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Bronze statue of Dennis Lillee, one of the Parade of Champions, located outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Dennis Lillee is a former Australian cricketer who took 24 five-wicket hauls during his career in international 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 fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3][4][N 1] A fast bowler who represented the Australian cricket team between 1971 and 1984, Lillee was described by one writer as "the heart of Australia['s] bowling attack for more than a decade" and was rated "the outstanding fast bowler of his generation" by the BBC.[5][6] He was the first bowler to capture 350 Test wickets and held the record for almost two years before Ian Botham surpassed the feat.[7][8][9] Lillee was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1973 and the South African Cricket (Annual) Cricketer of the Year three years later.[10][11] The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted him into its Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]

Lillee made his Test debut during the sixth Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series where he claimed a five-wicket haul on debut.[12][13] He was subsequently selected for the 1972 tour of England and took a pair of five-wicket hauls for the first time in a single match during the final Test of the same series.[14] He ended the series with 31 wickets at an average of 17.67.[15] He went on to claim five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match on three more occasions.[16] Lillee's career-best figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 83 runs against the West Indies in 1981.[17] He was most successful against England with eleven five-wicket hauls against them, and was most effective at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he took seven of his twenty three five-wicket hauls.[18] When Lillee retired from Test cricket in 1984, he had taken ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions.[18]

Lillee's One Day International (ODI) debut came against England in 1972.[19] His sole five-wicket haul in ODIs came against Pakistan during the Prudential World Cup (1975) at Headingley.[20] As of 2012, Lillee's combined tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is eleventh in the all-time list, a record jointly held with Sydney Barnes, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev and Dale Steyn.[21][N 1]

This list includes only matches that are deemed official by the ICC. Lillee's performances in World Series Cricket and the World XI tour of Australia in 1971–72 are not included.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn 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 Batsmen who were dismissed by Lillee in the five-wicket haul
Result Result for the Australian team in that match
† Lillee was Man of the match
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by Lillee in a match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 29 January 1971 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  England 1 28.3[N 2] 84 5 2.22 Drawn[22]
2 8 June 1972 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  England 3 30 66 6 2.20 Lost[23]
3 10 August 1972 ‡ § Kennington Oval, London  England 1 24.2[N 2] 58 5 2.38 Won[14]
4 10 August 1972 § ‡ Kennington Oval, London  England 3 32.2[N 2] 123 5 3.80 Won[14]
5 10 August 1975 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  England 2 15 15 5 1.00 Won[24]
6 31 January 1976 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies 2 11.3[N 2] 63 5 4.15 Won[25]
7 24 December 1976 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan 4 47.7[N 2] 163 5 2.55 Drawn[26]
8 1 January 1977 ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Pakistan 2 23[N 2] 82 6 2.67 Won[27]
9 25 February 1977 ‡ § Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 1 17.3[N 2] 51 5 2.20 Won[28]
10 25 February 1977 ‡ § Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 3 15.7[N 2] 72 6 3.40 Won[28]
11 12 March 1977 ‡ § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 2 13.3[N 2] 26 6 1.45 Won[29]
12 12 March 1977 ‡ § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 4 34.4[N 2] 139 5 3.02 Won[29]
13 26 January 1980 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies 1 25 78 5 3.25 Lost[30]
14 1 February 1980 † ‡ § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 1 33.1 60 6 1.80 Won[31]
15 1 February 1980 † § Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 3 33 78 5 2.36 Won[31]
16 28 November 1980 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  New Zealand 3 15 53 6 3.53 Won[32]
17 12 December 1980 WACA Ground, Perth  New Zealand 1 23.5 63 5 2.64 Won[33]
18 18 June 1981 † Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 3 16.4 46 5 2.76 Won[34]
19 27 August 1981 ‡ Kennington Oval, London  England 2 31.4 89 7 2.81 Drawn[35]
20 13 November 1981 WACA Ground, Perth  Pakistan 2 9 18 5 2.00 Won[36]
21 27 November 1981 † Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane  Pakistan 1 20 81 5 4.05 Won[37]
22 26 December 1981 ‡ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies 2 26.3 83 7 3.13 Won[38]
23 9 December 1983 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan 2 50.2 171 6 3.39 Drawn[39]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 7 June 1975 † Headingley, Leeds  Pakistan 2 12 34 5 2.83 Won[40]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The five-wicket haul is defined by the accumulative sum of all formats of the game.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.

References

General

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  • "Dennis Lillee – Five-wicket hauls in ODI matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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  7. ^ Frindall, Bill (2010). The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, 1977–2000. A&C Black. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4081-2758-2.
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