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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Bob Willis
Bob Willis was a right-arm fast bowler, who represented the England cricket team in 90 Tests between 1971 and 1984. 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, and As of 2017, only 44 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. In Test cricket, Willis took 325 wickets, including 16 five-wicket hauls. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 1978, and termed him "one of the world's foremost fast bowlers."

Willis made his Test debut during the fourth Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series, against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. His first Test five-wicket haul came in the third Test of the 1974–75 Ashes series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Willis' career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 43 runs—seventh among Top 100 Bowling performances of all time by Wisden—at Headingley, during the 1981 Ashes series. He never took ten wickets in a match; his best performance for a match was 9 wickets for 92 runs against New Zealand in 1983 at Headingley. He was most successful against Australia, taking seven five-wicket hauls.

Willis made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the West Indies at Headingley, during the 1973 Prudential Trophy. He never took a five-wicket haul in ODIs; his career-best figures for an innings were 4 wickets for 11 runs against Canada during the 1979 Cricket World Cup, a match England won by 8 wickets at Old Trafford. As of 2021, Willis is thirty-ninth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.

Key

A panoramic view of a cricket ground with players occupying the field
Willis took three of his five-wicket hauls at Headingley.
Key for the Test five-wicket hauls table
Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result The result for the England team in that match
† Captained the England cricket team
Drawn The match was drawn

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Bob Willis
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 26 December 1974 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 21.7 61 5 2.09 Drawn
2 22 July 1976 Headingley, Leeds  West Indies 3 15.3 42 5 2.70 Lost
3 1 January 1977 Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India 1 20.0 27 5 1.35 Won
4 28 January 1977 Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore  India 1 17.0 53 6 3.11 Lost
5 16 June 1977 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Australia 2 30.1 78 7 2.58 Drawn
6 28 July 1977 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Australia 3 26.0 88 5 3.38 Won
7 25 August 1977 Kennington Oval, London  Australia 2 29.3 102 5 3.45 Drawn
8 10 February 1978 Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 3 15.0 32 5 1.60 Lost
9 15 June 1978 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Pakistan 2 13.0 47 5 3.61 Won
10 27 July 1978 Kennington Oval, London  New Zealand 1 20.2 42 5 2.06 Won
11 15 December 1978 WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 2 18.5 44 5 1.77 Won
12 5 June 1980 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  West Indies 4 26.0 65 5 2.50 Lost
13 16 July 1981 Headingley, Leeds  Australia 4 15.1 43 8 2.83 Won
14 10 June 1982† Lord's Cricket Ground, London  India 3 28.0 101 6 3.60 Won
15 26 November 1982† Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  Australia 2 29.4 66 5 2.22 Lost
16 28 July 1983† Headingley, Leeds  New Zealand 4 14.0 35 5 2.50 Lost