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List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath, a retired international Australian cricketer, took a number of five-wicket hauls during his career. 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 fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.

McGrath made his Test debut in November 1993, against New Zealand, but it was not until March 1995 that he took his first five-wicket haul in Australia's victory over the West Indies in Barbados; his performance earned him the man of the match award. He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad. McGrath took 10 of his 29 Test five-wicket hauls in The Ashes (the traditional name for Test matches between Australia and England). During the 1997 Ashes series, McGrath "humiliated" England, taking eight wickets in a single innings at Lord's and restricting England to 77, the lowest total in any Test match at the ground since 1888. A month later, he dismissed seven English batsmen in the first innings at The Oval but despite these performances, Australia did not win either Test match. The 2001 Ashes series saw McGrath make four five-wicket hauls in consecutive matches. He twice took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match – in March 1999 he dismissed five West Indian batsmen in each innings of the first Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy; in the following year, he took ten wickets against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 1993, McGrath took his first one-day five-wicket haul in the following year, in the final of the Will's Triangular Series against Pakistan. Australia won each of the seven ODI matches in which McGrath took a five-wicket haul, and McGrath was given the man of the match award on six of these occasions. Retiring from international cricket in 2007, he took 29 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 7 in ODIs. As of October 2009, he is fifth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers, and fourth in the ODI list.

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A bowler, midway through delivery. An umpire with black trousers and a light shirt watches from the left while the batsman not receiving the delivery is already walking down the pitch. In the background is a two-tier stand, full of spectators.
McGrath bowling at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2007 Ashes
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Number of 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 Result for the Australia team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by McGrath in a match
† 10 wickets or more taken in the match
‡ McGrath was selected as man of the match

Tests

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 31 March 1995 ‡ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies 4 22.0 68 5 3.09 Won
2 21 April 1995 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 2 21.5 47 6 2.15 Lost
3 17 November 1995 Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Pakistan 4 24.3 61 5 2.48 Won
4 26 December 1995 ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Sri Lanka 2 23.4 40 5 1.69 Won
5 26 December 1996 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies 2 30 50 5 1.66 Lost
6 21 March 1997 Centurion Park, Gauteng Province, South Africa  South Africa 2 40.4 86 6 2.11 Lost
7 19 June 1997 ‡ Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 1 20.3 38 8 1.85 Draw
8 21 August 1997 Kennington Oval, London  England 1 21 76 7 3.61 Lost
9 7 November 1997 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  New Zealand 4 17 32 5 1.88 Won
10 22 October 1998 National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan 2 25 66 5 2.64 Draw
11 20 November 1998 ‡ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  England 2 34.2 85 6 2.47 Draw
12 5 March 1999 * † ‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 2 14 50 5 3.57 Won
13 5 March 1999 * † ‡ Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad  West Indies 4 10 28 5 2.80 Won
14 13 March 1999 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies 2 35 93 5 2.65 Lost
15 26 March 1999 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  West Indies 4 44 92 5 2.09 Lost
16 2 January 2000 * † ‡ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India 1 18.5 48 5 2.54 Won
17 2 January 2000 * † ‡ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  India 3 17 55 5 3.23 Won
18 23 November 2000 † ‡ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  West Indies 1 20 17 6 0.85 Won
19 19 July 2001 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 1 24 54 5 2.25 Won
20 2 August 2001 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 1 18 49 5 2.72 Won
21 16 August 2001 Headingley, Leeds  England 2 30.2 76 7 2.50 Lost
22 23 August 2001 Kennington Oval, London  England 3 15.3 43 5 2.77 Won
23 22 February 2002 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa 3 12.3 21 5 1.68 Won
24 1 July 2004 ‡ Marrara Oval, Darwin  Sri Lanka 2 15 37 5 2.46 Won
25 16 December 2004 Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth  Pakistan 4 16 24 8 1.50 Won
26 10 March 2005 Jade Stadium, Christchurch  New Zealand 1 42 115 6 2.73 Won
27 21 July 2005 ‡ Lord's Cricket Ground, London  England 2 18 53 5 2.94 Won
28 11 August 2005 Old Trafford, Manchester  England 3 20.5 115 5 5.52 Draw
29 23 November 2006 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  England 2 23.1 50 6 2.15 Won

One Day Internationals

No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 30 October 1994 ‡ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan 2 10 52 5 5.20 Won
2 24 January 1999 ‡ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Sri Lanka 2 10 40 5 4.00 Won
3 30 May 1999 ‡ Old Trafford, Manchester  West Indies 1 8.4 14 5 1.61 Won
4 4 February 2000 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan 2 9.3 49 5 5.15 Won
5 15 September 2002 ‡ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  New Zealand 2 7 37 5 5.28 Won
6 27 February 2003 ‡ North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom  Namibia 2 7 15 7 2.14 Won
7 6 February 2005 ‡ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan 2 7.4 27 5 3.52 Won