englishman to take a five-wicket haul at Test debut. He took five wickets for 38 runs in the first Test in history, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877, but could not prevent England's defeat. Two Australian bowlers also picked up fifers in the same match. [5] The most recent Englishman to achieve the feat was Tom Hartley. He took seven wickets for 62 runs against india at Hyderabad in January 2024. [6] [7] Dominic Cork's seven wickets for 43 runs against West Indies in the second Test of the 1995 series are the best bowling figures for an Englishman on debut. [8] [9]
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 |
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 |
† | Bowler selected as " Man of the match" |
‡ | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs [a] | Runs | Wkts | Econ [b] | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alfred Shaw | 15 March 1877 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() |
2 | 34 [c] | 38 | 5 | 1.67 | Lost [5] | |
2 | Fred Morley | 6 September 1880 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 32 [c] | 56 | 5 | 2.62 | Won [11] | |
3 | Bobby Peel | 12 December 1884 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 40.1 [c] | 51 | 5 | 1.90 | Won [12] | |
4 | C. Aubrey Smith | 12 March 1889 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 13.2 [c] | 19 | 5 | 2.11 | Won [13] | |
5 [d] | Frederick Martin ‡ | 11 August 1890 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 27 [e] | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | Won [14] | |
3 | 30.2 [e] | 52 | 6 | 2.05 | |||||||
6 | Bill Lockwood | 17 July 1893 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 45 [e] | 101 | 6 | 2.69 | Drawn [15] | |
7 [f] | Tom Richardson ‡ | 24 August 1893 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 23.4 [e] | 49 | 5 | 2.47 | Drawn [16] | |
3 | 44 [e] | 107 | 5 | 2.91 | |||||||
8 | Christopher Heseltine | 2 March 1896 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
4 | 16.2 | 38 | 5 | 2.78 | Won [17] | |
9 | Bill Bradley | 17 July 1899 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 33 [e] | 67 | 5 | 2.43 | Drawn [18] | |
10 | Sydney Barnes | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
2 | 35.1 | 65 | 5 | 1.84 | Drawn [19] | |
11 | Len Braund | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 28.4 | 61 | 5 | 2.12 | Drawn [19] | |
12 | Arnold Warren | 3 July 1905 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 19.2 | 57 | 5 | 2.94 | Drawn [20] | |
13 | Walter Lees | 2 January 1906 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
2 | 23.1 | 34 | 5 | 1.46 | Lost [21] | |
14 | Douglas Carr | 9 August 1909 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 34 | 146 | 5 | 4.29 | Drawn [22] | |
15 | George Simpson-Hayward | 1 January 1910 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | Lost [23] | |
16 | Frank Foster | 15 December 1911 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 31.3 | 92 | 5 | 2.92 | Lost [24] | |
17 | George Macaulay | 1 January 1923 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() |
3 | 37 | 64 | 5 | 1.64 | Won [25] | |
18 | Wally Hammond | 24 December 1927 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() |
3 | 21.2 | 36 | 5 | 1.68 | Won [26] | |
19 | Maurice Allom | 10 January 1930 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
1 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 2.00 | Won [27] | |
20 | James Langridge | 22 July 1933 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 17 | 56 | 7 | 3.29 | Drawn [28] | |
21 [g] | Charles Marriott ‡ | 12 August 1933 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 11.5 | 37 | 5 | 3.12 | Won [29] | |
3 | 29.2 | 59 | 6 | 2.01 | |||||||
22 [h] | Ken Farnes ‡ | 8 June 1934 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 40.2 | 102 | 5 | 2.52 | Lost [30] | |
3 | 25 | 77 | 5 | 3.08 | |||||||
23 | Jim Smith | 8 January 1935 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2.00 | Won [31] | |
24 | Reg Perks | 3 March 1939 | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 41 [i] | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Drawn [32] | |
25 | Bill Copson | 24 June 1939 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 41 [i] | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Won [33] | |
26 | Alec Bedser ‡ | 22 June 1946 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 29.1 | 49 | 7 | 1.68 | Won [34] | |
27 | Dick Pollard | 20 July 1946 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0.88 | Won [35] | |
28 | Jim Laker | 21 January 1948 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
1 | 37 | 103 | 7 | 2.78 | Drawn [36] | |
29 | Trevor Bailey | 11 June 1949 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 32.3 | 118 | 6 | 3.63 | Drawn [37] | |
30 | Bob Berry | 8 June 1950 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 31.5 | 63 | 5 | 1.97 | Won [38] | |
31 | Bob Appleyard | 1 July 1954 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 3.00 | Won [39] | |
32 | Len Coldwell | 21 June 1962 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 41 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Won [40] | |
