five wickets before lunch on day 1

Spikey · 02-01-2013, 02:51 AM

Philander just did it. who else.

Cabinet96 · 02-01-2013, 02:59 AM

Dale Steyn 2nd Test: India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

stumpski · 02-01-2013, 03:40 AM

Must have been done a few times in the olden days when 100 could be a competitive total. Just been looking at the lowest totals table, there'll be a few pointers there I expect. Incidentally England won the match in which they were bowled out for 45!

Spikey · 02-01-2013, 03:41 AM

Yeah I thought about that. Perhaps a post WWII cut-off, bar any famous examples

aussie tragic · 02-01-2013, 04:21 AM

Chris Martin did it vs Sri Lanka 2005

2nd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Apr 11-14, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Spikey · 02-01-2013, 04:27 AM

james franklin joke here

stumpski · 02-01-2013, 05:01 AM

Waqar Younis vs Sri Lanka, 1994:

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

aussie tragic · 03-01-2013, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumps ki

Waqar Younis vs Sri Lanka, 1994:

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Sorry, didn't happen....Sri Lanka were 4-28 at lunch due to rain

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/AR...6-28AUG1994_MR

aussie tragic · 03-01-2013, 02:59 AM

Graham McKenzie took 5 before lunch for Aus vs India in 1967 (6-26 off his first 9 overs)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engin...tch/63011.html

nightprowler10 · 03-01-2013, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumpski

Waqar Younis vs Sri Lanka, 1994:

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

That is an awesome scorecard for the first inning.

SJS · 04-01-2013, 10:07 AM

Here are the TEN bowlers to have done it before Philander . . .

1. Australia's Fred 'Demon' Spofforth 5 for 37 (before lunch) - Australia 1879

On : 18th Jan 1879

Vs : England

At : Melbourne

Victims : George Ulyette, AN Hornby, Vernon Royale, Francis McKinnon and Tom Emmett.

The last three in the first ever Test hat-trick had England reeling at 7 for 26.

Spofforth clean bowled the first four.

England recovered to 113 but lost by 10 wickets with Spofforth taking 6 for 48 in the first and 7 for 62 in the second innings.

This was just the third ever Test match.

2. England's Tom Richardson 6 for 39 - England 1896

On : 22nd June 1896

Vs : Australia

At : Lord's

Victims : Joe Darling, Harry Trott, Syd Gregory, Harry Graham, Hugh Trumble and Ernie jones.

Bowling unchanged in an England innings of 53 all out (before lunch), Richardson and Lohmann had figures of
Code:
Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ		

T Richardson	11.3	3	39	6	4.03		
GA Lohmann	11	6	13	3	1.41
Richardson clean bowled all his six victims.

He took another five wickets in the second innings but this time Australia batted much better and scored 347 but lost the match by six wickets.

3. England's Colin Blythe 5 for 32 - South Africa 1906

On : 24th March 1906

Vs : South Africa

At : Cape Town

Victims : Tanctred, Shalders, Nourse, Hathorne and Sinclair

Blythe took 6 for 68 in this innings and 11 for 118 in the match. England won by four wickets after trailing on the first innings.

Although a left arm spinner, Blythe opened the bowling in both innings for what was really a sub-standard England side. He was the only real star from the regular Test side.

4. England's Syd Barnes 5 for 25 - South Africa 1913

On : 26th December 1913

Vs : South Africa

At : Johannesburg

Victims : Zulch, Hands, Beaumont, Herbie Taylor and Dave Nourse

Barnes took 8 for 56 in the first innings and 9 for 103 in the second.

England won by innings

Two world wars, 37 years, nearly 200 Test matches and a complete change in the game's personnel later, in 1950 came the next five for before lunch on the first day of a Test match. The standard of wickets around the world had improved and low scoring was not very common. From now on the feat would be performed after big gaps.

All those who had performed this feat before were long gone from this life except for 77 year old Syd Barnes who, I suspect, must have been present at Old Trafoord that summer of 1950 to see a small, bespectacled man perform the feat.

