List of New Zealand cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut

Tim Southee at a training session in Adelaide, Oval in 2009.
Tim Southee took a fifer on Test debut, against England in 2008.[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2][3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[4] As of November 2016, 147 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut on debut in a Test match,[5] with eight of them being taken by New Zealand cricketers.[6] They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against six different opponents: three times against England, and once against India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe each.[7] Of the eight occasions,New Zealand won the match three times, drew three times, and lost two games. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at eight different venues, including five outside New Zealand; most recent of them have come at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch.[8]

The first New Zealand player to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut was Fen Cresswell who took six wickets for 168 runs against England in 1949.[9][10] Cresswell, Alex Moir and Colin de Grandhomme are the only bowlers to have taken six wickets each on debut. Five other players have taken five wickets on their Test debut.[6] Grandhomme took six wickets for 41 runs, the best bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler on debut, against Pakistan in 2016, at the Hagley Oval.[6][11] He accumulated seven wickets for 64 runs in the match, the best bowling figures by a New Zealander in a Test match on debut.[9] Grandhomme was the only player to get the man of the match award on his Test debut.[11] Amongst the bowlers, Paul Wiseman is the most economical, with 1.75 runs per over, and Tim Southee has the best strike rate..[note 1] As of November 2016, the most recent Zealand cricketer to achieve this feat was Grandhomme.[6][11] Moir is the only spin bowlers to achieve this feat, with rest of the seven being fast bowlers.[13]

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
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for the New Zealand team in that match
MoM Bowler selected as the man of the match
Drawn The match was drawn

Five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by New Zealand bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Fen Cresswell 13 August 1949 The Oval, London  England 2 41.2 168 6 4.06 Drawn[10]
2 Alex Moir 17 March 1951 Lancaster Park, Christchurch  England 2 56.3 155 6 2.74 Drawn[14]
3 Bruce Taylor 5 March 1965 Eden Gardens, Calcutta  India 2 23.5 86 5 3.60 Drawn[15]
4 Paul Wiseman 27 May 1998 R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 4 46.5 82 5 1.75 Won[16]
5 Mark Gillespie 16 November 2007 SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa 2 30.0 136 5 4.53 Lost[17]
6 Tim Southee 22 March 2008 McLean Park, Napier  England 1 23.1 55 5 2.37 Lost[1]
7 Doug Bracewell 1 November 2011 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe 4 25.0 85 5 3.40 Won[18]
8 Colin de GrandhommeMoM 17 November 2016 Hagley Oval, Christchurch  Pakistan 1 15.5 41 6 2.68 Won[11]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ In cricket, strike rate is referred to the average number of deliveries bowled before a bowler takes a wicket.[12]
Specific
  1. 1 2 "3rd Test: New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22–26, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  3. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2016. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  4. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bowling records: Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Bowling records: Test matches (New Zealand)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / By opposition team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Ground averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / By year of match start". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. 1 2 "4th Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 13–16, 1949". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Nov 17–21, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Williamson, Martin. "An explanation of cricket – A glossary of cricket terms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "1st Test: New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Mar 17–21, 1951". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Kolkata, Mar 5–8, 1965". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), May 27–31, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "2nd Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16–18, 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Only Test: Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Nov 1–5, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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