Kensington Oval during the Final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, looking towards the Worrell, Weekes and Walcott stand.

Kensington Oval is a sports stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados. The ground is used mainly for cricket and has been the venue for international matches featuring the West Indies cricket team. It was established as the home ground of Pickwick Cricket Club in 1882 and hosted the West Indies first home Test match in 1930. International sides played at the ground as early as 1895,[a] and the ground was the first at which a combined West Indies side played first-class cricket.[b][1]

One Day Internationals (ODI) have been played on the ground since 1985 and Twenty20 Internationals since 2008. The ground was rebuilt ahead of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and hosted the tournament final as well as the final of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.[1][2][3] Women's ODI and T20I matches have been held at the ground since 2010 and it hosted the final of the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 competition.[4][5]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[6] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches.[c]

The first five-wicket hauls in international matches on the ground were taken by England's Greville Stevens who took five wickets in each innings of the ground's first Test match in 1930.[7] The first West Indian to do so was fast bowler Manny Martindale who took five wickets for 22 runs (5/22) against England in 1935.[8] South African Charl Langeveldt took the first five-wicket haul in a One Day International on the ground, taking 5/62 against West Indies in 2005, a haul which included a hat-trick.[9] West Indian Anisa Mohammed took the first five-wicket haul by a woman on the ground in an ODI in 2012 and the following year took the grounds first T20I five-wicket haul.[10][11] In 2022, Jason Holder became the first male West Indian to take the first five-wicket haul in a T20I on the ground, taking 5/27 against England, which included a double hat-trick.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
Inn Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
R Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
W Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
Result Result of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

