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. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement. [3] [4] As of February 2024, 171 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut, [5] out of which twenty-five were from the South Africa national cricket team. [6] The five-wicket hauls have come against six different opponents, and the South Africans have performed this feat fifteen times against England. [7] Of the twenty-two matches where a South African debutant has taken a five-wicket haul, twelve have ended in defeat, six in victory and the other four in a draw. The five-wicket hauls were taken at eleven different venues, six of them being taken at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. [8]
Albert Rose-Innes was the first South African to take a five-wicket haul on Test cricket debut. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs against England in 1889. [a] In the second Test of the series, Gobo Ashley took 7 wickets for 95 runs, in what turned out to be his only appearance in Test cricket. [10] When the country was re-admitted to play competitive cricket in 1991, Lance Klusener became the first debutant to take a five-wicket haul. [b] His 8 wickets for 64 runs against India in November 1996 remain the best bowling figures in an innings by a South African on debut. [c] Sydney Burke and Alf Hall are the only South African debutants to collect 10 or more wickets in a match as of February 2015. [d] [14] Klusener's figures, along with George Bissett's 5 for 37 runs, were included among the "Top 100 Bowling performances of all time" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. [15] Neil Brand is the latest cricketer to achieve this feat; he took 6/119 against New Zealand in February 2024. [16]
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No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Albert Rose-Innes | 12 March 1889 | Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | England | 1 | 18.0 | 43 | 5 | 3.58 | Lost [17] | |
2 | Gobo Ashley | 25 March 1889 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 43.1 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | Lost [18] | |
3 | Bonnor Middleton | 13 February 1896 | Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | England | 1 | 25.4 | 64 | 5 | 2.97 | Lost [19] | |
4 | George Rowe | 2 March 1896 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 49.0 | 115 | 5 | 2.81 | Lost [20] | |
5 | Alf Hall ‡ | 1 January 1923 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 2 | 37.3 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | Lost [21] | |
6 | George Parker | 14 June 1924 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England | 1 | 37.0 | 152 | 6 | 4.10 | Lost [22] | |
7 | Henry Promnitz | 24 December 1927 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 37.0 | 58 | 5 | 1.56 | Lost [23] | |
8 | George Bissett | 31 December 1927 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 17.0 | 37 | 5 | 2.17 | Lost [24] | |
9 | Sandy Bell | 29 June 1929 | Lord's, London | England | 1 | 30.4 | 99 | 6 | 3.22 | Drawn [25] | |
10 | Norman Gordon | 24 December 1938 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 33.4 | 103 | 5 | 2.30 | Drawn [26] | |
11 | Lindsay Tuckett | 7 June 1947 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England | 1 | 37.0 | 68 | 5 | 1.83 | Drawn [27] | |
12 | Cuan McCarthy | 16 December 1948 | Kingsmead, Durban | England | 2 | 12.0 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | Lost [28] | |
13 | Michael Melle | 10 February 1950 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Australia | 1 | 33.0 | 113 | 5 | 2.56 | Drawn [29] | |
14 | David Ironside | 24 December 1953 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 1 | 19.0 | 51 | 5 | 2.01 | Won [30] | |
15 | Peter Heine | 23 June 1955 | Lord's, London | England | 1 | 25.0 | 60 | 5 | 2.40 | Lost [31] | |
16 | Peter Pollock | 8 December 1961 | Kingsmead, Durban | New Zealand | 2 | 20.3 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | Won [32] | |
17 | Sydney Burke ‡ | 1 January 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | New Zealand | 1 | 53.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost [33] | |
18 | Lance Klusener | 27 November 1996 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | India | 2 | 19.0 | 64 | 8 | 1.73 | Won [34] | |
19 | Charl Langeveldt | 2 January 2005 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 16.0 | 46 | 5 | 2.87 | Won [35] | |
20 | Vernon Philander † | 9 November 2011 | Newlands, Cape Town | Australia | 2 | 7.0 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | Won [36] | |
21 | Marchant de Lange | 26 December 2011 | Kingsmead, Durban | Sri Lanka | 1 | 23.2 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | Lost [37] | |
22 | Kyle Abbott † | 22 February 2013 | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan | 1 | 11.4 | 29 | 7 | 2.48 | Won [38] | |
23 | Lungi Ngidi † | 13 January 2017 | Centurion Park, Centurion | India | 2 | 12.2 | 39 | 6 | 3.16 | Won [39] | |
24 | Beuran Hendricks | 24 January 2020 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England | 2 | 15.3 | 64 | 5 | 4.12 | Lost [40] | |
25 | Neil Brand | 5 February 2024 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | New Zealand | 1 | 26.0 | 119 | 6 | 4.58 | Lost [41] |
McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
... I'd rather take five-wicket haul (five wickets) for England ...
