List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Queen's Park Oval
Queen's Park Oval is a cricket ground in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the grounds used as by the West Indies cricket team and has been the home ground of Queen's Park Cricket Club since 1896. The ground was first used in the 1890s and first hosted matches by visiting English teams in 1897. The modern ground has a capacity of 25,000 spectators.
The first Test match was played on the ground in 1930 when the West Indies played England during the first home Test series played by the side. One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been played on the ground since 1983 and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) since 2009. Women's international cricket was first played on the ground in 2003.
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler Taking Five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches.
The first five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in international matches were taken by West Indian Herman Griffith and Englishman Bill Voce. Both took their wickets during the ground's first Test match in 1930, Griffith taking five wickets for 63 runs (5/63) in the game's first innings and Voce taking 7/70 later in the match. The West Indies spin bowler Jack Noreiga has the best innings bowling figures on the ground, taking 9/95 against India in 1971 on a pitch described by Wisden as "dubious". No five-wicket hauls have been taken in women's international cricket on the ground.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI/T20I was held |
| Inn | Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| O | Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings |
| R | Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings |
| W | Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings |
| Result | Result of the match |
Test Match five-wicket hauls
- As of 8 September 2019
A total of 79 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Griffith | 1 February 1930 | West Indies | England | 1 | 22 | 63 | 5 | England won |
| 2 | Bill Voce | 1 February 1930 | England | West Indies | 4 | 37.2 | 70 | 7 | England won |
| 3 | Wilfred Ferguson | 11 February 1948 | West Indies | England | 1 | 39 | 137 | 5 | Drawn |
| 4 | Wilfred Ferguson | 11 February 1948 | West Indies | England | 3 | 34.2 | 92 | 6 | Drawn |
| 5 | Subhash Gupte | 21 January 1953 | India | West Indies | 2 | 66 | 162 | 7 | Drawn |
| 6 | Frank King | 19 February 1953 | West Indies | India | 1 | 31 | 74 | 5 | Drawn |
| 7 | Subhash Gupte | 19 February 1953 | India | West Indies | 2 | 48 | 107 | 5 | Drawn |
| 8 | Ray Lindwall | 11 April 1955 | Australia | West Indies | 1 | 24.5 | 95 | 6 | Drawn |
| 9 | Fazal Mahmood | 26 March 1958 | Pakistan | West Indies | 1 | 32 | 83 | 6 | Pakistan won |
| 10 | Jaswick Taylor | 26 March 1958 | West Indies | Pakistan | 2 | 36.5 | 109 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 11 | Nasim-ul-Ghani | 26 March 1958 | Pakistan | West Indies | 3 | 30.5 | 67 | 6 | Pakistan won |
| 12 | Fred Trueman | 28 January 1960 | England | West Indies | 2 | 21 | 35 | 5 | England won |
| 13 | Polly Umrigar | 4 April 1962 | India | West Indies | 1 | 56 | 107 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 14 | Wes Hall | 4 April 1962 | West Indies | India | 2 | 9 | 20 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 15 | Charlie Griffith | 14 May 1965 | West Indies | Australia | 2 | 20 | 46 | 6 | Australia won |
| 16 | Graham McKenzie | 14 May 1965 | Australia | West Indies | 3 | 17 | 33 | 5 | Australia won |
| 17 | Charlie Griffith | 19 January 1968 | West Indies | England | 1 | 29.5 | 69 | 5 | Drawn |
| 18 | Basil Butcher | 14 March 1968 | West Indies | England | 2 | 13.4 | 34 | 5 | England won |
| 19 | Jack Noreiga | 6 March 1971 | West Indies | India | 2 | 49.4 | 95 | 9 | India won |
| 20 | Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 6 March 1971 | India | West Indies | 3 | 36 | 95 | 5 | India won |
| 21 | Jack Noreiga | 13 April 1971 | West Indies | India | 3 | 53.4 | 129 | 5 | Drawn |
| 22 | Inshan Ali | 20 April 1972 | West Indies | New Zealand | 2 | 26.4 | 59 | 5 | Drawn |
| 23 | Bruce Taylor | 20 April 1972 | New Zealand | West Indies | 3 | 24 | 41 | 5 | Drawn |
| 24 | Lance Gibbs | 23 March 1973 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 45 | 102 | 5 | Australia won |
| 25 | Max Walker | 21 April 1973 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 37 | 75 | 5 | Drawn |
| 26 | Terry Jenner | 21 April 1973 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 32.2 | 90 | 5 | Drawn |
| 27 | Pat Pocock | 2 February 1974 | England | West Indies | 2 | 43 | 110 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 28 | Lance Gibbs | 2 February 1974 | West Indies | England | 3 | 57.2 | 108 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 29 | Tony Greig | 30 March 1974 | England | West Indies | 2 | 36.1 | 86 | 8 | England won |
| 30 | Tony Greig | 30 March 1974 | England | West Indies | 4 | 33 | 70 | 5 | England won |
| 31 | Bishan Singh Bedi | 24 March 1976 | India | West Indies | 1 | 34 | 82 | 5 | Drawn |
| 32 | B. S. Chandrasekhar | 7 April 1976 | India | West Indies | 1 | 32.2 | 120 | 6 | India won |
| 33 | Michael Holding | 7 April 1976 | West Indies | India | 2 | 26.4 | 65 | 6 | India won |
| 34 | Colin Croft | 4 March 1977 | West Indies | Pakistan | 1 | 18.5 | 29 | 8 | West Indies won |
| 35 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1 April 1977 | Pakistan | West Indies | 2 | 10.5 | 28 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 36 | Andy Roberts | 3 March 1978 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 16.2 | 56 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 37 | Vanburn Holder | 15 April 1978 | West Indies | Australia | 2 | 13 | 28 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 38 | Derick Parry | 15 April 1978 | West Indies | Australia | 4 | 10.4 | 15 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 39 | John Emburey | 13 February 1981 | England | West Indies | 1 | 52 | 124 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 40 | Colin Croft | 13 February 1981 | West Indies | England | 2 | 22 | 40 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 41 | Malcolm Marshall | 11 March 1983 | West Indies | India | 1 | 19.1 | 37 | 5 | Drawn |
