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]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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