As of 9 January 2020

A total of 60 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Kensington Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Greville Stevens[A] 11 January 1930[d]  England  West Indies 1 27 105 5 Drawn[7]
2 Greville Stevens[A] 11 January 1930  England  West Indies 3 26.4 90 5 Drawn[7]
3 Jim Smith[B][C] 8 January 1935  England  West Indies 3 8 16 5 England won[8]
4 Manny Martindale[B] 8 January 1935  West Indies  England 4 8.3 22 5 England won[8]
5 Jim Laker[D][E] 21 January 1948  England  West Indies 1 37 103 7 Drawn[13]
6 Dick Howorth[D] 21 January 1948  England  West Indies 3 41 124 6 Drawn[13]
7 Dattu Phadkar[F] 7 February 1953  India  West Indies 3 29.3 64 5 West Indies won[14]
8 Sonny Ramadhin[F] 7 February 1953  West Indies  India 4 24.5 26 5 West Indies won[14]
9 Denis Atkinson 14 May 1955  West Indies  Australia 3 36.2 56 5 Drawn[15]
10 Lance Gibbs[G] 23 March 1962  West Indies  India 3 53.3 38 8 West Indies won[16]
11 Jon Snow 29 February 1968  England  West Indies 1 35 86 5 Drawn[17]
12 Bruce Taylor 23 March 1972  New Zealand  West Indies 1 20.3 74 7 Drawn[18]
13 Max Walker 9 March 1973  Australia  West Indies 2 51.4 97 5 Drawn[19]
14 Bernard Julien[H] 6 March 1974  West Indies  England 1 26 57 5 Drawn[20]
15 Tony Greig[H] 6 March 1974  England  West Indies 2 46 164 6 Drawn[20]
16 David Holford 10 March 1976  West Indies  India 1 8.1 23 5 West Indies won[21]
17 Jeff Thomson 17 March 1978  Australia  West Indies 2 13 77 6 West Indies won[22]
18 Rodney Hogg[I] 30 March 1984  Australia  West Indies 2 32.4 77 6 West Indies won[23]
19 Malcolm Marshall[I] 30 March 1984  West Indies  Australia 3 15.5 42 5 West Indies won[23]
20 Malcolm Marshall[J] 26 April 1985  West Indies  New Zealand 3 25.3 80 7 West Indies won[24]
21 Malcolm Marshall 22 April 1988  West Indies  Pakistan 3 23 65 5 West Indies won[25]
22 Ian Bishop[K] 7 April 1989  West Indies  India 1 25 87 6 West Indies won[26]
23 Malcolm Marshall[K] 7 April 1989  West Indies  India 3 26 60 5 West Indies won[26]
24 Curtly Ambrose 5 April 1990  West Indies  England 4 22.4 45 8 West Indies won[27]
25 Curtly Ambrose 18 April 1992  West Indies  South Africa 4 24.4 34 6 West Indies won[28]
26 Angus Fraser[L] 8 April 1994  England  West Indies 2 28.5 75 8 England won[29]
27 Courtney Walsh[L] 8 April 1994  West Indies  England 3 28 94 5 England won[29]
28 Andy Caddick[L] 8 April 1994  England  West Indies 4 17 63 5 England won[29]
29 Glenn McGrath 31 March 1995  Australia  West Indies 3 22 68 5 Australia won[30]
30 Jimmy Adams 19 April 1996  West Indies  New Zealand 1 9 17 5 West Indies won[31]
31 Venkatesh Prasad[M] 27 March 1997  India  West Indies 1 31.4 82 5 West Indies won[32]
32 Abey Kuruvilla[M] 27 March 1997  India  West Indies 3 21 68 5 West Indies won[32]
33 Carl Hooper 12 March 1998  West Indies  England 1 37.5 80 5 Drawn[33]
34 Courtney Walsh[N] 26 March 1999  West Indies  Australia 3 17.1 39 5 West Indies won[34]
35 Glenn McGrath[N] 26 March 1999  Australia  West Indies 4 44 92 5 West Indies won[34]
36 Courtney Walsh[O] 18 May 2000  West Indies  Pakistan 1 13 22 5 Drawn[35]
37 Saqlain Mushtaq[O] 18 May 2000  Pakistan  West Indies 2 51 121 5 Drawn[35]
38 Jacques Kallis[P] 29 March 2001  South Africa  West Indies 2 36 67 6 Drawn[36]
39 Dinanath Ramnarine[P] 29 March 2001  West Indies  South Africa 3 31.5 78 5 Drawn[36]
40 Pedro Collins[Q] 21 June 2002  West Indies  New Zealand 3 30.4 76 6 New Zealand won[37]
41 Shane Bond[Q] 21 June 2002  New Zealand  West Indies 4 21 78 5 New Zealand won[37]
42 Stuart MacGill 1 May 2003  Australia  West Indies 3 36 75 5 Australia won[38]
43 Andrew Flintoff 1 April 2004  England  West Indies 1 16.2 58 5 England won[39]
44 Andre Nel 21 April 2005  South Africa  West Indies 3 16.2 32 6 South Africa won[40]
45 Fidel Edwards[R] 26 May 2005  West Indies  Pakistan 2 14 38 5 West Indies won[41]
46 Chris Gayle[R] 26 May 2005  West Indies  Pakistan 4 18.3 91 5 West Indies won[41]
47 Graeme Swann 26 February 2009  England  West Indies 2 50.4 165 5 Drawn[42]
48 Sulieman Benn 26 June 2010  West Indies  South Africa 2 46.4 81 6 South Africa won[43]
49 Ishant Sharma[S] 28 June 2011  India  West Indies 2 21.5 55 6 Drawn[44]
50 Fidel Edwards[S] 28 June 2011  West Indies  India 3 23 76 5 Drawn[44]
51 Kyle Jarvis[T] 12 March 2013  Zimbabwe  West Indies 2 17.2 54 5 West Indies won[45]
52 Shane Shillingford[T] 12 March 2013  West Indies  Zimbabwe 3 16 49 6 West Indies won[45]
53 Sulieman Benn 26 June 2014  West Indies  New Zealand 1 26.2 93 5 New Zealand won[46]
54 James Anderson 1 May 2015  England  West Indies 2 12.4 42 6 West Indies won[47]
55 Yasir Shah[U] 30 April 2017  Pakistan  West Indies 3 39.5 94 7 West Indies won[48]
56 Shannon Gabriel[U] 30 April 2017  West Indies  Pakistan 4 11 11 5 West Indies won[48]
57 Jason Holder 23 June 2018  West Indies  Sri Lanka 4 14.2 41 5 Sri Lanka won[49]
58 James Anderson[V] 23 January 2019  England  West Indies 1 30 46 5 West Indies won[50]
59 Kemar Roach[V] 23 January 2019  West Indies  England 2 11 17 5 West Indies won[50]
60 Roston Chase[V] 23 January 2019  West Indies  England 4 21.4 60 8 West Indies won[50]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 21 July 2021

