In
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
, a ten-wicket haul occurs when a
bowler takes ten
wicket
In the sport of cricket, the term wicket has several meanings:
* It is either of the two sets of three Stump (cricket), stumps and two Bail (cricket), bails at each end of the Cricket pitch, pitch. The Fielding (cricket), fielding team's playe ...
s in either a single
innings
An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or nonstriker). In cricket and rounders, "innings" is ...
or across both innings of a
two-innings match. The phrase ten wickets in a match is also used.
Taking ten wickets in a match at
Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket List of Test cricket grounds, venue in St John's Wood, Westminster. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex C ...
earns the bowler a place on the
Lord's honours boards
The Lord's honours boards are boards in the Lord's Pavilion, Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, which commemorate cricket players who have scored a century (cricket), century, taken Five-wicket haul, 5 wickets in a single innings, or ...
, and many other grounds have their own honours boards where earning this achievement will be listed.
Ten wickets in a single innings
Taking all ten wickets in a single innings is rare. It has happened only
three times
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in
Test cricket
Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of i ...
.
The only players to achieve this feat are
Jim Laker of England,
Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg sp ...
of India, and
Ajaz Patel of New Zealand.
Ten wickets across both innings of a match
Taking ten wickets across both innings of a match is more common, but is still a notable achievement. The bowler to achieve this feat the most in Test cricket was
Muttiah Muralitharan
Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan (born 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, businessman and former professional cricketer. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the ...
, who did so 22 times.
Ten-wicket haul in limited-overs cricket
In
2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Mahaboob Alam took all ten wickets in a 50-over innings for
Nepal
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against
Mozambique
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, becoming the first to do it in an ICC-organized limited overs match In 2010, another Nepali bowler,
Avinash Karn became the first bowler to do it in domestic cricket history, while playing for Region No.2 Birgunj against Region No.6 Baitadi in Nepal's National U19 Tournament.
See also
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Five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batter.
Takin ...
References
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