The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - Wikipedia The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Jump to : navigation , search The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Covers of the first four novels . The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress Author Michael Scott Cover artist Michael Wagner Country United States Language English Genre Fantasy , Thriller , Young adult fiction Publisher Random House Published 22 May 2007 Media type Print ( hardback & paperback ) Audiobook The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a series of six fantasy novels written by Irish author Michael Scott , completed in 2012 . The first book in the series , The Alchemyst , was released in 2007 , and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year , concluding with The Enchantress in 2012 . The cover artist for the series is Michael Wagner . English - language versions are printed by Doubleday ( hardback ) and Corgi ( paperback ) ( imprints of Random House ) in the UK and Australia , and by Delacorte Press ( hardback and paperback ; also an imprint of Random House ) in the US . As of November 2009 , the translation rights have been purchased by 37 countries and the books have been translated into 20 languages . Each of the first four titles featured in the top ten of the New York Times Best Seller Children 's Books list . The Alchemyst reached No. 2 on 26 August 2007 and as of 24 March 2008 it had sold in excess of 150,000 copies . The Magician reached No. 4 on 13 July 2008 . The Sorceress reached No. 5 , and The Necromancer reached No. 3 . The books have been nominated for various teen literary and reader 's awards . The film rights to the series have been bought by AMPCO Films . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot overview 2 Development 3 Main characters 4 Titles ' significance 5 Special editions and cover variations 6 Series chronology 6.1 Side stories 7 Online games 8 Awards and nominations 9 Audiobooks 10 Film adaptation 11 References 12 External links Plot overview ( edit ) The main story arc charts the adventures of two fifteen - year - old American teens , named Sophie and Josh Newman , whose regular lives working at their summer jobs ( Sophie works in a coffee shop , Josh in a bookstore ) are turned upside down by the arrival of Dr. John Dee . Dr. Dee engages the bookstore owner , Nick Fleming , in a battle of magic in an attempt to steal an ancient book , The Book of Abraham the Mage ( a.k.a. the Codex ) from him . Dr. John Dee snatches the book from Josh 's grasp , but Josh manages to retain two pages . Dr. John Dee also kidnaps Nick 's wife Perry Fleming and imprisons her on Alcatraz Island . After the battle , Nick Fleming confesses to Josh and Sophie that his real name is Nicholas Flamel , that he is the French alchemist from history , that he is also immortal , and that the twins , himself , and Perry ( his immortal wife , Perenelle Flamel ) , are in grave danger . Nicholas tells the twins that he believes them to be mentioned in a prophecy within the Codex , and that the fate of the world as they know it could depend on his success in getting their dormant , latent magical abilities fully awakened . He also tells them that without the Codex , both he and Perry will die within a month , as their immortality , prolonged youth , and longevity depends on a recipe for a special elixir found only within its pages . This elixir changes monthly and can not be memorised . Meanwhile Dr. John Dee has found out that he is missing two vital pages from the Codex . The pages are the Final Summoning , needed by him to return his masters , the Dark Elders , to earth ... and so begins a fast - paced race as Dee pursues the twins and Nicholas for the pages of the Codex , whilst Nicholas aided by Scáthach and others race to get the twins ' latent magical auras awakened , to get them schooled in the use of the elemental magics -- Water , Fire , Earth , Air , and Aether -- and to rescue his wife , Perry . The stories criss - cross the globe , featuring well known places and sights , such as San Francisco , London , the Eiffel Tower , Stonehenge and the Golden Gate Bridge . Many characters from history and mythology help both sides pursue their goals . In the first four books alone , Scáthach , Hekate , Prometheus , the Witch of Endor , Gilgamesh , Niccolò Machiavelli , Bastet , Odin , William Shakespeare , Joan of Arc , Billy the Kid , Virginia Dare , the Count of St. Germain and Mars Ultor enter the series . Development ( edit ) The idea for the series as a whole began in May 1997 . Initially the series had Dr. Dee in the leading role , and was going to be called The Secrets of John Dee , a historical character that Scott knew well , having featured him in three of his other titles : Image , Reflection and The Merchant Prince . He wanted to bring Dr. Dee into the 21st Century and introduce him to a young audience that may not have heard of the historical doctor before , but he decided that Dr. Dee was too sinister and had dubious motivation . Inspiration struck one night in 2000 , when Scott took a wrong turn whilst wandering around Paris and happened upon Nicholas Flamel 's house in the Rue du Montmorency . Having decided that he had found the perfect mentor for the twins , Scott began plotting the series in earnest , planning the storyline of each chapter . He soon decided that it would be a six - book series , which would allow him to introduce many figures from history and mythology . In the six books , readers have been introduced to characters from the Greco - Roman , Egyptian , Norse and Celtic mythologies and historical characters from the Elizabethan , Renaissance , Egyptian and Gilded eras . He plotted the whole series to such an intricate level that his plot script is currently in excess of 80,000 words , equivalent to a book itself , and that he knew in 2009 what the last words to the series would be . Main characters ( edit ) Nicholas Flamel -- The title character , an alchemyst . Along with his wife , Perenelle , he has lived for nearly 700 years searching for Josh and Sophie Newman , the Gold and Silver twins of legend , who can save the Shadowrealm of Earth from the mad Dr. John Dee and the Dark Elders who seek to destroy it . Flamel is a legend who built his fortune through alchemy , which he uses to amazing effect to combat the horrors Dee sends after the twins and himself . Despite good intentions , however , he is not without flaws , and seeks recompense by training Josh and Sophie . Josh Newman -- The Gold twin of legend . Awakened by Mars Ultor , Josh is a lover of history and a natural strategist . However , he is suspicious of Nicholas Flamel , due to his not telling them of the previous twins ' demise , a fact that causes Josh to ultimately shift alliances , though he remains cautious of Dee . Eventually , he sides with Flamel . Sophie Newman -- The Silver twin of legend . Awakened by Hekate ( the Goddess of Three Faces ) , and later trained by The Witch of Endor , who infuses her memories and experiences into her . Sophie is protective of Josh and more patient , though she is also horrified by the twins ' fates . She decides to side with the Flamels to save Earth , but seeks out her brother eventually . Dr. John Dee -- The main antagonist . An English magician and necromancer who formerly advised Queen Elizabeth I , he seeks to bring back to Earth the Dark Elders , who wish to destroy and rebuild it . However , after he is declared utlaga , or outlaw , for failing them , he decides to use the four swords of power -- Excalibur , Clarent , Joyeuse and Durendal -- to go back in time to Danu Talis and destroy them , convincing Josh to join his side with the promise of a renewed Earth . Eventually he sides with the