In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [3] and as of March 2024 [update] only 52 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers. [4] Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). [5] As of March 2024 [update], Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls for his country across 128 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is. [4] [5]
Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings. [6] [7] In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 24 five-wicket hauls against them. [8] His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017. [9] As of March 2024 [update], his 527 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer [10] and seventh-highest across all cricketing nations. [11]
Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012. [12] As of March 2024 [update], he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 31 August 2014. [13] [14] Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [15] His only wicket in the format, as of March 2024 [update], was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018. [16] [17]
As of March 2024 [update], Lyon's tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is tied thirteenth [a] in the all-time list across all formats [4] and is fourth in the equivalent list for Australia. [18] He has taken twelve five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there. [5] [19]
A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match [3] or, rarely, in a single innings. [20] As of March 2024 [update], Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match five times in Tests and is one of 19 players to take 5 or more ten-wicket hauls. [21]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Day the Test started |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Number of 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) |
Result | Result for Australia |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | Lyon was selected as man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 August 2011 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Won [7] | |
2 | 15 April 2012 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn [23] | |
3 | 22 March 2013 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 2 | 23.2 | 94 | 7 | 4.02 | Lost [24] | |
4 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England | 3 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | Won [25] | |
5 | 20 February 2014 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1 | 46 | 130 | 5 | 2.82 | Lost [26] | |
6 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 2 | 36 | 134 | 5 | 3.72 | Won [27] | |
7 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 4 | 34.1 | 152 | 7 | 4.44 | Won [27] | |
8 | 4 March 2017 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India | 1 | 22.2 | 50 | 8 | 2.23 | Lost [9] | |
9 | 25 March 2017 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | India | 2 | 34.1 | 92 | 5 | 2.69 | Lost [28] | |
10 | 27 August 2017 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 3 | 34.3 | 82 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost [29] | |
11 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1 | 36.2 | 94 | 7 | 2.58 | Won [30] | |
12 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 3 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 1.81 | Won [30] | |
13 | 6 December 2018 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 3 | 42 | 122 | 6 | 2.90 | Lost [31] | |
14 | 14 December 2018 ‡ | Perth Stadium, Perth | India | 2 | 34.5 | 67 | 5 | 1.92 | Won [32] | |
15 | 1 August 2019 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 4 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2.45 | Won [33] | |
16 | 29 November 2019 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan | 3 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 2.76 | Won [34] | |
17 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 2 | 30.4 | 68 | 5 | 2.21 | Won [35] | |
18 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 4 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 | 2.97 | Won [35] | |
19 | 25 March 2022 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 4 | 37 | 83 | 5 | 2.24 | Won [36] | |
20 | 29 June 2022 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 3.60 | Won [37] | |
21 | 30 November 2022 | Perth Stadium, Perth | West Indies | 4 | 42.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.98 | Won [38] | |
22 | 17 February 2023 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi | India | 2 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 2.31 | Lost [39] | |
23 | 1 March 2023 †‡ | Holkar Stadium, Indore | India | 3 | 23.3 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | Won [40] | |
24 | 29 February 2024 † | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand | 4 | 27 | 65 | 6 | 2.40 | Won [41] |
No. | Figures | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12/286 | India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 December 2014 | Won [27] |
2 | 13/154 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 4 September 2017 | Won [30] |
3 | 10/118 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 January 2020 | Won [35] |
4 | 11/99 | India | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 1 March 2023 | Won [40] |
5 | 10/108 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 29 February 2024 | Won [41] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [3] and as of March 2024 [update] only 52 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers. [4] Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). [5] As of March 2024 [update], Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls for his country across 128 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is. [4] [5]
Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings. [6] [7] In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 24 five-wicket hauls against them. [8] His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017. [9] As of March 2024 [update], his 527 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer [10] and seventh-highest across all cricketing nations. [11]
Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012. [12] As of March 2024 [update], he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 31 August 2014. [13] [14] Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [15] His only wicket in the format, as of March 2024 [update], was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018. [16] [17]
As of March 2024 [update], Lyon's tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is tied thirteenth [a] in the all-time list across all formats [4] and is fourth in the equivalent list for Australia. [18] He has taken twelve five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there. [5] [19]
A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match [3] or, rarely, in a single innings. [20] As of March 2024 [update], Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match five times in Tests and is one of 19 players to take 5 or more ten-wicket hauls. [21]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Day the Test started |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Number of 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) |
Result | Result for Australia |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | Lyon was selected as man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 August 2011 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Won [7] | |
2 | 15 April 2012 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn [23] | |
3 | 22 March 2013 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 2 | 23.2 | 94 | 7 | 4.02 | Lost [24] | |
4 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England | 3 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | Won [25] | |
5 | 20 February 2014 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1 | 46 | 130 | 5 | 2.82 | Lost [26] | |
6 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 2 | 36 | 134 | 5 | 3.72 | Won [27] | |
7 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 4 | 34.1 | 152 | 7 | 4.44 | Won [27] | |
8 | 4 March 2017 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India | 1 | 22.2 | 50 | 8 | 2.23 | Lost [9] | |
9 | 25 March 2017 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | India | 2 | 34.1 | 92 | 5 | 2.69 | Lost [28] | |
10 | 27 August 2017 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 3 | 34.3 | 82 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost [29] | |
11 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1 | 36.2 | 94 | 7 | 2.58 | Won [30] | |
12 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 3 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 1.81 | Won [30] | |
13 | 6 December 2018 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 3 | 42 | 122 | 6 | 2.90 | Lost [31] | |
14 | 14 December 2018 ‡ | Perth Stadium, Perth | India | 2 | 34.5 | 67 | 5 | 1.92 | Won [32] | |
15 | 1 August 2019 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 4 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2.45 | Won [33] | |
16 | 29 November 2019 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan | 3 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 2.76 | Won [34] | |
17 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 2 | 30.4 | 68 | 5 | 2.21 | Won [35] | |
18 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 4 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 | 2.97 | Won [35] | |
19 | 25 March 2022 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 4 | 37 | 83 | 5 | 2.24 | Won [36] | |
20 | 29 June 2022 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 3.60 | Won [37] | |
21 | 30 November 2022 | Perth Stadium, Perth | West Indies | 4 | 42.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.98 | Won [38] | |
22 | 17 February 2023 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi | India | 2 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 2.31 | Lost [39] | |
23 | 1 March 2023 †‡ | Holkar Stadium, Indore | India | 3 | 23.3 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | Won [40] | |
24 | 29 February 2024 † | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand | 4 | 27 | 65 | 6 | 2.40 | Won [41] |
No. | Figures | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12/286 | India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 December 2014 | Won [27] |
2 | 13/154 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 4 September 2017 | Won [30] |
3 | 10/118 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 January 2020 | Won [35] |
4 | 11/99 | India | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 1 March 2023 | Won [40] |
5 | 10/108 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 29 February 2024 | Won [41] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...