List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Graeme Swann
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Graeme Swann, a right-arm off-spinner, represented the England cricket team in 60 Test matches, 79 One Day Internationals (ODI), and 39 Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2000 and 2013.[2] He took eighteen five-wicket hauls in international cricket – seventeen in Tests and one in ODIs.[2][3] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[4] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[5] and as of October 2024[update], only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] The English cricket journalist Scyld Berry described Swann as "the best off-break bowler that England have had for more than half a century", and "the most effective spinner that England’s limited-overs teams have ever had".[6] Swann claimed 255 wickets in Test cricket, second only to Derek Underwood (297) among English spin bowlers.[7]
Swann made his Test debut in December 2008, taking four wickets in a match which England lost against India.[8] His first Test five-wicket haul came early the following year against the West Indies at the Antigua Recreation Ground, when he took five wickets for 57 runs.[9] Once during his career, Swann took five wickets in each innings of a match, against Bangladesh in 2010. This was also the first of three occasions in which he took ten wickets in a match.[10] His career-best figures for an innings were six wickets for 65 runs against Pakistan at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in August 2010.[9]
In ODI cricket, Swann made his debut in January 2000 against South Africa, but off-field misdemeanours resulted in him being dropped from the team after just one match, and he did not play international cricket again until 2007.[11] His solitary five-wicket haul in ODIs was against Australia in September 2009, a match England won by four wickets. Swann took five wickets for 28 runs in the match, and was given the man of the match award.[12] He took 104 wickets in ODIs at an average of 27.76. Swann took 51 wickets in T20I cricket,[13] but did not claim any five-wicket hauls; his best bowling figures in the format were three wickets for 13 runs.[2] As of July 2015, his combined tally of 17 five-wicket hauls is twenty-seventh in the all-time list, a position he shares with Lance Gibbs.[10]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
| 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 | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Result | The result for the England team in that match |
| * | One of two five-wicket hauls by Swann in a match |
| † | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
| ‡ | Swann selected as man of the match |
Tests
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 2009 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |  West Indies | 2 | 24 | 57 | 5 | 2.37 | Drawn[14] | |
| 2 | 26 February 2009 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies | 2 | 50.4 | 165 | 5 | 3.25 | Drawn[15] | |
| 3 | 16 December 2009‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion |  South Africa | 1 | 45.2 | 110 | 5 | 2.42 | Drawn[16] | |
| 4 | 26 December 2009 ‡ | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | South Africa | 3 | 21 | 54 | 5 | 2.57 | Won[17] | |
| 5 | 12 March 2010 * † ‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong |  Bangladesh | 2 | 29.3 | 90 | 5 | 3.05 | Won[18] | |
| 6 | 12 March 2010 * † ‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | Bangladesh | 4 | 49 | 127 | 5 | 2.59 | Won[18] | |
| 7 | 4 June 2010 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Bangladesh | 2 | 22.1 | 76 | 5 | 3.42 | Won[19] | |
| 8 | 6 August 2010 ‡ | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |  Pakistan | 3 | 37 | 65 | 6 | 1.75 | Won[20] | |
| 9 | 26 August 2010 ‡ | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Pakistan | 3 | 13.5 | 62 | 5 | 4.48 | Won[21] | |
| 10 | 3 December 2010 | Adelaide Cricket Ground, Adelaide |  Australia | 3 | 41.1 | 91 | 5 | 2.21 | Won[22] | |
| 11 | 18 August 2011 | The Oval, London |  India | 3 | 38 | 106 | 6 | 2.78 | Won[23] | |
| 12 | 26 March 2012 | Galle International Stadium, Galle |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 30 | 82 | 6 | 2.73 | Lost[24] | |
| 13 | 3 April 2012 † | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 3 | 40 | 106 | 6 | 2.65 | Won[25] | |
| 14 | 15 November 2012 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India | 1 | 51 | 144 | 5 | 2.82 | Lost[26] | |
| 15 | 24 May 2013 † | Headingley, Leeds |  New Zealand | 4 | 32 | 90 | 6 | 2.81 | Won[27] | |
| 16 | 18 July 2013 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Australia | 2 | 21.3 | 44 | 5 | 2.04 | Won[28] | |
| 17 | 1 August 2013 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Australia | 1 | 43 | 159 | 5 | 3.69 | Drawn[29] |
One Day International
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2009 ‡ | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Australia | 1 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 2.80 | Won[12] |