List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Adelaide Oval

The Adelaide Oval is a sports stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 1871 and has been used for a wide variety of sports, with the primary uses being cricket and Australian Rules Football. The first international cricket match was held on the ground in 1884 and it remains a major venue for Test cricket. The ground hosted its first One Day International (ODI) in 1975 and its first Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) in 2011, with both the Australian men's and women's teams playing T20Is at the ground on the same day.^[1] In addition, it has hosted women's Test and ODI matches and was the first ground at which a day-night Test was played.^[2][3]

The Adelaide Oval during the 2010 Australia v England Test match. England's Graeme Swann took a five-wicket haul during the match.

The historic scoreboard at the ground in 2008.

Australia's Betty Wilson took two five-wicket hauls at Adelaide.

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.^[4] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.

Three bowlers took five-wicket hauls in the first Test match played on the ground. England's Billy Bates took five wickets for 31 runs (5/31) in the first innings of the match in 1884. His team-mate Bobby Peel and Australia's Joey Palmer also took five-wicket hauls during the match.^[5] England's Johnny Briggs was the first player to take 10 wickets in a match, taking 5/51 and 6/49 in 1892,^[a][6] whilst the best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground were recorded by Australia's Albert Trott who took 8/43 in 1895.^[3][8] The first woman to take five wickets in an innings was Australia's Betty Wilson who took 5/23 in the first Woman's Test played on the ground in 1949.^[3]

The first One Day International five-wicket haul on the ground was taken by West Indian Andy Roberts who took 5/22 against England in 1980.^[9] The first ODI five-wicket haul taken by an Australian was by Carl Rackemann who took 5/16 against Pakistan in 1984, figures which remain the best ODI bowling figures at the venue.^[b][3]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O	Number of overs bowled
R	Number of runs conceded
W	Number of wickets taken
Result	Result of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

