In cricket, a ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either a single innings[1][2] or across both innings of a two-innings match.[3][4] The phrase ten wickets in a match is also used.[5]
Taking ten wickets in a match at Lord's earns the bowler a place on the Lord's honours boards.[6]
Ajaz also became the only bowler to snap up a ten wicket-haul in the first innings of a Test
Richard Stokes was taken by his father to the 1956 Ashes Test at Old Trafford, and watched Jim Laker complete his ten-wicket haul.
Tim Southee became just the second New Zealander to take a ten-wicket haul at Lord's when he finished their 2013 Test v England with figures of 10-108
By scoring a century, taking five wickets in an innings or ten wickets in a match, a player ensures that their name is added to one of the famous Honours Boards in the Pavilion.