Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath

AO
McGrath in the Queen's Baton Relay in Sydney, 3 March 2018
Personal information
Full name
Glenn Donald McGrath
Born (1970-02-09) 9 February 1970 (age 54)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
NicknamePigeon
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 358)12 November 1993 v New Zealand
Last Test2 January 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 113)9 December 1993 v South Africa
Last ODI28 April 2007 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 9)17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I13 June 2005 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–2007/08New South Wales (squad no. 11)
2000Worcestershire
2004Middlesex
2008–2009Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 124 250 189 305
Runs scored 641 115 977 124
Batting average 7.36 3.83 7.75 3.35
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 61 11 61 11
Balls bowled 29,248 12,970 41,759 15,808
Wickets 563 381 835 465
Bowling average 21.64 22.02 20.85 21.60
5 wickets in innings 29 7 42 7
10 wickets in match 3 0 7 0
Best bowling 8/24 7/15 8/24 7/15
Catches/stumpings 38/– 37/– 54/– 48/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya
Winner 2007 West Indies
Runner-up 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2006 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 August 2017

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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  4. ^ "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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  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Glenn McGrath To Retire After World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 23 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
  8. ^ "McGrath eyes perfect one-day finish". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  9. ^ "Cricket Records. Indian Premier League, 2007/08". Stats.cricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Bradman Awards honour for Dravid, McGrath". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  12. ^ "McGrath to be inducted in Hall of Fame at Sydney". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.