# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa was established in 1888 and has hosted international cricket since 1889. The ground's first Test match was played between a South African representative XI and an English side touring South Africa. This match was given retrospective Test match status in 1897. The first One Day International (ODI) played on the ground took place in 1992 following the reintegration of South Africa to international cricket after the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era. The first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was played in 2007. Two women's Test matches were played on the ground, one in 1962 and one in 1970, and women's ODI and T20I matches have been played at Newlands since 2009.
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 matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.
Three five-wicket hauls were taken in the ground's first Test match in 1889, South African Gobo Ashley taking seven wickets for the cost of 95 runs (7/95) in the first innings of the match. England bowler Johnny Briggs took 7/17 and 8/11 in the South African side's two innings as the hosts were bowled out for 47 and 43 runs when they batted. Briggs' bowling figures are the best on the ground in Test matches, with match figures of 15/28. In women's Test cricket, both five-wicket hauls on the ground were taken by Lorna Ward, the first in the 1960 match.
South Africa's Hansie Cronje took the first five-wicket haul on the ground in a One Day International, taking 5/32 against India in 1992. This was the first One Day International played in South Africa. Zimbabwe's Henry Olonga recorded the best ODI bowling figures with 6/19 against England in 2000. The only five-wicket haul taken in a Twenty20 International on the ground was taken by West Indian Anisa Mohammed in a women's T20I in 2009.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Date the Test started or ODI/T20I 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 |

## Test match five-wicket hauls

    As of 4 January 2024
A total of 75 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground, including two in women's Tests.

### Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Newlands :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Gobo Ashley | 25 March 1889 | South Africa | England | 1 | 43.1 | 95 | 7 | England won |
| 2 | Johnny Briggs | 25 March 1889 | England | South Africa | 2 | 19.1 | 17 | 7 | England won |
| 3 | Johnny Briggs | 25 March 1889 | England | South Africa | 3 | 14.2 | 11 | 8 | England won |
| 4 | J. J. Ferris | 19 March 1892 | England | South Africa | 1 | 29.2 | 54 | 6 | England won |
| 5 | J. J. Ferris | 19 March 1892 | England | South Africa | 3 | 25 | 37 | 7 | England won |
| 6 | George Lohmann | 21 March 1896 | England | South Africa | 1 | 24 | 42 | 7 | England won |
| 7 | Jimmy Sinclair | 1 April 1899 | South Africa | England | 1 | 12 | 26 | 6 | England won |
| 8 | Schofield Haigh | 1 April 1899 | England | South Africa | 4 | 11.4 | 11 | 6 | England won |
| 9 | Charlie Llewellyn | 8 November 1902 | South Africa | Australia | 1 | 30.5 | 97 | 6 | Australia won |
| 10 | Bill Howell | 8 November 1902 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 26 | 81 | 5 | Australia won |
| 11 | Colin Blythe | 24 March 1906 | England | South Africa | 1 | 32 | 68 | 6 | England won |
| 12 | Colin Blythe | 24 March 1906 | England | South Africa | 3 | 28.5 | 50 | 5 | England won |
| 13 | Bert Vogler | 7 March 1910 | South Africa | England | 3 | 21.3 | 72 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 14 | Colin Blythe | 11 March 1910 | England | South Africa | 2 | 18 | 46 | 7 | England won |
| 15 | Charles Macartney | 26 November 1921 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 24.3 | 44 | 5 | Australia won |
| 16 | Jimmy Blanckenberg | 1 January 1923 | South Africa | England | 2 | 24.1 | 61 | 5 | England won |
| 17 | George Macaulay | 1 January 1923 | England | South Africa | 3 | 37 | 64 | 5 | England won |
| 18 | Alf Hall | 1 January 1923 | South Africa | England | 4 | 37.3 | 63 | 7 | England won |
| 19 | George Finlay-Bissett | 31 December 1927 | South Africa | England | 1 | 17 | 37 | 5 | England won |
| 20 | Clarrie Grimmett | 1 January 1936 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | 17 | 32 | 5 | Australia won |
| 21 | Clarrie Grimmett | 1 January 1936 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 36.4 | 56 | 5 | Australia won |
| 22 | Norman Gordon | 31 December 1938 | South Africa | England | 1 | 40 | 157 | 5 | Drawn |
| 23 | Hedley Verity | 31 December 1938 | England | South Africa | 2 | 36.6 | 70 | 5 | Drawn |
| 24 | Athol Rowan | 1 January 1949 | South Africa | England | 1 | 31.2 | 80 | 5 | Drawn |
| 25 | Denis Compton | 1 January 1949 | England | South Africa | 2 | 25.2 | 70 | 5 | Drawn |
| 26 | Colin McCool | 31 December 1949 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | 11.4 | 41 | 5 | Australia won |
| 27 | Ray Lindwall | 31 December 1949 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 15.4 | 32 | 5 | Australia won |
| 28 | Geoff Rabone | 1 January 1954 | New Zealand | South Africa | 2 | 38.7 | 68 | 6 | Drawn |
| 29 | Hugh Tayfield | 1 January 1957 | South Africa | England | 1 | 53 | 130 | 5 | England won |
| 30 | Johnny Wardle | 1 January 1957 | England | South Africa | 2 | 23.6 | 53 | 5 | England won |
| 31 | Johnny Wardle | 1 January 1957 | England | South Africa | 4 | 19 | 36 | 7 | England won |
| 32 | Hugh Tayfield | 31 December 1957 | South Africa | Australia | 1 | 51 | 120 | 5 | Australia won |
| 33 | Richie Benaud | 31 December 1957 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 21 | 49 | 5 | Australia won |
| 34 | Sydney Burke | 1 January 1962 | South Africa | New Zealand | 1 | 53.5 | 128 | 6 | New Zealand won |
| 35 | Frank Cameron | 1 January 1962 | New Zealand | South Africa | 2 | 24.4 | 48 | 5 | New Zealand won |
| 36 | Sydney Burke | 1 January 1962 | South Africa | New Zealand | 3 | 27.1 | 68 | 5 | New Zealand won |
| 37 | Harry Bromfield | 1 January 1965 | South Africa | England | 2 | 57.2 | 88 | 5 | Drawn |
| 38 | Eddie Barlow | 31 December 1966 | South Africa | Australia | 1 | 33.3 | 85 | 5 | Australia won |
| 39 | Graham McKenzie | 31 December 1966 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | 33 | 65 | 5 | Australia won |
| 40 | Ashley Mallett | 22 January 1970 | Australia | South Africa | 1 | 55.1 | 126 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 41 | Alan Connolly | 22 January 1970 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 26 | 47 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 42 | Craig Matthews | 17 March 1994 | South Africa | Australia | 2 | 36 | 80 | 5 | Australia won |
| 43 | Steve Waugh | 17 March 1994 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 22.3 | 28 | 5 | Australia won |
| 44 | Fanie de Villiers | 2 January 1995 | South Africa | New Zealand | 3 | 28.1 | 61 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 45 | Allan Donald | 2 January 1996 | South Africa | England | 1 | 16 | 46 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 46 | Shaun Pollock | 2 January 1996 | South Africa | England | 3 | 15.5 | 32 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 47 | Jacques Kallis | 2 January 1999 | South Africa | West Indies | 4 | 27.4 | 90 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 48 | Allan Donald | 2 January 2000 | South Africa | England | 1 | 26 | 47 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 49 | Chris Silverwood | 2 January 2000 | England | South Africa | 2 | 32 | 91 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 50 | Shaun Pollock | 2 January 2001 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 1 | 13.4 | 30 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 51 | Shane Warne | 8 March 2002 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 70 | 161 | 6 | Australia won |
| 52 | Andre Nel | 2 January 2004 | South Africa | West Indies | 2 | 28.1 | 87 | 5 | Drawn |
| 53 | Charl Langeveldt | 2 January 2005 | South Africa | England | 2 | 16 | 46 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 54 | Stuart Clark | 16 March 2006 | Australia | South Africa | 1 | 17 | 55 | 5 | Australia won |
| 55 | Paul Harris | 19 March 2009 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 42.5 | 127 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 56 | James Anderson | 3 January 2010 | England | South Africa | 1 | 21.1 | 63 | 5 | Drawn |
| 57 | Morne Morkel | 3 January 2010 | South Africa | England | 2 | 22 | 75 | 5 | Drawn |
| 58 | S Sreesanth | 2 January 2011 | India | South Africa | 1 | 29 | 114 | 5 | Drawn |
| 59 | Dale Steyn | 2 January 2011 | South Africa | India | 2 | 31 | 75 | 5 | Drawn |
| 60 | Harbhajan Singh | 2 January 2011 | India | South Africa | 3 | 38 | 120 | 7 | Drawn |
| 61 | Shane Watson | 9 November 2011 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 62 | Vernon Philander | 9 November 2011 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 63 | Vernon Philander | 2 January 2013 | South Africa | New Zealand | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 64 | Vernon Philander | 14 February 2013 | South Africa | Pakistan | 1 | 26 | 59 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 65 | Saeed Ajmal | 14 February 2013 | Pakistan | South Africa | 2 | 42 | 96 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 66 | Lahiru Kumara | 2 January 2017 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 1 | 25 | 122 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 67 | Kagiso Rabada | 2 January 2017 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 4 | 17 | 55 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 68 | Vernon Philander | 5 January 2018 | South Africa | India | 4 | 15.4 | 42 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 69 | Morne Morkel | 22 March 2018 | South Africa | Australia | 4 | 9.4 | 23 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 70 | James Anderson | 3 January 2020 | England | South Africa | 2 | 19 | 40 | 5 | England won |
| 71 | Jasprit Bumrah | 11 January 2022 | India | South Africa | 2 | 23.3 | 42 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 72 | Mohammed Siraj | 3 January 2024 | India | South Africa | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 | India won |
| 73 | Jasprit Bumrah | 3 January 2024 | India | South Africa | 3 | 13.5 | 61 | 6 | India won |

### Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at Newlands :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Lorna Ward | 13 January 1961 | South Africa | England | 1 | 14.3 | 18 | 5 | Drawn |
| 2 | Lorna Ward | 25 March 1889 | South Africa | New Zealand | 1 | 21 | 47 | 5 | Drawn |

## One Day International five-wicket hauls

    As of 9 March 2020
A total of eight five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground, all in men's matches.
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Newlands :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Hansie Cronje | 7 December 1992 | South Africa | India | 1 | 10 | 32 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 2 | Lance Klusener | 23 April 1998 | South Africa | Pakistan | 1 | 7.1 | 25 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 3 | Henry Olonga | 28 January 2000 | Zimbabwe | England | 2 | 8.2 | 19 | 6 | Zimbabwe won |
| 4 | Makhaya Ntini | 11 January 2001 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 2 | 8.2 | 37 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 5 | Nicky Boje | 9 April 2002 | South Africa | Australia | 2 | 6.3 | 21 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 6 | Jacques Kallis | 18 December 2002 | South Africa | Pakistan | 2 | 8.4 | 41 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 7 | Makhaya Ntini | 3 March 2006 | South Africa | Australia | 2 | 9.3 | 22 | 6 | South Africa won |
| 8 | Wayne Parnell | 27 November 2009 | South Africa | England | 2 | 9.3 | 48 | 5 | South Africa won |

## Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

    As of 9 March 2020
A single five-wicket haul has been taken in T20 International matches at Newlands. West Indies bowler Anisa Mohammed took five wickets against South Africa in a women's T20I in 2009.
Five-wicket hauls in Women's Twenty20 Internationals at Newlands :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Anisa Mohammed | 26 October 2009 | West Indies | South Africa | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | West Indies won |