| 42 | Joel Garner | 16 March 1984 | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 28.1 | 60 | 6 | Drawn |
| 43 | Ewen Chatfield | 29 March 1985 | New Zealand | West Indies | 3 | 22 | 73 | 6 | Drawn |
| 44 | John Emburey | 7 March 1986 | England | West Indies | 2 | 27 | 78 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 45 | Ian Botham | 3 April 1986 | England | West Indies | 2 | 24.1 | 71 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 46 | Imran Khan | 14 April 1988 | Pakistan | West Indies | 3 | 45 | 115 | 5 | Drawn |
| 47 | Arshad Ayub | 15 April 1989 | India | West Indies | 1 | 52 | 117 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 48 | Malcolm Marshall | 15 April 1989 | West Indies | India | 2 | 17 | 34 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 49 | Kapil Dev | 15 April 1989 | India | West Indies | 3 | 25 | 58 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 50 | Malcolm Marshall | 15 April 1989 | West Indies | India | 4 | 19.5 | 55 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 51 | Devon Malcolm | 23 March 1990 | England | West Indies | 3 | 26.2 | 77 | 6 | Drawn |
| 52 | Ian Bishop | 16 April 1993 | West Indies | Pakistan | 2 | 15.5 | 43 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 53 | Carl Hooper | 16 April 1993 | West Indies | Pakistan | 4 | 11.5 | 40 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 54 | Curtly Ambrose | 25 March 1994 | West Indies | England | 2 | 29 | 60 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 55 | Andy Caddick | 25 March 1994 | England | West Indies | 3 | 26 | 65 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 56 | Curtly Ambrose | 25 March 1994 | West Indies | England | 4 | 10 | 24 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 57 | Curtly Ambrose | 21 April 1995 | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 16 | 45 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 58 | Glenn McGrath | 21 April 1995 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 21.5 | 47 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 59 | Anil Kumble | 14 March 1997 | India | West Indies | 1 | 39 | 104 | 5 | Drawn |
| 60 | Curtly Ambrose | 14 March 1997 | West Indies | India | 2 | 41.4 | 87 | 5 | Drawn |
| 61 | Angus Fraser | 5 February 1998 | England | West Indies | 2 | 16.1 | 53 | 8 | West Indies won |
| 62 | Curtly Ambrose | 5 February 1998 | West Indies | England | 3 | 19.5 | 52 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 63 | Andy Caddick | 13 February 1998 | England | West Indies | 1 | 22 | 67 | 5 | England won |
| 64 | Angus Fraser | 13 February 1998 | England | West Indies | 1 | 20.4 | 40 | 5 | England won |
| 65 | Curtly Ambrose | 13 February 1998 | West Indies | England | 2 | 15.4 | 25 | 5 | England won |
| 66 | Glenn McGrath | 5 March 1999 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 14 | 50 | 5 | Australia won |
| 67 | Glenn McGrath | 5 March 1999 | Australia | West Indies | 4 | 10 | 28 | 5 | Australia won |
| 68 | Heath Streak | 16 March 2000 | Zimbabwe | West Indies | 3 | 17 | 27 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 69 | Courtney Walsh | 17 March 2001 | West Indies | South Africa | 3 | 36.4 | 61 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 70 | Steve Harmison | 19 March 2004 | England | West Indies | 1 | 20.1 | 61 | 6 | England won |
| 71 | Simon Jones | 19 March 2004 | England | West Indies | 3 | 15 | 57 | 5 | England won |
| 72 | Makhaya Ntini | 8 April 2005 | South Africa | West Indies | 1 | 28 | 95 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 73 | Makhaya Ntini | 8 April 2005 | South Africa | West Indies | 3 | 19.5 | 37 | 7 | South Africa won |
| 74 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 April 2008 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2 | 29.2 | 79 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 75 | Sulieman Benn | 10 June 2010 | West Indies | South Africa | 1 | 47 | 120 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 76 | Dale Steyn | 10 June 2010 | South Africa | West Indies | 2 | 14 | 29 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 77 | Kemar Roach | 15 April 2012 | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 27 | 105 | 5 | Drawn |
| 78 | Nathan Lyon | 15 April 2012 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | Drawn |
| 79 | Kemar Roach | 15 April 2012 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 18 | 41 | 5 | Drawn |
One Day International five-wicket hauls
- As of 8 September 2019
Five-wicket hauls have been taken in One Day Internationals four times on the ground, the first by West Indian Tony Gray in 1991. The best bowling in an ODI on the ground is the 6/25 taken by New Zealand's Scott Styris in 2002.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gray | 9 March 1991 | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 9 | 50 | 6 | Australia won |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 June 1997 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 58 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 3 | Mervyn Dillon | 2 June 2002 | West Indies | India | 1 | 10 | 52 | 5 | India won |
| 4 | Scott Styris | 12 June 2002 | New Zealand | West Indies | 2 | 7 | 25 | 6 | New Zealand won |
Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
- As of 8 September 2019
The only five-wicket hauls taken in a T20I match on the ground was achieved by West Indian Darren Sammy in 2010.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Sammy | 28 February 2010 | West Indies | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3.5 | 26 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |