List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Richie Benaud

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Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud.

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 December 2015 only 45 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Richie Benaud, a leg spinner and former captain of the Australia cricket team, played 63 Tests for his country between 1952 and 1964.[4] He took 248 wickets at an average of 27.03, including 16 five-wicket hauls.[4][5] The cricket almanack Wisden named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1962.[6] He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2007,[7] and into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the inaugural members in January 2009.[8][9] Leo McKinstry, a cricket writer, in 1998 described Benaud as "one of cricket's greatest legends" and "one of the great all-rounders", and further noted him being the first to take 200 wickets and make 2,000 runs in Tests.[10]

Benaud made his Test debut in January 1952 against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, a match Australia won by 202 runs.[11] His first Test five-wicket haul came in the first match of the 1956–57 series against India at the Corporation Stadium.[n 1] He took 7 wickets for 72 runs in the first innings of the match, his best bowling figures for an innings.[12] Benaud took his solitary pair of five-wicket hauls in the third Test of the series at the Eden Gardens. He accumulated 11 wickets for 105 runs in the match, his career-best performance in Test cricket.[12][13] Benaud claimed his 16 five-wicket hauls against five different opponents, and Australia never lost any of the games on such instances. He was most successful against India and South Africa, taking 5 five-wicket hauls against each side.[12] Benaud took his five-wicket hauls at 12 cricket grounds, including 11 at venues outside Australia.[12] As of August 2014, he is thirty-first among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.[n 2]

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
Template:Asterisk One of two five-wicket hauls by Benaud in a match
Template:Dagger 10 wickets or more taken in the match
Template:Double-dagger Benaud captained Australia
Drawn The match was drawn

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Richie Benaud
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Template:Dts Corporation Stadium, Madras[n 3] Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[15]
2 Template:DtsTemplate:AsteriskTemplate:Dagger Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 4] Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[13]
3 Template:DtsTemplate:AsteriskTemplate:Dagger Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 4] Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[13]
4 Template:Dts Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[16]
5 Template:Dts Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[17]
6 Template:Dts New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[18]
7 Template:Dts Crusaders Ground St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[19]
8 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[20]
9 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[21]
10 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger National Stadium, Karachi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[22]
11 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[23]
12 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Corporation Stadium, Madras[n 3] Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[24]
13 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[25]
14 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Won[26]
15 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger The Gabba, Brisbane Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[27]
16 Template:DtsTemplate:Double-dagger The Gabba, Brisbane Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts[n 5] Template:Nts Template:Sort Template:Nts Drawn[28]

Notes

  1. ↑ Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom(17 August 2008). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. ↑ A Dictionary of Cricket{{#if:Pervez|, Pervez}. Orient Blackswan(2001). ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9
  3. ↑ Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richie Benaud. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Records / Test matches / Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Wisden:Cricketer of the year 1962 – Richie Benaud. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Benaud and Macartney join Hall of Fame, Coverdale, Brydon. ESPNcricinfo(4 February 2007). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  8. ↑ ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame. ESPNcricinfo(2 January 2009). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Warne gets Hall of Fame honour(11 July 2011). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Benaud ready to write a new chapter in his illustrious story (13 December 1998). ESPNcricinfo(13 December 1998). Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  11. ↑ West Indies tour of Australia, 1951/52: Test series – 5th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Statistics / Statsguru / Richie Benaud / Test matches. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Australia tour of India, 1956/57 : Test series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records/ Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  15. ↑ Australia tour of India, 1956/57: Test series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  16. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58: Test series – 2nd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58: Test series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58: Test series – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  19. ↑ Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58: Test series – 5th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  20. ↑ England tour of Australia, 1958/59: The Ashes – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  21. ↑ England tour of Australia, 1958/59: The Ashes – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  22. ↑ Australia tour of Pakistan, 1959/60: Test series – 3rd Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  23. ↑ Australia tour of India, 1959/60: Test series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  24. ↑ Australia tour of India, 1959/60: Test series – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  25. ↑ West Indies tour of Australia, 1960/61: The Frank Worrell Trophy – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  26. ↑ Australia tour of England, 1961: The Ashes – 4th Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  27. ↑ England tour of Australia, 1961: The Ashes – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  28. ↑ South Africa tour of Australia, 1963/64: Test series – 1st Test. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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