In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[3][4] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[5] The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at McLean Park was Imran Khan in the ground's inaugural Test; he finished with bowling figures of 5 wickets for 106 runs.[6] Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas became the first cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park, when he took 5 for 47 and 5 for 43 in the first Test of Sri Lanka's 1994–95 tour of New Zealand.[7] The best figures in Test cricket at McLean Park are 7 for 47, taken by England's Ryan Sidebottom against New Zealand in March 2008.[6]
As of March 2019[update] As of March 2019, five bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls during ODIs at McLean Park. Zimbabwe's fast-medium pace bowler Charlie Lock was the first to achieve the feat when he took 5 wickets for 44 runs against New Zealand for the touring Zimbabweans in 1995–96.[6] The best figures in ODI cricket are 5 for 30, secured by Sri Lanka's spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan against New Zealand in March 1995.[6]
^ abcVaas took his five-wicket hauls during the same match. His match figures of 10/91 are the best in a Test match on the ground. Muralitheran also took a five-wicket haul during New Zealand's second innings of the same match.
^ abcSouthee, Sidebottom and Panesar took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^Southee took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
^Sidebottom was the first bowler to take seven wickets in an innings on the ground in a Test match. His innings bowling figures of 7/47 are the best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground.
^ abcO'Brien, Edwards and Patel took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^This was the only time that O'Brien took a five-wicket haul in international cricket.
^This was the only time Patel took a five-wicket haul during his international career.
^This was Lock's only five-wicket haul of his international career.
^This was the only time Cairns took a five-wicket haul in an ODI.
^Muralitharan's figures of 5/30 remain the best bowling figures in an ODI on the ground.