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In 1990, Richard Hadlee became the first bowler to take 400 Test wickets, [14] whilst in 2001, Courtney Walsh was the first to reach 500 wicket mark. [15] Shane Warne was the first to take both 600 and 700 Test wickets, in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [1] [2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [ 3 ] as of October 2024 [update] only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at an international level in their cricketing careers. [ 4 ]
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).
[12] [13] He was subsequently selected for the 1972 tour of England and took a pair of five-wicket hauls for the first time in a single match during the final Test of the same series. [14] He ended the series with 31 wickets at an average of 17.67. [15] He went on to claim five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match on three more ...
During his Test career, spanned over seventeen years, Walsh bowled 5004.1 overs, captured 519 wickets at an average of 24.45 runs and at a strike rate of 57.55 in 132 Test matches. Cricket critics considered him that he was "one of the most admired cricketers of recent times and will long be remembered as one of the game's most revered players."
[1] [2] He represented England in 67 Test matches, and was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in a Test career, taking twelve years and 65 Tests to reach the landmark. [ 3 ] Trueman's wicket tally included seventeen five-wicket hauls (also known as "five-fors" or "fifers") [ 4 ] [ 5 ] which refer to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a ...
James Anderson became only the third bowler to pick up 700 test wickets but his celebration was muted when England lost by an innings and 64 runs against India in the fifth and final cricket test ...
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 ...