As of 8 December 2024

There have been a total of 121 five-wicket hauls taken in Test matches on the ground, including four taken in women's Tests.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at the Adelaide Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Billy Bates	12 December 1884	England	Australia[c]	1	24.1[d]	31	5	England won[11]
2	Joey Palmer	12 December 1884	Australia	England	2	73[d]	81	5	England won[11]
3	Bobby Peel	12 December 1884	England	Australia	3	40.1[d]	51	5	England won[11]
4	Johnny Briggs[A]	24 March 1892	England	Australia	2	21.5	49	6	England won[12]
5	Johnny Briggs[A]	24 March 1892	England	Australia	4	28	87	6	England won[12]
6	Tom Richardson	11 January 1895	England	Australia	1	21.1	75	5	Australia won[13]
7	George Giffen	11 January 1895	Australia	England	2	28	76	5	Australia won[13]
8	Sydney Callaway	11 January 1895	Australia	England	2	28	76	5	Australia won[13]
9	Albert Trott[B]	11 January 1895	Australia	England	4	27	43	8	Australia won[13]
10	Charlie McLeod	14 January 1898	Australia	England	3	48	65	5	Australia won[14]
11	Monty Noble	14 January 1898	Australia	England	3	33	84	5	Australia won[14]
12	John Gunn	7 January 1902	England	Australia	2	42	76	5	Australia won[15]
13	Hugh Trumble	7 January 1902	Australia	England	3	44	74	6	Australia won[15]
14	Jack O'Connor[C]	10 January 1908	England	Australia	4	21	40	5	Australia won[16]
15	Jack Saunders	10 January 1908	England	Australia	4	21.4	65	5	Australia won[16]
16	Bill Whitty	7 January 1911	Australia	South Africa	3	39.2	104	6	South Africa won[17]
17	Frank Foster	12 January 1912	England	Australia	1	26	36	5	England won[18]
18	Sydney Barnes	12 January 1912	England	Australia	3	46.4	105	5	England won[18]
19	Ciss Parkin	14 January 1921	England	Australia	1	20	60	5	England won[19]
20	Arthur Mailey[D]	14 January 1921	Australia	England	2	32.1	160	5	England won[19]
21	Arthur Mailey[D]	14 January 1921	Australia	England	4	29.2	142	5	England won[19]
22	Clarrie Grimmett	1 February 1929	Australia	England	1	52.1	102	5	England won[20]
23	Jack White[E]	1 February 1929	England	Australia	2	60	130	5	England won[20]
24	Jack White[E]	1 February 1929	England	Australia	4	64.5	126	8	England won[20]
25	Clarrie Grimmett	12 December 1930	Australia	West Indies	1	48	87	7	Australia won[21]
26	Clarrie Grimmett[F]	29 January 1932	Australia	South Africa	1	47	116	7	Australia won[22]
27	Sandy Bell	29 January 1932	South Africa	Australia	2	40	142	5	Australia won[22]
28	Clarrie Grimmett[F]	29 January 1932	Australia	South Africa	3	49.2	83	7	Australia won[22]
29	Tim Wall	13 January 1933	Australia	England	1	34.1	72	5	Australia won[23]
30	Wally Hammond	29 January 1937	England	Australia	3	15.2[e]	57	5	Australia won[24]
31	Chuck Fleetwood-Smith	29 January 1937	Australia	England	4	30[e]	110	6	Australia won[24]
32	Ray Lindwall	23 January 1948	Australia	India	3	16.5[e]	38	7	Australia won[25]
33	Frank Worrell	22 December 1951	West Indies	Australia	1	12.7[e]	38	6	West Indies won[26]
34	Bill Johnston	22 December 1951	Australia	West Indies	2	12[e]	62	6	West Indies won[26]
35	Alf Valentine	22 December 1951	West Indies	Australia	3	27.5[e]	102	6	West Indies won[26]
36	Bill Johnston	24 January 1953	Australia	England	2	49.3[e]	110	5	Drawn[27]
37	Richie Benaud	30 January 1959	Australia	England	2	27[e]	91	5	Australia won[28]
38	Richie Benaud	27 January 1961	Australia	West Indies	1	27[e]	96	5	Drawn[29]
39	Lance Gibbs	27 January 1961	West Indies	Australia	2	35.6[e]	97	5	Drawn[29]
40	Graham McKenzie	25 January 1963	Australia	England	2	27[e]	91	5	Drawn[30]
41	Trevor Goddard	24 January 1964	South Africa	Australia	1	24.6[e]	60	5	South Africa won[31]
42	Neil Hawke	24 January 1964	Australia	South Africa	2	39[e]	139	6	South Africa won[31]
43	Graham McKenzie	28 January 1966	Australia	England	1	21.7[e]	48	6	Australia won[32]
44	Jeff Jones	28 January 1966	England	Australia	2	29[e]	118	6	Australia won[32]
45	Neil Hawke	28 January 1966	Australia	England	3	21[e]	54	5	Australia won[32]
46	Syed Abid Ali[G]	23 December 1967	India	Australia	1	17[e]	55	6	Australia won[33]
47	Rusi Surti	23 December 1967	India	Australia	3	20.1[e]	74	5	Australia won[33]
48	David Renneberg	23 December 1967	Australia	India	4	14.2[e]	39	5	Australia won[33]
49	Alan Connolly	24 January 1969	Australia	West Indies	3	34[e]	122	5	Drawn[34]
50	Dennis Lillee[H]	29 January 1971	Australia	England	3	28.3[e]	84	5	Drawn[35]
51	Ashley Mallett	22 December 1972	Australia	Pakistan	3	23.6[e]	59	8	Australia won[36]
52	David O'Sullivan	26 January 1974	New Zealand	Australia	1	35.5[e]	148	5	Australia won[37]
53	Geoff Dymock[I]	26 January 1974	Australia	New Zealand	3	27[e]	58	5	Australia won[37]
54	Derek Underwood	25 January 1975	England	Australia	1	29[e]	113	7	Australia won[38]
55	Vanburn Holder	23 January 1976	West Indies	Australia	1	21[e]	108	5	Australia won[39]
56	Dennis Lillee	24 December 1976	Australia	Pakistan	3	47.7[e]	163	5	Drawn[40]
57	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	28 January 1978	India	Australia	1	29.4[e]	136	5	Australia won[41]
