Wednesday 28 October 2015

Most consecutive five wicket hauls in first class cricket - Part I





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Instances of 10 consecutive 5 wicket hauls

 Player
Team 
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Match
Start date




Tich Freeman




Kent
20
5
39
5
Kent v Essex
4-Jun-1930
20.5
7
43
6
Kent v Essex
4-Jun-1930
43
14
107
6
Kent v Hampshire
7-Jun-1930
17
10
24
6
Kent v Hampshire
7-Jun-1930
40
12
97
6
Kent v Gloucestershire
11-Jun-1930
35.2
5
101
8
Kent v Gloucestershire
11-Jun-1930
35.5
14
70
8
Kent v Derbyshire
14-Jun-1930
22.2
10
40
5
Kent v Derbyshire
14-Jun-1930
29.4
7
71
8
Kent v Warwickshire
18-Jun-1930
26.3
6
72
6
Kent v Warwickshire
18-Jun-1930


# Tich Freeman has taken 386 five wicket hauls in first class cricket - the most for any.

# The above sequence included 5 matches in a span of just 15 days!

# Freeman is the second leading wicket taker in first class cricket with 3776 wickets.

# Wilfred Rhodes, the leading wicket taker in first class cricket (4204 wickets), has never had a sequence of 5 or more five wicket hauls in his career.

# Freeman had a sequence of 21 consecutive innings where he had taken four or more wickets including the above sequence.



Instances of 9 consecutive 5 wicket hauls

Player
Team
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Match
Start date





Johnny Briggs





Lancashire, England
16
3
45
6
Lancashire v Somerset
24 Jul 1893
37
19
51
5
Lancashire v Surrey
31 Jul 1893
41.1
17
64
6
Lancashire v Surrey
31 Jul 1893
28.2
8
47
8
Lancashire v Gloucestershire
03 Aug 1893
19
6
29
5
Lancashire v Gloucestershire
03 Aug 1893
22
8
35
6
Lancashire v Yorkshire
07 Aug 1893
14.2
3
25
5
Lancashire v Yorkshire
07 Aug 1893
14.3
5
34
5
England v Australia
14 Aug 1893
35
6
114
5
England v Australia
14 Aug 1893







Jack Hearne







Middlesex/ MCC
45
20
80
5
Middlesex v Yorkshire
14 Aug 1893
37
17
62
5
Middlesex v Yorkshire
14 Aug 1893
49
19
99
7
Middlesex v Nottinghamshire
17 Aug 1893
28
10
55
8
Middlesex v Nottinghamshire
17 Aug 1893
30.4
9
67
5
Middlesex v Lancashire
21 Aug 1893
32.3
16
40
7
Middlesex v Lancashire
21 Aug 1893
31.3
19
43
5
Middlesex v Kent
24 Aug 1893
51
22
109
5
Middlesex v Kent
24 Aug 1893
14
2
35
6
Marylebone Cricket Club v Yorkshire
28 Aug 1893







Charlie Townsend








Gloucestershire
21
8
26
5
Gloucestershire v Kent
08 Aug 1898
34
7
66
8
Gloucestershire v Kent
08 Aug 1898
46.4
8
128
9
Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
11 Aug 1898
31
4
77
6
Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
11 Aug 1898
31.1
7
64
8
Gloucestershire v Essex
15 Aug 1898
36
8
77
7
Gloucestershire v Essex
15 Aug 1898
19
3
51
5
Gloucestershire v Somerset
18 Aug 1898
21.1
3
66
7
Gloucestershire v Somerset
18 Aug 1898
26.2
8
61
5
Gloucestershire v Surrey
22 Aug 1898




