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.[6] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international matches.[b]
The first five-wicket haul to be taken on the ground in an international match was taken by West Indian Tommy Scott in the grounds first Test match in 1930. Scott took five wickets for 266 runs (5/266), bowling 80 overs in the game's first innings.[7] Australian Marie Cornish took a five-wicket haul in the only women's Test match on the ground in 1976 and is the only woman to take an international five-wicket haul on the ground.[8] As of January 2020[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in an ODI or T20I match on the ground.[2]
A total of 70 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground, 69 in men's Tests and one in the only women's Test match played at Sabina Park.
Men's matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Sabina Park[9]
^The 1930 Test lasted nine days and was eventually abandoned as a draw. It set new records for the length of a match, the highest team score and highest score by an individual batsman.[4] The match was the final one of England's first Test match tour of the West Indies and, with the series tied at a win each, the decision was made to make the match a timeless Test in order that a winner of the series would be determined. Rain meant that no play was possible on the eighth and ninth days of the match and the England side then had to return home meaning that the match was declared a draw.[5]
^West Indies play as a composite team selecting players from a number of Caribbean nations and dependencies, generally those which formed part of the British West Indies. These sides play Test, ODI and T20I cricket. The individual national sides of the countries which make up the West Indies, such as the Jamaica cricket team, play regional cricket competitions at first-class level, a level below Test cricket. This list only details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket on the ground.
^ abBoth of Johnson's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match which was his Test debut aged 37. They were the only five-wicket hauls he took in his three-match Test career.[11]
^ abcValentine, Gurte and Mankad took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. Gupte and Mankad's wickets were taken in the same innings.
^Bailey was the first man to take seven wickets in an innings in a Test match on the ground.
^ abKing and Sobers took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^King took his five-wicket haul on his Test debut which was described by Wisden as "perhaps the most sensational" international debut – he took five wickets in his first four overs. He played only one more Test match.[20]
^ abWalsh and Kapil Dev took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abFraser and Walsh took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abMcDermott and Patterson took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abKumble and Rose took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. The match was Rose's Test match debut.[36]
^ abMcGrath and Perry took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. The match was Perry's Test match debut.[38]
^ abHarbhajan Singh and Dillon took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abcEdwards, Nissanka and Collymore took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^Harmison's figures of 7/12 are the best innings bowling figures in Test matches on the ground.
^Collymore and Danish Kaneria took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abcdTaylor, Harbhajan Singh, Collymore and Anil Kumble all took their five-wicket hauls during the same match, one in each innings of the match.
^ abEdwards and Clark took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abBroad and Taylor took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abTaylor and Hazlewood took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abAshwin and Chase took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
^ abMohammad Amir and Yasir Shah took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
^ abcdMehidy Hasan Miraz, Holder and Shakib Al Hasan took their five-wicket hauls in the same match, Holder taking five-wicket hauls in each Bangladesh innings.
^ abHolder and Bumrah took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Bumrah's haul included a hat-trick.[54]