List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at WACA Ground
The WACA Ground during a Test match between Australia and England in December 2010.
The WACA Ground is a sport ground in Perth, Western Australia . The ground was established in 1893 and operated by the Western Australian Cricket Association . It hosted its first Test match in 1970 when Australia played England . The first One Day International (ODI) on the ground was played in 1980 and its first Twenty20 International (T20I) was played in 2007.[ 1] Women's Test cricket was first played on the ground in 1958, the first women's on the ground ODI was played in 2005 and the first women's T20I on the ground was played in 2020.[ 2]
The last Test match was played on the ground in 2017 with major international matches moving to the modern Perth Stadium .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] The ground continues to be used by Western Australia and for women's international matches,[ 1] hosting five matches in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup .[ 6]
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.[ 7] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.[ a]
Ellyse Perry took the only five-wicket haul in women's Test matches on the ground in 2014.
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the WACA Ground was Australian Jeff Thomson , who took five wickets at a cost of 93 runs (5/93) in 1974 against England in the second Test played on the ground.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The best innings bowling figures in Test matches were achieved by Glenn McGrath who took 8/24 for Australia against Pakistan in 2004.[ 11] The only woman to take a five-wicket haul on the ground is Australia's Ellyse Perry who took 5/28 in a Test match in 2014.[ 12] The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was taken by New Zealander Richard Hadlee who took 5/32 against India in the first ODI played on the ground in 1980.[ 13] [ b]
Key
Symbol
Meaning
Date
Date the Test started or ODI was held
Inn
Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O
Number of overs bowled
R
Number of runs conceded
W
Number of wickets taken
Result
Result of the match
Test match five-wicket hauls
As of 21 February 2020
A total of 61 five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the WACA Ground, 60 of them in men's matches and one in a women's Test.
Men's matches
Women's matches
Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at WACA Ground
No.
Bowler
Date
Team
Opposing Team
Inn
O
R
W
Result
1
Ellyse Perry
10 January 2014
Australia
England
3
20
28
5
England won[ 51]
One Day International five-wicket hauls
As of 21 February 2020
In One Day International matches on the ground a total of 12 five-wicket hauls were taken.
Notes
^ As of February 2020[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.
^ The match was part of a tri-series between New Zealand, India and Australia.
^ a b c d e f g h Eight-ball overs were used in this match.
^ a b Bedi took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ a b Hogg took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ a b Botham took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ a b Rackemann took two five-wicket hauls in the same match. He took his first in the second innings of the match and his second in the third innings after Pakistan were asked to follow on .
^ a b Hadlee took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ a b Hughes took two five-wicket hauls in the same match. His eight wickets in West Indies second innings was the first time that eight wickets had been taken in an international match on the ground. His wickets included a hat-trick split over both West Indies' innings.[ 28]
^ Cook took hs five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
^ McGrath's innings bowling figures of 8/24 are the best in international cricket on the ground.
^ Dodemaide took his five-wicket haul on his ODI debut.
^ Shastri's figures of 5/15 are the best innings bowling figures in an ODI on the ground.
^ a b Morkel and Hazlewood took their five-wicket hauls in the same ODI.
References
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^ Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth , CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-02-21. (subscription required)
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^ Thomas C (2020) Perth's WACA Ground is no place for Test cricket in 2020, as laptops melt and spectators sizzle , ABC News (Australia) , 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ T20 World Cups Coming To Perth , Western Australian Cricket Association , 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ Pervez MA (2001) A Dictionary of Cricket , p.31. Hyderabad: Sangam Books (India). ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9
^ Walters caps the rout Second Test Match, MCC in Australia and New Zealand, 1974โ75, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 1976. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ Bagchi R (2013) 20 great Ashes moments No9: Lillee and Thommo savage England, 1974 , The Guardian , 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
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^ English P (2004) Eight for McGrath the Great , CricInfo , 2004-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ Nicholson R (2014) Cross rocks Australia after Edwards rally , CricInfo , 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ New Zealand v India 1980โ81 , World Series Cup, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 1982. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ 2nd Test: Australia v England, 13โ17 December 1974 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd Test: Australia v West Indies, 12โ16 December 1975 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 2nd Test: Australia v India, 16โ21 December 1977 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 2nd Test: Australia v England, 15โ20 December 1978 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan, 24โ29 March 1979 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 1st Test: Australia v England, 14โ19 December 1979 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 2nd Test: Australia v New Zealand, 12โ14 December 1980 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan, 13โ17 November 1981 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 1st Test: Australia v England, 12โ17 November 1982 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan, 11โ14 November 1983 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 1st Test: Australia v West Indies, 9โ12 November 1984 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 3rd Test: Australia v West Indies, 30 November-4 December 1985 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 28 November-3 December 1986 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ Only Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 12โ15 February 1988 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ Lynch S (2015) Three-act plays , CricInfo , 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ a b c 2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 2โ6 December 1988 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 1โ5 February 1991 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 5th Test: Australia v India at Perth, 1โ5 February 1992 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 5th Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 30 January-3 February 1993 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 3โ7 February 1995 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 5th Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 1โ5 February 1997 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd Test: Australia v West New Zealand at Perth, 20โ24 November 1997 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 28 November-2 December 1998 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 26โ31 November 1999 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 1โ5 December 2000 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Perth, 30 November-4 December 2001 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 29 November-3 December 2002 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 16โ20 December 2004 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, 16โ20 December 2005 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 14โ18 December 2006 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, 17โ21 December 2008 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 16โ20 December 2009 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b c 3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 16โ19 December 2010 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v India at Perth, 13โ17 January 2012 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, 30 Novemberโ4 December 2012 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 3-7 2016 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 3rd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Perth, Dec 14-18 2017 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ Only Test, England Women tour of Australia at Perth, Jan 10-13 2014 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 5th Match: New Zealand v India at WACA, 9 December 1980 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 4th Match: England v West Indies, 3 January 1987 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 1st Match: Australia v Sri Lanka, 2 January 1988 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 6th Match: Pakistan v West Indies, 1 January 1989 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd Match: Australia v India at WACA, 8 December 1996 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 11th Match: West Indies v Sri Lanka, 14 January 1996 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 11th Match: England v Sri Lanka, 29 January 1999 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 4th ODI: Australia v Pakistan, 29 January 2010 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 1st ODI: Australia v West Indies, 1 February 2013 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ 2nd ODI: Australia v West Indies, 3 February 2013 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
^ a b 2nd ODI: Australia v West Indies, 16 November 2014 , CricInfo . Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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