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. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement. [3] [4] As of February 2024, 171 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut, [5] out of which twenty-five were from the South Africa national cricket team. [6] The five-wicket hauls have come against six different opponents, and the South Africans have performed this feat fifteen times against England. [7] Of the twenty-two matches where a South African debutant has taken a five-wicket haul, twelve have ended in defeat, six in victory and the other four in a draw. The five-wicket hauls were taken at eleven different venues, six of them being taken at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. [8]
Albert Rose-Innes was the first South African to take a five-wicket haul on Test cricket debut. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs against England in 1889. [a] In the second Test of the series, Gobo Ashley took 7 wickets for 95 runs, in what turned out to be his only appearance in Test cricket. [10] When the country was re-admitted to play competitive cricket in 1991, Lance Klusener became the first debutant to take a five-wicket haul. [b] His 8 wickets for 64 runs against India in November 1996 remain the best bowling figures in an innings by a South African on debut. [c] Sydney Burke and Alf Hall are the only South African debutants to collect 10 or more wickets in a match as of February 2015. [d] [14] Klusener's figures, along with George Bissett's 5 for 37 runs, were included among the "Top 100 Bowling performances of all time" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. [15] Neil Brand is the latest cricketer to achieve this feat; he took 6/119 against New Zealand in February 2024. [16]
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No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Albert Rose-Innes | 12 March 1889 | Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | England | 1 | 18.0 | 43 | 5 | 3.58 | Lost [17] | |
2 | Gobo Ashley | 25 March 1889 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 43.1 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | Lost [18] | |
3 | Bonnor Middleton | 13 February 1896 | Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | England | 1 | 25.4 | 64 | 5 | 2.97 | Lost [19] | |
4 | George Rowe | 2 March 1896 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 49.0 | 115 | 5 | 2.81 | Lost [20] | |
5 | Alf Hall ‡ | 1 January 1923 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 2 | 37.3 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | Lost [21] | |
6 | George Parker | 14 June 1924 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England | 1 | 37.0 | 152 | 6 | 4.10 | Lost [22] | |
7 | Henry Promnitz | 24 December 1927 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 37.0 | 58 | 5 | 1.56 | Lost [23] | |
8 | George Bissett | 31 December 1927 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 17.0 | 37 | 5 | 2.17 | Lost [24] | |
9 | Sandy Bell | 29 June 1929 | Lord's, London | England | 1 | 30.4 | 99 | 6 | 3.22 | Drawn [25] | |
10 | Norman Gordon | 24 December 1938 | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 33.4 | 103 | 5 | 2.30 | Drawn [26] | |
11 | Lindsay Tuckett | 7 June 1947 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England | 1 | 37.0 | 68 | 5 | 1.83 | Drawn [27] | |
12 | Cuan McCarthy | 16 December 1948 | Kingsmead, Durban | England | 2 | 12.0 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | Lost [28] | |
13 | Michael Melle | 10 February 1950 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Australia | 1 | 33.0 | 113 | 5 | 2.56 | Drawn [29] | |
14 | David Ironside | 24 December 1953 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 1 | 19.0 | 51 | 5 | 2.01 | Won [30] | |
15 | Peter Heine | 23 June 1955 | Lord's, London | England | 1 | 25.0 | 60 | 5 | 2.40 | Lost [31] | |
16 | Peter Pollock | 8 December 1961 | Kingsmead, Durban | New Zealand | 2 | 20.3 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | Won [32] | |
17 | Sydney Burke ‡ | 1 January 1962 | Newlands, Cape Town | New Zealand | 1 | 53.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost [33] | |
18 | Lance Klusener | 27 November 1996 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | India | 2 | 19.0 | 64 | 8 | 1.73 | Won [34] | |
19 | Charl Langeveldt | 2 January 2005 | Newlands, Cape Town | England | 1 | 16.0 | 46 | 5 | 2.87 | Won [35] | |
20 | Vernon Philander † | 9 November 2011 | Newlands, Cape Town | Australia | 2 | 7.0 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | Won [36] | |
21 | Marchant de Lange | 26 December 2011 | Kingsmead, Durban | Sri Lanka | 1 | 23.2 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | Lost [37] | |
22 | Kyle Abbott † | 22 February 2013 | Centurion Park, Centurion | Pakistan | 1 | 11.4 | 29 | 7 | 2.48 | Won [38] | |
23 | Lungi Ngidi † | 13 January 2017 | Centurion Park, Centurion | India | 2 | 12.2 | 39 | 6 | 3.16 | Won [39] | |
24 | Beuran Hendricks | 24 January 2020 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England | 2 | 15.3 | 64 | 5 | 4.12 | Lost [40] | |
25 | Neil Brand | 5 February 2024 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | New Zealand | 1 | 26.0 | 119 | 6 | 4.58 | Lost [41] |
McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
... I'd rather take five-wicket haul (five wickets) for England ...