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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose, a former West Indian cricketer, took 26 five-wicket hauls at international level. 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 only 41 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Ambrose played 98 Tests and 176 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and took 405 and 225 wickets respectively. A right-arm fast bowler who represented the West Indies from 1988 to 2000, he took 22 five-wicket hauls in Tests and 4 in ODIs. The cricket almanack Wisden noted his "smooth, leggy run-up, fast arm action and accuracy", apart from "lethal yorker[s]" and "nasty bouncer[s]", and named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1992. Upon his induction into the International Cricket Council Cricket Hall of Fame in September 2011, ESPNcricinfo described Ambrose as "one of the finest bowlers of all time", and as of 2013 he is tenth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.

Ambrose made his Test debut in 1988 against Pakistan at the Bourda, Georgetown, a match the West Indies lost by 9 wickets. His first five-wicket haul came eight months later against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth; West Indies won the match by 169 runs. His career-best bowling figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 45 runs against England at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, in April 1990 where his match-winning performance earned him a man of the match award. Ambrose took his solitary pair of five-wicket hauls in a Test match—5 wickets for 60 runs and 6 wickets for 24 runs—against the same opponents at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, in March 1994, his best bowling performance in a Test match. Ambrose achieved his 22 five-wicket hauls at 12 different grounds, including 11 at 9 different venues outside the West Indies. He was most successful against Australia and England taking eight five-wicket hauls each. He took ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions.

Ambrose made his ODI debut against Pakistan at the Sabina Park, Kingston, in March 1988. His first five-wicket haul in this format came later that year against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he took 5 wickets for 17 runs in the match, his best performance in ODI matches. Ambrose took three of his four one-day five-wicket hauls against Australia and one against Pakistan. As of 2013, he is joint tenth—with Dale Steyn—overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.

Key

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
The Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, where Ambrose took six Test five-wicket hauls, the most by any player at the ground.
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 Ambrose in a match
† Ambrose selected as "Man of the match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
Drawn The match was drawn

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Curtly Ambrose
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 2 December 1988 WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 2 23.3 72 5 3.06 Won
2 5 April 1990†‡ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  England 4 22.4 45 8 1.98 Won
3 6 December 1990 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan 2 20 35 5 1.75 Drawn
4 6 June 1991 Headingley, Leeds  England 3 28 52 6 1.85 Lost
5 4 July 1991† Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 1 34 74 5 2.17 Won
6 18 April 1992† Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  South Africa 4 24.4 34 6 1.37 Won
7 27 November 1992 The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia 3 32 66 5 2.06 Drawn
8 23 January 1993†‡ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia 2 28.2 74 6 2.61 Won
9 30 January 1993† WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 1 18 25 7 1.38 Won
10 25 March 1994*†‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  England 2 29 60 5 2.06 Won
11 25 March 1994*†‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  England 4 10 24 6 2.40 Won
12 21 April 1995† Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  Australia 1 16 45 5 2.81 Won
13 24 August 1995 The Oval, London  England 1 42 96 5 2.28 Drawn
14 27 April 1996 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  New Zealand 2 32 68 5 2.12 Drawn
15 26 December 1996† Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 1 24.5 55 5 2.21 Won
16 1 February 1997† WACA Ground, Perth  Australia 1 18 43 5 2.38 Won
17 14 March 1997 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  India 2 41.4 87 5 2.08 Drawn
18 13 June 1997† Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  Sri Lanka 1 13.1 37 5 2.81 Won
19 5 February 1998† Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  England 3 19.5 52 5 2.62 Won
20 13 February 1998 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  England 2 15.4 25 5 1.59 Lost
21 10 December 1998 St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth  South Africa 3 19 51 6 2.68 Lost
22 3 April 1999 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  Australia 1 29.5 94 5 3.15 Won

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Curtly Ambrose
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 15 December 1988† Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 8.2 17 5 2.04 Won
2 14 January 1989 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 1 10 26 5 2.60 Lost
3 21 October 1991† Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
(neutral venue)		  Pakistan 1 10 53 5 5.30 Lost
4 16 January 1993† Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia 2 9.3 32 5 3.36 Won