33 | David Larter | 16 August 1962 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 2.28 | Won [41] | |
34 | Ken Shuttleworth | 27 November 1970 | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 17.5 [i] | 47 | 5 | 2.00 | Drawn [42] | |
35 | Phil Edmonds | 14 August 1975 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1.40 | Drawn [43] | |
36 | John Lever ‡ | 17 December 1976 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India | ![]() |
2 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 2.00 | Won [44] | |
37 | Ian Botham | 28 July 1977 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 20 | 74 | 5 | 3.70 | Won [45] | |
38 | Nick Cook | 11 August 1983 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1.34 | Won [46] | |
39 | Neil Mallender | 23 July 1992 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 2.17 | Won [47] | |
40 | Peter Such | 3 June 1993 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 33.3 | 67 | 6 | 2.00 | Lost [48] | |
41 | Dominic Cork † | 22 June 1995 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
4 | 19.3 | 43 | 7 | 2.20 | Won [49] | |
42 | James Anderson | 22 May 2003 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 4.56 | Won [50] | |
43 | Richard Johnson † | 5 June 2003 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 2.75 | Won [51] | |
44 | James Kirtley † | 14 August 2003 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
4 | 16.2 | 34 | 6 | 2.08 | Won [52] | |
45 | Graham Onions | 6 May 2009 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 9.3 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | Won [53] | |
46 | Adil Rashid | 13 October 2015 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3 | 15.5 | 64 | 5 | 3.39 | Drawn [54] | |
47 | Toby Roland-Jones | 27 July 2017 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 16.4 | 57 | 5 | 3.42 | Won [55] | |
48 | Will Jacks | 1 December 2022 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ![]() |
2 | 40.3 | 161 | 6 | 3.97 | Won [56] | |
49 | Rehan Ahmed | 17 December 2022 | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
3 | 14.5 | 48 | 5 | 3.23 | Won [57] | |
50 | Josh Tongue | 3 June 2023 | Lords, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 3.14 | Won [58] | |
51 | Tom Hartley | 25 January 2024 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() |
4 | 26.5 | 62 | 7 | 2.35 | Won [59] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") [1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. [2] As of 2024, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, [3] with 51 of them being England players. [4] Alfred Shaw was the first Englishman to take a five-wicket haul at Test debut. He took five wickets for 38 runs in the first Test in history, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877, but could not prevent England's defeat. Two Australian bowlers also picked up fifers in the same match. [5] The most recent Englishman to achieve the feat was Tom Hartley. He took seven wickets for 62 runs against india at Hyderabad in January 2024. [6] [7] Dominic Cork's seven wickets for 43 runs against West Indies in the second Test of the 1995 series are the best bowling figures for an Englishman on debut. [8] [9]
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 |
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 |
† | Bowler selected as " Man of the match" |
‡ | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs [a] | Runs | Wkts | Econ [b] | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alfred Shaw | 15 March 1877 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ![]() |
2 | 34 [c] | 38 | 5 | 1.67 | Lost [5] | |
2 | Fred Morley | 6 September 1880 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 32 [c] | 56 | 5 | 2.62 | Won [11] | |
3 | Bobby Peel | 12 December 1884 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 40.1 [c] | 51 | 5 | 1.90 | Won [12] | |
4 | C. Aubrey Smith | 12 March 1889 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 13.2 [c] | 19 | 5 | 2.11 | Won [13] | |
5 [d] | Frederick Martin ‡ | 11 August 1890 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 27 [e] | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | Won [14] | |
3 | 30.2 [e] | 52 | 6 | 2.05 | |||||||
6 | Bill Lockwood | 17 July 1893 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 45 [e] | 101 | 6 | 2.69 | Drawn [15] | |
7 [f] | Tom Richardson ‡ | 24 August 1893 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 23.4 [e] | 49 | 5 | 2.47 | Drawn [16] | |
3 | 44 [e] | 107 | 5 | 2.91 | |||||||
8 | Christopher Heseltine | 2 March 1896 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
4 | 16.2 | 38 | 5 | 2.78 | Won [17] | |
9 | Bill Bradley | 17 July 1899 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 33 [e] | 67 | 5 | 2.43 | Drawn [18] | |
10 | Sydney Barnes | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
2 | 35.1 | 65 | 5 | 1.84 | Drawn [19] | |
11 | Len Braund | 13 December 1901 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 28.4 | 61 | 5 | 2.12 | Drawn [19] | |
12 | Arnold Warren | 3 July 1905 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 19.2 | 57 | 5 | 2.94 | Drawn [20] | |
