In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of March 2022 only 49 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I).[5] As of February 2023, Lyon has taken 23 five-wicket hauls for his country across 111 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is.[4][5]
Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings.[6][7] In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 23 five-wicket hauls against them.[8] His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017.[9] As of December 2022, his 446 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer[10] and eighth-highest across all cricketing nations.[11]
Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012.[12] As of March 2022, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 31 August 2014.[13][14] Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[15] His only wicket in the format, as of March 2023, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018.[16][17]
As of March 2023, Lyon's tally of 23 five-wicket hauls is tied twenty-fifth[lower-alpha 1] in the all-time list across all formats[4] and is sixth in the equivalent list for Australia.[18] He has taken ten five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there.[19]
A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match[3] or, rarely, in a single innings.[20] As of March 2022, Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match three times in Tests, one of 48 players to take 3 or more ten-wicket hauls and tied twenty-ninth highest in all cricketing nations.[21]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Number of 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 | Result for Australia |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Lyon in a match |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | Lyon was selected as man of the match |
Test five-wicket hauls
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 31 August 2011 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Won[7] | |
2 | 15 April 2012 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn[23] | |
3 | 22 March 2013 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 2 | 23.2 | 94 | 7 | 4.02 | Lost[24] | |
4 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England | 3 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | Won[25] | |
5 | 20 February 2014 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1 | 46 | 130 | 5 | 2.82 | Lost[26] | |
6 | 9 December 2014 *†‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 2 | 36 | 134 | 5 | 3.72 | Won[27] | |
7 | 9 December 2014 *†‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 4 | 34.1 | 152 | 7 | 4.44 | Won[27] | |
8 | 4 March 2017 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India | 1 | 22.2 | 50 | 8 | 2.23 | Lost[9] | |
9 | 25 March 2017 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | India | 2 | 34.1 | 92 | 5 | 2.69 | Lost[28] | |
10 | 27 August 2017 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 3 | 34.3 | 82 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost[29] | |
11 | 4 September 2017 *†‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1 | 36.2 | 94 | 7 | 2.58 | Won[30] | |
12 | 4 September 2017 *†‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 3 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 1.81 | Won[30] | |
13 | 6 December 2018 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 3 | 42 | 122 | 6 | 2.90 | Lost[31] | |
14 | 14 December 2018 ‡ | Perth Stadium, Perth | India | 2 | 34.5 | 67 | 5 | 1.92 | Won[32] | |
15 | 1 August 2019 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 4 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2.45 | Won[33] | |
16 | 29 November 2019 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan | 3 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 2.76 | Won[34] | |
17 | 3 January 2020 *† | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 2 | 30.4 | 68 | 5 | 2.21 | Won[35] | |
18 | 3 January 2020 *† | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 4 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 | 2.97 | Won[35] | |
19 | 25 March 2022 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 4 | 37 | 83 | 5 | 2.24 | Won[36] | |
20 | 29 June 2022 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 3.60 | Won[37] | |
21 | 30 November 2022 | Perth Stadium, Perth | West Indies | 4 | 42.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.98 | Won[38] | |
22 | 17 February 2023 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi | India | 2 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 2.31 | Lost[39] | |
23 | 1 March 2023 †‡ | Holkar Stadium, Indore | India | 3 | 23.3 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | Won[40] |
Test ten-wicket hauls
No. | Figures | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
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1 | 12/286 | India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 December 2014 | Won[27] |
2 | 13/154 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 4 September 2017 | Won[30] |
3 | 10/118 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 January 2020 | Won[35] |
4 | 11/99 | India | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 1 March 2023 | Won[40] |
Notes
- ↑ He shares this position with Courtney Walsh.[4]
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