5. West Indies' Alf Valentine 5 for 34 - England 1950

On : 8th June 1950

Vs : England

At : Old Trafford

Victims : Bill Edrich, Reg Simpson, Hubert Doggart, Norman Yardley and Tom Dollery

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After taking 5 for 34 before lunch in 17 overs, Valentine went on to take another three in the innings although he had to bowl 50 overs to take his 8 for 104.

The wickets included Len Hutton who had retired hurt before Valentine came on to bowl first change as well as the top scorer of England's innings, keeper Godfrey Evans who scored a century and in partnership with Tevor Bailey (82 ot out) saved England from the disastrous 5 for 88 where Valentine had brought them with his first spell.

Valentine, thus, became the first bowler to perform this feat even though he did not open the attack.

He took 11 wickets in the match though England won by 200 runs. He thus also became the first bowler to perform this feat in a losing cause.

6. Australia'a Graham McKenzie 6 for 34 - Australia 1967

On : 30th Dec 1967

Vs : India

At : MCG

Victims : Dilip Sardesai, Abid Ali, Ajit Wadekar, Farroukh Engineer, Chandu Borde and V Subramanya

On a helpful wicket, Pataudi opted to bat having no new ball bowlers worth mentioning. Mckenzie showed up the decision by knocking back these six batsmen and knocking Surti on the head to retire hurt - all before lunch.

He took one more wicket in that first innings and another three in the second. Australia won by an innings.

7. India's Maninder Singh 5 for 11 - India 1987

On : 13th March 1987

Vs : Pakistan

At : Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore

Victims : Javed Miandad, Manzoor Elahi, Saleem Malik, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram.

After Kapil Dev had sent back both openers, Maninder bowling second change (after Binny and Amarnath at the end opposite Kapil's) took five for 11 in just 5 overs and 3 balls to left Pakistan reeling at lunch. He came back after lunch to end with 7 for 27 in the innings and Pakistan were bowled out for 117.

He took another 3 wickets in the second inningsbut India fell 16 short of the 221 runs Pakistan left them to score.

Sunil Gavaskaar, in his last Test innings scored a miraculous 96 on a mine field of a wicket but Pakistani spinners proved more than a handful for every other Indian batsman.

Thus the second bowler to perform the feat while not opening the attack (like Valentine before him) also, curiously, ended up on the losing side.

Maninder's five for 11 were the most devastating of all the figures for those who took a five -fer in the first session of a test match till then.

8. New Zealand's Chris Martin 5 for 26 - NZL 2005

On : 11th April 2005

Vs : Sri Lanka

At : Wellington

Victims : Attapattu, Sangakarra, Jayawardhane, Jayasuriya and Dilshan

Martin came back to claim a sixth wicket even as Sri Lanka recovered to a somewhat respectable 211. He took just one more wicket in the second innings but there the Kiwis had done enough with the bat and had Kyle Mills, Franklin and Astle in the attack to help them win by an innings.

9. New Zealand's Shane Bond 5 for 11 - Zimbabwe 2005

On : 15h August 2005

Vs : Zimbabwe

At : Bulawayo

Victims : Ebrahim, Carlisle, Masakadza, Taylor and Streak

Bond's devastating bowling came just four months after his countryman Chris Martin's earlier the same year. This is the only instance of two such feats in the same year.

Bond's 5 for 11 also equalled Maninder's deadly figures for the fewest runs for the five wickets (or more) before lunch on the first day.

He took another wicket after lunch and four more in the second innings while NZL won by an innings.

10. South African Dale Steyn 5 for 23 - India 2008

On : 3rd April 2008

Vs : India

At : Motera, Ahmedabad

Victims : Sehwag, Dravid, Harbhajan, RP Singh and Sreesanth

Combining with Ntini (3 for 18) and Morne Morkel (2 for 20), Steyn helped dismiss India before lunch for 76 runs in just 20 overs.

He took 3 more wickets in the second innings as his side won the match by an innings.

And then came Philander . . .

smalishah84 · 04-01-2013, 10:29 AM

wow......some great performances from history there

Cricket has such a rich history

BeeGee · 04-01-2013, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJS

. . .

Great post. Thanks.

marc71178 · 05-01-2013, 07:27 AM

Looking at those I think Martin stands out for the quality of the 5 he dismissed.

Spikey · 05-01-2013, 07:33 AM

great work SJS

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aussie tragic International Debutant Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,255	Graham McKenzie took 5 before lunch for Aus vs India in 1967 (6-26 off his first 9 overs) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engin...tch/63011.html Last edited by aussie tragic; 03-01-2013 at 03:02 AM.

04-01-2013, 10:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
SJS Hall of Fame Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mumbai India Posts: 19,170	Here are the TEN bowlers to have done it before Philander . . . 1. Australia's Fred 'Demon' Spofforth 5 for 37 (before lunch) - Australia 1879 On : 18th Jan 1879 Vs : England At : Melbourne Victims : George Ulyette, AN Hornby, Vernon Royale, Francis McKinnon and Tom Emmett. The last three in the first ever Test hat-trick had England reeling at 7 for 26. Spofforth clean bowled the first four. England recovered to 113 but lost by 10 wickets with Spofforth taking 6 for 48 in the first and 7 for 62 in the second innings. This was just the third ever Test match. 2. England's Tom Richardson 6 for 39 - England 1896 On : 22nd June 1896 Vs : Australia At : Lord's Victims : Joe Darling, Harry Trott, Syd Gregory, Harry Graham, Hugh Trumble and Ernie jones. Bowling unchanged in an England innings of 53 all out (before lunch), Richardson and Lohmann had figures of Code: Bowling O M R W Econ T Richardson 11.3 3 39 6 4.03 GA Lohmann 11 6 13 3 1.41 Richardson clean bowled all his six victims. He took another five wickets in the second innings but this time Australia batted much better and scored 347 but lost the match by six wickets. 3. England's Colin Blythe 5 for 32 - South Africa 1906 On : 24th March 1906 Vs : South Africa At : Cape Town Victims : Tanctred, Shalders, Nourse, Hathorne and Sinclair Blythe took 6 for 68 in this innings and 11 for 118 in the match. England won by four wickets after trailing on the first innings. Although a left arm spinner, Blythe opened the bowling in both innings for what was really a sub-standard England side. He was the only real star from the regular Test side. 4. England's Syd Barnes 5 for 25 - South Africa 1913 On : 26th December 1913 Vs : South Africa At : Johannesburg Victims : Zulch, Hands, Beaumont, Herbie Taylor and Dave Nourse Barnes took 8 for 56 in the first innings and 9 for 103 in the second. England won by innings Two world wars, 37 years, nearly 200 Test matches and a complete change in the game's personnel later, in 1950 came the next five for before lunch on the first day of a Test match. The standard of wickets around the world had improved and low scoring was not very common. From now on the feat would be performed after big gaps. All those who had performed this feat before were long gone from this life except for 77 year old Syd Barnes who, I suspect, must have been present at Old Trafoord that summer of 1950 to see a small, bespectacled man perform the feat. 5. West Indies' Alf Valentine 5 for 34 - England 1950 On : 8th June 1950 Vs : England At : Old Trafford Victims : Bill Edrich, Reg Simpson, Hubert Doggart, Norman Yardley and Tom Dollery . After taking 5 for 34 before lunch in 17 overs, Valentine went on to take another three in the innings although he had to bowl 50 overs to take his 8 for 104. The wickets included Len Hutton who had retired hurt before Valentine came on to bowl first change as well as the top scorer of England's innings, keeper Godfrey Evans who scored a century and in partnership with Tevor Bailey (82 ot out) saved England from the disastrous 5 for 88 where Valentine had brought them with his first spell. Valentine, thus, became the first bowler to perform this feat even though he did not open the attack. He took 11 wickets in the match though England won by 200 runs. He thus also became the first bowler to perform this feat in a losing cause. 6. Australia'a Graham McKenzie 6 for 34 - Australia 1967 On : 30th Dec 1967 Vs : India At : MCG Victims : Dilip Sardesai, Abid Ali, Ajit Wadekar, Farroukh Engineer, Chandu Borde and V Subramanya On a helpful wicket, Pataudi opted to bat having no new ball bowlers worth mentioning. Mckenzie showed up the decision by knocking back these six batsmen and knocking Surti on the head to retire hurt - all before lunch. He took one more wicket in that first innings and another three in the second. Australia won by an innings. 7. India's Maninder Singh 5 for 11 - India 1987 On : 13th March 1987 Vs : Pakistan At : Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Victims : Javed Miandad, Manzoor Elahi, Saleem Malik, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. After Kapil Dev had sent back both openers, Maninder bowling second change (after Binny and Amarnath at the end opposite Kapil's) took five for 11 in just 5 overs and 3 balls to left Pakistan reeling at lunch. He came back after lunch to end with 7 for 27 in the innings and Pakistan were bowled out for 117. He took another 3 wickets in the second inningsbut India fell 16 short of the 221 runs Pakistan left them to score. Sunil Gavaskaar, in his last Test innings scored a miraculous 96 on a mine field of a wicket but Pakistani spinners proved more than a handful for every other Indian batsman. Thus the second bowler to perform the feat while not opening the attack (like Valentine before him) also, curiously, ended up on the losing side. Maninder's five for 11 were the most devastating of all the figures for those who took a five -fer in the first session of a test match till then. 8. New Zealand's Chris Martin 5 for 26 - NZL 2005 On : 11th April 2005 Vs : Sri Lanka At : Wellington Victims : Attapattu, Sangakarra, Jayawardhane, Jayasuriya and Dilshan Martin came back to claim a sixth wicket even as Sri Lanka recovered to a somewhat respectable 211. He took just one more wicket in the second innings but there the Kiwis had done enough with the bat and had Kyle Mills, Franklin and Astle in the attack to help them win by an innings. 9. New Zealand's Shane Bond 5 for 11 - Zimbabwe 2005 On : 15h August 2005 Vs : Zimbabwe At : Bulawayo Victims : Ebrahim, Carlisle, Masakadza, Taylor and Streak Bond's devastating bowling came just four months after his countryman Chris Martin's earlier the same year. This is the only instance of two such feats in the same year. Bond's 5 for 11 also equalled Maninder's deadly figures for the fewest runs for the five wickets (or more) before lunch on the first day. He took another wicket after lunch and four more in the second innings while NZL won by an innings. 10. South African Dale Steyn 5 for 23 - India 2008 On : 3rd April 2008 Vs : India At : Motera, Ahmedabad Victims : Sehwag, Dravid, Harbhajan, RP Singh and Sreesanth Combining with Ntini (3 for 18) and Morne Morkel (2 for 20), Steyn helped dismiss India before lunch for 76 runs in just 20 overs. He took 3 more wickets in the second innings as his side won the match by an innings. And then came Philander . . .