Flamels but by then it is too late . Perenelle Flamel -- The wife of Nicholas , and a powerful sorceress . Being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter , she can contact ghosts and has a long - standing feud with Machiavelli . Many have suggested , correctly , that she is much more powerful than Nicholas , as she has proven as she tries to save San Francisco from the horrors on nearby Alcatraz . Niccolò Machiavelli -- A renowned Italian philosopher and eventual warlock , or waerlaga , who is tasked with releasing an army from Alcatraz after helping Dee in Paris . He and Josh have an understanding , as they are both human in spirit , a trait which he later shares with Billy the Kid . This trait causes Machiavelli to re-evaluate his opinions of the Dark Elders and reform and break his oaths to them , choosing not to release the monsters on the humani . Scathach - The Celtic goddess of the war . She has a grey aura . She is an Elder of the 2nd generation and a vegetarian vampire . She is approximately 10000 years old but seems to have 17 of it and claims 2000 . She will accompany the alchemist and the twins in their adventures but will be taken by Dagon in the Seine . It is the great friend of Joan of Arc , that she educated . She was the creator of most of the martial arts and formed the biggest Heroes of the History . To have helped the human beings during the Fall of Danu Talis , she was rejected by her family before saving their life a few years later . She speaks few his parents and her brother . She has a twin sister ( Aifé ) but they would have long ago become muddled because of a boy , they do not speak to each other any more . Scathach is also called `` the Shadow '' , the `` Goddess Warrior '' , `` the King Maker '' , `` the Warrior Maiden '' `` the Daemon Slayer '' and Scatty . Her grandmother is the Witch of Endor , her presumed grandfather being Mars Ultor . Titles ' significance ( edit ) On 1 July 2012 Michael Scott issued this statement incontrovertibly naming the title characters so far . `` Each book in the series is named after a character . Some are easy to guess ( The Alchemyst is Flamel , for example ) , but others require a closer reading of the text . So here , to avoid endless Wikipedia changes , is the ( almost ) definitive list . The Alchemyst is Nicholas Flamel . The Magician is Dr. John Dee . The Sorceress is Perenelle Flamel . The Necromancer is Josh Newman . The Warlock is Niccolo Machiavelli . The Enchantress is Sophie Newman . Special editions and cover variations ( edit ) On 5 August 2010 in the UK Necromancer was released featuring a new - style cover ; it was joined by The Alchemyst , The Magician and The Sorceress which were re-released with new covers in the same style . The alternative covers , for the UK editions . The Alchemyst , The Magician and The Sorceress were released as a special edition boxed set called The First Codex in the USA on 28 September 2010 . The First Codex , USA box set . Series chronology ( edit ) In published order : The Alchemyst -- released on 24 May 2007 ( UK ) , 22 May 2007 ( US ) The Magician -- released on 5 June 2008 ( UK ) , 24 June 2008 ( US ) The Sorceress -- released on 25 June 2009 ( UK ) , 26 May 2009 ( US ) The Necromancer -- released on 25 May 2010 ( US ) , 5 August 2010 ( UK ) The Warlock -- released on 24 May 2011 ( US ) , 2 June 2011 ( UK ) The Enchantress -- released on 22 May 2012 Side stories ( edit ) `` The Death of Joan of Arc '' -- released 24 August 2010 in eBook format `` Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas : A Lost Story from the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel '' -- released 22 November 2011 Online games ( edit ) The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series has spawned online games . The first related online game to be launched was The Codex Master The game is to guess a secret code consisting of a sequence of coloured orbs by inputting various sequences and using logic . When a sequence is entered , indicators show when the player has the right colour and also when a colour is in the right or wrong position to enable them to apply logic and guess the correct sequence . An online game was created to celebrate the release of The Sorceress . It was called The Challenges of the Elder and launched on 21 April 2009 . Players are guided through the game , which is a set of four challenges , by video scenes featuring Michael Scott . The first task , the Alchemyst 's challenge , required players to assemble a moving jigsaw of the series ' logo against a countdown clock . The second task , the Magician 's challenge , required players to turn over two books from a series of books and find matching symbols ; when a matching pair was found both books burst into flames and disappeared . The task was complete when all the books had been matched . The third task , the Sorceress ' challenge , was a colour sequencing game where players chose coloured flasks and would have to repeat the sequence that they were shown in . Players then advanced to meet The Elder , who asked them a set of knowledge questions about the books , and were given a ' coloured aura ranking ' calculated from their scores and time taken to complete the tasks . To promote the USA release of The Necromancer , Random House released an online game called The Quest for the Codex . Players were presented with a grid containing numbered squares and had to click on the squares to uncover hidden rewards , playing pieces and mini-games . When they completed the game they received online access to the first 6 chapters of The Necromancer . Awards and nominations ( edit ) The Alchemyst Irish Book of the Year -- 2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award Maine Student Book Award Nevada Young Readers Award North Carolina School Library Media Association Young Adult Book Award -- 2010 Rhode Island Book Award -- 2008 ( bested 200 other titles that were entered ) The Magician 2009 Irish Book of the Year -- The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children 's Book of the Year -- Snr Category The Sorceress Amazon -- Best Books of 2009 , Top 10 Children 's Books : Middle Readers Cybills ( Children and Young Bloggers Literary Awards ) -- 2009 Nominations , fantasy & science - fiction : Elementary / Middle Years Audiobooks ( edit ) The six titles have all been recorded as unabridged audiobooks . The Alchemyst was narrated by Denis O'Hare . The Magician was narrated by Erik Singer . The Sorceress , The Necromancer , The Warlock and The Enchantress were narrated by Paul Boehmer . Film adaptation ( edit ) Film rights were initially sold in 2006 to New Line Cinema and Mark Burnett Productions with Mark Burnett being named as the producer and Eric Bress as the script writer . The film was listed as in pre-production and reported at IMDb . Mention of the deal can still be found in the BBC archives . The rights reverted to Michael Scott and on 19 November 2009 it was announced in Variety that Lorenzo di Bonaventura had bought the film rights to the series . Michael Scott and Barry Krost were to be executive producers . `` Well , I have been promising news of the Flamel movie . Here 's the press release . The movie was set up with New Line , but New Line were absorbed by Warner and the rights reverted to me . There has been tremendous interest in the series and eventually , it went to Lorenzo di Bonaventura , who is the man responsible for bringing Harry Potter to Warner when he was there . He genuinely loves this series . The next step now is to attach a writer -- I will not write it , I have 3 more books to do ! '' Michael Scott On 21 June 2012 , it was announced that AMPCO Films had acquired the film rights . Production is set to begin in February 2013 in Australia and New Zealand . Michael Scott will write the screenplay , saying he would like it to be true to the books . