List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Bob Willis
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Bob Willis was a right-arm fast bowler, who represented the England cricket team in 90 Tests between 1971 and 1984.[1][2] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[4] and As of 2017[update], only 44 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[2] In Test cricket, Willis took 325 wickets, including 16 five-wicket hauls.[1][5] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 1978, and termed him "one of the world's foremost fast bowlers."[6]
Willis made his Test debut during the fourth Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series, against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[7] His first Test five-wicket haul came in the third Test of the 1974–75 Ashes series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[8] Willis' career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 43 runs—seventh among Top 100 Bowling performances of all time by Wisden[9]—at Headingley, during the 1981 Ashes series.[10] He never took ten wickets in a match; his best performance for a match was 9 wickets for 92 runs against New Zealand in 1983 at Headingley.[11][12] He was most successful against Australia, taking seven five-wicket hauls.[13]
Willis made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the West Indies at Headingley, during the 1973 Prudential Trophy.[14] He never took a five-wicket haul in ODIs; his career-best figures for an innings were 4 wickets for 11 runs against Canada during the 1979 Cricket World Cup, a match England won by 8 wickets at Old Trafford.[15][16] As of 2021[update], Willis is thirty-ninth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.[n 1]
Key
![A panoramic view of a cricket ground with players occupying the field](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Headingley_Cricket_Stadium.jpg/225px-Headingley_Cricket_Stadium.jpg)
Symbol | Meaning |
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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 |
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 |
† | Captained the England cricket team |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Test five-wicket hauls
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 December 1974 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ![]() | 2 | 21.7[n 2] | 61 | 5 | 2.09 | Drawn[8] | |
2 | 22 July 1976 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() | 3 | 15.3 | 42 | 5 | 2.70 |
| Lost[20] |
3 | 1 January 1977 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 3] | ![]() | 1 | 20.0 | 27 | 5 | 1.35 | Won[21] | |
4 | 28 January 1977 | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore[n 4] | ![]() | 1 | 17.0 | 53 | 6 | 3.11 | Lost[22] | |
5 | 16 June 1977 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 2 | 30.1 | 78 | 7 | 2.58 | Drawn[23] | |
6 | 28 July 1977 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() | 3 | 26.0 | 88 | 5 | 3.38 |
| Won[24] |
7 | 25 August 1977 | Kennington Oval, London | ![]() | 2 | 29.3 | 102 | 5 | 3.45 | Drawn[25] | |
8 | 10 February 1978 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ![]() | 3 | 15.0[n 2] | 32 | 5 | 1.60 |
| Lost[18] |
9 | 15 June 1978 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 2 | 13.0 | 47 | 5 | 3.61 | Won[26] | |
10 | 27 July 1978 | Kennington Oval, London | ![]() | 1 | 20.2 | 42 | 5 | 2.06 |
| Won[27] |
11 | 15 December 1978 | WACA Ground, Perth | ![]() | 2 | 18.5[n 2] | 44 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Won[19] |
12 | 5 June 1980 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() | 4 | 26.0 | 65 | 5 | 2.50 | Lost[28] | |
13 | 16 July 1981 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() | 4 | 15.1 | 43 | 8 | 2.83 |
| Won[10] |
14 | 10 June 1982† | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | ![]() | 3 | 28.0 | 101 | 6 | 3.60 |
| Won[29] |
15 | 26 November 1982† | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | ![]() | 2 | 29.4 | 66 | 5 | 2.22 |
| Lost[30] |
16 | 28 July 1983† | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() | 4 | 14.0 | 35 | 5 | 2.50 |
| Lost[12] |
Notes
- ^ Willis shares the position with Terry Alderman, B. S. Chandrasekhar, Shoaib Akhtar, Graham McKenzie, Richie Benaud and Chaminda Vaas.[2]
- ^ a b c Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.[8][18][19]
- ^ Calcutta has since been renamed the Kolkata.
- ^ Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium has since been renamed the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
References
- ^ a b "Bob Willis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
- ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Wisden:Cricketer of the year 1978 – Bob Willis". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "England tour of Australia, 1970/71: The Ashes – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "England tour of Australia, 1974/75: The Ashes – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Bowlers of all time". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Australia tour of England, 1981 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Bob Willis / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "New Zealand tour of England, 1983: Test series – 2nd Test, Group A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Bob Willis / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "West Indies tour of England, 1973: Prudential Trophy – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Bob Willis / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Prudential World Cup, 1979 – 8th match, Group A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Records / Headingley, Leeds / Test matches / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ a b "England tour of New Zealand, 1977/78 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "England tour of Australia, 1978/79 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "West Indies tour of England, 1976 – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "England tour of India, 1976/77 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "England tour of India, 1976/77 – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Australia tour of England, 1977 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Australia tour of England, 1977 – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Australia tour of England, 1977 – 5th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of England, 1978 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of England and Netherlands, 1978 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "West Indies tour of England, 1980 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "India tour of England, 1982 – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "England tour of Australia, 1982/83 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
External links
- "Statistics / Statsguru / Bob Willis / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
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