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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Courtney Walsh
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 2014 only 42 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Courtney Walsh, a former cricketer, who represented the West Indies cricket team from 1984 to 2001, took 23 five-wicket hauls in international cricket. He played 132 Tests and 205 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. A right-arm fast bowler, Walsh took 22 five-wicket hauls in Tests and 1 in ODIs. In 1987, when he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, the cricket almanack Wisden noted his "three distinct speeds, all delivered with the same action", and his "sparing use of the bouncer, his shorter deliveries generally threatening the batsman's rib-cage, a tactic which, allied to change of pace, produced many catches in the short-leg area off splice or glove." He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in October 2010.

Walsh made his Test debut in November 1984 against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth, a match West Indies won by an innings and 112 runs. His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1987 against New Zealand at the Eden Park, Auckland; the match was won by West Indies by 10 wickets. His career-best bowling figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 37 runs against the same team at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, in February 1995. He took another 6 wickets in the next innings, accumulating 13 wickets for 55 runs in the match—his solitary pair of five-wicket hauls. West Indies won the match by an innings and 322 runs, and his performance earned him a man of the match award. Walsh took more five-wicket hauls against England than any other nation: five. He took ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions.

Walsh made his ODI debut during the 1984–85 World Series Cup against Sri Lanka at the Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart. His solitary ODI five-wicket haul came against the same team in December 1986, a match which West Indies won at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah by 193 runs. He took five wickets conceding one run in the match. ESPNcricinfo declared that it was the "cheapest" five-wicket haul in the history of international cricket. As of 2014, he is sixteenth among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.

Key

Kensington Oval with players in the ground; empty stands are also visible.
The Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, where Walsh took three of his five-wicket hauls
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
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for the West Indies team in that match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Walsh in a match
† Walsh selected as "Man of the match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
§ Captained the West Indies cricket team

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Courtney Walsh
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 27 February 1987 Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 3 30.2 73 5 2.40 Won
2 25 November 1987 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi  India 3 29.3 54 5 1.83 Won
3 11 December 1987 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  India 1 17.4 54 5 3.05 Drawn
4 28 April 1989 Sabina Park, Kingston  India 1 29 62 6 2.13 Won
5 24 February 1990 Sabina Park, Kingston  England 2 27.2 68 5 2.48 Lost
6 8 April 1994 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  England 3 28 94 5 3.35 Lost
7 18 November 1994 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay  India 1 22 79 6 3.59 Lost
8 10 February 1995*†‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 20.4 37 7 1.79 Won
9 10 February 1995*†‡ Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 3 15.2 18 6 1.17 Won
10 8 April 1995† Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's  Australia 1 21.3 54 6 2.51 Drawn
11 25 March 1995 Edgbaston, Birmingham  England 3 15 45 5 3.00 Won
12 29 November 1995§ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia 1 30 98 5 3.26 Lost
13 1 February 1997§ WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 3 20 74 5 3.70 Won
14 17 November 1997§ Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Pakistan 2 32 78 5 2.43 Lost
15 29 November 1997§ Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Pakistan 2 43.1 143 5 3.31 Lost
16 15 January 1999 Centurion Park, Centurion  South Africa 1 24.5 80 6 3.22 Lost
17 26 March 1999 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  Australia 3 17.1 39 5 2.27 Won
18 18 May 2000 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  Pakistan 1 13 22 5 1.69 Drawn
19 25 May 2000 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  Pakistan 1 26 83 5 3.19 Won
20 15 June 2000† Edgbaston, Birmingham  England 1 21 36 5 1.71 Won
21 29 June 2000†‡ Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 4 23.5 74 6 3.10 Lost
22 17 March 2001 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  South Africa 3 36.4 61 6 1.66 Lost

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Courtney Walsh
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 3 December 1986† Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka 2 4.3 1 5 0.22 Won