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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 July 2020[update] only 48 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3] Stuart Broad—a right-arm fast-medium bowler—is a former Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represented England. Broad has taken 604 wickets in Test matches, 178 wickets in ODIs and 65 wickets in T20Is.[4] As of July 2023[update], Broad has 21 five-wicket hauls across all formats in his international career and ranks twenty-eighth in the all-time list, and fourth in the equivalent list for England.[3][5]
Broad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka during England's tour in 2007 with bowling figures of one wicket for 77 runs.[6] His first five-wicket haul came against the West Indies during the first Test of the 2008–09 series at Sabina Park, taking five wickets for 85 runs in the first innings.[7] His best bowling figures are eight wickets for 15 runs which he took in the first innings of the fourth and decisive Test of the 2015 Ashes series at Trent Bridge.[8] Securing the five wickets in 19 deliveries, Broad equalled the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history, set in 1947 by Ernie Toshack for Australia against India, and recorded the best Test bowling figures ever at Trent Bridge, surpassing Muttiah Muralitharan's eight for 70 against England in June 2006.[9] Broad has been most successful against Australia, taking eight Test five-wicket hauls.[10]
Broad made his ODI debut against Pakistan during the latter's tour of England and Scotland in 2006.[11] He took the only wicket of the second innings, that of Shoaib Malik, in a rain-curtailed match.[11] His only five-wicket haul in the ODI format came against South Africa in 2008.[12] Broad took five wickets for 23 runs in the match, which England won by 10 wickets. The performance earned him the man-of-the-match award.[13] Broad made his first T20I appearance in 2008 and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format as of July 2020[update].[4] His figures of four wickets for 24 runs against New Zealand in Auckland in 2013 remain his best in this variant of the game.[14]
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- ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 9788173701849.
- ^ a b "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Stuart Broad". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "England tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Dec 9–13, 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "England tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 4–7, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Aug 6–8, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Gopalakrishnan, Akshay (8 August 2015). "Broad's blitz, Clarke's losses and all the numbers from Trent Bridge". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / SCJ Broad / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Pakistan tour of England and Scotland, 1st Match: England v Pakistan at Cardiff, Aug 30, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / SCJ Broad / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "South Africa tour of England, 2nd ODI: England v South Africa at Nottingham, Aug 26, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / SCJ Broad / Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2015.