From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brett Lee
has the third-highest number of fifers in ODIs.
In
cricket
, a
five-wicket haul
(also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")
[1]
[2]
refers to a
bowler
taking five or more
wickets
in a single
innings
. This is regarded as a notable achievement,
[3]
and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level during their cricketing careers.
Brett Lee
has the fifth-highest number of international five-wicket hauls among
Australian
cricketers as of 2013.
[4]
[N 1]
A right-arm
fast bowler
, he is regarded as one of the fastest international bowlers in the modern cricketing era.
[5]
[6]
Lee
picked up a five-wicket haul
on
Test
debut,
[7]
playing against
India
in December 1999;
[8]
a match that Australia won.
[9]
His career-best figures for an innings were 5 wickets for 30 runs against
West Indies
at the
Brisbane Cricket Ground
in November 2005; while never managing to take ten wickets in a single match.
[9]
Eight of his ten Test five-wicket hauls were taken at home.
[10]
After capturing 310 wickets, Lee retired from Test cricket in 2010 and remains Australia's fourth-most successful bowler in the format.
[8]
After making his
One Day International
(ODI) debut against
Pakistan
in January 2000,
[8]
Lee's first ODI five-wicket haul came in one of the matches of the series against India; the performance ensured Australia's victory.
[9]
With nine five-wicket hauls, his position is third in the all-time ODI list.
[11]
His career-best bowling in ODI cricket was 5 wickets for 22 runs against
South Africa
at
Melbourne Cricket Ground
in January 2006; his performance earned him the
man of the match
award.
[9]
[12]
Lee claimed 19 five-wicket hauls in his International career, and Australia never lost any of the games on such instances. However, he never took more than five wickets in a single innings in any format of the international game.
[9]
Lee played his first
Twenty20 International
(T20I) against
New Zealand
in 2005, and is Australia's fourth-highest wicket-taker in the format.
[13]
He never took a five-wicket haul in T20I, where his best bowling figures remain 3 wickets for 23 runs.
[14]
Lee announced his retirement from international cricket in July 2012.
[15]
Lee bowling in a warm-up match against
Pakistan
during the
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
.
Tests
[
edit
]
List of five-wicket hauls by Brett Lee in Test cricket
No.
|
Date
|
Ground
|
Against
|
Inn
|
Overs
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Econ
|
Batsmen
|
Result
|
1
|
26 December 1999
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground
,
Melbourne
|
India
|
2
|
18
|
47
|
5
|
2.61
|
|
Won
[16]
|
2
|
31 March 2000
|
Westpac Trust Park
,
Hamilton
|
New Zealand
|
1
|
23
|
77
|
5
|
3.34
|
|
Won
[17]
|
3
|
1 December 2000
|
WACA Ground
,
Perth
|
West Indies
|
3
|
15
|
61
|
5
|
4.06
|
|
Won
[18]
|
4
|
8 November 2001
‡
|
Brisbane Cricket Ground
,
Brisbane
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
23
|
61
|
5
|
2.91
|
|
Won
[19]
|
5
|
3 November 2005
|
Brisbane Cricket Ground
,
Brisbane
|
West Indies
|
4
|
14
|
30
|
5
|
2.14
|
|
Won
[20]
|
6
|
16 December 2005
|
WACA Ground
,
Perth
|
South Africa
|
2
|
22.2
|
93
|
5
|
4.16
|
|
Drawn
[21]
|
7
|
24 March 2006
|
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
,
Durban
|
South Africa
|
2
|
19.4
|
69
|
5
|
3.50
|
|
Won
[22]
|
8
|
2 January 2008
|
Sydney Cricket Ground
,
Sydney
|
India
|
2
|
32.2
|
119
|
5
|
3.68
|
|
Won
[23]
|
9
|
30 May 2008
|
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
,
Antigua
|
West Indies
|
2
|
21
|
59
|
5
|
2.80
|
|
Drawn
[24]
|
10
|
28 November 2008
|
Adelaide Oval
,
Adelaide
|
New Zealand
|
3
|
25
|
105
|
5
|
4.20
|
|
Won
[25]
|
ODIs
[
edit
]
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
The five-wicket haul is defined by the accumulative sum of all formats of the game.
- ^
Match was abandoned due to rain.
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]