58	Dennis Lillee	26 January 1980	Australia	West Indies	1	24	78	5	West Indies won[42]
59	Geoff Dymock	26 January 1980	Australia	West Indies	3	33.5	104	5	West Indies won[42]
60	Michael Holding	30 January 1982	West Indies	Australia	1	25	72	5	West Indies won[43]
61	Bruce Yardley	30 January 1982	Australia	West Indies	2	40.5	132	5	West Indies won[43]
62	Joel Garner	30 January 1982	West Indies	Australia	3	35	56	5	West Indies won[43]
63	Geoff Lawson	10 December 1982	Australia	England	3	24	66	5	Australia won[44]
64	Azeem Hafeez	9 December 1982	Pakistan	Australia	1	38.2	167	5	Drawn[45]
65	Dennis Lillee	9 December 1982	Australia	Pakistan	2	50.2	171	6	Drawn[45]
66	Geoff Lawson	7 December 1984	Australia	West Indies	1	40	112	8	West Indies won[46]
67	Malcolm Marshall[J]	7 December 1984	West Indies	Australia	2	26	69	5	West Indies won[46]
68	Malcolm Marshall[J]	7 December 1984	West Indies	Australia	4	15.5	38	5	West Indies won[46]
69	Kapil Dev	13 December 1985	India	Australia	1	38	106	8	Drawn[47]
70	Richard Hadlee	11 December 1987	New Zealand	Australia	2	42	68	5	Drawn[48]
71	Mike Whitney	3 February 1989	Australia	West Indies	2	30	89	7	Drawn[49]
72	Wasim Akram	19 January 1990	Pakistan	Australia	2	43	100	5	Drawn[50]
73	Merv Hughes	19 January 1990	Australia	Pakistan	3	32	111	5	Drawn[50]
74	Craig McDermott	25 January 1991	Australia	England	2	26.3	97	5	Drawn[51]
75	Craig McDermott[K]	25 January 1992	Australia	India	2	31	76	5	Australia won[52]
76	Kapil Dev	25 January 1992	India	Australia	3	51	130	5	Australia won[52]
77	Craig McDermott[K]	25 January 1992	Australia	India	4	29.1	92	5	Australia won[52]
78	Merv Hughes	23 January 1993	Australia	West Indies	1	21.3	64	5	Drawn[53]
79	Curtly Ambrose	23 January 1993	West Indies	Australia	2	28.2	74	6	Drawn[53]
80	Tim May	23 January 1993	Australia	West Indies	3	6.5	9	5	Drawn[53]
81	Mark Waugh	26 January 1995	Australia	England	3	14	40	5	England won[54]
82	Paul Reiffel	25 January 1996	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	19.1	39	5	Australia won[55]
83	Michael Bevan	25 January 1997	Australia	West Indies	3	22.4	82	6	Australia won[56]
84	Shaun Pollock	30 January 1998	South Africa	Australia	2	41	87	7	Drawn[57]
85	Damien Fleming	10 December 1999	Australia	India	4	9.1	30	5	Australia won[58]
86	Jason Gillespie[L]	15 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	1	32	89	5	Australia won[59]
87	Colin Miller[L][M]	15 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	1	35.5	81	5	Australia won[59]
88	Colin Miller[M]	15 December 2000	Australia	West Indies	3	17	32	5	Australia won[59]
89	Shane Warne	14 December 2001	Australia	South Africa	2	39.4	113	5	Australia won[60]
90	Anil Kumble	12 December 2003	India	Australia	1	43	154	5	India won[61]
91	Ajit Agarkar	12 December 2003	India	Australia	3	16.2	41	6	India won[61]
92	Daniel Vettori	26 November 2004	New Zealand	Australia	1	55.2	152	5	Australia won[62]
93	Dwayne Bravo	25 November 2005	West Indies	Australia	2	27	84	6	Australia won[63]
94	Shane Warne	25 November 2005	Australia	West Indies	3	33	80	6	Australia won[63]
95	Matthew Hoggard	1 December 2006	England	Australia	2	42	109	7	Australia won[64]
96	Brett Lee	28 November 2008	Australia	New Zealand	3	25	105	5	Australia won[65]
97	Sulieman Benn	4 December 2009	West Indies	Australia	2	53	155	5	Drawn[66]
98	Mitchell Johnson	4 December 2009	Australia	West Indies	3	22	103	5	Drawn[66]
99	Graeme Swann	3 December 2010	England	Australia	3	41.1	91	5	England won[67]
100	Peter Siddle	24 January 2012	Australia	India	2	15	49	5	Australia won[68]
101	Morné Morkel	22 November 2012	South Africa	Australia	1	30	146	5	Drawn[69]
102	Mitchell Johnson	5 December 2013	South Africa	Australia	2	17.2	40	7	Australia won[70]
103	Nathan Lyon[N]	9 December 2014	Australia	India	2	36	134	5	Australia won[71]
104	Nathan Lyon[N]	9 December 2014	Australia	India	4	34.1	152	7	Australia won[71]
105	Josh Hazlewood	27 November 2015	Australia	New Zealand	3	24.5	70	6	Australia won[72]
106	Trent Boult	27 November 2015	New Zealand	Australia	4	16	60	5	Australia won[72]
107	James Anderson	2 December 2017	England	Australia	3	22	43	5	Australia won[73]
108	Mitchell Starc	2 December 2017	Australia	England	4	19.2	88	5	Australia won[73]
109	Nathan Lyon	6 December 2018	Australia	India	3	42	122	6	India won[74]
110	Mitchell Starc	29 November 2019	Australia	Pakistan	2	25	66	6	Australia won[75]
111	Nathan Lyon	29 November 2019	Australia	Pakistan	3	25	69	5	Australia won[75]
112	Josh Hazlewood	17 December 2020	Australia	India	3	5	8	5	Australia won[76]
113	Jhye Richardson	16 December 2021	Australia	England	4	19.1	42	5	Australia won[77]
114	Shamar Joseph	17 January 2024	West Indies	Australia	2	20	94	5	Australia won[78]
115	Josh Hazlewood	17 January 2024	Australia	West Indies	3	14	35	5	Australia won[78]
116	Mitchell Starc	6 December 2024	Australia	India	1	14.1	48	6	Australia won[79]
117	Pat Cummins	6 December 2024	Australia	India	3	14	57	5	Australia won[79]

