List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Glenn McGrath

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Glenn McGrath

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

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

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

A bowler, midway through delivery. An umpire with black trousers and a light shirt watches from the left while the batsman not receiving the delivery is already walking down the pitch. In the background is a two-tier stand, full of spectators.
McGrath bowling at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2007 Ashes
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
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 the Australia team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by McGrath in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
McGrath was selected as
man of 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 Won[7]
2 21 April 1995 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 2 21.5 47 6 2.15 Lost[8]
3 17 November 1995 Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Pakistan 4 24.3 61 5 2.48 Won[16]
4 26 December 1995 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Sri Lanka 2 23.4 40 5 1.69 Won[17]
5 26 December 1996 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies 2 30 50 5 1.66 Lost[18]
6 21 March 1997
Gauteng Province, South Africa
 South Africa 2 40.4 86 6 2.11 Lost[19]
7 19 June 1997 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 1 20.3 38 8 1.85 Draw[10]
8 21 August 1997
Kennington Oval, London
 England 1 21 76 7 3.61 Lost[11]
9 7 November 1997
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
 New Zealand 4 17 32 5 1.88 Won[20]
10 22 October 1998 National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan 2 25 66 5 2.64 Draw[21]
11 20 November 1998
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
 England 2 34.2 85 6 2.47 Draw[22]
12 5 March 1999 * † ‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 2 14 50 5 3.57 Won[12]
13 5 March 1999 * † ‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 4 10 28 5 2.80 Won[12]
14 13 March 1999 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies 2 35 93 5 2.65 Lost[23]
15 26 March 1999 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies 4 44 92 5 2.09 Lost[24]
16 2 January 2000 * † ‡ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India 1 18.5 48 5 2.54 Won[13]
17 2 January 2000 * † ‡ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India 3 17 55 5 3.23 Won[13]
18 23 November 2000 † ‡
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
 West Indies 1 20 17 6 0.85 Won[25]
19 19 July 2001 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 1 24 54 5 2.25 Won[26]
20 2 August 2001 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 1 18 49 5 2.72 Won[27]
21 16 August 2001 Headingley, Leeds  England 2 30.2 76 7 2.50 Lost[28]
22 23 August 2001
Kennington Oval, London
 England 3 15.3 43 5 2.77 Won[29]
23 22 February 2002
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
 South Africa 3 12.3 21 5 1.68 Won[30]
24 1 July 2004 Marrara Oval, Darwin  Sri Lanka 2 15 37 5 2.46 Won[31]
25 16 December 2004
Perth
 Pakistan 4 16 24 8 1.50 Won[32]
26 10 March 2005
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
 New Zealand 1 42 115 6 2.73 Won[33]
27 21 July 2005 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 2 18 53 5 2.94 Won[34]
28 11 August 2005 Old Trafford, Manchester  England 3 20.5 115 5 5.52 Draw[35]
29 23 November 2006
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
 England 2 23.1 50 6 2.15 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 Won[14]
2 24 January 1999 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Sri Lanka 2 10 40 5 4.00 Won[37]
3 30 May 1999 Old Trafford, Manchester  West Indies 1 8.4 14 5 1.61 Won[38]
4 4 February 2000 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan 2 9.3 49 5 5.15 Won[39]
5 15 September 2002
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
 New Zealand 2 7 37 5 5.28 Won[40]
6 27 February 2003
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom
 Namibia 2 7 15 7 2.14 Won[41]
7 6 February 2005 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan 2 7.4 27 5 3.52 Won[42]

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