Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath 2006
Player information
Surname	Glenn Donald McGrath
Nickname	Pigeon, Millard, Kuly, Ooh Ah
Batting style	Right handed
Bowling style	Right-handed almost-medium
Player role	bowler
International games
National team	Australia
Test debut (cap 358)	November 12, 1993 v  New Zealand
Last test	2nd January 2007 v  England
ODI debut (cap 113)	9th December 1993 v  South Africa
Last ODI	April 28, 2007 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	11
National teams
Years	team
1992-2008	New South Wales (squad no.11)
2000	Worcestershire
2004	Middlesex
2008	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Game form	test	ODIs	FC	LA
Games	124	250	189	305
Runs (total)	641	115	977	124
Batting average	7.36	3.83	7.75	3.35
100s / 50s	0/1	0/0	0/2	0/0
Highscore	61	11	61	11
Balls	29,248	12,970	41,759	15,808
Wickets	563	381	835	463
Bowling Average	21.64	22.02	20.85	21.60
5 wickets in innings	29	7th	42	7th
10 wickets in play	3	n / A	7th	n / A
Best bowling performance	8/24 (10/27)	7/15	8/24	7/15
Catches / stumpings	38 / -	37 / -	54 / -	48 / -
Source: Cricket Archives , August 12, 2016

Glenn Donald McGrath (born February 9, 1970 in Dubbo , New South Wales ) is a retired Australian cricketer and one of the most respected almost bowlers in the sport. He scored 563 wickets in test matches in his career, more than any other fast bowler.

In total, Glenn McGrath completed 124 tests during his career. McGrath completed his first test match for Australia in November 1993 against New Zealand in Perth. Since the mid-1990s he was a standard member of the national team and, together with Shane Warne, formed a dreaded bowler team. In 2006 he announced that he would retire completely from the sport after the 2007 Cricket World Cup . He played his last test match against England in the 2006/07 Ashes series . During his career, McGrath played 250 one-day international matches. With the Australian team, Glenn McGrath won the Cricket World Championship three times ( 1999 , 2003 and 2007). At the Cricket World Cup 2007 he scored the most wickets (26) of all players. With this achievement he was awarded the title of 'Player of the Tournament'. He is also the most successful bowler in the history of the World Cup with 71 wickets.

McGrath's first wife, Jane McGrath, with whom he has two children, died of cancer in 2008 after a long illness. Both of them had started a charity, the McGrath Foundation, during the illness, which is dedicated to the fight against breast cancer . McGrath has been remarried since 2010.

Web links

• Entry at Cricinfo (English)