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at the Adelaide Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Betty Wilson	14 January 1949	Australia	England	2	26.5	23	6	Australia won[80]
2	Betty Wilson	8 March 1958	Australia	England	2	49	71	6	Drawn[81]
3	Avril Starling	21 December 1984	England	Australia	4	16.5	36	5	England won[82]
4	Lisa Sthalekar	18 February 2006	Australia	India	3	20.5	30	5	Australia won[83]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 10 February 2020

A total of 13 five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at the Adelaide Oval

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Andy Roberts	16 January 1980	West Indies	England	2	10	22	5	West Indies won[84]
2	Ewen Chatfield	23 November 1980	New Zealand	Australia	1	10	34	5	New Zealand won[85]
3	Carl Rackemann	30 January 1984	Australia	Pakistan	2	8.2	16	5	Australia won[86]
4	Bruce Reid	26 January 1986	Australia	India	2	10	53	5	Australia won[87]
5	Saqlain Mushtaq	15 December 1996	Pakistan	Australia	2	8.5	29	5	Pakistan won[88]
6	Jimmy Adams	17 December 1996	West Indies	Pakistan	1	10	37	5	West Indies won[89]
7	Glenn McGrath	24 January 1999	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	10	40	5	Australia won[90]
8	Brett Lee	26 January 2000	Australia	India	2	8.5	27	5	Australia won[91]
9	Shane Bond	26 January 2002	New Zealand	Australia	2	9.2	25	5	Australia won[92]
10	Pedro Collins	26 January 2005	West Indies	Australia	1	10	43	5	Australia won[93]
11	Ryan Harris	26 January 2010	Australia	Pakistan	2	10	43	5	Australia won[94]
12	Clint McKay	8 March 2012	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	9.5	28	5	Australia won[95]
13	Sohail Khan	15 February 2015[f]	Pakistan	India	1	10	55	5	India won[96]

Notes

1. Heavy rain "ruined" the wicket at Adelaide before Australia batted in the 1982 Test. Wisden attributed Briggs' success to this.^[6][7]
2. As of February 2020^[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in Women's ODIs or in T20I matches on the ground.
3. Prior to the Federation of Australia the six self-governing colonies in Australia had no common flag. The Flag of Australia was used from September 1901 and officially adopted in 1903.^[10]
4. Four-ball overs were used in this match.
5. Eight-ball overs were used during this match.
6. This match was part of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

1. Briggs took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
2. Trott made his Test match debut in this match.
3. O'Connor made his Test match debut in the match.
4. Mailey took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
5. White took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
6. Grimmett took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
7. Syed Abid Ali made his Test match debut in this match.
8. Lillee made his Test match debut in this match.
9. Dymock made his Test match debut in this match.
10. Marshall took two five-wicket hauls during the same match.
11. McDermott took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
12. Gillespie and Miller took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
13. Miller took two five-wicket hauls in the same match.
14. Lyon took two five-wicket hauls in the match.