There have been seven five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs on the ground.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Kensington Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Charl Langeveldt[W] 11 May 2005  South Africa  West Indies 2 9.5 62 5 South Africa won[9]
2 Andrew Hall 17 April 2007[e]  South Africa  England 1 10 18 5 South Africa won[52]
3 Josh Hazlewood 16 June 2016[f]  Australia  West Indies 2 9.4 50 5 Australia won[53]
4 Sheldon Cottrell 22 February 2019  West Indies  England 2 9 46 5 West Indies won[54]
5 Hayden Walsh Jr. 20 July 2021  West Indies  Australia 1 10 39 5 Australia won[55]
6 Mitchell Starc 20 July 2021  Australia  West Indies 2 8 48 5 Australia won[55]

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Kensington Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Anisa Mohammed 25 April 2012  West Indies  Sri Lanka 2 9.3 34 5 West Indies won[10]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

Men's matches

As of 19 January 2024

There has been only one five-wicket haul taken in T20I matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Kensington Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Jason Holder 30 January 2022  West Indies  England 2 2.5 27 5 West Indies won[56]


Women's matches

As of 9 January 2020

Three five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Twenty20 International matches at Kensington Oval
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Anisa Mohammed 14 October 2013  West Indies  New Zealand 2 4 12 5 West Indies won[11]
2 Shaquana Quintyne 18 October 2013  West Indies  England 2 4 16 5 West Indies won[57]
3 Jenny Gunn 22 October 2013  England  New Zealand 2 4 18 5 England won[58]

Notes

  1. ^ An English side led by RS Lucas played Barbados on the ground in January 1895, the first match of their tour of the first tour of the West Indies.
  2. ^ West Indies played a touring Marylebone Cricket Club side on the ground in February 1911.
  3. ^ West Indies play as a composite team selecting players from a number of Caribbean nations and dependencies, generally those which formed part of the British West Indies. These sides play Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket. The individual national sides of the countries which make up the West Indies, such as the Barbados cricket team, play regional cricket competitions at first-class level, a level below Test cricket. This list only details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket on the ground.
  4. ^ This was the first Test match played on a ground in the West Indies.
  5. ^ This match was part of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
  6. ^ This match was the final of the 2016 West Indies Tri-Series competition which was contested by West Indies, Australia and South Africa.
  1. ^ a b Both of Stevens' five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match.
  2. ^ a b Smith and Martindale took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  3. ^ Smith took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  4. ^ a b Laker and Howorth took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  5. ^ Laker took his five-wicket haul on his Test debut.[12] He was the first player to take seven wickets in an innings on the ground.
  6. ^ a b Phadkar and Ramadhin took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  7. ^ Gibb's figures of 8/38 were the first time eight wickets had been taken in an international innings on the ground. As of January 2020 they remain the best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground.[4]
  8. ^ a b Julien and Grieg took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  9. ^ a b Hogg and Marshall took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  10. ^ Marshall took four wickets in the first innings of the match. His 11 wickets in the match are the most by any bowler in Test cricket on the ground.[4]
  11. ^ a b Bishop and Marshall took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  12. ^ a b c Fraser, Walsh and Caddick took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  13. ^ a b Prasad and Kuruvilla took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  14. ^ a b Walsh and McGrath took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  15. ^ a b Walsh and Saqlain took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  16. ^ a b Kallis and Ramnarine took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  17. ^ a b Collins and Bond took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  18. ^ a b Edwards and Gayle took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  19. ^ a b Sharma and Edwards took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  20. ^ a b Jarvis and Shillingford took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
  21. ^ a b Yasir Shah and Gabriel took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  22. ^ a b c Anderson, Roach and Chase took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
  23. ^ Langeveldt's five-wicket haul included a hat-trick taken with the last three balls of the match. With West Indies needing to score four runs to win from the final over, Langeveldt took the remaining three West Indian wickets after conceding two runs from the first two balls of the over, leaving South Africa the winners by one run.[51]

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External links

International five-wicket hauls at Kensington Oval, CricInfo

International cricket five-wicket hauls by ground
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