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smalishah84 Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: dxb Posts: 18,851	wow......some great performances from history there Cricket has such a rich history __________________ And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta

05-01-2013, 07:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,333	Looking at those I think Martin stands out for the quality of the 5 he dismissed. __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

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Cabinet96 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London, England Posts: 4,051	Dale Steyn 2nd Test: India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 \| Cricket Scorecard \| ESPN Cricinfo

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stumpski Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Medway valley Posts: 5,247	Must have been done a few times in the olden days when 100 could be a competitive total. Just been looking at the lowest totals table, there'll be a few pointers there I expect. Incidentally England won the match in which they were bowled out for 45!

02-01-2013, 03:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Spikey Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: All Glory To The Nev Posts: 23,976	Yeah I thought about that. Perhaps a post WWII cut-off, bar any famous examples

02-01-2013, 04:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
aussie tragic International Debutant Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 2,255	Chris Martin did it vs Sri Lanka 2005 2nd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Apr 11-14, 2005 \| Cricket Scorecard \| ESPN Cricinfo

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Spikey Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: All Glory To The Nev Posts: 23,976	james franklin joke here

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stumpski Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Medway valley Posts: 5,247	Waqar Younis vs Sri Lanka, 1994: 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 \| Cricket Scorecard \| ESPN Cricinfo

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Spikey Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: All Glory To The Nev Posts: 23,976	great work SJS

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