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Five Wicket haul in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The five wicket haul in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
1997
43 entries
1
5
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
1 clear of Glenn McGrath
2
4
Glenn McGrath
AUS
1 off the lead
3
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2 off the lead
● LEADS
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5 · 1 ahead of McGrath
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Mushtaq is out on their own
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 43 · 10 teams represented
★ RANGE
5
top of the list, down to 1 at the other end
Five Wicket haul — full list
43 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5
2
Glenn McGrath
AUS
4
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
3
3
Lance Klusener
SA
3
3
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
3
3
Courtney Walsh
WI
3
3
Darren Gough
ENG
3
4
Anil Kumble
IND
2
4
Aaqib Javed
PAK
2
4
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
2
4
Shane Warne
AUS
2
4
Paul Reiffel
AUS
2
4
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
2
4
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
2
4
Simon Doull
NZ
2
4
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2
4
Allan Donald
SA
2
4
Adam Huckle
ZIM
2
4
Andy Caddick
ENG
2
5
Aasif Karim
KEN
1
5
Shaun Pollock
SA
1
5
Simon Cook
AUS
1
5
Anthony Stuart
AUS
1
5
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
1
5
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
1
5
Michael Bevan
AUS
1
5
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
1
5
Heath Davis
NZ
1
5
Daniel Vettori
NZ
1
5
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
1
5
Chris Cairns
NZ
1
5
Heath Streak
ZIM
1
5
Bryan Strang
ZIM
1
5
Javagal Srinath
IND
1
5
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
1
5
Sourav Ganguly
IND
1
5
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
1
5
Robin Singh
IND
1
5
Robert Croft
ENG
1
5
Carl Hooper
WI
1
5
Franklyn Rose
WI
1
5
Mervyn Dillon
WI
1
5
Phil Tufnell
ENG
1
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