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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham

Sir Ian Botham is a former international cricketer and captain of the England cricket team. He has claimed five-wicket hauls (taken five or more wickets in an innings) in Test cricket on 27 occasions, second only to James Anderson among English cricketers.[1] A five-wicket haul is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Botham is generally considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time.[4][5] He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1978, and Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year four years later. In 1992 he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), and he was knighted for his services to cricket and charity work in 2007.[6] Two years later, he was honoured by the International Cricket Council, who named him as one of 55 initial inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[7] He is ninth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers.[8][note 1]

Botham batting for England at Trent Bridge in 1983

He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976 in a One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies.[9] He made his Test cricket debut just under a year later against Australia,[10] and it was during the first innings of this match that he claimed his first international five-wicket haul.[11] 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,[12] saw the series dubbed "Botham's Ashes".[13] 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,[14] making him England's seventh highest wicket-taker in the format.[15][note 1] His best return was four wickets, which he achieved on three occasions.[14]

Key

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  • Date – Starting date of the match.
  • 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.
  • Econ. – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five wicket haul.
  • Result – The result for the England team in that match.
  • † – Botham was selected player of the match.
  • * – Botham claimed 10 wickets or more in the match.
  • ‡ – Botham also scored a century in this match.

Tests

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No. Date Ground Against Inn. Overs Runs Wkts Econ. Batsmen Result
1 28 July 1977 Trent Bridge, Nottingham   Australia 1 20.0 74 5 3.70 Won[11]
2 11 August 1977 Headingley, Leeds   Australia 2 11.0 21 5 1.90 Won[16]
3 24 February 1978 ‡ Lancaster Park, Christchurch   New Zealand 2 24.7[note 2] 73 5 2.20 Won[17]
4 4 March 1978 Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand 1 34.0[note 2] 109 5 2.40 Drawn[18]
5 15 June 1978 ‡† Lord's, London   Pakistan 3 20.5 34 8 1.63 Won[19]
6 10 August 1978 † Trent Bridge, Nottingham   New Zealand 2 21.0 34 6 1.61 Won[20]
7 24 August 1978 * Lord's, London   New Zealand 1 38.0 101 6 2.65 Won[21]
8 24 August 1978 * Lord's, London   New Zealand 3 18.1 39 5 2.14 Won[21]
9 12 July 1979 Edgbaston, Birmingham   India 3 29.0 70 5 2.41 Won[22]
10 2 August 1979 Lord's, London   India 1 19.0 35 5 1.84 Drawn[23]
11 14 December 1979 *† WACA, Perth   Australia 1 35.0 78 6 2.22 Lost[24]
12 14 December 1979 *† WACA, Perth   Australia 3 45.5 98 5 2.13 Lost[24]
13 15 February 1980 *‡ Wankhede Stadium, Bombay   India 1 22.5 58 6 2.54 Won[25]
14 15 February 1980 *‡ Wankhede Stadium, Bombay   India 3 26.0 48 7 1.84 Won[25]
15 16 July 1981 ‡† Headingley, Leeds   Australia 1 39.2 95 6 2.41 Won[26]
16 30 July 1981 † Edgbaston, Birmingham   Australia 4 14.0 11 5 0.78 Won[27]
17 27 August 1981 *† The Oval, London   Australia 1 47.0 125 6 2.65 Drawn[28]
18 27 November 1981 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay   India 3 22.3 61 5 2.71 Lost[29]
19 10 June 1982 Lord's, London   India 2 19.4 46 5 2.33 Won[30]
20 26 August 1982 Headingley, Leeds   Pakistan 3 30.0 74 5 2.46 Won[31]
21 30 January 1984 ‡† Basin Reserve, Wellington   New Zealand 1 27.4 59 5 2.13 Drawn[32]
22 28 June 1984 † Lord's, London   West Indies 2 27.4 103 8 3.72 Lost[33]
23 9 August 1984 The Oval, London   West Indies 1 23.0 72 5 3.13 Lost[34]
24 23 August 1984 Lord's, London   Sri Lanka 3 27.0 90 6 3.33 Drawn[35]
25 27 June 1985 Lord's, London   Australia 2 24.0 109 5 4.54 Lost[36]
26 3 April 1986 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies 2 24.1 71 5 2.93 Lost[37]
27 26 December 1986 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia 1 16.0 41 5 2.56 Won[38]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Records correct as of 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
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  4. ^ "Ian Botham". Laureus. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Ashes Legends XI: Ian Botham (born 1955)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Ian Botham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Ex-England aces dominate ICC list". BBC Sport. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  9. ^ "One-Day International Matches played by Ian Botham (116)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Test Matches played by Ian Botham (102)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  11. ^ a b "3rd Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 28 – 2 Aug 1977". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  12. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / IT Botham / Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Classic Ashes clashes: Headingley". BBC Sport. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  14. ^ a b "Player Profile: Ian Botham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  15. ^ "Most wickets in career for England in ODI matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  16. ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 11–15, 1977". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  17. ^ a b "2nd Test: New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 24 – 1 Mar 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  18. ^ a b "3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 4–10, 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  19. ^ "2nd Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 15–19, 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  20. ^ "2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Aug 10–14, 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  21. ^ a b "3rd Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 24–28, 1978". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  22. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Birmingham, Jul 12–16, 1979". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  23. ^ "2nd Test: England v India at Lord's, Aug 2–7, 1979". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  24. ^ a b "1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 14–19, 1979". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  25. ^ a b "Only Test: India v England at Mumbai, Feb 15–19, 1980". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  26. ^ "3rd Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 16–21, 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  27. ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Birmingham, Jul 30 – 2 Aug 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  28. ^ "6th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 27 – 1 Sep 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  29. ^ "1st Test: India v England at Mumbai, Nov 27 – 1 Dec 1981". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  30. ^ "1st Test: England v India at Lord's, Jun 10–15, 1982". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  31. ^ "3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Leeds, Aug 26–31, 1982". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  32. ^ "1st Test: New Zealand v England at Wellington, Jan 20–24, 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  33. ^ "2nd Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 28 – 3 Jul 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  34. ^ "5th Test: England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 9–14, 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  35. ^ "Only Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 23–28, 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  36. ^ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 27 – 2 Jul 1985". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  37. ^ "4th Test: West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Apr 3–5, 1986". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  38. ^ "4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26–28, 1986". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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