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| Full name | Glenn Donald McGrath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1970 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Pigeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 358) | 12 November 1993 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 January 2007 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 113) | 9 December 1993 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 April 2007 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 17 February 2005 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 June 2005 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992/93–2007/08 | New South Wales (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Donald McGrath AO (/məˈɡrɑː/; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer whose career spanned 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time along with the title of most accurate pace bowler of all time[1] and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.[2][3] McGrath was a member of the Australian team that won three consecutive World Cup trophies in a row, winning the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[4] In the 2003 final, he took the winning wicket of Zaheer Khan. McGrath was also a member of the team that won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
Known throughout his career for maintaining an accurate line and length, McGrath displayed a consistency that enabled him to be one of the most economical and successful fast bowlers of his time. In terms of total career Test wickets taken by fast bowlers, McGrath is the third-most successful of all time behind James Anderson and Stuart Broad. On the list of all Test bowlers, he is sixth, and no bowler has taken more wickets at a lower average.[5] He has also taken the seventh-highest number of one day international wickets (381) and holds the record for most wickets (71) in the Cricket World Cup.[6] McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006,[7] with his Test career coming to an end after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney in January 2007, while the 2007 World Cup, which marked the end of his one-day career, saw him win the man-of-the-tournament award for his outstanding bowling, which was instrumental in Australia winning the tournament.[8]
McGrath later played for the Indian Premier League team of the Delhi DareDevils and was one of the competition's most economical bowlers during its first season.[9]
McGrath is the director of MRF Pace Foundation, Chennai, replacing Dennis Lillee, who served for 25 years.[10] He currently serves as president of the McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity he founded with his late first wife, Jane.
McGrath was honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards in Sydney on 1 November 2012.[11] He was inducted into the ICC Hall of fame in January 2013.[12]
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- ^ "Cricket World Cup history: 3 players who have won the World Cup thrice". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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- ^ "Most wickets taken in an ICC World Cup career (male)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Glenn McGrath To Retire After World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 23 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ "McGrath eyes perfect one-day finish". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
- ^ "Cricket Records. Indian Premier League, 2007/08". Stats.cricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
- ^ India Cricket News: Glenn McGrath replaces Dennis Lillee at MRF Pace Foundation Archived 4 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNcricinfo; retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Bradman Awards honour for Dravid, McGrath". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "McGrath to be inducted in Hall of Fame at Sydney". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.