Instances of 8 consecutive 5 wicket hauls



Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Match
Start date







Charlie Townsend








Gloucestershire
20.3
6
43
5
Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire
19 Aug 1895
19
2
67
8
Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire
19 Aug 1895
32.4
4
130
8
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
22 Aug 1895
24
5
54
7
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
22 Aug 1895
43.1
11
80
7
Gloucestershire v Surrey
26 Aug 1895
55.3
14
95
5
Gloucestershire v Surrey
26 Aug 1895
38.1
10
122
7
Gloucestershire v Somerset
29 Aug 1895
43
7
103
5
Gloucestershire v Somerset
29 Aug 1895




Instances of 7 consecutive 5 wicket hauls (before 1900)

Player
Team
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Match
Start date
Alfred Mynn
Kent
NA
NA
NA
6
Kent v England
10 Aug 1841
NA
NA
NA
5
Kent v England
10 Aug 1841
NA
NA
NA
6
Kent v Nottinghamshire
26 Aug 1841
NA
NA
NA
5
Kent v Nottinghamshire
26 Aug 1841
NA
NA
NA
6
Kent v England
13 Sep 1841
NA
NA
NA
5
Kent v England
13 Sep 1841
NA
NA
NA
5
Kent v Sussex
30 Jun 1842
William Clarke
Nottinghamshire, England, North
38.1
NA
NA
6
Nottinghamshire v Kent
26 Jun 1845
27
11
29
9
Nottinghamshire v Kent
17 Jul 1845
29
8
40
7
Nottinghamshire v Kent
17 Jul 1845
27
NA
NA
5
England v Kent
04 Aug 1845
40
NA
NA
7
England v Kent
04 Aug 1845
50
14
89
7
North v Marylebone Cricket Club
25 Aug 1845
30
5
58
6
North v Marylebone Cricket Club
25 Aug 1845
WG Grace
MCC, Gloucestshire
39
10
82
5
Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club v Kent
05 Aug 1874
27
9
47
6
Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club v Kent
05 Aug 1874
23.1
7
44
5
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
13 Aug 1874
46.2
15
77
5
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
13 Aug 1874
13
4
18
7
Gloucestershire v Surrey
24 Aug 1874
25
7
48
7
Gloucestershire v Surrey
24 Aug 1874
53
17
96
7
Gloucestershire v Sussex
27 Aug 1874
Bobby Peel
Yorkshire
41
26
32
5
Yorkshire v Lancashire
19 Jul 1888
35
20
30
7
Yorkshire v Lancashire
19 Jul 1888
20.2
13
12
8
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire
23 Jul 1888
33.3
24
21
6
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire
23 Jul 1888
16
9
19
6
Yorkshire v Australians
26 Jul 1888
32
14
39
7
Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
30 Jul 1888
30.2
11
45
6
Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
30 Jul 1888
Charlie Townsend
Gloucestershire
34
4
78
5
Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
01 Aug 1895
35
12
51
5
Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
01 Aug 1895
23
4
59
5
Gloucestershire v Sussex
05 Aug 1895
14
4
28
7
Gloucestershire v Sussex
05 Aug 1895
28
9
64
8
Gloucestershire v Middlesex
08 Aug 1895
49
15
109
5
Gloucestershire v Middlesex
08 Aug 1895
25.1
8
51
6
Gloucestershire v Kent
12 Aug 1895
Charlie Townsend
Gloucestershire
42
12
108
8
Gloucestershire v Middlesex
06 Aug 1896
20
4
59
6
Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire
13 Aug 1896
10.1
2
28
6
Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire
13 Aug 1896
24
3
74
7
Gloucestershire v Kent
17 Aug 1896
29.4
7
68
6
Gloucestershire v Kent
17 Aug 1896
28
5
79
8
Gloucestershire v Australians
20 Aug 1896
30
4
70
5
Gloucestershire v Surrey
24 Aug 1896
Tom Richardson
Surrey
21.3
5
55
7
Surrey v Yorkshire
21 Jun 1897
42
13
99
8
Surrey v Yorkshire
21 Jun 1897
32
8
80
6
Surrey v Warwickshire
24 Jun 1897
36.3
12
74
5
Surrey v Warwickshire
24 Jun 1897
25.4
8
86
6
Surrey v Middlesex
28 Jun 1897
20.4
5
38
5
Surrey v Middlesex
28 Jun 1897
40.4
9
108
8
Surrey v Yorkshire
01 Jul 1897




