List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Riverside Ground

Riverside Stadium in Chester-le-Street
Bowlers have taken 11 five-wicket hauls in Test matches and two fifers in One Day Internationals played at the Riverside Ground.

The Riverside Ground is a cricket ground in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. It is the home of Durham County Cricket Club and has hosted Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. It has a capacity of 17,000 spectators for international matches, for which temporary stands are erected.[1] The Riverside hosted six Test matches between 2003, when England played Zimbabwe, and 2016. It hosted its first ODI in 1999 when Pakistan defeated Scotland by 94 runs in the qualifying round of that year's Cricket World Cup,[2] and T20Is have been played at the ground since 2008.[1] Women's ODI and T20I matches have also been played on the ground.[3]

England fast-bowler Stuart Broad bowling.
Stuart Broad is the only bowler to have taken two five-wicket hauls at the Riverside Ground, both in Test matches.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[4][5] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[6] The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at the Riverside Ground was Richard Johnson in 2003 who, making his Test debut for England against Zimbabwe, finished with bowling figures of 6 wickets for 33 runs. These remained the best Test bowling figures at the Riverside until 2013 when Australia's Ryan Harris took 7 wickets for 117 runs in the fourth Test against England. Stuart Broad is the only bowler to have taken two five-wicket hauls in Test matches at the ground, doing so in the same Test match, also making him the only bowler to have taken ten wickets in an international match at the Riverside. As of January 2020, nine bowlers have taken ten Test match five-wicket hauls at the ground; every Test match in which a five-wicket haul has been taken at the Riverside Ground has resulted in an England victory.[7]

As of August 2015, two bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls during ODIs at the Riverside. New Zealand's medium pace bowler James Franklin took 5 wickets for 42 runs against England during their tour in 2004 and England's Graeme Swann achieved 5 for 28 against Australia in the final ODI of the 2009 NatWest Series.[7] No five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I cricket or in Women's international matches on the ground.[3]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Date the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled
R Number of runs conceded
W Number of wickets taken
Result Result of the match

Tests

A total of 11 five-wicket hauls were taken in the six Test matches played on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at the Riverside Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Richard Johnson 5 June 2003  England  Zimbabwe 2 12 33 6 England won[8]
2 Steve Harmison 3 June 2005  England  Bangladesh 1 12.5 38 5 England won[9]
3 Matthew Hoggard 3 June 2005  England  Bangladesh 3 15.5 73 5 England won[9]
4 Ryan Sidebottom 15 June 2007  England  West Indies 1 29 88 5 England won[10]
5 Fidel Edwards 15 June 2007  West Indies  England 2 23 112 5 England won[10]
6 Monty Panesar 15 June 2007  England  West Indies 3 16 46 5 England won[10]
7 James Anderson 14 May 2009  England  West Indies 2 26.3 87 5 England won[11]
8 Stuart Broad 9 August 2013  England  Australia 2 24.3 71 5 England won[12]
9 Ryan Harris 9 August 2013  Australia  England 2 28 117 7 England won[12]
10 Stuart Broad 9 August 2013  England  Australia 4 18.3 50 6 England won[12]
11 James Anderson 27 May 2016  England  Sri Lanka 3 27 58 5 England won[13]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 31 January 2020

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

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at the Riverside Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 James Franklin 29 June 2004  New Zealand  England 1 10 42 5 New Zealand won[14]
2 Graeme Swann 20 September 2009  England  Australia 1 10 28 5 England won[15]

References

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  2. ^ "ICC World Cup, 11th Match: Pakistan v Scotland at Chester-le-Street, May 20, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2020. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  6. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  7. ^ a b International five-wicket hauls at the Riverside Ground, Statsguru, CricInfo. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of England and Ireland, 2nd Test: England v Zimbabwe at Chester-le-Street, Jun 5–7, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Bangladesh tour of England, 2nd Test: England v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, Jun 3–5, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "West Indies tour of England and Ireland, 4th Test: England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, Jun 15–19, 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  11. ^ "West Indies tour of England, 2nd Test: England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, May 14–18, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b c "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 4th Test: England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, Aug 9–12, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  13. ^ 2nd Investec Test, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Chester-le-Street, May 27-30 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. ^ "NatWest Series, 4th Match: England v New Zealand at Chester-le-Street, Jun 29, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 7th ODI: England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, Sep 20, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.