List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Craig McDermott

Adelaide Oval
McDermott took three five-wicket hauls at the Adelaide Oval, including two in a ten-wicket-match against India in 1994.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of August 2015 only 43 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3] Craig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer who, according to the sports journalist Greg Baum, was "Australia's premier strike bowler in the early 1990s".[4] A right-arm fast bowler, he played 71 Test matches and 138 ODIs in his career, taking 291 and 203 wickets respectively.[4] He took fourteen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, including two in a single ten-wicket match, and one in the ODI format.[5]

McDermott made his Test match debut for Australia against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 1984, with Richie Richardson being his first Test victim.[6] His first Test five-wicket haul came at Lord's in the second Test of the 1985 Ashes series in June of that year, taking 6 wickets for 70 runs in a 4-wicket victory for Australia.[7] McDermott's best bowling analysis in Test cricket is 8 for 97 against England in the fifth Test of the 1990–91 Ashes series.[4] He was most successful against England, taking eight of his fourteen five-wicket hauls against them, including four during the 1994–95 Ashes in which he was named player of the series.[5]

McDermott's ODI debut came against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1985.[4] He did not bat and although he took the wicket of Viv Richards, Australia lost the game by seven wickets.[8] McDermott played 138 ODIs, and took a solitary five-wicket haul against Pakistan in November 1987, in the Cricket World Cup semi-final.[9] His figures of 5 for 44, and an Australian victory by 18 runs, saw him awarded man of the match as Australia progressed to the final.[9]

Key

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 Australia in that match
dagger McDermott was man of the match
double-dagger One of two five-wicket hauls by McDermott in a match
Section-sign 10 wickets or more taken in the match

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Craig McDermott
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 27 June 1985 Lord's, London  England 1 29.0 70 6 2.38 Won[7]
2 1 August 1985 Old Trafford, Manchester  England 2 36.0 141 8 3.91 Drawn[10]
3 26 December 1987 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  New Zealand 1 25.0 97 5 2.77 Drawn[11]
4 25 January 1991 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  England 2 26.3 97 5 3.66 Drawn[12]
5 1 February 1991dagger Section-sign WACA Ground, Perth  England 1 24.4 97 8 3.93 Won[13]
6 1 March 1991 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica  West Indies 1 23.0 80 5 3.47 Drawn[14]
7 29 November 1991 The Gabba, Brisbane  India 1 28.1 54 5 1.91 Won[15]
8 25 January 1992 dagger double-dagger Section-sign Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 2 31.0 76 5 2.45 Won[16]
9 25 January 1992 dagger double-dagger Section-sign Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 4 29.1 92 5 3.15 Won[16]
10 25 November 1994 The Gabba, Brisbane  England 2 19.0 53 6 2.78 Won[17]
11 24 December 1994 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 4 16.5 42 5 2.49 Won[18]
12 1 January 1995 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  England 1 30.0 101 5 3.36 Drawn[19]
13 3 February 1995 WACA Ground, Perth  England 4 15.0 38 6 2.53 Won[20]
14 30 November 1995 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan 3 15.3 49 5 3.16 Lost[21]

ODI five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Craig McDermott
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 4 November 1987 dagger Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan 2 10.0 44 5 4.40 Won[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  2. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Craig McDermott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Statistics / Statsguru / CJ McDermott / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "West Indies tour of Australia, 4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 22–27, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "2nd Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 27 June-2 July 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1st Match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 6, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "1st SF: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, 4 November 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "4th Test: Australia v England at Lord's, 1–6 August 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at MCG, 26–31 December 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "4th Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 25–29 January 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 1–5 February 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v West indies at Kingston, 1–6 March 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, 29 November-2 December 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  16. 1 2 "4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, 25–29 January 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 25–29 November 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, 24–29 December 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 1–5 January 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "5th Test: Australia v England at Perth, 3–7 February 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 30 November-4 December 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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