Sir Ian Botham is a former international cricketer and captain of the England cricket team. He has claimed five-wicket hauls (taken five or more wickets in an innings) in Test cricket on 27 occasions, second only to James Anderson among English cricketers. A five-wicket haul is regarded as a notable achievement, and , only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Botham is generally considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1978, and Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year four years later. In 1992 he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), and he was knighted for his services to cricket and charity work in 2007. Two years later, he was honoured by the International Cricket Council, who named him as one of 55 initial inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He is ninth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers.Records correct as of 18 March 2024.
He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976 in a One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies. He made his Test cricket debut just under a year later against Australia, and it was during the first innings of this match that he claimed his first international five-wicket haul. It is against Australia that he has claimed the most five-wicket hauls, doing so on nine occasions. Three of these came during the 1981 Ashes series and, along with the two centuries he scored, saw the series dubbed "Botham's Ashes". He twice claimed eight wickets in an innings, playing at Lord's on each occasion, against Pakistan in 1978 and the West Indies in 1984. Including these performances, Botham has collected a five-wicket haul at Lord's eight times, more so than on any other ground.
Botham never managed to take five-wickets in an innings in ODI cricket, despite playing 116 matches and claiming 145 wickets, making him England's seventh highest wicket-taker in the format. His best return was four wickets, which he achieved on three occasions.
Key Date – Starting date of the match. 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. – Botham was selected player of the match. * – Botham claimed 10 wickets or more in the match. – Botham also scored a century in this match.
Tests No. Date Ground Against Inn. Overs Runs Wkts Econ.Batsmen Result 1 Trent Bridge, Nottingham GS Chappell KD Walters RW Marsh MHN Walker JR Thomson Won 2 Headingley, Leeds DW Hookes KD Walters RW Marsh MHN Walker JR Thomson Won 3 Lancaster Park, Christchurch BE Congdon MG Burgess WK Lees RO Collinge EJ Chatfield Won 4 Eden Park, Auckland RW Anderson MG Burgess BE Congdon JM Parker RJ Hadlee Drawn 5 Lord's, London Mudassar Nazar Talat Ali Haroon Rasheed Wasim Raja Wasim Bari Sikander Bakht Iqbal Qasim Javed Miandad Won 6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham BA Edgar RW Anderson MG Burgess BE Congdon GN Edwards RJ Hadlee Won 7 * Lord's, London JG Wright MG Burgess BE Congdon RW Anderson RJ Hadlee GP Howarth Won 8 * Lord's, London BA Edgar JM Parker JG Wright MG Burgess RO Collinge Won 9 Edgbaston, Birmingham GR Viswanath AD Gaekwad M Amarnath N Kapil Dev S Venkataraghavan Won 10 Lord's, London CPS Chauhan AD Gaekwad Yashpal Sharma N Kapil Dev B Reddy Drawn 11 * WACA, Perth BM Laird AR Border GS Chappell RJ Bright DK Lillee G Dymock Lost 12 * WACA, Perth KJ Hughes PM Toohey RW Marsh RJ Bright JR Thomson Lost 13 * Wankhede Stadium, Bombay SM Gavaskar SM Patil Yashpal Sharma N Kapil Dev NS Yadav DR Doshi Won 14 * Wankhede Stadium, Bombay SM Gavaskar RMH Binny GR Viswanath SM Patil Yashpal Sharma SMH Kirmani NS Yadav Won 15 Headingley, Leeds GM Wood KJ Hughes GN Yallop AR Border RW Marsh GF Lawson Won 16 Edgbaston, Birmingham MF Kent RW Marsh RJ Bright DK Lillee TM Alderman Won 17 * The Oval, London GM Wood MF Kent KJ Hughes RJ Bright TM Alderman MR Whitney Drawn 18 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay SM Gavaskar DB Vengsarkar GR Viswanath SM Patil DR Doshi Lost 19 Lord's, London SM Gavaskar GAHM Parkar GR Viswanath S Madan Lal DR Doshi Won 20 Headingley, Leeds Mansoor Akhtar Javed Miandad Zaheer Abbas Majid Khan Imran Khan Won 21 Basin Reserve, Wellington JG Wright BA Edgar GP Howarth RJ Hadlee IDS Smith Drawn 22 Lord's, London CG Greenidge DL Haynes HA Gomes IVA Richards CH Lloyd PJL Dujon RA Harper J Garner Lost 23 The Oval, London CG Greenidge IVA Richards PJL Dujon RA Harper MA Holding Lost 24 Lord's, London S Wettimuny RS Madugalle RL Dias A Ranatunga LRD Mendis ALF de Mel Drawn 25 Lord's, London KC Wessels AR Border DC Boon GM Ritchie WB Phillips Lost 26 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain IVA Richards PJL Dujon RA Harper MA Holding BP Patterson Lost 27 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne GR Marsh AR Border TJ Zoehrer CJ McDermott MG Hughes Won
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