St George's Park Cricket Ground is a sports ground in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and the Eastern Province cricket team. The first Test match played in South Africa took place on the ground in 1889 and it also hosted the first rugby union international played by South Africa in 1891. The first One Day International (ODI) on the ground was played in 1992 following South Africa's readmission to international cricket after the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era, and the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was played in 2007.^[1] The only women's international match to be played on the ground was a Test match in 1960.^[2]

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.^[3] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches and One Day Internationals.

The first Test match at St George's Park took place in 1889. A South African representative side played against a touring side of English players organised by Major RG Warton. In 1897 the match was retrospectively awarded Test match status, making this South Africa's first Test match and, because South Africa did not have any first-class cricket teams at the time, the inaugural first-class match played in South Africa.^[4][5] The first five-wicket hauls in Test matches on the ground were taken during this Test, the first by England's Aubrey Smith who took five wickets for the cost of 19 runs in the only Test match of his career. South Africa's Albert Rose-Innes took his own five-wicket haul later in the same match.^[5] The best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground were the 8/7 taken by England's George Lohmann in South Africa's second innings of a match in 1896. Lohmann had already taken 7/38 in South Africa's first innings of the game, and his match figures of 15 wickets for 45 runs are also the best on the ground.^[2]

The first five-wicket haul in a One Day International on the ground was taken by Rudie van Vuuren of Namibia against England at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.^[6] The best ODI bowling figures on the ground were taken by Andy Bichel of Australia, who took 7/20, also against England during the same competition.^[7] As of March 2020^[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.^[2]

As of 10 April 2022

There have been 36 five-wicket hauls taken in Test matches on the ground.

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at St George's Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Aubrey Smith[upper-alpha 1]	12 March 1889	England	South Africa[lower-alpha 1]	1	13.2[lower-alpha 2]	19	5	England won[9]
2	Albert Rose-Innes[upper-alpha 2]	12 March 1889	South Africa	England	2	18[lower-alpha 2]	43	5	England won[9]
3	Bonnor Middleton[upper-alpha 3]	13 February 1896	South Africa	England	1	25.4[lower-alpha 3]	64	5	England won[10]
4	George Lohmann[upper-alpha 4]	13 February 1896	England	South Africa	2	15.4[lower-alpha 3]	38	7	England won[10]
5	George Lohmann[upper-alpha 4]	13 February 1896	England	South Africa	4	9.4[lower-alpha 3]	7	8	England won[10]
6	Athol Rowan	5 March 1949	South Africa[lower-alpha 4]	England	2	60[lower-alpha 5]	167	5	England won[13]
7	Frank Tyson	1 March 1957	England	South Africa	3	23[lower-alpha 5]	40	6	South Africa won[14]
8	Hugh Tayfield	1 March 1957	South Africa	England	4	24.3[lower-alpha 5]	78	6	South Africa won[14]
9	Alan Davidson[upper-alpha 5]	28 February 1958	Australia	South Africa	3	26.1[lower-alpha 5]	38	5	Australia won[15]
10	Richie Benaud[upper-alpha 5]	28 February 1958	Australia	South Africa	3	33[lower-alpha 5]	82	5	Australia won[15]
11	Graham McKenzie	24 February 1967	Australia	South Africa	2	35	65	5	South Africa won[16]
12	Alan Connolly	5 March 1970	Australia	South Africa	1	28.2	47	6	South Africa won[17]
13	Mike Procter	5 March 1970	South Africa	Australia	4	24	73	6	South Africa won[17]
14	Allan Donald[upper-alpha 6]	26 December 1992	South Africa	India	1	27	55	5	South Africa won[18]
15	Allan Donald[upper-alpha 6]	26 December 1992	South Africa	India	3	28	84	7	South Africa won[18]
16	Jason Gillespie	14 March 1997	Australia	South Africa	1	23	54	5	Australia won[19]
17	Waqar Younis	6 March 1998	Pakistan	South Africa	1	23	78	6	South Africa won[20]
18	Fanie de Villiers	6 March 1998	South Africa	Pakistan	2	11.5	23	6	South Africa won[20]
19	Shaun Pollock	10 December 1998	South Africa	West Indies	2	13.3	43	5	South Africa won[21]
20	Curtly Ambrose	10 December 1998	West Indies	South Africa	3	19	51	6	South Africa won[21]
21	Allan Donald	10 December 1998	South Africa	West Indies	4	14.2	49	5	South Africa won[21]
22	Javagal Srinath	16 November 2001	India	South Africa	1	30	76	6	Drawn[22]
23	Shaun Pollock	16 November 2001	South Africa	India	2	16	40	5	Drawn[22]
24	Makhaya Ntini	19 January 2007	South Africa	Pakistan	2	21	59	6	Pakistan won[23]
25	Mohammad Asif	19 January 2007	Pakistan	South Africa	3	38	76	5	Pakistan won[23]
26	Dale Steyn	11 January 2013	South Africa	New Zealand	2	13	17	5	South Africa won[24]
27	Nathan Lyon	20 February 2014	Australia	South Africa	1	46	130	5	South Africa won[25]
28	Suranga Lakmal	26 December 2016	Sri Lanka	South Africa	1	27	63	5	South Africa won[26]
29	Vernon Philander	26 December 2016	South Africa	Sri Lanka	2	20	45	5	South Africa won[26]
30	Morné Morkel[upper-alpha 7]	26 December 2017	South Africa	Zimbabwe	2	11	21	5	South Africa won[27]
31	Keshav Maharaj[upper-alpha 7]	26 December 2017	South Africa	Zimbabwe	3	17.3	59	5	South Africa won[27]
32	Kagiso Rabada	9 March 2018	South Africa	Australia	1	21	96	5	South Africa won[28]
33	Kagiso Rabada	9 March 2018	South Africa	Australia	3	22	54	6	South Africa won[28]
34	Keshav Maharaj	16 January 2020	South Africa	England	1	58	180	5	England won[29]
35	Dominic Bess	16 January 2020	England	South Africa	2	31	51	5	England won[29]
36	Taijul Islam	8 April 2022	Bangladesh	South Africa	1	50	135	6	South Africa won[30]
37	Keshav Maharaj	8 April 2022	South Africa	Bangladesh	4	12	40	7	South Africa won[30]

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As of 21 January 2020

Six five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at St George's Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Rudie van Vuuren	19 February 2003[lower-alpha 6]	Namibia	England	1	10	43	5	England won[31]
2	Andy Bichel	2 March 2003[lower-alpha 6]	Australia	England	1	10	20	7	Australia won[32]
3	Shane Bond[upper-alpha 8]	11 March 2003[lower-alpha 6]	New Zealand	Australia	1	10	23	6	Australia won[33]
4	Brett Lee[upper-alpha 8]	11 March 2003[lower-alpha 6]	Australia	New Zealand	2	9.1	42	5	Australia won[33]
5	James Anderson	29 November 2009	England	South Africa	1	10	23	5	England won[34]
6	Dale Steyn	27 November 2013	South Africa	Pakistan	1	9	39	6	Pakistan won[35]

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