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Michael Scott . `` Michael Scott - The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - The Alchemyst '' . Dillonscott.com . Archived from the original on 18 September 2009 . Retrieved 24 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 26 August 2007 ) . `` Children 's Books - New York Times 2007 '' . New York Times . Retrieved 10 July 2010 . Jump up ^ Roback , Diane ( 24 March 2008 ) . `` Publishers Weekly '' . Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on 2 January 2014 . Retrieved 24 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 13 July 2008 ) . `` Children 's Books - New York Times 2008 '' . New York Times . Retrieved 10 July 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 5 June 2009 ) . `` Children 's Books - New York Times 2009 '' . New York Times . Retrieved 10 July 2010 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 4 June 2010 ) . `` Children 's Books - New York Times 2010 '' . New York Times . Retrieved 10 July 2010 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( July 2012 ) . `` AMPCO to produce The Alchemyst '' ( PDF ) . AMPCO . Retrieved 24 July 2012 . ^ Jump up to : Staff Writer ( June 2008 ) . `` Author411 Q&A with Michael Scott '' . Random House . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff , Writer ( 28 August 2009 ) . `` eBookG - Interview with Michael Scott Q&A '' . eBookG . Archived from the original on 10 July 2011 . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Goodnow , Cecilia ( 10 June 2007 ) . `` ' The Alchemyst ' could be the start of something Harry big in young - adult fantasy '' . Seattle PI . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ `` The Death of Joan of Arc '' . Amazon.com. 24 August 2010 . Retrieved 5 September 2010 . Jump up ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/217225/billy-the-kid-and-the-vampyres-of-vegas-a-lost-story-from-the-secrets-of-the-immortal-nicholas-flamel-by-michael-scott Jump up ^ Random House , Teens ( 2007 ) . `` The Codex Master Game '' . Random House , U.S.A . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Maughan , Shannon ( 30 April 2009 ) . `` The Sorceress ' Heats Up with Marketing Muscle '' . Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on 10 June 2009 . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Asylum , Creative ( 22 April 2009 ) . `` The Challenges of the Elder '' . RHCB . Archived from the original on 6 December 2009 . Retrieved 25 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Random House , Teens ( 2010 ) . `` The Quest for the Codex '' . Random House , U.S.A. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010 . Retrieved 1 July 2010 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 27 March 2008 ) . `` Book Award Shortlist '' . RTE.ie . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer . `` 2009 Master List @ The Kentucky Bluegrass Award '' . Kentucky Bluegrass Award . Archived from the original on 15 December 2009 . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer . `` Maine Student Book Award 2008 -- 2009 '' . Maine Library Association , Maine Association of School Libraries , and Maine Reading Association . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer . `` Nevada Young Readers ' Award '' . Nevada Library Association . Archived from the original on 25 February 2010 . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer . `` NCSLMA YA BOOK AWARD -- 2010 High School Voting Ballot '' . North Carolina School Library Media Association . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 19 March 2009 ) . `` 2009 RI Teen Book Award Winner '' . Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writer ( 17 March 2009 ) . `` 2009 RI Teen Book Award Winner -- Press Release '' ( PDF ) . Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writers . `` Irish Book Awards Category page '' . Archived from the original on 15 November 2009 . Retrieved 22 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writers . `` Best Children 's Books of 2009 '' . Amazon.com . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Staff writers . `` 2009 Nominations , fantasy & science fiction '' . Dadtalk.typepad.com . Retrieved 27 November 2009 . Jump up ^ Arendt , Paul ( 21 November 2006 ) . `` High Noon - New Line Immortalises Flamel '' . BBC.co.uk . Retrieved 24 November 2009 . Jump up ^ McNary , Dave ( 18 November 2009 ) . `` DiBonaventura sets up ' Secret ' Company to produce ' Nicholas Flamel ' series '' . Variety . Retrieved 22 November 2009 . Jump up ^ `` Archived copy '' . Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 . Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 24 . Jump up ^ Contrada , Andrew ( 20 June 2012 ) . `` Popular Fantasy Novel ' The Alchemyst ' Getting the Film Treatment '' . screenrant.com . Retrieved 22 June 2012 . External links ( edit ) Author 's website Publisher 's website ( hide ) The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott Books The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress Companion Books The Death of Joan of Arc Billy the Kid & the Vampyres of Vegas Historical Figures Nicolas Flamel John Dee Perenelle Flamel Niccolò Machiavelli Joan of Arc Count of St. Germain Gilgamesh Niten ( Musashi Miyamoto ) William Shakespeare Billy the Kid Virginia Dare Juan Manuel de Ayala Black Hawk Mythological Figures / Creatures Hekate Scáthach Bastet Morrigan Dagon Witch of Endor Valkyrie ( Disir ) Phobos Deimos Níðhöggr Aoife Mars Ultor Prometheus Coatlicue Quetzalcoatl Odin Hel Isis Osiris Aten Anubis Areop - Enap Palamedes Genii Cucullati Gabriel Hounds Sphinx Cernunnos Wild Hunt Macha Badb Nereid Nereus Tammuz Lotan Yggdrasil Torbalan Huitzilopochtli Dagon Vetala Minotaur Domovoi Anpu Lindworm Inanna Xolotl Berserker Satyr Unicorn Karkinos Objects Book of Abraham Philosopher 's stone Excalibur Clarent Joyeuse Durendal Vimana Primary Settings / Locations Alcatraz San Francisco Paris Danu Talis London The Tower of London Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Secrets_of_the_Immortal_Nicholas_Flamel&oldid=833435795 '' Categories : Novels by Michael Scott Novel series Contemporary fantasy novels Doubleday ( publisher ) books Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 EngvarB from March 2014 Use dmy dates from March 2014 Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2009 All articles containing potentially dated statements Use British English from January 2015 Use dmy dates from January 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano עברית Dorerin Naoero Nederlands Polski Suomi Tiếng Việt 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 31 March 2018 , at 14 : 57 . 