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Shane Warne, a late Australian international cricketer, had taken 37 five-wicket hauls during his career playing for the Australia national cricket team. In cricket, a five-wicket haul – also known as a five-for or fifer[1] – refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and only five bowlers have taken more than 30 five-wicket hauls in their Test cricket careers.[3] Warne has the second most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.[3] Despite this, he has only taken a single five-wicket haul in One Day Internationals (ODI).[4] He was one of the most experienced Australian cricketers, and the second leading wicket taker in Test cricket history, with 708 wickets, again behind Muralitharan.[5] He is twelfth on the all-time list of ODI wicket takers.[6] In 2000, Warne was named the fourth of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, behind Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers and Jack Hobbs.[7]
Warne made his Test debut against the Indian team at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in January 1992,[4] and took his first five-wicket haul later that year, against the West Indies team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[8] He has taken ten or more wickets in a match 10 times in his career, and is second in the all-time list behind Muralitharan, with 22.[9] Warne's career-best bowling figures in an innings is 8 wickets for 71 runs, which he accomplished in 1994 against the English team at the Brisbane Cricket Ground,[10] while his best match figures are 12 wickets for 128 runs, achieved in 1994 against the South Africa team in Sydney.[11] Warne has been most successful against England, taking 11 five-wicket hauls against them, the first in 1993 and the last in 2006,[12] and was most prolific at the SCG, where 5 of his 38 five-wicket hauls were taken.[12] Warne retired from international cricket in January 2007, having taken 708 Test and 293 ODI wickets in his career.[13] He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in May 2011.[14]
- ^ Radha, Sailesh S. (2009). Five Days in White Flannels: A Trivia Book on Test Cricket. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-4389-2469-4.
- ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Hyderabad, India: Sangam Books Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
- ^ a b "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Shane Warne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most wickets in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Five cricketers of the century". ESPNcricinfo. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "The Frank Worrell Trophy – 2nd Test Australia v West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "South Africa in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test Scorecard (1994)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Shane Warne – five wicket hauls in Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Sorry England start Ashes inquest". BBC Sport. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Australia legend Shane Warne plays last cricket match". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.