In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[1]
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at Eden Park was Bill Bowes, who took six wickets for 34 runs for England in 1933.
A total of 59 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground. Three of these were taken in women's Tests and the remaining 56 in men's matches.
Men's matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Eden Park
^ abDewdney and Atkinson took five-wicket hauls in the same match. Atkinson's figures of 7/53 were the first time a bowler had taken seven wickets in an innings on the ground. Dewdney's five-wicket haul was the only one of his international career.
^ abcAsif Iqbal, Cameron and Pervez Sajjad took five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abCunis and Underwood took five-wicket hauls during the same match. It was the only time Cunis took a five-wicket haul during his international career.
^ abCollinge and Gilmour took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abGrieg took two five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abcChandrasekhar, Congden and Prasanna took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^This was the only time Congden took a five-wicket haul during his international career.
^Prasanna's innings bowling figures of 8/76 remain the best innings figures on the ground and are the only time a bowler has taken eight wickets in an innings on the ground.
^ abLillee took two five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abBotham and Boock took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abGarner and Troup took five-wicket hauls during the same match. It was the only five-wicket haul of Troup's international career.
^ abShastri and Bracewell took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abHadlee and Walsh took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abCairns and Lewis took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abMorrison and Patel took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abDoul and Wasim Akram took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abcVettori took two five-wicket hauls during the same match with Miller also taking five wickets in an innings. Vettori's match bowling figures of 12/149 are the best on the ground.
^Sami took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
^ abMartin took two five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abFinn and Boult took five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^Gooder took her five-wicket haul during her only Test match.
^This was the only five-wicket haul McEvoy took during her international career.
^This was the only five-wicket haul of Latham's international career.
^This was the only five-wicket haul of Smith's international career.
^McClenaghan's five-wicket haul is the only one of his international career.
^Anderson's five-wicket haul is the only one of his international career.
^This is the only T20I five-wicket haul of Southee's career. It included a hat-trick.[49]