13 | Walter Lees | 2 January 1906 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
2 | 23.1 | 34 | 5 | 1.46 | Lost [21] | |
14 | Douglas Carr | 9 August 1909 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 34 | 146 | 5 | 4.29 | Drawn [22] | |
15 | George Simpson-Hayward | 1 January 1910 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | Lost [23] | |
16 | Frank Foster | 15 December 1911 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 31.3 | 92 | 5 | 2.92 | Lost [24] | |
17 | George Macaulay | 1 January 1923 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() |
3 | 37 | 64 | 5 | 1.64 | Won [25] | |
18 | Wally Hammond | 24 December 1927 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() |
3 | 21.2 | 36 | 5 | 1.68 | Won [26] | |
19 | Maurice Allom | 10 January 1930 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() |
1 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 2.00 | Won [27] | |
20 | James Langridge | 22 July 1933 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 17 | 56 | 7 | 3.29 | Drawn [28] | |
21 [g] | Charles Marriott ‡ | 12 August 1933 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 11.5 | 37 | 5 | 3.12 | Won [29] | |
3 | 29.2 | 59 | 6 | 2.01 | |||||||
22 [h] | Ken Farnes ‡ | 8 June 1934 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 40.2 | 102 | 5 | 2.52 | Lost [30] | |
3 | 25 | 77 | 5 | 3.08 | |||||||
23 | Jim Smith | 8 January 1935 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2.00 | Won [31] | |
24 | Reg Perks | 3 March 1939 | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | ![]() |
1 | 41 [i] | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Drawn [32] | |
25 | Bill Copson | 24 June 1939 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 41 [i] | 100 | 5 | 1.82 | Won [33] | |
26 | Alec Bedser ‡ | 22 June 1946 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 29.1 | 49 | 7 | 1.68 | Won [34] | |
27 | Dick Pollard | 20 July 1946 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0.88 | Won [35] | |
28 | Jim Laker | 21 January 1948 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
1 | 37 | 103 | 7 | 2.78 | Drawn [36] | |
29 | Trevor Bailey | 11 June 1949 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 32.3 | 118 | 6 | 3.63 | Drawn [37] | |
30 | Bob Berry | 8 June 1950 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 31.5 | 63 | 5 | 1.97 | Won [38] | |
31 | Bob Appleyard | 1 July 1954 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 17 | 51 | 5 | 3.00 | Won [39] | |
32 | Len Coldwell | 21 June 1962 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 41 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Won [40] | |
33 | David Larter | 16 August 1962 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 2.28 | Won [41] | |
34 | Ken Shuttleworth | 27 November 1970 | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() |
3 | 17.5 [i] | 47 | 5 | 2.00 | Drawn [42] | |
35 | Phil Edmonds | 14 August 1975 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1.40 | Drawn [43] | |
36 | John Lever ‡ | 17 December 1976 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India | ![]() |
2 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 2.00 | Won [44] | |
37 | Ian Botham | 28 July 1977 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 20 | 74 | 5 | 3.70 | Won [45] | |
38 | Nick Cook | 11 August 1983 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1.34 | Won [46] | |
39 | Neil Mallender | 23 July 1992 | Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 2.17 | Won [47] | |
40 | Peter Such | 3 June 1993 | Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom | ![]() |
1 | 33.3 | 67 | 6 | 2.00 | Lost [48] | |
41 | Dominic Cork † | 22 June 1995 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
4 | 19.3 | 43 | 7 | 2.20 | Won [49] | |
42 | James Anderson | 22 May 2003 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 4.56 | Won [50] | |
43 | Richard Johnson † | 5 June 2003 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 2.75 | Won [51] | |
44 | James Kirtley † | 14 August 2003 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
4 | 16.2 | 34 | 6 | 2.08 | Won [52] | |
45 | Graham Onions | 6 May 2009 | Lord's, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 9.3 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | Won [53] | |
46 | Adil Rashid | 13 October 2015 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3 | 15.5 | 64 | 5 | 3.39 | Drawn [54] | |
47 | Toby Roland-Jones | 27 July 2017 | The Oval, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
2 | 16.4 | 57 | 5 | 3.42 | Won [55] | |
48 | Will Jacks | 1 December 2022 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ![]() |
2 | 40.3 | 161 | 6 | 3.97 | Won [56] | |
49 | Rehan Ahmed | 17 December 2022 | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
3 | 14.5 | 48 | 5 | 3.23 | Won [57] | |
50 | Josh Tongue | 3 June 2023 | Lords, London, United Kingdom | ![]() |
3 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 3.14 | Won [58] | |
51 | Tom Hartley | 25 January 2024 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() |
4 | 26.5 | 62 | 7 | 2.35 | Won [59] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...