List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Johnson
![Mitchell Johnson stands side on with his body pointing left. His hands are together and his look looks concentrated.](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Mitchell_Johnson_YM.jpg/200px-Mitchell_Johnson_YM.jpg)
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of September 2014 only 42 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3] Mitchell Johnson—a left-arm fast bowler—is a former Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represented Australia. Johnson took 264 wickets in Test matches, 212 wickets in ODIs and 38 wickets in T20Is.[4] With 15 five-wicket hauls across all formats of the game, he ranks equal thirty-ninth among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, and ninth in the equivalent list for Australia.[a][3]
Johnson made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2007.[4] His first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand during the first Test of the 2008–09 series at the Gabba.[5] His 5 wickets for 39 runs in the second innings raised his tally to 9 wickets for the match.[6] Australia won the match by 149 runs and his performance earned him the man-of-the-match award.[7] His best bowling figures for an innings are 8 wickets for 61 runs against South Africa in 2008.[8][9] In Test matches, Johnson was most successful against England, taking 5 of his 12 five-wicket hauls against them.[10]
In 2005, Johnson made his ODI debut against New Zealand.[11] He took his first five-wicket haul against India in 2007.[12] Johnson took 5 wickets for 26 runs in the match, which Australian won by 9 wickets.[13] His career best figures are 6 wickets for 31 runs against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011.[14][15] Although Johnson made his first T20I appearance in 2007,[4] he did not pick up a fifer in the format. Figures of 3 wickets for 15 runs against Sri Lanka in 2010 were his best in this version of the game.[16]
Tests
[edit]![Mitchell Johnson is bending down to pick up a red cricket ball with his left hand. He is on the run.](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Mitchell_Johnson_2009%2C_fielding.jpg/180px-Mitchell_Johnson_2009%2C_fielding.jpg)
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled |
Runs | Number of runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Econ | Runs conceded per over |
Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
Result | Result for the Australia team |
* | One of two five wicket hauls by Johnson in a match |
† | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
‡ | Johnson was selected as the man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 November 2008 ‡ | The Gabba, Brisbane | ![]() |
4 | 17.3 | 39 | 5 | 2.22 | Won[6] | |
2 | 17 December 2008 † ‡ | WACA Ground, Perth | ![]() |
2 | 24 | 61 | 8 | 2.54 | Lost[17] | |
3 | 7 August 2009 | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
3 | 19.3 | 69 | 5 | 3.53 | Won[18] | |
4 | 4 December 2009 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | ![]() |
3 | 22 | 103 | 5 | 4.68 | Drawn[19] | |
5 | 27 March 2010 † ‡ | Seddon Park, Hamilton | ![]() |
4 | 20.1 | 73 | 6 | 3.61 | Won[20] | |
6 | 1 October 2010 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | ![]() |
2 | 20 | 64 | 5 | 3.20 | Lost[21] | |
7 | 16 December 2010 ‡ | WACA Ground, Perth | ![]() |
2 | 17.3 | 38 | 6 | 2.17 | Won[22] | |
8 | 21 November 2013 ‡ | The Gabba, Brisbane | ![]() |
4 | 21.1 | 42 | 5 | 1.98 | Won[23] | |
9 | 5 December 2013 † ‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | ![]() |
2 | 17.2 | 40 | 7 | 2.30 | Won[24] | |
10 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ![]() |
1 | 24 | 63 | 5 | 2.62 | Won[25] | |
11 | 12 February 2014 * † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | ![]() |
2 | 17.1 | 68 | 7 | 3.96 | Won[26] | |
12 | 12 February 2014 * † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | ![]() |
4 | 16 | 59 | 5 | 3.68 | Won[26] |
One Day Internationals
[edit]No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2007 ‡ | IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara | ![]() |
1 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 2.60 | Won[13] | |
2 | 6 July 2008 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | ![]() |
2 | 7.5 | 29 | 5 | 3.70 | Won[27] | |
3 | 10 August 2011 ‡ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | ![]() |
1 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 3.10 | Won[15] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Johnson is ranked equal thirty-ninth with Alec Bedser, Craig McDermott and Danish Kaneria.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
- ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 9788173701849.
- ^ a b c "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Mitchell Johnson's ESPNcricinfo profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson's Test cricket five-wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b "1st test: New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane, 20–23 November 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Paine, Chris (23 November 2008). "Aussies throttle hapless Black Caps". ABC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "1st test: South Africa v Australia at Perth, 17–21 December 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "All-test records for Mitchell Johnson". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson's bowling statistics sorted by wickets per innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "3rd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Perth, 10 December 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson's One-Day International cricket five-wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b "5th ODI: at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara, 11 October 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson all-round bowling statistics sorted by wickets in an ODI innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b "1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, 10 August 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson's all-round statistics sorted by wickets in a T20I". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Perth, 17–21 December 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 7–9 August 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, 4–8 December 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, 27–31 March 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "1st Test: India v Australia at Mohali, 1–5 October 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 16–19 December 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 21–24 November 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 5–9 December 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, 26–29 December 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b "1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Centurion, 12–15 February 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "5th ODI: West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, 6 July 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2014.