List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Alec Bedser
Sir Alec Bedser was a medium-fast bowler for England in Test matches between 1946 and 1955. Across his career he played 51 Tests, and took 236 wickets at a bowling average of 24.89. Bedser's wicket tally is the tenth highest for England in Test cricket, and he took 15 five-wicket hauls. Also known as "five–fors" or "fifers",[1][2] five-wicket hauls refer to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[1] as of March 2014[update] only 41 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3][4] Bedser's fifteen lies joint fifth in most five-fors for England.
Bedser's 236 wickets was for a time a world-record, which he took from Australian Clarrie Grimmett in 1953 and in turn yielded to Brian Statham ten years later. Bedser took his first five-wicket haul in his debut Test: seven wickets at a cost of 49 runs against India in June 1946.[5] His best bowling in an innings, 7/44, came in June 1953 against Australia at Trent Bridge.[6] This was the first Test of the 1953 Ashes series, a match series during which he took 39 wickets including five of his five-wicket hauls,[7] described as the "spearhead" of England's bowling attack.[8]
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- Note: Man of the match awards did not enter Test cricket until the 1980s, after Bedser had retired.[9]
Tests[edit]
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 22 June 1946 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London, | India | 1 | 29.1 | 49 | 7 | 1.68 | Won[5] | |
2 | 20 July 1946 | Old Trafford, Manchester, | India | 4 | 25 | 52 | 7* | 2.08 | Drawn[10] | |
3 | 20 July 1950 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, | West Indies | 2 | 48 | 127 | 5 | 2.64 | Lost[11] | |
4 | 23 February 1951 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, | Australia | 1 | 22 | 46 | 5* | 1.56 | Won[12] | |
5 | 23 February 1951 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, | Australia | 3 | 20.3 | 59 | 5* | 2.17 | Won[12] | |
6 | 7 June 1951 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, | South Africa | 3 | 22.4 | 37 | 6 | 1.63 | Lost[13] | |
7 | 5 July 1951 | Old Trafford, Manchester, | South Africa | 1 | 32.3 | 58 | 7* | 1.78 | Won[14] | |
8 | 5 July 1951 | Old Trafford, Manchester, | South Africa | 3 | 24.2 | 54 | 5* | 2.21 | Won[14] | |
9 | 17 July 1952 | Old Trafford, Manchester, | India | 3 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1.80 | Won[15] | |
10 | 14 August 1952 | The Oval, London, | India | 2 | 14.5 | 41 | 5 | 2.76 | Drawn[16] | |
11 | 11 June 1953 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, | Australia | 1 | 38.3 | 55 | 7* | 1.42 | Drawn[6] | |
12 | 11 June 1953 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, | Australia | 3 | 17.2 | 44 | 7* | 2.53 | Drawn[6] | |
13 | 25 June 1953 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London, | Australia | 1 | 42.4 | 105 | 5 | 2.46 | Drawn[17] | |
14 | 9 July 1953 | Old Trafford, Manchester, | Australia | 1 | 45 | 115 | 5 | 2.55 | Drawn[18] | |
15 | 23 July 1953 | Headingley, Leeds, | Australia | 2 | 28.5 | 95 | 6 | 3.29 | Drawn[19] |
References[edit]
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
- ↑ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "India in England Test Series - 1st Test - England v India - 1946 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Australia in England Test Series - 1st Test - England v Australia - 1953 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / AV Bedser / Test matches". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin. "Player Profile: Sir Alec Bedser". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) /Most player-of-the-match awards". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "India in England Test Series - 2nd Test - England v India - 1946 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "West Indies in England Test Series - 3rd Test - England v West Indies - 1950 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "England in Australia Test Series - 5th Test - England v Australia - 1950/51 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa in England Test Series - 1st Test - England v South Africa - 1951 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "South Africa in England Test Series - 3rd Test - England v South Africa - 1951 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "India in England in Test Series - 3rd Test - England v India - 1952 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "India in England Test Series - 4th Test - England v India - 1952 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Australia in England Test Series - 2nd Test - England v Australia - 1953 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Australia in England Test Series - 3rd Test - England v Australia - 1953 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Australia in England Test Series - 4th Test - England v Australia - 1953 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Sources
- Alec Bedser at ESPNcricinfo
- Alec Bedser at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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