List Of International Cricket Five-wicket Hauls By Ian Botham
He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976 in a One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies. He made his Test cricket debut just under a year later against Australia, and it was during the first innings of this match that he claimed his first international five-wicket haul. It is against Australia that he has claimed the most five-wicket hauls, doing so on nine occasions. Three of these came during the 1981 Ashes series and, along with the two centuries he scored, saw the series dubbed "Botham's Ashes". He twice claimed eight wickets in an innings, playing at Lord's on each occasion, against Pakistan in 1978 and the West Indies in 1984. Including these performances, Botham has collected a five-wicket haul at Lord's eight times, more so than on any other ground.
Botham never managed to take five-wickets in an innings in ODI cricket, despite playing 116 matches and claiming 145 wickets, making him England's seventh highest wicket-taker in the format. His best return was four wickets, which he achieved on three occasions.
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No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn. | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ. | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 28 July 1977 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() |
1 | 20.0 | 74 | 5 | 3.70 | Won | |
2 | 11 August 1977 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
2 | 11.0 | 21 | 5 | 1.90 | Won | |
3 | 24 February 1978 ‡ | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ![]() |
2 | 24.7 | 73 | 5 | 2.20 | Won | |
4 | 4 March 1978 | Eden Park, Auckland | ![]() |
1 | 34.0 | 109 | 5 | 2.40 | Drawn | |
5 | 15 June 1978 ‡† | Lord's, London | ![]() |
3 | 20.5 | 34 | 8 | 1.63 | Won | |
6 | 10 August 1978 † | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() |
2 | 21.0 | 34 | 6 | 1.61 | Won | |
7 | 24 August 1978 * | Lord's, London | ![]() |
1 | 38.0 | 101 | 6 | 2.65 | Won | |
8 | 24 August 1978 * | Lord's, London | ![]() |
3 | 18.1 | 39 | 5 | 2.14 | Won | |
9 | 12 July 1979 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() |
3 | 29.0 | 70 | 5 | 2.41 | Won | |
10 | 2 August 1979 | Lord's, London | ![]() |
1 | 19.0 | 35 | 5 | 1.84 | Drawn | |
11 | 14 December 1979 *† | WACA, Perth | ![]() |
1 | 35.0 | 78 | 6 | 2.22 | Lost | |
12 | 14 December 1979 *† | WACA, Perth | ![]() |
3 | 45.5 | 98 | 5 | 2.13 | Lost | |
13 | 15 February 1980 *‡ | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | ![]() |
1 | 22.5 | 58 | 6 | 2.54 | Won | |
14 | 15 February 1980 *‡ | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | ![]() |
3 | 26.0 | 48 | 7 | 1.84 | Won | |
15 | 16 July 1981 ‡† | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
1 | 39.2 | 95 | 6 | 2.41 | Won | |
16 | 30 July 1981 † | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() |
4 | 14.0 | 11 | 5 | 0.78 | Won | |
17 | 27 August 1981 *† | The Oval, London | ![]() |
1 | 47.0 | 125 | 6 | 2.65 | Drawn | |
18 | 27 November 1981 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | ![]() |
3 | 22.3 | 61 | 5 | 2.71 | Lost | |
19 | 10 June 1982 | Lord's, London | ![]() |
2 | 19.4 | 46 | 5 | 2.33 | Won | |
20 | 26 August 1982 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
3 | 30.0 | 74 | 5 | 2.46 | Won | |
21 | 30 January 1984 ‡† | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ![]() |
1 | 27.4 | 59 | 5 | 2.13 | Drawn | |
22 | 28 June 1984 † | Lord's, London | ![]() |
2 | 27.4 | 103 | 8 | 3.72 | Lost | |
23 | 9 August 1984 | The Oval, London | ![]() |
1 | 23.0 | 72 | 5 | 3.13 | Lost | |
24 | 23 August 1984 | Lord's, London | ![]() |
3 | 27.0 | 90 | 6 | 3.33 | Drawn | |
25 | 27 June 1985 | Lord's, London | ![]() |
2 | 24.0 | 109 | 5 | 4.54 | Lost | |
26 | 3 April 1986 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | ![]() |
2 | 24.1 | 71 | 5 | 2.93 | Lost | |
27 | 26 December 1986 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ![]() |
1 | 16.0 | 41 | 5 | 2.56 | Won |