List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Richie Benaud

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of December 2015 only 45 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Richie Benaud, a leg spinner and former captain of the Australia cricket team, played 63 Tests for his country between 1952 and 1964.[4] He took 248 wickets at an average of 27.03, including 16 five-wicket hauls.[4][5] The cricket almanack Wisden named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1962.[6] He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2007,[7] and into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the inaugural members in January 2009.[8][9] Leo McKinstry, a cricket writer, in 1998 described Benaud as "one of cricket's greatest legends" and "one of the great all-rounders", and further noted him being the first to take 200 wickets and make 2,000 runs in Tests.[10]

Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud.

Benaud made his Test debut in January 1952 against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, a match Australia won by 202 runs.[11] 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 accumulated 11 wickets for 105 runs in the match, his career-best performance in Test cricket.[12][13] Benaud claimed his 16 five-wicket hauls against five different opponents, and Australia never lost any of the games on such instances. He was most successful against India and South Africa, taking 5 five-wicket hauls against each side.[12] Benaud took his five-wicket hauls at 12 cricket grounds, including 11 at venues outside Australia.[12] As of August 2014, he is thirty-first among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.[n 2]

Key
Symbol Meaning
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
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for Australia in that match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Benaud in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Benaud captained Australia
Drawn The match was drawn

Test five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Richie Benaud
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
119 October 1956Corporation Stadium, Madras[n 3] India129.372 7 2.44 Won[15]
22 November 1956*Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 4] India22952 6 1.79 Won[13]
32 November 1956*Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 4] India424.253 5 2.17 Won[13]
431 December 1957Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town South Africa321[n 5]49 5 1.75 Won[16]
524 January 1958Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban South Africa250.7[n 5]114 5 1.68 Drawn[17]
67 February 1958New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa341[n 5]84 5 1.53 Won[18]
728 February 1958Crusaders Ground St George's Park, Port Elizabeth South Africa333[n 5]82 5 1.86 Won[19]
89 January 1959Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney England133.4[n 5]83 5 1.85 Drawn[20]
930 January 1959Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England227[n 5]91 5 2.52 Won[21]
104 December 1959National Stadium, Karachi Pakistan149.593 5 1.86 Drawn[22]
1112 December 1959Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi India34676 5 1.65 Won[23]
1213 January 1960Corporation Stadium, Madras[n 3] India232.143 5 1.33 Won[24]
1327 January 1961Adelaide Oval, Adelaide West Indies127[n 5]96 5 2.66 Drawn[25]
1427 July 1961Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester England43270 6 2.18 Won[26]
1523 November 1962The Gabba, Brisbane England242[n 5]115 6 2.05 Drawn[27]
166 December 1963The Gabba, Brisbane South Africa233[n 5]68 5 1.54 Drawn[28]

Notes
  1. The Corporation Stadium has since been renamed as Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
  2. Benaud shares the position with Terry Alderman, B. S. Chandrasekhar, Shoaib Akhtar, Graham McKenzie, Bob Willis and Chaminda Vaas.[14]
  3. Madras has since been renamed as Chennai.
  4. Calcutta has since been renamed as Kolkata.
  5. Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.

References
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