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List of Test cricket hat - tricks - wikipedia List of Test cricket hat - tricks Jump to : navigation , search English cricketer Stuart Broad took hat - tricks against India at Trent Bridge in 2011 and against Sri Lanka at Headingley in 2014 . In the sport of cricket , a hat - trick is an occasion where a bowler takes three wickets in consecutive deliveries . As of 31 July 2017 , this feat has only been achieved 43 times in more than two thousand Test matches , the form of the sport in which national representative teams compete in matches of up to five days ' duration . The first Test hat - trick was recorded on 2 January 1879 , in only the third Test match to take place , by the Australian pace bowler Fred Spofforth , nicknamed `` The Demon Bowler '' , who dismissed three English batsmen with consecutive deliveries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was English spin bowler Moeen Ali against South Africa on 31 July 2017 . At least one bowler from each of the ten nations that have played Test cricket have taken a Test hat - trick . A player has taken two hat - tricks in the same Test match only once . Playing for Australia against South Africa in the first match of the 1912 Triangular Tournament at Old Trafford , Manchester , England , leg spinner Jimmy Matthews took a hat - trick in South Africa 's first and second innings , both taken on 28 May 1912 . He completed both hat - tricks by dismissing South Africa 's Tommy Ward . Only three other cricketers have taken more than one Test hat - trick : Australian off spinner Hugh Trumble ( two years apart , between the same teams at the same ground ) , Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram ( just over a week apart , in consecutive matches between the same teams ) and English fast bowler Stuart Broad . Three players have taken a hat - trick on their Test debut : English medium pace bowler Maurice Allom in 1930 , New Zealand off - spinner Peter Petherick in 1976 , and Australian pace bowler Damien Fleming in 1994 . Geoff Griffin took the fewest total Test wickets of any player who recorded a hat - trick , taking only eight wickets in his entire Test career . During the match in which he took his hat - trick , Griffin was repeatedly called for throwing by the umpires and never bowled again in a Test match . Australian Peter Siddle is the only bowler to take a hat - trick on his birthday , and Bangladeshi off spinner Sohag Gazi is the only player to score a century and take a hat - trick in the same Test match . Australian Merv Hughes is the only bowler to take a hat - trick where the wickets fell over three overs . He took a wicket with the final ball of an over . With the first ball of the next over he took the final wicket of the West Indies innings . He then removed the opener Gordon Greenidge with the first ball of the West Indies second innings . In the five - match series between a Rest of the World XI and England in 1970 , a hat - trick was taken by South African Eddie Barlow in the fourth match , at Headingley ( the last three of four wickets in five balls ) . These matches were considered to be Tests at the time , but that status was later removed . Contents ( hide ) 1 Test hat - tricks 2 By team 3 See also 4 References 4.1 General 4.2 Specific Test hat - tricks ( edit ) Australian bowler Fred Spofforth took the first hat - trick in Test cricket on 2 January 1879 , in only the third Test match . Billy Bates was the first player to take a hat - trick for England , four years after Spofforth achieved the feat . Hugh Trumble is one of only four players to take more than one Test hat - trick , achieving the feat in 1902 and 1904 . Courtney Walsh 's hat - trick in 1988 was spread across two innings . In Australia 's first innings he dismissed the last two batsmen with consecutive deliveries and then took a third wicket with the first ball of the second innings . Wasim Akram took two hat - tricks in the space of nine days in 1999 . When Peter Siddle took a hat - trick for Australia in 2010 , his final victim was Stuart Broad . Nine months later Broad himself would be the next man to take a Test match hat - trick . Key Symbol Meaning Bowler The name of the bowler For The team for which the bowler was playing Against The team against which the bowler was playing Inn . The innings ( first or second ) in which the hat - trick was achieved Test The number of the Test within the overall series between the two teams Dismissals The three players dismissed by the bowler Venue The venue where the hat - trick was achieved Date The date on which the hat - trick was achieved Ref . Reference List of Test cricket hat - tricks No . Bowler For Against Inn . Test Dismissals Venue Date Ref . Spofforth , Fred Fred Spofforth Australia England 1 / 1 Vernon Royle ( b ) Francis MacKinnon ( b ) Tom Emmett ( c Tom Horan ) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne 2 January 1879 Bates , Billy Billy Bates England Australia 2 / 3 Percy McDonnell ( b ) George Giffen ( c and b ) George Bonnor ( c Walter Read ) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne 20 January 1883 Briggs , Johnny Johnny Briggs England Australia 2 / 3 Walter Giffen ( b ) Jack Blackham ( lbw ) Sydney Callaway ( c W.G. Grace ) Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 2 February 1892 Lohmann , George George Lohmann England South Africa 1 / 3 Frederick Cook ( b ) Bonnor Middleton ( b ) Joseph Willoughby ( c Tom Hayward ) St. George 's Park , Port Elizabeth 14 February 1896 Hearne , Jack Jack Hearne England Australia 3 / 5 Clem Hill ( b ) Syd Gregory ( c Archie MacLaren ) Monty Noble ( c Ranjitsinhji ) Headingley , Leeds 30 June 1899 6 Trumble , Hugh Hugh Trumble Australia England 2 / 5 John Gunn ( c Sammy Jones ) Arthur Jones ( c Joe Darling ) Sydney Barnes ( c and b ) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne 4 January 1902 7 Trumble , Hugh Hugh Trumble Australia England 5 / 5 Bernard Bosanquet ( c Algy Gehrs ) Plum Warner ( c and b ) Dick Lilley ( lbw ) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne 8 March 1904 8 Matthews , Jimmy Jimmy Matthews Australia South Africa 1 / 3 Rolland Beaumont ( b ) Sid Pegler ( lbw ) Tommy Ward ( lbw ) Old Trafford , Manchester 28 May 1912 9 Matthews , Jimmy Jimmy Matthews Australia South Africa 1 / 3 Herbie Taylor ( b ) Reggie Schwarz ( c and b ) Tommy Ward ( c and b ) Old Trafford , Manchester 28 May 1912 10 Allom , Maurice Maurice Allom England New Zealand 1 / 4 Tom Lowry ( lbw ) Ken James ( c Tich Cornford ) Ted Badcock ( b ) Lancaster Park , Christchurch 10 January 1930 11 Goddard , Tom Tom Goddard England South Africa 1 / 5 Dudley Nourse ( c and b ) Norman Gordon ( st Leslie Ames ) Billy Wade ( b ) Old Wanderers , Johannesburg 26 December 1938 12 Loader , Peter Peter Loader England West Indies 4 / 5 John Goddard ( b ) Sonny Ramadhin ( c Fred Trueman ) Roy Gilchrist ( b ) Headingley , Leeds 25 July 1957 13 Kline , Lindsay Lindsay Kline Australia South Africa 2 / 5 Eddie Fuller ( c Richie Benaud ) Hugh Tayfield ( lbw ) Neil Adcock ( c Bob Simpson ) Newlands , Cape Town 3 January 1958 14 Hall , Wes Wes Hall West Indies Pakistan 3 / 3 Mushtaq Mohammed ( lbw ) Fazal Mahmood ( c Garfield Sobers ) Nasim - ul - Ghani ( b ) Bagh - e-Jinnah , Lahore 29 March 1959 15 Griffin , Geoff Geoff Griffin South Africa England 2 / 5 M.J.K. Smith ( c John Waite ) Peter Walker ( b ) Fred Trueman ( b ) Lord 's , London 24 June 1960 16 Gibbs , Lance Lance Gibbs West Indies Australia 4 / 5 Ken Mackay ( lbw ) Wally Grout ( c Garfield Sobers ) Frank Misson ( b ) Adelaide Oval , Adelaide 30 January 1961 17 Petherick , Peter Peter Petherick New Zealand Pakistan 1 / 3 Javed Miandad ( c Richard Hadlee ) Wasim Raja ( c and b ) Intikhab Alam ( c Geoff Howarth ) Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore 9 October 1976 18 Walsh , Courtney Courtney Walsh West Indies Australia 1 & 2 1 / 5 Tony Dodemaide ( c Viv Richards ) Mike Veletta ( c Carl Hooper ) Graeme Wood ( lbw ) Brisbane Cricket Ground , Brisbane 18 -- 20 November 1988 19 Hughes , Merv Merv Hughes Australia West Indies 1 & 2 2 / 5 Curtly Ambrose ( c Ian Healy ) Patrick Patterson ( c Tony Dodemaide ) Gordon Greenidge ( lbw ) WACA , Perth 3 -- 4 December 1988 20 Fleming , Damien Damien Fleming Australia Pakistan 2 / 3 Aamer Malik ( c Michael Bevan ) Inzamam - ul - Haq ( lbw ) Saleem Malik ( c Ian Healy ) Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi 9 October 1994 21 Warne , Shane Shane Warne Australia England 2 / 5 Phil DeFreitas ( lbw ) Darren Gough ( c Ian Healy ) Devon Malcolm ( c David Boon ) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne 29 December 1994 22 Cork , Dominic Dominic Cork England West Indies 4 / 6 Richie Richardson ( b ) Junior Murray ( lbw ) Carl Hooper ( lbw ) Old Trafford , Manchester 