List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Johnson
# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Johnson

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of September 2014 only 42 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level. Mitchell Johnson—a left-arm fast bowler—is a former Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represented Australia. Johnson took 264 wickets in Test matches, 212 wickets in ODIs and 38 wickets in T20Is. With 15 five-wicket hauls across all formats of the game, he ranks equal thirty-ninth among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, and ninth in the equivalent list for Australia.

Johnson made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2007. His first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand during the first Test of the 2008–09 series at the Gabba. His 5 wickets for 39 runs in the second innings raised his tally to 9 wickets for the match. Australia won the match by 149 runs and his performance earned him the man-of-the-match award. His best bowling figures for an innings are 8 wickets for 61 runs against South Africa in 2008. In Test matches, Johnson was most successful against England, taking 5 of his 12 five-wicket hauls against them.

In 2005, Johnson made his ODI debut against New Zealand. He took his first five-wicket haul against India in 2007. Johnson took 5 wickets for 26 runs in the match, which Australian won by 9 wickets. His career best figures are 6 wickets for 31 runs against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011. Although Johnson made his first T20I appearance in 2007, he did not pick up a fifer in the format. Figures of 3 wickets for 15 runs against Sri Lanka in 2010 were his best in this version of the game.

## Tests

Key :

| Symbol | Meaning |
| - | - |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled |
| Runs | Number of runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
| Result | Result for the Australia team |
| * | One of two five wicket hauls by Johnson in a match |
| † | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
| ‡ | Johnson was selected as the man of the match |

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Mitchell Johnson :

| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 November 2008 ‡ | The Gabba, Brisbane | New Zealand | 4 | 17.3 | 39 | 5 | 2.22 | Jesse Ryder Daniel Flynn Daniel Vettori Ross Taylor Chris Martin | Won |
| 2 | 17 December 2008 † ‡ | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa | 2 | 24 | 61 | 8 | 2.54 | Neil McKenzie Graeme Smith AB de Villiers Jacques Kallis JP Duminy Morné Morkel Paul Harris Dale Steyn | Lost |
| 3 | 7 August 2009 | Headingley, Leeds | England | 3 | 19.3 | 69 | 5 | 3.53 | Ian Bell Paul Collingwood Alastair Cook Graeme Swann Graham Onions | Won |
| 4 | 4 December 2009 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies | 3 | 22 | 103 | 5 | 4.68 | Ramnaresh Sarwan Dwayne Bravo Denesh Ramdin Sulieman Benn Ravi Rampaul | Drawn |
| 5 | 27 March 2010 † ‡ | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand | 4 | 20.1 | 73 | 6 | 3.61 | Tim McIntosh BJ Watling Ross Taylor Martin Guptill Brent Arnel Tim Southee | Won |
| 6 | 1 October 2010 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | India | 2 | 20 | 64 | 5 | 3.20 | Gautam Gambhir Virender Sehwag Mahendra Singh Dhoni Harbhajan Singh Suresh Raina | Lost |
| 7 | 16 December 2010 ‡ | WACA Ground, Perth | England | 2 | 17.3 | 38 | 6 | 2.17 | Alastair Cook Jonathan Trott Kevin Pietersen Paul Collingwood Chris Tremlett James Anderson | Won |
| 8 | 21 November 2013 ‡ | The Gabba, Brisbane | England | 4 | 21.1 | 42 | 5 | 1.98 | Jonathan Trott Kevin Pietersen Stuart Broad Graeme Swann James Anderson | Won |
| 9 | 5 December 2013 † ‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | England | 2 | 17.2 | 40 | 7 | 2.30 | Alastair Cook Ben Stokes Matt Prior Stuart Broad Graeme Swann James Anderson Monty Panesar | Won |
| 10 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England | 1 | 24 | 63 | 5 | 2.62 | Ben Stokes Jonny Bairstow Tim Bresnan Kevin Pietersen Stuart Broad | Won |
| 11 | 12 February 2014 * † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa | 2 | 17.1 | 68 | 7 | 3.96 | Graeme Smith Alviro Petersen Faf du Plessis Ryan McLaren Robin Peterson AB de Villiers Morné Morkel | Won |
| 12 | 12 February 2014 * † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa | 4 | 16 | 59 | 5 | 3.68 | Alviro Petersen Graeme Smith JP Duminy Ryan McLaren AB de Villiers | Won |

## One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Mitchell Johnson :

| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 October 2007 ‡ | IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara | India | 1 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 2.60 | Yuvraj Singh Robin Uthappa Mahendra Singh Dhoni Irfan Pathan Murali Kartik | Won |
| 2 | 6 July 2008 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | West Indies | 2 | 7.5 | 29 | 5 | 3.70 | Chris Gayle Ramnaresh Sarwan Darren Powell Nikita Miller Fidel Edwards | Won |
| 3 | 10 August 2011 ‡ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 3.10 | Mahela Jayawardene Kumar Sangakkara Jeevan Mendis Angelo Mathews Suraj Randiv Ajantha Mendis | Won |