# NA means figures not available.



Instances of 7 consecutive 5 wicket hauls (since 1900)

Player
Team
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Match
Start date
Jack White
Sommerset
33.1
13
57
6
Somerset v Derbyshire
11-Jun-1921
31
13
52
7
Somerset v Glamorgan
15-Jun-1921
28.2
10
58
7
Somerset v Glamorgan
15-Jun-1921
42.2
11
76
10
Somerset v Worcestershire
18-Jun-1921
47
17
99
5
Somerset v Worcestershire
18-Jun-1921
34
12
56
5
Somerset v Derbyshire
22-Jun-1921
41
10
120
8
Somerset v Derbyshire
22-Jun-1921
Tich Freeman
Kent
24.4
4
85
6
Kent v Worcestershire
30-Jun-1928
23
2
64
8
Kent v Leicestershire
4-Jul-1928
63.2
8
160
7
Kent v Leicestershire
4-Jul-1928
39
12
71
6
Kent v Derbyshire
7-Jul-1928
31
2
125
6
Kent v Derbyshire
7-Jul-1928
25
5
57
6
Kent v Hampshire
11-Jul-1928
42.1
7
132
5
Kent v Hampshire
11-Jul-1928
Tich Freeman
Kent
21.2
5
61
5
Kent v Northamptonshire
19-Jun-1929
34.5
9
117
7
Kent v Derbyshire
22-Jun-1929
20.3
2
63
7
Kent v Derbyshire
22-Jun-1929
9
1
40
6
Kent v Somerset
26-Jun-1929
22
7
66
6
Kent v Somerset
26-Jun-1929
32.1
13
53
6
Kent v Yorkshire
29-Jun-1929
41.1
8
118
6
Kent v Yorkshire
29-Jun-1929
Tich Freeman


Kent
46.1
13
88
5
Kent v Lancashire
25-Jun-1932
31
13
56
8
Kent v Lancashire
25-Jun-1932
19
7
31
8
Kent v Warwickshire
29-Jun-1932
22.4
5
61
9
Kent v Warwickshire
29-Jun-1932
62.4
17
143
5
Kent v Middlesex
2-Jul-1932
21.1
5
44
8
Kent v Northamptonshire
6-Jul-1932
14.3
4
38
8
Kent v Northamptonshire
6-Jul-1932
Tich Freeman
Kent, England XI, Players, South
37.4
10
64
8
Kent v Middlesex
30-Aug-1933
32.2
11
58
7
Kent v Middlesex
30-Aug-1933
54.1
8
208
6
England XI v West Indians
2-Sep-1933
26
6
81
5
Players v Gentlemen
6-Sep-1933
14
2
74
6
Players v Gentlemen
6-Sep-1933
32.3
4
130
5
South v Marylebone Cricket Club
9-Sep-1933
12.2
5
22
8
South v Marylebone Cricket Club
9-Sep-1933
Hedlry Verity
Yorkshire
15.2
6
29
7
Yorkshire v West Indians
5-Jul-1933
26.3
12
54
7
Yorkshire v West Indians
5-Jul-1933
15.3
7
35
7
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
8-Jul-1933
26.1
4
67
6
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
8-Jul-1933
27
10
47
8
Yorkshire v Essex
12-Jul-1933
14.1
3
44
9
Yorkshire v Essex
12-Jul-1933
51
21
103
6
Yorkshire v Middlesex
15-Jul-1933


# Freeman has had taken 5 or more consecutive five wicket hauls on 12 different occasion - the most by any. 

# Charlie Parker and Tom Richardson are the next best with 8.

# Freeman has taken 7 consecutive five wicket hauls on 4 different occasions. Townsend is the only other man to do it twice.



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