List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at St George's Park

Bowlers have taken 35 five-wicket hauls in Tests and 6 fifers in One Day International matches played at St George's Park

St George's Park Cricket Ground is a sports ground in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and the Eastern Province cricket team. The first Test match played in South Africa took place on the ground in 1889 and it also hosted the first rugby union international played by South Africa in 1891. The First One Day International (ODI) on the ground was played in 1992 following South Africa's readmission to international cricket after the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era, and the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was played in 2007. The only women's international match to be played on the ground was a Test match in 1960.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler Taking Five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches and One Day Internationals.

The first Test match at St George's Park took place in 1889. A South African representative side played against a touring side of English players organised by Major RG Warton. In 1897 the match was retrospectively awarded Test match status, making this South Africa's first Test match and, because South Africa did not have any first-class cricket teams at the time, the inaugural first-class match played in South Africa. The first five-wicket hauls in Test matches on the ground were taken during this Test, the first by England's Aubrey Smith who took five wickets for the cost of 19 runs in the only Test match of his career. South Africa's Albert Rose-Innes took his own five-wicket haul later in the same match. The best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground were the 8/7 taken by England's George Lohmann in South Africa's second innings of a match in 1896. Lohmann had already taken 7/38 in South Africa's first innings of the game, and his match figures of 15 wickets for 45 runs are also the best on the ground.

The first five-wicket haul in a One Day International on the ground was taken by Rudie van Vuuren of Namibia against England at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The best ODI bowling figures on the ground were taken by Andy Bichel of Australia, who took 7/20, also against England during the same competition. As of March 2020 no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.

Key

Symbol Meaning
DateDay the Test started or ODI was held
InnInnings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
ONumber of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
RNumber of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
WNumber of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
ResultResult of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

As of 10 April 2022

There have been 36 five-wicket hauls taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at St George's Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
112 March 1889 EnglandSouth Africa113.2195 England won
212 March 1889South Africa England218435 England won
313 February 1896South Africa England125.4645 England won
413 February 1896 EnglandSouth Africa215.4387 England won
513 February 1896 EnglandSouth Africa49.478 England won
65 March 1949 South Africa England2601675 England won
71 March 1957 England South Africa323406 South Africa won
81 March 1957 South Africa England424.3786 South Africa won
928 February 1958 Australia South Africa326.1385 Australia won
1028 February 1958 Australia South Africa333825 Australia won
1124 February 1967 Australia South Africa235655 South Africa won
125 March 1970 Australia South Africa128.2476 South Africa won
135 March 1970 South Africa Australia424736 South Africa won
1426 December 1992 South Africa India127555 South Africa won
1526 December 1992 South Africa India328847 South Africa won
1614 March 1997 Australia South Africa123545 Australia won
17Waqar Younis6 March 1998 Pakistan South Africa123786 South Africa won
186 March 1998 South Africa Pakistan211.5236 South Africa won
1910 December 1998 South Africa West Indies213.3435 South Africa won
2010 December 1998 West Indies South Africa319516 South Africa won
2110 December 1998 South Africa West Indies414.2495 South Africa won
2216 November 2001 India South Africa130766 Drawn
2316 November 2001 South Africa India216405 Drawn
2419 January 2007 South Africa Pakistan221596 Pakistan won
25Mohammad Asif19 January 2007 Pakistan South Africa338765 Pakistan won
2611 January 2013 South Africa New Zealand213175 South Africa won
2720 February 2014 Australia South Africa1461305 South Africa won
2826 December 2016 Sri Lanka South Africa127635 South Africa won
2926 December 2016 South Africa Sri Lanka220455 South Africa won
3026 December 2017 South Africa Zimbabwe211215 South Africa won
3126 December 2017 South Africa Zimbabwe317.3595 South Africa won
329 March 2018 South Africa Australia121965 South Africa won
339 March 2018 South Africa Australia322546 South Africa won
3416 January 2020 South Africa England1581805 England won
3516 January 2020 England South Africa231515 England won
368 April 2022 Bangladesh South Africa1501356 South Africa won
378 April 2022 South Africa Bangladesh412407 South Africa won

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 21 January 2020

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at St George's Park
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
119 February 2003 Namibia England110435 England won
22 March 2003 Australia England110207 Australia won
311 March 2003 New Zealand Australia110236 Australia won
411 March 2003 Australia New Zealand29.1425 Australia won
529 November 2009 England South Africa110235 England won
627 November 2013 South Africa Pakistan19396 Pakistan won