30 July 1995 23 Gough , Darren Darren Gough England Australia 5 / 5 Ian Healy ( c Warren Hegg ) Stuart MacGill ( b ) Colin Miller ( b ) Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 2 January 1999 24 Wasim Akram Pakistan Sri Lanka 3 / 4 Romesh Kaluwitharana ( c Moin Khan ) Niroshan Bandaratilleke ( b ) Pramodya Wickramasinghe ( b ) Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore 6 March 1999 25 Wasim Akram Pakistan Sri Lanka 4 / 4 Avishka Gunawardene ( c Shahid Afridi ) Chaminda Vaas ( b ) Mahela Jayawardene ( c Wajahatullah Wasti ) Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka 14 March 1999 26 Nuwan Zoysa Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 2 / 3 Trevor Gripper ( lbw ) Murray Goodwin ( c Romesh Kaluwitharana ) Neil Johnson ( lbw ) Harare Sports Club , Harare 26 November 1999 27 Abdul Razzaq Pakistan Sri Lanka 2 / 3 Romesh Kaluwitharana ( c Moin Khan ) Rangana Herath ( lbw ) Ravi Pushpakumara ( lbw ) Galle International Stadium , Galle 21 June 2000 28 McGrath , Glenn Glenn McGrath Australia West Indies 2 / 5 Sherwin Campbell ( c Ricky Ponting ) Brian Lara ( c Stuart MacGill ) Jimmy Adams ( c Justin Langer ) WACA , Perth 1 December 2000 29 Harbhajan Singh India Australia 2 / 3 Ricky Ponting ( lbw ) Adam Gilchrist ( lbw ) Shane Warne ( c Sadagoppan Ramesh ) Eden Gardens , Calcutta 11 March 2001 30 Mohammad Sami Pakistan Sri Lanka 3 / 3 Charitha Buddhika ( lbw ) Nuwan Zoysa ( lbw ) Muttiah Muralitharan ( b ) Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore 8 March 2002 31 Lawson , Jermaine Jermaine Lawson West Indies Australia 1 & 2 3 / 4 Brett Lee ( b ) Stuart MacGill ( b ) Justin Langer ( lbw ) Kensington Oval , Bridgetown 2 -- 5 May 2003 32 Alok Kapali Bangladesh Pakistan 2 / 3 Shabbir Ahmed ( c Mashrafe Mortaza ) Danish Kaneria ( lbw ) Umar Gul ( lbw ) Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar 29 August 2003 33 Blignaut , Andy Andy Blignaut Zimbabwe Bangladesh 1 / 2 Hannan Sarkar ( lbw ) Mohammad Ashraful ( c sub ( Travis Friend ) ) Mushfiqur Rahman ( c Tatenda Taibu ) Harare Sports Club , Harare 22 February 2004 34 Hoggard , Matthew Matthew Hoggard England West Indies 3 / 4 Ramnaresh Sarwan ( c Ashley Giles ) Shivnarine Chanderpaul ( lbw ) Ryan Hinds ( c Andrew Flintoff ) Kensington Oval , Barbados 3 April 2004 35 Franklin , James James Franklin New Zealand Bangladesh 1 / 2 Manjural Islam Rana ( c Brendon McCullum ) Mohammad Rafique ( c Scott Styris ) Tapash Baisya ( b ) Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka 20 October 2004 36 Irfan Pathan India Pakistan 3 / 3 Salman Butt ( c Rahul Dravid ) Younis Khan ( lbw ) Mohammad Yousuf ( b ) National Stadium , Karachi 29 January 2006 37 Sidebottom , Ryan Ryan Sidebottom England New Zealand 1 / 3 Stephen Fleming ( c Alastair Cook ) Mathew Sinclair ( c Alastair Cook ) Jacob Oram ( lbw ) Seddon Park , Hamilton 8 March 2008 38 Siddle , Peter Peter Siddle Australia England 1 / 5 Alastair Cook ( c Shane Watson ) Matt Prior ( b ) Stuart Broad ( lbw ) Brisbane Cricket Ground , Brisbane 25 November 2010 39 Broad , Stuart Stuart Broad England India 2 / 4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( c James Anderson ) Harbhajan Singh ( lbw ) Praveen Kumar ( b ) Trent Bridge , Nottinghamshire 30 July 2011 40 Gazi , Sohag Sohag Gazi Bangladesh New Zealand 1 / 2 Corey Anderson ( lbw ) BJ Watling ( c Mushfiqur Rahim ) Doug Bracewell ( c Shakib Al Hasan ) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong 13 October 2013 41 Broad , Stuart Stuart Broad England Sri Lanka 2 / 2 Kumar Sangakkara ( c Ian Bell ) Dinesh Chandimal ( c Alastair Cook ) Shaminda Eranga ( c Matt Prior ) Headingley , Leeds 20 June 2014 42 Herath , Rangana Rangana Herath Sri Lanka Australia 2 / 3 Adam Voges ( c Dimuth Karunaratne ) Peter Nevill ( lbw ) Mitchell Starc ( lbw ) Galle International Stadium , Galle 5 August 2016 43 Ali , Moeen Moeen Ali England South Africa 3 / 4 Dean Elgar ( c Ben Stokes ) Kagiso Rabada ( c Ben Stokes ) Morné Morkel ( lbw ) The Oval , London 31 July 2017 By team ( edit ) England and Australia combined have taken over half of all Test match hat - tricks to date , 25 of 43 ( 58.14 % ) . 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Cricket bat - wikipedia Cricket bat Jump to : navigation , search A modern SG cricket bat ( back view ) A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball , typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat - fronted willow - wood blade . The length of the bat may be no more than 38 inches ( 965 mm ) and the width no more than 4.25 inches ( 108 mm ) . Its use is first mentioned in 1624 . Since 1979 , a rule change stipulated that bats can only be made from wood . Contents ( hide ) 1 Construction 1.1 Maintenance 2 Sizes of bats 3 Variations 3.1 Twenty20 bats 4 Manufacturing 4.1 Knocking - in 4.2 Oiling 5 Cricket bat industry of India 5.1 Kashmiri willow bats 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Construction ( edit ) Shaving a cricket bat The blade of a cricket bat is a wooden block that is generally flat on the striking face and with a ridge on the reverse ( back ) which concentrates wood in the middle where the ball is generally hit . The bat is traditionally made from willow wood , specifically from a variety of White Willow called Cricket Bat Willow ( Salix alba var . caerulea ) , treated with raw ( unboiled ) linseed oil , which has a protective function . This variety of willow is used as it is very tough and shock - resistant , not being significantly dented nor splintering on the impact of a cricket ball at high speed , while also being light in weight . The face of the bat is often covered with a protective film by the user . The blade is connected to a long cylindrical cane handle , similar to that of a mid-20th - century tennis racquet , by means of a splice . The handle is usually covered with a rubber grip . Bats incorporate a wooden spring design where the handle meets the blade . The current design of a cane handle spliced into a willow blade through a tapered splice was the invention in the 1880s of Charles Richardson , a pupil of Brunel and the first Chief Engineer of the Severn Railway Tunnel . Spliced handles had been used before this but tended to break at the corner of the join . The taper provides a more gradual transfer of load from the bat 's blade to the handle and avoids this problem . The edges of the blade closest to the handle are known as the shoulders of the bat , and the bottom of the blade is known as the toe of the bat . Bats were not always this shape . Before the 18th century bats tended to be shaped similarly to a modern hockey sticks . This may well have been a legacy of the game 's reputed origins . Although the first forms of cricket are obscure , it may be that the game was first played using shepherd 's crooks . Evolution of the cricket bat The bat generally recognised as the oldest bat still in existence is dated 1729 and is on display in the Sandham Room at The Oval in London . Maintenance ( edit ) When first purchased , most bats are not ready for immediate use and require knocking - in to allow the soft fibres to strike a hard new cricket ball without causing damage to the bat , and allowing full power to be transferred to the shot . Knocking - in involves striking the surface with an old cricket ball or a special mallet . This compacts the soft fibres within the bat and reduces the risk of the bat snapping . The bat may also need raw linseed oil , which fills in the gaps between the fibres . Sizes of bats ( edit ) Law 5 of the Laws of Cricket , as the rules of the game are known , state that the length of the bat may be no more than 38 in ( 965 mm ) , the width no more than 4.25 in ( 108 mm ) , the overall depth no more than 2.64 in ( 67 mm ) and edge no more than 1.56 in ( 40 mm ) . Bats typically weigh from 2 lb 7 oz to 3 lb ( 1.2 to 1.4 kg ) though there is no standard . Appendix B of the Laws of Cricket set out more precise specifications . This rule was introduced following the Monster Bat Incident of 1771 . Bats are available in a range of sizes , with some manufacturers offering unique variations . Commonly found are children 's sizes 0 to 6 , youth size Harrow and adult sizes . SH ( Short Handle ) is the most common adult size , whilst long handle and long blade options are also available . Children 's sizes increase in length and width as the size increase . Although most adult bats will be the maximum width permitted ( 4.25 inches ) , no generally available cricket bat is the maximum length of 38 inches , indeed very few exceed 35 inches . Variations ( edit ) The oldest surviving bat dates from 1729 . Note its shape , which is very different from modern - day bats . Modern cricket bat in play Various companies have over the years tried new shapes that come within the laws of the game to make a name for themselves and to improve sales . In the 1960s the first shoulderless bats appeared from Slazenger . This allowed more of the weight to be redistributed to the `` sweet spot '' of the blade providing more power to each stroke , whilst still having good balance and light `` pick up . '' This style of bat was made famous by Lance Cairns 's six sixes in a match played in 1983 . The 1970s saw double - sided bats from Warsop Stebbing . With the advent of Twenty - Twenty cricket , double - sided bats are experiencing renewed interest . In 1974 the first GN100 Scoop was released ; this was the first bat to turn shaping on its head by removing the wood from the centre of the rear of the bat . By removing this wood , the bat became lighter , its sweet spot grew and its pick up improved . Even though there is less material , strong strokes are still possible if well - timed . It allows weaker players to play many strokes they would otherwise omit from their repertoire . This bat quickly became a big seller and various scooped bats such as the GN500 , Dynadrive and Viper have been released by Gray Nicolls ever since , including a re-release of the Scoop itself for the 2012 English season . The removal of wood from the rear has been copied by many other companies without much critical acclaim . In 1979 Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee briefly used a ComBat aluminium metal bat . After some discussion with the umpires , and after complaints by the English team that it was damaging the ball , which was later proved untrue , he was urged by the Australian captain Greg Chappell to revert to a wooden bat . The rules of cricket were shortly thereafter amended , stating that the blade of a bat must be made entirely of wood . In 2005 Kookaburra released a new type of bat that had a Carbon fibre - reinforced polymer support down the spine of the bat . It was put on the bat to provide more support to the spine and blade of the bat , thus prolonging the life of the bat . The first player to use this new bat in international cricket was Australian Ricky Ponting . Kookaburra withdrew it after advice was received by the ICC from MCC that it was illegal under Law six . In 2005 Newbery created a carbon fibre handle , the C6 and C6+ , which weighed 3 ounces / 85 grams less than a standard laminated cane and rubber handle . It was used by Newbery and Puma for 3 years before the concept was copied by Gray Nicolls with a hollow plastic tube . However , this provoked the MCC to change the law on materials in handles amid fears that the new technology would lead to an increase in the distance the ball was hit . Now only 10 % of the volume of the handle can be other than cane . In 2008 Gray - Nicolls launched a bat with a second face on the base of the back of the bat . It was purely a marketing move as no paid players used the bat in competition . In 2011 they also produced a bat with an offset handle position known as The Edge in what was also purely a marketing move . Also in late 2008 , SAFBats created a cricket bat with an offset edge , the edge offsetting allowed for an extended middle , better swing weight and increased performance without compromising the cricket bat 's balance . The production models were available in 2009 , and the bat won awards in 2010 and 2012 . Twenty20 bats ( edit ) In 2004 Newbery created the Uzi , with a truncated blade and elongated handle for the new Twenty20 format of the game . This change allowed more wood to be placed in the middle , as more attacking shots are played in the shorter version of the game . In 2009 an extreme version of the Newbery Uzi shape named the MMi3 was launched by Mongoose . The design is unusual in that the blade is 33 % shorter than a conventional bat and the handle is 43 % longer . Launched with a fanfare of publicity it proclaimed the idea of not defending the ball in the T20 format and purely playing attacking shots . On 11 March 2010 , Mongoose launched its range in India with the announcement of Matthew Hayden as the brand ambassador . Stuart Law , the former Australian Test player , called it `` a half - brick on a stick '' . The bat was used by Anuraag in the 2010 version of the IPL . Gareth Andrew , the Worcestershire all - rounder , scored the maiden 100 with an MMi3 in professional cricket , when he hit 100 off 58 balls at the Oval in 2010 against Surrey . In 2008 Lekka Cricket launched a T20 format bat , the Big Hitter . Black Cat Cricket then launched a T20 format bat , the Joker , in 2009 . These worked on a similar principle to other T20 bats with the blade length reduced by one inch and an inch longer handle , but uniquely reduced the width of the bat to 4 inches in an adult bat . Manufacturing ( edit ) Modern bats are usually hand made in India and in Sialkot , Pakistan due to the low cost of labour . However a few specialists in England , Australia , and New Zealand still make bats , mostly with use of a CNC lathe . Knocking - in ( edit ) Before first being played , a bat should be `` knocked in '' . Knocking a bat in compresses the surface wood fibres and allows it to be ready for use , as most brand - new bats will crack or badly dent if used in competition without being knocked - in . This is usually done after purchase , although some are sold ready - knocked . The process begins with the application of a layer of linseed oil to the surface of the bat , after which a worn - down ' soft ' leather cricket ball or a specialised mallet may be used to repeatedly hit the face of the bat . After three to four hours of knocking in , another layer of linseed oil may be applied . At this stage , the bat may be used in light practice but should not be used in competition without another few hours of knocking - in . The splice of the bat should not be knocked as this will cause the bat to `` jar '' . After being properly knocked in , the wood will make a slightly higher - pitched sound when hitting the ball and will feel softer to use . During the knocking - in process , a fingernail is pressed into the front face of the bat to check if the bat is properly knocked in . If an indentation is left on the bat during this process , it shows that the wood is still not fully compressed , and should be knocked in for longer . Many large sports stores and specialised cricket stores use special machines to knock in the bats for customers . Some manufacturers will roll the bats through a special press to compress the wood , however many bat manufacturers choose not to do this as the spring may be rolled as well , causing jarring . Many bats that claim to be pre-knocked - in by the manufacturer should be manually knocked in anyway as this claim is not a guarantee that the bat is ready to be used in competition . Oiling ( edit ) A traditional wooden bat has its surface oiled with raw linseed oil before play , and regularly during the season . This has a protective effect on the wood , and also makes it less sensitive to humidity changes in the atmosphere , which could cause warping or splitting . Another important factor is that it increases the surface friction of the ball to bat surface , giving better control of the shot . A worn surface can be noticed by the player , indicating that re-oiling is needed . Raw linseed oil is used , rather than boiled linseed oil , as this is not a drying oil to the same degree , and so the surface remains tacky . Some bats are plastic - coated or other otherwise sealed on the surface and either can not be oiled , or do not require oiling until this coating begins to wear off . Cricket bat industry of India ( edit ) Traditional Indian cricket bats are made in India , in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab , Haryana , Gujarat , Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan . In Kashmir it is made out of willow found in northern India , whereas trees like teak and saal wood are used in making these bats in north - western region of country . Some bats made in Kashmir are of international standards and are / were used by many national players in India such as Sunil Gavaskar , Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh . Bats made in other regions are generally of lower quality , and mainly used in non-professional cricket games , such as tennis ball cricket , which are played in streets and neighbourhoods across India . Kashmiri willow bats ( edit ) The willow used in making these bats was brought in by the British , who ruled India , during the 1820s . The industry , established in Kashmir , combines traditional tools with modern technology . Kashmiri bats require constant knocking and oiling to make the bat good enough to use in a cricket match . Knocking makes the fibres of the willow blade compress together , which helps the bat bear the impact of the ball . Another major aspect of taking care of such bats is oiling . Oil is applied on the back , toe , front and edges of the bat to make it more durable and to ensure the fibres get knitted properly . Some of the districts where these bats are made in Kashmir are Anantnag , Baramula , and Pahalgam . Kashmir Willow Cricket Bat See also ( edit ) Cricket portal Cricket clothing and equipment References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Severn Tunnel ( 1 ) '' . Track Topics , A GWR Book of Railway Engineering . Great Western Railway. 1971 ( 1935 ) . p. 179 . Jump up ^ Jones , Stephen K. ( 2009 ) . Brunel in South Wales . III : Links with Leviathans . Stroud : The History Press . p. 56 . ISBN 9780752449128 . Jump up ^ `` Cricket equipment : Caring for your kit '' . BBC Sport. 26 August 2005 . Retrieved 14 November 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Lords.org -- Marylebone Cricket Club ( 1 October 2017 ) . `` Law 5 : Bats '' . Lords.org . Retrieved 1 October 2017 . Jump up ^ Lords.org -- Marylebone Cricket Club . `` Appendix B -- The bat '' . Lords.org . Retrieved 1 October 2017 . Jump up ^ Brett , Oliver ( 11 April 2005 ) . `` Bat maker defends graphite innovation '' . BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 November 2010 . Jump up ^ `` ICC and Kookaburra Agree to Withdrawal of Carbon Bat '' . NetComposites. 19 February 2006 . Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 31 December 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Twenty20 's latest swipe : a bat out of hell '' . Sydney Morning Herald . 13 November 2008 . Retrieved 15 November 2009 . Jump up ^ `` Handmade Cricket Bats -- Handcrafted from English willow by SAFBats '' . Batscricket.com . Archived from the original on 7 August 2013 . Retrieved 26 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Handmade Cricket Bats -- Handcrafted from English willow by SAFBats '' . Safbats.co.uk . Retrieved 26 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Cricket gets to grip with a new bat '' . BBC News . 22 May 2009 . Retrieved 17 September 2009 . Jump up ^ Bull , Andy ( 27 May 2009 ) . `` Mongoose mayhem beastly for bowlers '' . London : guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 17 September 2009 . Jump up ^ `` Hayden launches Mongoose bat '' . Zee News . Retrieved 26 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Taking the long handle : could this bat really revolutionise cricket ? '' . smh.com.au. 29 May 2009 . Retrieved 20 March 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Caring for your Bat '' . Gunn & Moore . Jump up ^ `` Cricket Bats '' . Sgcricket.com . Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 . Retrieved 9 July 2012 . 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Along Came a Spider ( film ) - wikipedia Along Came a Spider ( film ) Jump to : navigation , search For other uses of this title , see Along Came a Spider ( disambiguation ) . Along Came a Spider Theatrical release poster Directed by Lee Tamahori Produced by David Brown Joe Wizan Screenplay by Marc Moss Based on Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Starring Morgan Freeman Monica Potter Michael Wincott Penelope Ann Miller Michael Moriarty Music by Jerry Goldsmith Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti Edited by Neil Travis Production company Phase 1 Productions Revelations Entertainment Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date April 6 , 2001 ( 2001 - 04 - 06 ) Running time 103 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $60 million Box office $105.2 million Along Came a Spider is a 2001 American neo noir psychological thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori . It is a sequel to the 1997 film Kiss the Girls , with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as detective Alex Cross . The screenplay by Marc Moss was adapted from the 1993 novel of the same title by James Patterson , but many of the key plot elements of the book were controversially eliminated . The movie received negative to mixed critical reviews , although it became a box office success . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Writing 4 Reception 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 4.3 Awards and nominations 5 Series reboot 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot summary ( edit ) After Washington , D.C. detective , forensic psychologist and author Alex Cross ( Morgan Freeman ) loses control of a sting operation , resulting in the death of his partner , he opts to retire from the force . He finds himself drawn back to police work when Megan Rose ( Mika Boorem ) , the daughter of a United States senator , is kidnapped from her exclusive private school by computer science teacher Gary Soneji ( Michael Wincott ) . US Secret Service Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan ( Monica Potter ) , held responsible for the breach in security , joins forces with Cross to find the missing girl . Soneji contacts Cross by phone and alerts him to the fact one of Megan 's sneakers is in the detective 's mailbox , proving Soneji is the kidnapper . Cross deduces the man is obsessed with the 1932 Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping and hopes to become as infamous as Bruno Hauptmann by committing a new `` Crime of the Century '' which might be discussed by Cross in one of his true crime books . Megan 's kidnapping proves to be only part of Soneji 's real plan : to kidnap Dimitri Starodubov ( Anton Yelchin ) , the son of the Russian president , guaranteeing himself greater infamy . After Cross and Flannigan foil his second kidnapping plot , a supposed call from the kidnapper demands Cross deliver a ransom of $10 million in diamonds by following an intricate maze of calls