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took the only five-wicket haul in women's international cricket on the ground in 1934 in a Test match against England. The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was taken by Pakistan's

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against Australia in 1984. The best ODI bowling figures at the MCG are the 6/42 taken by both Ajit Agarkar in 2004 and

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Test match five-wicket hauls

There have been a total of 169 five-wicket hauls taken at the MCG in Test matches, one of which was taken in a women's Test match.

Men's matches

Women's matches

One Day International five-wicket hauls

One Day International matches have seen 21 five-wicket hauls taken on the ground, all of them in men's matches.

Notes

References

External links

International five-wicket hauls at Melbourne Cricket Ground

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