made to public phone booths scattered throughout the city . Cross ultimately tosses the gems out the window of a rapidly moving Metro train to a figure standing by the tracks . Soneji later arrives at Flannigan 's home and confronts Cross after disabling Flannigan with a taser , the detective realizes the kidnapper is unaware of the ransom demand and delivery . Soneji tries to leave with Flannigan , but Cross kills him . Cross becomes suspicious and realizes someone discovered Soneji long before his plot came to fruition . After searching Flannigan 's personal computer , he finds enough evidence to prove Flannigan and her fellow Secret Service agent Ben Devine ( Billy Burke ) used Soneji as a pawn in their own plot . He tracks them down to a secluded farmhouse where Flannigan has murdered Devine and is now intent on eliminating Megan Rose . Cross saves Megan and shoots Flannigan in the heart , killing her . Afterwards , Cross takes Megan back to her parents . Cast ( edit ) Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannigan Michael Wincott as Gary Soneji / The Spider Dylan Baker as Ollie McArthur Mika Boorem as Megan Rose Billy Burke as Ben Devine Anton Yelchin as Dimitri Starodubov Jay O. Sanders as Kyle Craig Michael Moriarty as Senator Hank Rose Penelope Ann Miller as Elizabeth Rose Anna Maria Horsford as Vickie Production ( edit ) Writing ( edit ) One of the primary elements of the book screenwriter Marc Moss eliminated from his script was the fact that Soneji is actually a mild - mannered suburban husband and father suffering from dissociative identity disorder resulting from having been abused as a child . After a lengthy trial for kidnapping and several murders not included in the film , he is found guilty but remanded to a mental institution to serve his sentence . Also missing from the film is a romantic relationship shared by Cross and Jezzie , her trial and eventual execution by lethal injection , and the discovery of Megan ( Maggie as she is known in the book ) , hidden away with a native Bolivian family near the Andes Mountains , two years after her kidnapping . A few other minor differences from the original book include : Dimitri ( Michael `` Shrimpie '' Goldberg as referred to in the book ) being kidnapped at the same time as Megan ( Maggie ) ; Megan 's ( Maggie 's ) mother was the more famous of her parents , being a popular actress ; when the children are kidnapped they are sprayed with chloroform spray . Reception ( edit ) Box office ( edit ) Box office receipts totaled US $ 105,178,561 , of which $74,078,174 was from the United States having earned US $16,712,407 in its opening weekend at 2,530 theaters . Critical reception ( edit ) The film received mixed to negative reviews and has a `` rotten '' rating of 32 % on Rotten Tomatoes . Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times called the film an `` overplotted , hollow thriller , which crams in so much exposition that characters speak in fetid hunks for what seems like minutes at a time ... But Spider could n't be better served than it is by Mr. Freeman , whose prickly smarts and silken impatience bring believability to a classless , underdeveloped thriller ... Still , he is wasted in this impersonal , almost inept thriller . '' Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film a mixed 2 stars out of a possible 4 . He wrote : `` A few loopholes I can forgive . But when a plot is riddled with them , crippled by them , made implausible by them , as in Along Came a Spider , I get distracted . I 'm wondering , since Dr. Alex Cross is so brilliant , how come he does n't notice yawning logical holes in the very fabric of the story he 's occupying ? ... The film contains two kinds of loopholes : ( 1 ) Those that emerge when you think back on the plot , and ( 2 ) Those that seem like loopholes at the time , and then are explained by later developments that may contain loopholes of their own ... There are places in this movie you just ca n't get to from other places in this movie . '' Nonetheless , Ebert thought that Freeman 's performance made Cross an intriguing character , even when the plot was verging on the nonsensical . Robert Koehler of Variety felt `` the very characteristics that have made Cross so appealing , particularly his mind - tickling abilities to assess and outmaneuver his criminal opponents , are reduced here to the most fundamental and predictable level ... As reliable as any actor in Hollywood , Freeman delivers the requisite gravitas , but the bland script curtails any personal touches he might have inserted were his sleuth character unraveling a truly vexing mystery . '' However , critic Harvey O'Brian weighed in with the sentiment that `` Unlike , for example , the overblown kidnap movie Ransom , Along Came a Spider plays down its sensational elements . It favours the procedural aspects of Cross ' investigation which , though infected with the usual ' Eureka ' factor of brilliant discoveries by the leading man at regular intervals just when it looked like he was stumped , are largely delivered with sincerity . Freeman has such a strong grip on this kind of determined , middle aged , everyman character by now that he can easily take the audience along for the ride . The film itself is otherwise sincere in general , with no real attempt at smarmy black humour or winks to the audience . It draws you in to a ( relatively ) realistic depiction of a tense situation in which people behave less like action heroes and more like human beings . '' Compuserve 's Harvey Karten argued , `` Some critics will tell you that despite Lee Tamahori 's overplotting of Marc Moss 's adaptation of James Patterson 's novel , Along Came a Spider is one of those thrillers that allow you to check your brains at the door . Not true . Did the journalists all go for popcorn when Detective Alex Cross and Special Agent Jezzie Flannigan ( nice spelling ) engaged first in a discussion of psychology and then of philosophy ? This may have been Phil 101 , but imagine the interest that must have been aroused in the audience with a product placement for university education . Says Cross in discussing what makes us choose our careers : ' You do what you are . ' ' Not so , ' replies Jezzie , every hair in place , not one gram of makeup disturbed , despite the excitement of the discussion ... ' You are what you do . ' '' Awards and nominations ( edit ) Jerry Goldsmith won the BMI Film & TV Award for his original score , and Morgan Freeman was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture but lost to Denzel Washington for Training Day . Series reboot ( edit ) Main article : Alex Cross ( film ) There were no further sequels , but the character of Alex Cross was rebooted with a 2012 film adaptation of the novel Cross under the title Alex Cross starring Tyler Perry in the titular role . See also ( edit ) List of American films of 2001 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alongcameaspider.htm Jump up ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alongcameaspider.htm Jump up ^ `` Along Came a Spider '' . Box Office Mojo . IMDb.com , Inc . Retrieved 20 September 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Along Came a Spider ( 2001 ) '' . Rotten Tomatoes by Flixster . Flixster , Inc. 2012 . Retrieved 20 September 2012 . Jump up ^ Elvis Mitchell ( 6 April 2001 ) . `` FILM REVIEW ; Weaving an Intricate Web To Trap a Wily Kidnapper '' . The New York Times . Retrieved 20 September 2012 . Jump up ^ Roger Ebert ( 6 April 2001 ) . `` Along Came A Spider '' . rogerebert.com . rogerebert.com . Retrieved 20 September 2012 . Jump up ^ Robert Koehler ( 31 March 2001 ) . `` Along Came a Spider '' . Variety . Reed Elsevier Inc . Retrieved 20 September 2012 . 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